Wearing your uni outside the work place

[zugzug]

And they look down and say


"you must be a Shorts pilot":laugh: :laugh:

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

Freaking idiots.. just walk in.. get your whatever you need to get and walk out.

If you're that insecure about your uniform then why do you even wear it in the airport? If you're wearing it around to be seen it's a different story... but on the way home who freaking cares. I'm tired, grumpy, and want to sleep...

I'll take my ID off or turn it around if I'm gonna buy beer... that's about it. Too annoying to take the epaulets off...

 

[s.o.sJTB]

I got off a trip not to long ago and stopped by the local Safeway on my way home. I saw a few of my friends taking turns skateboarding on a great curb out front, when I walked up towards them to say "hey" they took off through the parking lot thinking I was security ready to run them out.

 

[RobCat]

Fellas what the heck is going on here. When is it shameful to be a pilot. If your on your way home from the airport and you want to go grab a bite to eat, who gives a sh what your wearing. Your human. You look more like a fool trying to do a quick change in the lot or walking into a public place looking like a half pilot. Guys we gotta start taking pride in what we do and who we are. After all people write books, make movies, and dream about what we do. When in the uni stand tall and be proud, when others look at you and take notice its because they remember back when they were that little kid and seen that person in a uni and identified him or her as a pilot.

 

[FlyChicaga]

I'm going to make it a point to leave my uniform together when stopping off for coffee going to work, or at the store on the way home. Just so I can come on here and see someone busting a nut about it on the internet. Too bad I don't wear my hat!

 

[LAXSaabdude]

I don't see anything shameful about wearing the uniform, it's just for some reason, the pilot's uniform seems to be an "idiot magnet". I endure enough stupid questions at the airport, and getting on the airplane for the commute, that by the time I leave work, I have had enough.

On another note, have you noticed how relaxing it is to walk through an airport without your uniform and know that no one will bother you? It's nice to be anonymous sometimes.

LAXSaabdude.

 

[dondk]

I think it really depends on where and what you are doing... Let's be real here.. late at night and your doing minor shopping.. or do you have the wife, kids and a full basket of goodies?

Big difference between the two.

 

[Flyingdutchman]

Who cares? I stop by the store on the way home all the time. I used to "de-identify" before going inside, but I've decided I really don't care if anyone thinks it's weird. I'm not doing it to look cool, I'm doing it to save myself a trip. Nobody cares if a cop, firefighter, or military guy shops in uniform.

I'm on the same page. screw the rest.

 

[Silent Partner]

I think it really depends on where and what you are doing... Let's be real here.. late at night and your doing minor shopping.. or do you have the wife, kids and a full basket of goodies?

Big difference between the two.

That says it all!...... end the thread

 

[CapnVegetto]

I'd always leave it on. Why? Because it's a royal f-ing pain in the a$$ to remove all that $hit. I want my dam frosted flakes now. I'll take the dam thing off when I get home.

 

[CandlerWun]

Why can't you just pull your overnight t-shirt out of your overnight bag and change? Heck, I've stripped down and changed my whole atire in the WM parking lot just so I wouldn't have to strut around looking like a tool. The worst is when someone takes off everything except their captain stripes. That way everyone can call them "captain". If it is that big of an issue you have some serious mental problems.

By the same token, I would argue that if de-identifying oneself is such a big issue to a pilot, then that person also has some problems (no disrespect to you personally). I'm with Bluto on this one...just go in, take care of business, and leave. Why trouble myself with removing all of the "regalia" (and risk losing one of those stupid brass things that hold the wings and nametag on) or changing in a parking lot just to avoid "looking like a tool"? I agree that the uniform is conspicuous and attracts attention, but so what?

One significant exception would be if I were buying alcohol, however.

Josh M.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

"The worst is when someone takes off everything except their captain stripes. That way everyone can call them "captain". "



Umm.. people don't have a clue between 3 and 4 stripes. You're always captain to the average joe on the street.

 

[dash8driver]

...one of those stupid brass things that hold the wings and nametag on...

they are called "dammit(s)"...






.

 

[MED]

I know a Captain that wears his uniform everytime he goes to weddings, funerals, birthday parties, etc.etc.
What a DORK!

 

[FlyChicaga]

Umm.. people don't have a clue between 3 and 4 stripes. You're always captain to the average joe on the street.

Or people at work. Walk up to the gate? "Mornin' captain." Go out to do the walkaround? "Sup captain!" "Do you have a fuel load captain?" Even airline employees don't know. I think the only people that care are pilots...

 

[Cardinal]

I was wearing my uniform while driving to the airport for my last trip (dorky I know). While stopped at a light these two chicks (19ish) drive up next to me and were positively gawking. They roll their window down, I return the favor, we briefly discuss our destinations, and then the danm light turned green. Believe me, that NEVER happens when I'm wearing a T-shirt. I can't stand uniform dorks, but by accident, I realized that cool stuff can happen...

 

[Alchemy]

I was wearing my uniform while driving to the airport for my last trip (dorky I know). While stopped at a light these two chicks (19ish) drive up next to me and were positively gawking. They roll their window down, I return the favor, we briefly discuss our destinations, and then the danm light turned green. Believe me, that NEVER happens when I'm wearing a T-shirt. I can't stand uniform dorks, but by accident, I realized that cool stuff can happen...

ahaha. hahaha. hahahahahahahaah.

 

[hbrow15]

the guys that are funny to me are the ones that come on flightinfo and say" I saw a guy from (insert airline) in uniform walking around the grocery store in , what a tool" but they never say they went up to the guy and told them what they thought, only on flightinfo.

 

[pilotmyf]

I don't give enough of a rat's @ss to care what anyone in the store thinks of me. If the store is between the airport and home---uni stays on

 

[pilotmyf]

I was wearing my uniform while driving to the airport for my last trip (dorky I know). While stopped at a light these two chicks (19ish) drive up next to me and were positively gawking. They roll their window down, I return the favor, we briefly discuss our destinations, and then the danm light turned green. Believe me, that NEVER happens when I'm wearing a T-shirt. I can't stand uniform dorks, but by accident, I realized that cool stuff can happen...

That doesn't happen to me, but I'm fat!!!!

 

[Silent Partner]

the guys that are funny to me are the ones that come on flightinfo and say" I saw a guy from (insert airline) in uniform walking around the grocery store in , what a tool" but they never say they went up to the guy and told them what they thought, only on flightinfo.

why would you do that? Do you go up to every person (stanger) and tell them what you think of them....if person that is wearing or doing something you don't agree with?

 

[It'll Fly]

I am so glad this is getting hashed out! Can there be anything more important? The (accurate) reputation of your egos goes on, and on, and on..................

But then I read most of this slop..............

 

[dogismycopilot]

...ponch would wear his uniform to the grocery store...and he never had any problems with the ladies...

 

[WickedPissa]

It's not the pilots that look like nerds in the grocery store on the way home.
It's those NASA astronauts in uniform. At least they should take those big bubble helmets off first.

 

[49W]

Don't wear your uniform if you're paying with food stamps

 

[Flyingdutchman]

I don't give enough of a rat's @ss to care what anyone in the store thinks of me. If the store is between the airport and home---uni stays on

I agree. Me2

 

[taloft]

I was wearing my uniform while driving to the airport for my last trip (dorky I know).

Agghh, we can't even wear our uniform on the way to work now without considering ourselves dorks?