Aviation Uniforms and Customs for the new ENS

[hlg6016]

You know what comes between her and her borrowed flight suit? A yellow shirt apparently

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Or is it a dickie? Capt on the left was my AMO back in the day.

 

[Waveoff]

Why don't the Blue angels wear gold lined American flags? I thought the general gist was enlisted aircrew up to E6 wore white lined flags and chiefs-officers wore gold?

 

[wink]

Why don't the Blue angels wear gold lined American flags? I thought the general gist was enlisted aircrew up to E6 wore white lined flags and chiefs-officers wore gold?

Hum. Never heard that, though it makes some sense. As I posted above, flight suits and especially jackets were a roll your own sort of affair up until their wear was authorized through the gate and for stops in town. I personally had both white and gold trimmed shoulder patch flags.

 

[Pags]

Why don't the Blue angels wear gold lined American flags? I thought the general gist was enlisted aircrew up to E6 wore white lined flags and chiefs-officers wore gold?

I don't think that's written anywhere. I seem to recall that in API/VT-3 the USAF liked the white bordered ones and the USN the gold.

 

[Jim123]

The API gouge used to be that the gold lined shoulder flags were only if you had combat time.

Whoever the supertroll was who started that rumor, I would love to buy him or her a beer.

 

[bubblehead]

Avoid the khaki combo cover...

Disappointing...

 

[DanMa1156]

Disappointing...

It's funny, the older I've become the more I think I like it for non-aviators in particular. I suspect because it looks so throwback, but for us, hardly a use.

 

[Renegade One]

So many people shitting on ball caps. I guess no one told the Duke that they weren't cool.

I think you're not allowed to flip the brim up until you have one cruise under your belt...

 

[ChuckMK23]

This is what the suave and debonair newly reporting ENS is buying now : (@mad dog would have one at check in to VT-2)

 

[ea6bflyr]

This is what the suave and debonair newly reporting ENS is buying now : (@mad dog would have one at check in to VT-2)

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...or @ChuckMK23 & @mad dog at the next Speedy meetup.

 

[mad dog]

...or @ChuckMK23 & @mad dog at the next Speedy meetup.

 

[Jim123]

^^^

"I see London, I see France! I see @mad dog's underpants!"

 

[ea6bflyr]

Looking sharp gents

 

[ChuckMK23]

The QMC on my first ship had a pith helmet that he wore underway. I wish they hadn't put the kibosh on them.

Apparently Marines sport the pith too?

 

[nittany03]

Apparently Marines sport the pith too?

Marksmanship coaches as I recall . . .