I worked long and hard to become a major airline pilot. I'm proud of the path I took to get here, but I'm here now. I don't advertise what second-string, B-team I worked for at some previous time that got me here.
I'm proud of the legacy that ALPA has in ensuring our safety. Have any of you wearing a non-ALPA lanyard ever read Flying the Line?
The only signal I get from a guy wearing a non-ALPA lanyard is that they don't get it and they don't care.