Why are people getting their feelings hurt and feeling "disrespected" because a downgraded captain still wears four stripes? I wear f/o stripes on my shirts but when I got my blazer, I was a captain, so it has four. I wear it because its cold. I dont plan on having it altered, but it has nothing to do with ego. I dont overstep anyone I fly with. I always make sure they approach the gate agent first to get the paperwork so there is no mosunderstanding. If you're the captain, you're the captain. It says so on the paperwork, you sit in the left seat and you make more than everyone else. Is what someone else wears really that important???