Originally Posted by
serhito
Don't know if I am the recipient for this remark. I do wear this kind of looking shoes. Are they comfortable ? Yes. Professional looking ? Maybe not. It always makes me smile at the fashion police trying to establish that this is the way to be a professional pilot. Not a word about somebody who is up to date with current procedures, who has opened the books a little more often than 2 weeks prior to upgrade, or 2 days prior to a PC.
This kind of professionalism is what you owe your passenger, your family and yourself.
BTW, If I am indeed the recipient, either tell me my shoes don't look professional (when we fly) or don't even mention it on a public forum. That's also professionalism.
Come on man, such a weak reasoning on your part. Dont conflate "knowing the books" with "proper uniform," it just comes across as rationalization.
My dress shoes are super comfortable and in compliance. Something tells me this may be more about you not wanting to drop the bucks on a quality pair of comfortable shoes and would rather just rock the sneakers.
I have zero idea who you are and it doesn't concern me. As others have said, as an FO, it isnt my job to enforce uniform standards unless the CA shows with boxers on and nothing else. Why do you need to place your FO in the awkward position of pointing out your shoes are not professional, when you already know they arent. I am not going to show up unprepared or improperly dressed, forcing my CA to have a talk with me, that isnt fair to them.
But if you know the shoes are not allowed, but rationalize it by saying "Well, at least I know the books," or "Ohhh, the fashion police," it doesnt speak as well to the professionalism that you touted earlier.
Our uniform standards are super flexible with that we can wear. It isnt that hard to comply, it really isnt.