Originally Posted by
Regularguy
Why don't you "new hires" who are long standing ALPA members wear both pins, the half and full wing pins.
The first will get you more than one complementary drink and the second a lot of respect.
No.
Probationary pilots should just wear the half wing on their tie.
That's it.
If your ego is so fragile that you don't want people to know that you're new…that's just pathetic.
I told a new guy that it is highly offensive to walk in to operations in a LUAL base with a "slick tie". He really had no idea. His first few months were in EWR.
Everybody notices right away. You are seen as making a statement against our pilot group.
Don't be "that guy"….especially when brand new.