I agree that buying out of pocket yields us better quality, look, fit and finish (as I do- now even to include shirts), but it really is ridiculous, and something each of us needs to bring up to our fleet captains. Hopefully things will change, if enough voices are heard. We shouldn't have/need to go elsewhere due to such poor quality. Although judging from the ESC's most recent correspondence, uniforms are the least of our on-the-job worries...