Originally Posted by
banana380
Thread from the dead, but closest to on topic I could find...
I'm curious as to what point in training civilian pilots earn the right to wear wings? It took a year and a half in the Navy, I'm assuming it'll be less on the other side.
I'm also curious as to what the design is, I've gathered that each airline has a different one.
If you are issued wings as a part of your uniform, and required to wear them, then you wear them.
Nothing makes a real pilot laugh more than the guy at a flight school or FBO wearing "private pilot" wings or epaulettes. Even universities that wear them as part of their flight training makes the wearer a tool.
Airline/Military pilots wear wings. Some corporate guys (sort of). Thats about it.