Try this, put on your 5+ year old legacy uniform resplendent with all the accompanying brass and wings. Yes we still have some of these time warped folks wandering the halls attempting to relive the days of old that weren't really that good to begin with.

Of course I always politely greet them with a doubled over, appropriately loud chuckle followed by an often un-returned high-five.

On probation, don't where it, off who cares and go ahead. Quite frankly you could wear it while on probation and simply point to the cretins I mentioned above, but why bother.