Originally Posted by Guppydriver95

Agree. Many of us at mainline (L-Ual) don’t wear it. It represents a symbol of management harassment from the Tilton era, and as such, has become a relic of yesteryear. If you like it, wear it. But if you correlate your professionalism to your hat/lack of hat, may I suggest that your thinking is flawed. A better example of professionalism with respect to the uniform if the presence of an ALPA pin on the tie. Since it represents the profession, it’s a more appropriate symbol of professionalism, imo.