Originally Posted by
Elevation
I beleive the problem is that our identities as aviators is tied up with a popular idea of what an aviator should be.
Culture, role awareness and credibility are slippery aspects of modern professional life. So is being subpoenaed to testify in a claimant's deposition against your employer. An employer who will act exclusively to protect its own interests. Something the West Virginia hayseed who jumped on a padded lawn chair and rode the blaster into history didn't presumably fret over. Titles carried more weight then, from above and below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager