You need to educate yourself on the SOP regarding masks in the cockpit vice at the training center/sim. Please stop making statements that may give people the wrong impression of what they can and cannot demand of another on this subject.

The sim policy is that you WILL wear a mask. End of discussion. Now to the aircraft.........

I personally reach out to the FO before the trip and let them know that I follow the mask guidance to the letter. However, I do not wear it once the door is closed. Again, as stated in the company/FAA approved policy!

I ask them to please let me know if that will be an issue so we can discuss the situation further and see what solution we can find including seeing if we can get reassigned rather than a last minute WOP for the pilot demanding the mask.

BTW, the above applies to the airplane and to Capts as well. I’ve been dealing with these since day one and I can tell you the pilot making the demand beyond the policy requirements has already lost the fight.

Lee