I’ve been to a few Comair Pilot funerals. It was good to see all the pilots in uniform. What struck me as odd was one funeral where someone called for us to form ranks and salute on command. I thought that was a little over the line since we weren’t a military outfit. Do they salute at doctor’s funerals? Or Taxi Driver funerals? Just cause the military wears hats and fly planes, and we wear hats and fly planes, doesn’t make us the military.

Anyway, ALPA will ask the family if they prefer uniforms or not… and ALPA will communicate those wishes to the pilot group. But when it’s uniform, it’s full uniform.