At some point during ground you get fitted for M&H uniforms. Bleh. Last job, a blazer wasn’t required so a lot of us could easily get away with good off-the-rack slacks, and our own shirts. You’ll be fitted for a blazer, pants, and a tie, all will be payroll deducted. You will have the option to buy a sweater, hat, trenchcoat, but don’t expect any of those to demo in the fitting. Just some tired coats in various sizes and some pants so you can feel the tropical (thinner) vs sharkskin (heavier) material.

As far as shirts go, technically any brand pilot shirt. I have cut above, and ordered a few more during class (I’ll get to that in a second). Others like jetseam, or the stock M&H shirt. Whatever. Also during ground school, a particular base chief pilot will come talk to your class and make a big deal about uniform compliance. A very specific and unnecessary amount of time and focus may be given to 2 specific things: no eyelets on the shirts (since wings only go on the blazer), and a crusade against the striped tie.

I have a couple shirts I ordered from cut above a year ago, which due to the delays didn’t arrive till summer so I only got a few months use before coming here. They’re in great shape but they have the dreaded eyelets! Which are very inconspicuous but whatever. So I ordered a few more, just to be compliant. Delayed, of course, so whatever. Under a blazer they’d literally be covered, and even without a blazer you’d have to look hard to notice.

Get whatever shirt you like, God help you if it has eyelet holes. Use the standard tie or get a striped one on your own dime. I think most of my class did. You have 30 days from receipt (package at your doorstep) to exchange uniform items. Already swapped my blazer down, I was drowning in it. Kept debating the pants but ultimately kept the originals, looking into getting them altered. Fit of the waist is good but the seat and legs, not so much.