Originally Posted by
B757CA
The whole uniform thing is the utmost example of moronic government rule making. Who the heck cares about a uniform? We have FEDERALLY CLEARED ID's........but you have to play the stupid game unfortunately! I'd like to see us all do this for a month: arrive at the TSA line in blue pants and your pilot shirt with epaulets on and an undershirt. Then when you get through security you open up your bag right there and change shirts and continue on your way until they see how ridicuous it is to be in uniform.....the only thing that will get you in the cockpit is your CASS approved ID, not a white short with epaulets!!
This has ticked me off since day 1!
Be careful, if you have liquids in bottles over 3.4 ozs when you do this. I believe they had a "sting" in MSP a year or two ago where they sat outside the crewroom snagging people who used the uniform to "smuggle" their toothpaste in. Not sure what the consequences of being caught were.