Originally Posted by Redwood

I consider myself to be a nice guy, my jumpseat is open to everyone-I'll even leave the light on for you, but what is with this new generation of First Officers?

The sloppy-malnourished types....since when did uniform appearance / standards disappear? Lately I've been getting the un-ironed shirt types and really, if you wanna talk about putting down the profession heres a big part of that...if you wanna look like a nerd, hey thats on you, but when you are in a position where people are depending on you to take care of them first impressions are everything.I don the all black, with collar clips-may not look like much of a pilot to the general public but at least I work it.So a couple of tips:

1)Don't leave the house with a wrinkled shirt hoping that it will smoothen itself out.- It won't no matter how many stretches you do , or how long you stand under the pack outlets...it just won't work.

2)If you're on the skinny side, don't have the belt so damn tight around your waist! It makes your shirt look oversized and it makes you look like starvin marvin with a job-and the girl's don't find it attractive.You may only make 19 an hour but thats no excuse for not eating,we've all been there

3)When you're standing at the gate waiting for info don't slouch, reg F/O's these days are really tall for some reason, so try to stand up with a straight back...

I post this in the reg forum because there is still hope for you guys, the major leaguers should know it by now.good day im off to Vegas!