The hat has been apart of the uniform since the beginning of airline flying. I don't know why so many want to get rid of it now. A few years back everyone wore the uniform proudly.. sure times have changed, but its still the same job. Maybe its this ATP generation who put in 5 months into flying and getting their ratings, I don't know.

I've wanted to do this job since I was a kid. I invested a lot of money and 5 years into it, and am in serious debt now. So I intend on having some respect for what I'm doing and the way I look doing it.

Besides, coupled with the blazer the hat looks sharp (unless u wear an oversized hat thats falling over your eyes). And as mentioned.. the chicks do dig it. Unless your really fugly...but even then.

Any other place in the world the flight crews respect their uniforms, and wear them properly, whether its the F/As or the Pilots. Been in the intl terminals lately to see foreign crews walking through? See a difference between them and U.S crews? I do.. Might be a little of a cultural issue too. People in the U.S tend to care less about how they present themselves in public, then people from other countries.. not knocking anyone, but its true.