Air force and navy hire civilian flight instructors to prep/screen flight officer candidates. They seem to be doing more of this nowdays than they used to. Back when, some of the navy civilian CFIs wore military flight suits w/ (non-earned) navy wings! That annoyed a few people...

So I guess what toilet duck means is that he is a civilian, he does not work for the Air Force as in he is not an officer or former officer. I flew with guys who were civilian contractors in the Sabreliner, but they were all former O-4 and higher and they flew fighters or strike/fighters and wore a black flight suit with their wings. In otherwords, they were all winged military officers. I had never heard of this. In Pensacola, the Navy sends guys out to PNS to a flight school, but they aren't civilian contractors by any means. That would annoy me too if these guys wore military wings and never earned them. I have seen a few guys at ATP with these wings that they never earned on their flight bags. I guess they think they are cool, I don't know.

Is their nickname "Maverick" or "Goose" on their flight bag too?:D

ATP website...
 

From the looks of things at ATP's website I thought uniforms were a given.

"Uniform Policy
ATP provides students airline-style uniform pants, shirts, and epaulettes. For the summer months, the uniform will allow for shorts. Each student will provide his or her own black shoes and black belt. A tie is not required. Students must appear in uniform at all times when at an ATP Training Center and when flying ATP aircraft."

I think a lot of people want to be an airline pilot so bad that they see the uniform as one more step towards landing that job for real. If it makes them feel better I guess let them have some fun. I used to work in the Hospitals and the same thing could be said for students wearing surgical scrubs. You would see them in the super markets with not only full scrubs but they would also have the hats and shoe booties still on. Once and a while you would see one with a stethoscope around their neck just to make sure everyone knew they were important. :) Sounds like the same type of people wear their un-uniform in public. It's for attention. "Hey look at how good I look!" I doubt a 747 capt would care if a 20 yo cfi was picking up chicks with his blue shirt and tacky Toys-R-US epaulettes. Then again, if he was single...maybe he would :) It's a crazy world out there.
I fly out of my FBO @ AXH so no fear of finding me in the frozen food isle picking up a hot dish.
Jes

Of course, it's absolutely impossible that somebody's wearing their instructor uniform in public because they're doing errands right after work. :rolleyes:

I met a guy like that at the aero club on Travis AFB a while back. I didn't say anything - thought he was a c-5 pilot getting his FAA tickets or something...Saw him the next day at the MPF - NCOIC of outbound assignments...

-LAFF

Some in the Childrens Air Police, with their "bird" on their sholder crack me up. With their pregnant looking bellies squeezed into uniforms. And then they expect people who are currently serving to salute them. Now while some of them are prior service members themselves, I have met quite a few who have no real time in the military and are "officers" simply because they are over 21. HA thats funny

HA I think I found them for ya

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You dont have to have myspace, his free page says it all

That is probably the funniest s@#t I have seen in a while. He definately has Maverick on his flight bag, and wears his "wings" on his flight suit while getting into his C172 with pride.

No one wears a "uniform" at ATP. Students wear whatever they want. We tell them to look normal, no pants with holes, sandals, cutoff t-shirts, or cutoff shorts. Instructors wear a blue buttoned shirt with no wings or shoulder candy.