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Originally Posted by CAVOK84
Folks in this thread have some serious emotional attachments to a clean shaven pilot. Trying to attribute any objective quality that a beard has which could affect professionalism is absurd. As to a passenger's discomfort with beards, speaking with confidence about a matter of personal preference for a very large and diverse group of people isn't that convincing of an argument. Actually, in many other industries we see that beards often are completely acceptable at the professional level.
I'd prefer to hear honesty, and have some of these guys just say "I don't like to see pilots with beards." Tolerance for facial hair has been cyclical for millennia, and as others have said, many foreign airlines employ very sharp-looking bearded pilots.
I just think facial hair is of trivial importance when assessing pride in one's appearance-- in any profession. The loss of perspective is analogous to the wrinkled untucked shirt slob preaching the professional merits of hat wearing.
But, if a company doesn't want bearded pilots then I'm glad they are free to set the standard. Should be the same for any garb/piercing etc...
Nah. Now see, here is how it all really goes here in APC land:
Someone makes a posting. Someone responds. Usually by the 4th posting (at most), name calling begins, personal degradation kicks in, politics is inevitably inserted by the usual APC cast of curmudgeons spreading their malarkey for both extreme sides of the political spectrum, and then off we go down the yellow brick road. Eventually someone with juice decides this isn’t fun anymore and then all of a sudden, the thread usually gets closed. Lather, rinse, repeat.
06-15-2020
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