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05-13-2013, 01:56 PM

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swampfoxviper

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I guess one big positive of the design is that we have wide stripes.. No offense to LUAL dudes, but I have never been a fan of spaghetti stripes.

05-13-2013, 02:48 PM

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CanoePilot

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are hats mandatory for you guys?

05-13-2013, 02:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by swampfoxviper

I guess one big positive of the design is that we have wide stripes.. No offense to LUAL dudes, but I have never been a fan of spaghetti stripes.

No offense at all! I am a LUAL dude and have always hated them. That's why I like the new ones.

By the way, I concur with other as to the quality of these uniforms.. Def not up to the standards of the old ones as far as material and workmanship.

05-13-2013, 02:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by swampfoxviper

I guess one big positive of the design is that we have wide stripes.. No offense to LUAL dudes, but I have never been a fan of spaghetti stripes.

Perhaps that's because you never sported them? No offense taken but there are about 10,000 of us (slats excluded) who love what the thin stripes used to mean and will miss them. uCAL is doing all they can to kill the Esprit de Corps we used to enjoy. From what I have read, all input from the LUAL uniform peeps was summarily ignored. This is the yet another example of their quest.

I think the wide stripes are a big negative. A big fat PNS car, huge watch, gold negative. But to keep the bonhomie up, I will opine that I'm optimistic that this is el Hefe's last summer on the payrolll.

Just my opin, but these uniforms are crap. As Merle said, "I think I'll just stay here and drink."

Last edited by oldmako; 05-13-2013 at 03:11 PM.

05-13-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CanoePilot

are hats mandatory for you guys?

Which guys?
UAL: optional (from what I'm told)

CAL: mandatory for international (not Central America) always.
Mandatory Oct 15 to April 15 for everyone.
Optional April 15 to Oct 15 domestic and Central America.

New "United" policy? To be determined. My guess: the CAL policy. Why? Because the company bought 12,000 hats. If it was going to be optional, it would have been optional when ordering the new uniform.

05-13-2013, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmako

Perhaps that's because you never sported them? No offense taken but there are about 10,000 of us who love what the thin stripes used to mean and will miss them.
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What did they mean?