sabredriver wrote:
do you CAFians have the CAF crew wear period flightgear at all? it would look better i think...
Wow, you've stumbled upon a topic of great discussion and controversy. The notion of having everyone wear period correct flight suits was brought up, but was eventually left on the table. This is one of those battles I chose not to get into, albeit I did give my input...I just didn't fight about it. There are over 400 members in the B-29/B-24 Squadron, and while very few actually attend meetings and say what's on their minds during those meetings, the vast majority of members do tend to have their own ideas of what should be worn while out on tour.
The elected staff of the Squadron had the difficult task of setting some ground rules that could meet everyone in the middle. What was decided is that we'll be wearing O.D. Green, Nomex flight suits for flying days, and our normal blue pants, gray Squadron shirts, and so on for non flying days. The majority of folks felt that the original type garb would get dirty too quickly, so the green was voted in. I can assure you that was a difficult vote for the Staff, as I was there for the meeting...me and about half a dozen Squadron members.
I don't envy the jobs of any of our elected staff, whether it be just in our Squadron, or in the CAF General Staff. Anytime they make a vote, it's guaranteed to upset dang near as many folks as it pleases.
Gary