On 10/18/03 7:11 PM, in article
, "Michael"
wrote:

"Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal" wrote in message
...
The "worried about" comment wasn't meant to be pointed directly at you,
Michael. In 17 years of doing this stuff, I'm a bit frustrated at the folks
who *do* make a big deal of it (for various reasons). I can understand your
curiosity factor... Which is why I made the attempt at answering the
question instead of ending the post after the top line.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I wasn't sure if you felt I was one
of the uptight people that worried about stuff like that.


It's cool. Without the benefit of facial expressions and voice inflection,
communication can get a bit garbled sometimes. Good points all.

SNIP

Why are they given the option of wearing brown shoes now?!


Believe it or not, it was a "color coordination" issue, and it was meant to
"unify" the communities.

BUT many of them opt for the green Nomex flight jacket (which used to
be an "aviators only item) instead of the (standard) khaki jacket.

Hmm, that's no good. The Nomex should remain an aviator only garment.

~Michael