"John T" wrote in message
m...
Personally, I'm more concerned with a controller's diction than his
physical
appearance, but I also don't see the big deal about Dockers and golf
shirts.

Luckily, they haven't decided to outsource ATC to India or some other such
place that *technically* speaks English... The worst that happens at present
is that if you're in the NY area, you have to be able to understand NYers...
But then again, that's just one of the expected evils that one must endure
if one travels up there...

Jeans, t-shirts, and sneakers seem acceptable to me... If the room in which
they are working is too warm, either fix the air-conditioning or don't
complain when they wear shorts...

One might argue that it is possible to still look professional in shorts in
that even the Navy has a tropical white uniform that is authorized for
certain commands that consists of short pants... Of course, they required
socks that nearly go up to the knee, so one could definitely argue whether
those were any more comfortable than normal pants with lower socks...