On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:17:38 -0800, Sylvain wrote:

BT wrote:
Uniforms present a professional appearance to the public, and also work
with the CFIs preparing for moving on towards an airline career.

in other words, the instructors are so eager to dump their students
for an airline job that they can't wait to put on a look-alike
uniform.... not sure this is the best marketting strategy for
a flight school. I know some people really enjoy uniforms and
badges and stripes and ribbons and such, and it might work with
such segment of the population, but I find it somewhat
disingenuous and I don't buy it. You can present a professional
appearance with the right attitude and demeanor (and a minimum
of personal grooming) without pretending to be what you are not.

Anyway, the point of uniforms is to make the people that wear them
interchangeable, and to impress upon them that they are commodities
and can expect to be treated as such.

Don