Cub Driver wrote in message . ..
On 20 Sep 2003 02:13:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Officers do not put their hands in their pockets

Not even pilots? Crikey, I have this image of the cap mashed down, the
Lucky Strike dangling, the elbows sticking out, and the
hands-a-pocket.

None of the AAC/AAF flight jackets had hand warmer pockets until the
B-15 at the end of the war. And from what I've heard and read it was
because of the reason Art listed. The powers that be didn't want their
men standing around with their hands in their pockets. Looked sloppy
(and you were ill prepared to salute). Plus if you think about it,
they didn't need them. They need patch pockets to carry stuff (like
cigarettes, lighters, and other survival gear , and if it was cold
out or they were in the air, they'd have on gloves.

~Michael