On Nov 25, 3:26 pm, "Frank" wrote:
I am anticipating getting my private certificate in the not-too-distant future. I know this may sound like a real dorky thing to some people, which is why I am reluctant to ask my instructor, but I was thinking about getting a uniform.

I do not want to do anything against any "protocol", nor would I want to offend any career pilots or military personnel. Accordingly, I want to pose the questions for everyone here.

Is it permissible for a private pilot to wear a shirt and/or jacket that epaulettes with 4 gold stripes? I believe that gold is for "officers" (such as the captain of the plane) and 4 stripes signify the pilot (3 are for crew). Is this correct?

Also, is it ok to wear a pilot cap with generic gold wings to match the epaulettes?

Although this may sound a little quirky to some, I am interested in displaying how VERY proud I am, but I don't want to offend.

You'll become the butt of many jokes. And you might get asked out for
a date by another man.
But hey, whatever floats your boat. This is still supposed to be a
free country.

Around here, the official "pilot uniform" is generally jeans or shorts
and a Hawaiian shirt. with a baseball cap or tilley hat to cover our
bald spots. A small pair of wings clipped onto the hat is cool,
though.

Also around here, there is generally no problem recognizing the brand
new pilots. They're the ones with big grins on their faces that you
couldn't remove with a sandblaster.