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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 8:49 am
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Originally Posted by chollie
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No, and they should not be worried about it if they did the rest of their job correctly.

How is dressing in costume, however convincing, a threat to aviation safety?
That was kind of my point. They hopefully did their basic job, checking for the proper wear or use of uniform is not. Have to add that while not 100% forbidden, and maybe discouraged is a better word, the Army has guidance out that soldiers should not travel in ACUs. Kind of a switch in policy after encouraging the wear of ACUs in public during the height of the Iraq/Afghanistan conflict. Actually sat next to a colonel in ACUs on a flight a couple of weeks ago and mentioned the new policy, in a polite way as part of our conversation. He was a reservist and hadn't heard about the change but thanked me. He actually seemed slightly embarrassed.
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