F*CK YOU u.s. airways!!!

General Discussion
#21

Ya but the Soldier wasn’t asking for special treatment, he asked if the attendant could hang the uniform.

A Dress Blue Alpha is like the military’s three-piece Armani suit…it’s something you don’t just cram into a small space with a bunch of other luggage. He’s proud of what he earned and proud to display it but that’s not the point, he is simply respecting the uniform by asking it to be hung in an open spot.

I would completely understand if he made a scene and was being an entitled asshat but from what I read, I don’t think this was the case therefore no special treatment.

Would it have been better if he gave her a $50 and said “hey, could you hand this?”

#22

I know HE didn’t ask for special treatment. But the media is making it sound like the stewardess told him to fuck off. Which is completely not the case as far as I can tell. I am aware of what the dress blues are and are about. And I know they wrinkle VERY easily. I was more replying to what Euro said about it being mandatory.

I have the utmost respect for anyone in the military. But like saki said, there will always be that one guy who will make a scene and the stewardess was just following policy.

#23

Holy crap, I just googled Dress Blue Alpha, and man is that sharp. I had no idea.

http://www.rwhampton.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Pictures-for-Cooper0009small.jpg

If I’m wearing that uniform, no way Im sitting in the back with the goons in coach. Damn, I’m not even going to sit with the monkeys in First Class.

I’m going to sit right up there in the cockpit with the Captain, and help him fly the damn plane.

#24

^^ they certainly create a need for many a woman to drop their panties/thongs/boyshorts/etc during its travels…

Ask Euro or Axel, they know :smiley:

#25

Hahaha… nice.

So, you guys are getting all the ladies AND you want extra space in the First Class closet? Damn!

Man, that suit definitely has it’s b e n e fits

WHY DOES AR KEEP CHANGING THE WORD ‘b e n e f i t s’ TO ‘BEITS’?

#26

the word is ‘benefits’

#27

so weird

I am trying to type the word b e n e f i t s

It keeps changing it to benefits

#28

Ever see a scared dog put its tail between its legs? That’s to protect or cover it’s genitals. That’s what the soldier is doing with his hands. He’s nervous. Ever see a group photo of lottery winners in the paper? They do the same thing. It’s a funny little human ‘tell’.

Notice Bush is not? he’s well coached on public appearances

#29

because n e f moto

#30

ah, gotcha

#31

I really don’t think the average citizen understands exactly what is really going on with any branch’s jacket. All that shit is being held in place by being pinned on and tacked with the cute little things we call dammits. There is a big reason why. They like to fall off, stick you, and all sorts of crazy things. probably the only real reason that Top wanted his jacket hung was to either keep from being prodded or losing half of his accouterment. It was a fucking jacket, nothing more…Sad day we live in when we neglect such a simple request from those charged and responsible for protecting our freedoms and so very willing to give their lives for the greater good. Policy, job protection, or whatever. I honestly do not think US Airways would fire someone for granting such a simple gesture.

#32

reductio ad absurdum to say that she’d get fired for hanging up a jacket. She’d maybe get fired for exhibiting a pattern of disregarding company policy. Maybe this is the start of that. Or the final straw.

don’t forget it’s a very policy driven world in the sky now thanks to terrorism. If she breaks that policy to appease a passenger, what other policy is she comfortable breaking?

bottom line is that nobody wants to be known as a rule breaker, and as I said in the beginning of the thread, she just doesn’t want to do what she was explicitly told NOT to do.

I can promise you that when you’re in training to be an airline hostess, there isn’t a big section in training on how to break policies and do what you think is best. Especially when it comes to potentially annoying/offending the high value clients who sit up front.

#33

I mean if you took a pic with the Canadian Prime Minister, wouldn’t you be nervous as f**k? I was all doe-eyed mystified when I met the Sergeant Major Estrada for the first time in Iraq.

I didn’t know WHAT the f**k to say; mustered out “a-a-a-a-afternoon Sergeant Major!” Hahaha.

#34

Dude Bush looks like a bafoon with his flaccid arms hanging at his side.

The hands crossed is a common photography pose, refer to 75% of groomsmen photos from weddings. I do think body language is BS most of the time especially in a photo you’re posing for…you’re just trying to piss us off Saki.

The Marine had 3 things to do with his hands, put them behind his back and stand at parade rest, put them to his sides and stand at the position of attention (not anything like Bush), or cross them in front of his body. Although plenty of people would be nervous meeting him.

…and fuck yeah are dress blues are sharp. If it was a Marine in this story he wouldn’t have needed to hang his jacket because the flight attendant would have been blowing him in the john the whole flight.
…and because we can’t remove that jacket…we only wear a white t-shirt underneath.

#35

Actually, I am pretty sure the same thing would have happened. Oh how times have changed in the world we live in. Bottom line, it is not an answer of right or wrong. Strictly my opinion. I can guaran-god damn-tee that the attendant would no have been fired. The media would have a field day with the airline for firing someone who thought she was doing the right thing by hanging a Soldier’s ASU jacket. Period. Especially one belonging to a member of the one of the world’s most elite fighting force.