usafwso
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Last evening it became necessary to drop into the local supermarket and pick a thing or two for dinner. Wearing my mid 90's era issued A-2 from active duty days without patches. Was selecting the perfect avocado when behind me a very uptight looking active duty Air Force Colonel was giving me a rather nasty look. [On Monday's the USAF does "blues Monday" where everyone wears their blue uniforms and presume that the O-6 would have rather worn his flight suit or something.] He starts to give a lecture regarding wearing active duty personnel wearing "uniform" items in civilian clothing when just about the time I mentioned that I was retired and that while his "personal problems and issues" regarding my wearing a 15 year old flight jacket is not his concern and to focus his mind on other issues beside my jacket. About that time his face turned beet red.
Over the next few minutes we passed a few times up and down the aisles of the market and there he was with his increasingly growing nasty expressions. Good manners on my side prevented me from saying a few trite things that I would have liked to said.
Needless to say, living 20 miles from a major Air Force base stinks when it comes to wearing a nice flight jacket around town, especially with the very short and warm winters we have around here.
Anyone else experience negative reactions when sporting a flight jacket? :roll:
Over the next few minutes we passed a few times up and down the aisles of the market and there he was with his increasingly growing nasty expressions. Good manners on my side prevented me from saying a few trite things that I would have liked to said.
Needless to say, living 20 miles from a major Air Force base stinks when it comes to wearing a nice flight jacket around town, especially with the very short and warm winters we have around here.
Anyone else experience negative reactions when sporting a flight jacket? :roll: