A pilot revealed the big meaning behind a small detail on their uniform. While flight attendants have their own designated ...

“We do not require caps ... but we have found that our pilots do prefer a uniform shirt that has epaulettes or markings that differentiate them from in-flight and guest service teammates.

There are a few slight variations from one airline to another, but a captain gets four stripes on their sleeves and epaulettes. Three stripes denote a first officer and two for a second officer.

In sum: robust demand trying to move through a much-diminished system of understaffed airports and airlines. But for the professionals in the blazers and epaulettes, a related storyline is playing ...