Later on, the story notes, “The dress-code policy is a sore point among the traveling marshals, who say it compromises their undercover status.”
Gee, ya think? :rolleyes:
Gah. The inmates are in charge of the asylum.
Who the hell dresses up on airplanes anymore? Even on business trips during the middle of the day, I hardly see any suits. Most people are either casual or business casual. THey might as well just standardize on a uniform of, say, a bright pink blazer with teal buttons that says “Air Marshall” on the back and adopt a bulls-eye as the agency symbol.
Sounds to me more like the Pointy-Haired Boss (who is so wrapped up in his status that he’s lost sight of his agency’s objective) is in charge of the agency.
I can see the point of a minimum standard of dress for air marshalls; If weird stuff goes down on a plane that I’m on, I don’t think I’d think I’d trust a guy who jumped up wearing an Iron Maiden t-shirt and was holding a gun. The standards in the article seem really over the top though. I often pick up people at the airport when they fly in on company business and I rarely see anybody dressed the way they’re supposed to.
Peace - DESK
Heck - That’s exactly who I WOULD trust! 
A South American dictator hired an American clothing manufacturer to make some incredibly flashy uniforms that the dictator had designed (gold and red silk, huge ornate hat, three-foot sword, etc).
Startled at the tackiness, but game, the manufacturer concluded, “These should look great on your palace guards”.
“Palace guards?!”, thundered the dictator. “These are for my secret police!”
What else is Eddie supposed to wear then? A shirt saying he’s a toothpaste salesman from Montana?
I don’t think I’ve seen many people fly in a suit, and it’s even rarer in coach. Or do these guys get to live the high life cause if so I know where I’m applying next.
I’d bet Thomas Quinn has a poster of J. Edgar Hoover on the wall over his bed.
You misspelled ceiling.