Actual title: AIR RAGE, PART II (but I am not as nice as Mrs Malkin.....). I'm placing this on Pg 1 since it is terror related :).
Some federal air marshals are playing a high-tech game of hide-and-seek to dodge supervisors from inspecting their attire and ensuring compliance with a mandatory dress code. "The 'suit Nazis' are out there, so the guys are hiding," said one senior official with the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS)."It's sort of an underground operation." The official said air marshals are turning off their government-issued cell phones so supervisors can't find them for wardrobe inspections, and instead are using personal phones and beepers to send warnings when supervisors approach. "It's crazy, and it sounds funny, but it's scary what the guys are having to do to dodge the suit Nazis," the official said. "There is such a rift between the management and employees. They view us as the enemy, rather than al Qaeda." ...National Directive FLT 6002, which establishes "standards of dress required of federal air marshals," was issued by Mr. Quinn on May 9, 2002, and says marshals must wear "a business suit or sport coat with dress
What? No large 'target' over their chest? They don't have to carry a 4'x6' "Kill me First and take my gun" sign? I'm shocked!
Michelle Malkin has a lot more (including David Adams's (Federal Air Marshall spokesman) flat-out LIE that they do not have any such dress code. |