A Trump activist has accused an American Airlines flight attendant of providing poor service in first class. The passenger alleges she was skipped over during beverage service for wearing a MAGA hat.
American Airlines Flight Attendant Allegedly Provided Poor Service To Trump Activist Wearing MAGA Hat
Heather Mullins claims:
- She was upgraded to first class on her American Airlines flight, AA1413, from Detroit (DTW) to Philadelphia (PHL)
- The flight was operated by an Airbus A319, with eight seats in first class
- Onboard, the first class flight attendant skipped over her (not her seatmate) when serving beverages from front to back
- When she flagged down the flight attendant to ask about her drink, she was told in the “nastiest” voice, “No. I’ll be back for you.”
- The flight attendant served every passenger, then came to Mullins to offer her a drink
- Everyone in the first class cabin witnessed it and would back up her allegation
- She tried to file a report in Philadelphia, but the ground staff was not helpful
- Ultimately, American Airlines called her after her tweets went viral, apologized, and explained that the matter would be investigated internally and there would be no more update
I’ve worn my MAGA hat every time I’ve flown for the last four years and got thousands of fist bumps. NEVER got any hate. Well, there’s a first time for everything. I just had the flight attendant for @AmericanAir SKIP ME in first class when asking everyone if they wanted a…
— Heather Mullins (@TalkMullins) June 16, 2024
Tried to file a complaint during my layover. First woman said I needed to call a Supervisor.
Supervisor told me it would be over an hour to get a manager and to go to the website.
When I tried recording her instructions she got upset and called a customer service manager.…
— Heather Mullins (@TalkMullins) June 17, 2024
When I tried submitting a complaint I got the runaround and ultimately told to go to the website. I’ll do that today but I’m not confident anything will get done. pic.twitter.com/MkoRn3LK75
— Heather Mullins (@TalkMullins) June 17, 2024
Mullins has appeared on this blog before. She snapped a picture of former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie snoring in first class last June in another tweet that went viral.
I presented her side above. She also doxxed the flight attendant, publishing a picture of her and her badge number (I’ve blurred both out):
If Mullins is lying, there is a defamation lawsuit brewing…
I wasn’t there and I don’t know what happened. I’m not going to argue one way or the other, beyond saying:
- Discriminating against a passenger for wearing a MAGA hat is always unacceptable
- If Mullins was rude, the flight attendant may have responded with rudeness (not justified, but it could be that instead of the hat)
- Remember, there were only two rows (eight seats) in first class and it was a short flight, so if the flight attendant sensed hesitation in choosing a drink or was flagged by another passenger or other duties called, she may have skipped her without any malice
View From The Wing says “the whole purpose of wearing it was to trigger others.” No, I don’t think so. I agree that we should leave our political paraphernalia in our bags and not on our bodies because being in a metal tube is tough enough without knowing our seatmate is a total idiot. But if you can’t deal with a MAGA hat or a “Jesus was woke” t-shirt, maybe you should stay home and medicate…
CONCLUSION
A flight attendant who treats passengers badly because of their political views has no business being a flight attendant. But it isn’t clear what happened here and I’m not prepared to side with or against Mullins. I don’t know that we will hear any more about this, but I do hope we will not hear about more incidents like this during this contentious election season.
And once again a simple reminder: treat others the way you wish to be treated. Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.
Agree with Matthew . The Golden Rule is straight , and a smile is a little curve , and they both contribute to helping relations between humans .
The modern day leftiod (because they aren’t human) doesn’t want to help relations. They want control and domination. Just look at the comments. It’s not about peaceful coexistence. Heck, their entire platform is the same as a certain hated group from Germany that caused 2 world wars. They want to take from others because of some imaginary “unfairness”. They will lie and people, as evidenced below, will lap it up like the good little bots they are. That’s not to say the right doesn’t have their idiots. Heck, I have quite a few of the “Trump was sent by god” in my family. Which is honestly, hilarious. But the numbers of irrational based on a skewed sample size of watching twitter/facebook clearly leans left.
I can’t tell whether you need more or less medication…but you definitely need professional help.
Nice bat signal A-A-ron.
I’m going to go with less.
Some political views are worse than others. I would have done the same. Trash is trash.
Everything MAGA people say or write is either a lie or projection, they’re living in an alternative universe like a patient with a psychotic illness. She’s clearly just being typical MAGA attention seeker.
Comments elsewhere “Trolley dolly says: I’ve had the displeasure of working flights this cretin was on. She attempted at every possible chance to argue or make something out of nothing. If you don’t know what drink you want we come back to you. It’s not all about her and her hat. We choose to ignore her but now she’s taken it too far. Next stop AA needs to ban her for her ridiculous disruptive behavior”.
From one of her websites: “If Trump were President the last three years: Everyone that died in the Russia/Ukraine war would still be alive. Everyone that died in the Israel/HAMAS war would still be alive. Our 13 soldiers that died in Afghanistan would still be alive. Hundreds of thousands of Americans that have been murdered by the intentional fentanyl coming across our border would still be alive. I could literally list 1,000,000 ways the entire World was better off with Trump as President. Making America great again makes the World great again. Trump 2024 is about restoring World Peace through strength. He’s uniting people more than they want you to realize.”
These thoughts are so highly irrational that no reasonable human being, even a reasonable MAGA if there was one, could or would believe them. (The only way Trump is uniting people is their opposition to him.) She’s ill, should be on medication, and certainly doesn’t deserve another second of attention.
And when someone try to say all Doctors and Vets are good, decent people, I present this asshat. I just feel bad for the patients he provided substandard care for because he didn’t like their hat, shirt or even skin color.
Obviously the guy isn’t smart enough to read polls or talk to the general public out there that is as close to evenly divided for/against Trump. Saying people are united in their opposition to him is just a stupid statement. Also saying she should be on medication for wearing a hat again shows this guy should have been arrested, fired and maybe even placed in jail years ago. IF he ever was a doctor, he was right up there with Richard Strauss as one of the worst in American history.
Makes one scared to visit the Doctor when you realize there are ones like this bigoted racist in the industry, or were in the past since it claims to be “retired”.
The irony of you, of all people, calling someone a bigoted racist…
You aren’t even capable of forming your own retorts. Nice copy pasta.
Copy pasta? Seriously, lay off the meds.
And what you said doesn’t make what I said any less true. Also, let us know when you trade marked that phase.
“lay off the meds, reeeeee”, That’s literally all you offer. Thanks cap, glad to see you can’t ever stretch those gray matter dots to come up with something coherent.
I mean, what I said is still valid and true. Also, kind of funny given how many times you mention irony in your comments…
If anything I overuse the term hilarious, because that is what you simpletons are. You people are walking, talking memes and you are so oblivious to it. Honestly, I mainly keep this open because I’m bored out of my skull at work currently due waiting on document approvals. So, you provide me entertainment. For that I should pay you. But I wouldn’t want to double your salary and make you think you did something to earn it.
+1
Good comment Dave. I find it troubling / funny / ironic / pick an adjective that President Trump had 4 solid years without a war or major conflict and solid economic growth, but people still act if this is his first run for office. Even after the debate, pResident Biden’s supporters blame Trump. I tend to treat Biden supporters very carefully. They are very volatile and infantile.
Oh the irony. I love your kind.
THe most amusing part of all this is you state this so confidently after the whole smollett, fort bend commissioner, etc. Please never stop being you.
Brandon and Dave Edwards:
LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL
ROFLMAO, ROFLMAO, ROFLMAO, ROFLMAO
Thank you for PROVING that everything I’ve ever said or written about Trump, MAGA and his ilk is absolutely true and correct.
See, I get you are dumb. You prove that with every post you make. But I don’t vote…..ummmky? I haven’t voted since 2008 with Ron Paul. So please spare us all your partisan troll nonsense. As evidenced by your “we durrrnt liez, reeeee”, What about Smollett? What about AOC? Should I continue? Nevermind, clearly the navy doesn’t teach critical thinking skills.
They do prove your point rather easily…
I don’t think they’re proving you right intentionally, they just lack self-awareness.
The projection from you guys is priceless.
Both things can be true?
Yes, it probably happened. Maybe it happened because of a stupid hat, or maybe, like oooooh so many, it happened because American airlines doesn’t do customer service. Id bank on the latter over the former. If I weren’t hub captive, Id chose a different airline for 90% of my travel, and it has nothing to do with politics. I can count on one hand in over 200+ flights that I had just good or even great service.
Don’t wear a known inflammatory hat.
But a “BLM” pin as part of the official AA uniform is totally different, right?
Different messages, yes.
HAHAHAHAH, You misspelled (D)ifferent. (D)umba..
Actually, I didn’t. Seems like spelling is another you haven’t grasped, like reading comprehension…
Wow, a-a-ron coming in hot with the grade school “I know you are but what am I”. That’ll do babe, that’ll do…….
How much damage was done and how many people were killed during the riots?
Which proves what exactly? The riots were the product of a small percentage of people who represent the BLM movement.
Lol, he then comes back with, as stated “its (D)ifferent”. They aren’t capable of logical rational thought that wasn’t spoon fed to them from the teeeveee. This is why I mock them for fun. Having a rational conversation with them isn’t possible. They even admit it in some of their comments. Such as “platy’s” “And we’re the problems. “That used to be the norm across our great nation, NOT the outlier, not so long ago: being able to politely disagree but not be disagreeable. But I can not, and refuse to try to find common ground with someone who I believe freely and irresponsibly wields the forces of division just for the sake of wielding them.”
@JH, using (D)opey math,
The crapital “riot” was 97.5 percent “peaceful”.
https://www.latimes(dot)com/politics/story/2022-01-05/by-the-numbers-jan-6-anniversary
If 2500 “breached the crapital”, and 80k attended, then I would say this qualifies as “mostly peaceful.
https://time(dot)com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/
@JH, using (D)opey math,
The crapital “riot” was 97.5 percent “peaceful”.
latimes(dot)com/politics/story/2022-01-05/by-the-numbers-jan-6-anniversary
If 2500 “breached the crapital”, and 80k attended, then I would say this qualifies as “mostly peaceful.
time(dot)com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/
I hope the FA did or was it just bad service (which BTW, AA give pretty quality service of late) Make A$$holes Go Away movement will be over soon, all tired of the hate.
Does she actually call herself an activist? That in itself would cast some doubt on her story no matter what your view is. Maybe generally, but anyone that calls themselves an activist always seems to look for reasons to feel slighted.
Fair point.
I’m more curious as to whether she would prefer being electrocuted by a battery on a sinking boat or being eaten by a shark.
Lol. She’d throw her “service” dog to the shark and swim in the other direction.
Don’t talk about our “service” doc like that.
People with class don’t feel the need to proclaim their team membership in every interaction. Have some self respect
THIS ^
Clearly reading comprehension is not your strong suit.
Any other ironic bs you want to keyvomit
It never was.
Please have her fly those low end Trump low end broken down apart 757
Lucky she even upgraded
I cannot believe the left-sided -liberal hate the right comments…It is consistent in many of the Flyer BLOGS… Not sure why that group is so liberal and loves sleepy joe so much… If she had been wearing a B hat that would have been OK most of the time as the right will not attack like the LEFT!!!!
They just attack the Capitol.
The worst attack in the history of the country that had exactly zero police causalities. Keep that keyboard vomit up.
Of course, “zero causalities.” Even if there weren’t, and there were, it would still rank as a horrid moment in our history. For you to discount the officer’s lives lost that day, as well as the hundreds injured, is sick and demented. But what else to expect from a MAGA cultist.
I don’t vote, you idiot. Just because I don’t treat the POS government like a religious entity doesn’t make me “maga”, tool.
Sick and demented sums him up well.
Sleepy Joe? Perhaps you must wake up from your dreams
Wake UP
Oh well. Their “movement” essentially boils down to: Hate those different than you and all of your problems are the fault of those different than you. Little to no sympathy for this snowflake.
Do you guys still remember Trumps advice on treating COVID by injecting disinfectant? They made a lot of memes about it they are so funny (^_^)
Speaking of false. lol. Yet, you people are still running with it. Just like the “horse dewormer” nonsense. Like I said, bots that take in a phrase and repeat it because they aren’t smart enough to actually look into what was said, done, or what a drug was even approved for.
“Speaking of false” is you saying a few lines up the thread that there were “zero” officers injured on January 6th. So, we will go with the bleach just fine. Because, you know, it’s recorded. Just like all of his hare brained completely bizarre statements. Thanks for conforming that you are a serious MAGA cult member who sees everything through red colored glasses.
Let me state again, zero officers died on 1/6. I don’t care that Brian whatchamacallit died after the fact due to unrelated causes. Just because you don’t want to believe the truth about the day is a you problem. However, it’s hilarious that your kind will talk about the “literal day the government was almost toppled” and then also claim that our “pew pews” won’t “stop government tyranny”. You people really hilarious.
He think he is fooling us with his nonsensical “But I don’t voooooote!!!” nonsense.
I don’t, and I don’t care if you believe me. I haven’t voted since 2008 for RP in the primaries. It is cute you think “voting” is useful. I guess we should ask those who vote for Kim Jong and their professed love.
Nobody on here believes you because we all know you are full of sh*t lol
I would refer you to my previous comment, but clearly you aren’t smart enough to read it. Instead, I’ll just let you stick with “nuthuh”
Interesting. The MAGA crowd is always yelling about self victimization. See? Projection to the max.
What, you expect them to blame themselves and take personal responsibility for anything when they can play victim and demonize other people? They’d rather be pathetic. Alternate facts, bud.
I’d serve her with a smile and direct eye contact. Pushing your political opinion on public transport should not be allowed. If you want to make air travel nicer? Some changes are needed ASAP.. like dress code.
Anyone wearing MAGA does not deserve service.
Why are you MAGATARDS constantly crying and complaining? Whiny little beaches.
Political views are one thing, but political views are typically only discovered during political conversation.
They were wearing the modern equivalent of a “F*ck You” hat. So, while you’d still want to give the customer the same service, they’ve already made the interaction confrontational before a single word has been exchanged.
Oh how disappointing it is to watch your milquetoast response land on the floor buttered side up, Matthew.
“I’m not prepared to side with or against Mullins” is about as declarative a statement as “people shouldn’t wear their politics on the outside and get in a metal tube.” Where is the forceful, assured, righteousness you used to vilify the actions of a woman stealing business class amenities? Where is your moral high ground you stood upon, basing your insinuations against her religion and declaring her actions “haram” based on her headdress? I guess she wasn’t wearing the right ballcap?
And kudos to your benevolence for rising above the fray and not doxxing this FA, but leaving JUST ENOUGH of her picture recognizable to confirm the stereotypes your MAGA fans already believed they knew about the woman.
Matthew, you didn’t need to run this story, but you did. At best you ran it as lazy clickbait (I will admit the more fervent of the cult’s responses are… chuckleworthy); at worst you did it in a way to generate division, NOT debate.
Just how many more times do you think you’re going to be given the benefit of the doubt?
I meant to attach this to cite the incident I referred to:
https://liveandletsfly.com/passenger-steals-business-class/
What a foolish and silly false equivalency. This woman isn’t pictured STEALING. Rather, she makes an allegation she was treated poorly due to her hat. On what partisan planet are those two things remotely similar?
But here’s something for you to chew on since you asked: I find the Christians supporting Trump the most lamentable people of all, those who set aside their professed morality for a scumbag who mocks them behind their backs, all for political power to create an earthly kingdom that Jesus preached against. It’s disgusting. It’s hypocritical. And if Christians simply said we will not support such duplicity, the GOP would be forced to find a candidate who actually loves this country, not just himself.
Lol, see Matt. This is what I have been trying to show you. Glad you finally see a bit of it.
You just lost a loyal reader. Too bad you’re part of the partisan problem of this country as I did enjoy reading your blog until I saw this comment.
You epitomize the problem of this country if you stop reading me because you think you disagree with one comment I wrote. Maybe instead of just returning to your echo chamber, you tell me why you think I am wrong. Then we can have a respectful discussion. Veritas.
I expect a long, well thought-out response sometime around the next….. maybe…. mass extinction event.
Matthew – after a cursory look at you blog, it most certainly isn’t worth reading and certainly not to be recommended to the various folk who I advise on travel / frequent flyer matters.
1. As others have noted, the cesspit of most of the comments herein drown out the few rational voices.
2. Your content is irresponsible, for example, trashing confidence in science/ medicine in recent Fauci article from a position of misinformation (Fauci not fully quoted) and your own utter ignorance about matters science / medical
3. You merrily serve up click bait trash like the article above.
4. You are evidently incapable of presenting reasoned and counter reasoned content, despite, evidently espousing an arrogantly over self confidence in your largely absent powers of critical analysis.
Sadly, this is not a blog for intelligent people and / or those seeking a fresh take on matters frequent travel. You and Gary Leff can enjoy your race to the bottom of the swamp.
@platy Well, that’s your prerogative, but I will continue to write about topics that interest me and I really could not care less if you have fooled yourself into thinking that you are the rational and intelligent one. Good luck – I wish you the best.
Platy is a perfect example of Dunning-Kruger. The problem is they will never possess the intellect enough to realize what they don’t know.
Oh ye of little reading comprehension. I was not attempting to equivocate between the two women, I was drawing a contrast between how you wrote and treated the two women. Then again Matthew, as you did in the case of the Anwar’s mother, when I’ve asked you to reflect your immediate response is to attack, and in both cases you misunderstood the point I was trying to make. At least in this case you stopped short of accusing me of impugning your OWN faith.
When Anwar’s Mom was recorded “stealing” items, I believe your final argument was that it was still important to call out the issue because theft is WRONG! When this Mullins woman makes headlines, you neither affirm her nor call her out. So what is the point of writing about her? Was it just to point out how you disagree with View From the Wing’s viewpoint that she was an obvious troll?
It wasn’t until reading your response that I actually heard you express an actual opinion. Thank you for that! It doesn’t matter if I agree with you or not, but I do. And here’s something for YOU to chew on… there are probably quite a few political opinions upon which you and I would agree. I know that for a fact, because I have a few friends with whom I can such honest, genuine discussions and debates.
That used to be the norm across our great nation, NOT the outlier, not so long ago: being able to politely disagree but not be disagreeable. But I can not, and refuse to try to find common ground with someone who I believe freely and irresponsibly wields the forces of division just for the sake of wielding them. Or for clicks. Or to provide haven for ignorant, deluded, led-by-the-nose cultists. (To quote Pacino in “Scent of a Woman”… “Brandon? Dave Edwards? Wherever you are….. F^%K YOU TOO!”)
And we’re the problems. “That used to be the norm across our great nation, NOT the outlier, not so long ago: being able to politely disagree but not be disagreeable. But I can not, and refuse to try to find common ground with someone who I believe freely and irresponsibly wields the forces of division just for the sake of wielding them.”
Lol, yeah, keep telling yourself that…..
I have no idea what actually happened but on balance I think an adult who “always wears a MAGA hat” when they fly is probably suffering from some kind of personality disorder, at best is emotionally immature. I’d say the same for someone who only ever flew wearing a Biden hat. This is clearly someone looking for a reaction to promote themselves on social media. The worst you can say about the flight attendant is they should have seen this trap coming and been extra cautious to not provoke it.
I will actually agree with this. As I stated above, maybe this was politics driven, maybe not. I know for a fact AA doesn’t believe in customer service outside about a handful of flight attendants.
The real question is there any political symbol that would give you pause or would you serve absolutely everyone? What about a swastika? For many people a MAGA hat represents anger, hatred, and racism.
Depends on who wears the swastika, right, and where? It’s a symbol of peace in India…
That’s the problem, people don’t look outside their little bubbles. They are purposefully ignorant to things outside of their own “culture”/cult. Just look at the stupid nonsense that went around during the late 2010s calling people “nazis” for the stupid “ok” sign that when I was in HS were boys just using to get to punch each other. You can’t have a rational conversation with the “Retired ER docs” of the world because they have been so brainwashed into believing that everything is a “tool of hate” or whatever buzzword of the day is.
I have a feeling most people outside of India are probably not wearing it for religious reasons.
Matthew, it’s past time for you to moderate these comments. The vast majority of comments are appropriate discussion. However, some are nasty gratuitous personal attacks on other comment authors which should be deleted or never posted (published).
Posting here does not make one a public figure subject to attacks and insults. The likelihood that Brandon and Dave Edwards know the targets of their vile psychotic rantings is very small. These personal attacks add nothing to the conversation other than annoying and discouraging (from further participation) the targets.
Undoubtedly the clicks and views are important but it’s possible you’re losing more clicks and views than you’re gaining by continuing to publish the personal attacks. Among the lessons of the past 8 years is that the high road doesn’t work. Some comments demand moderation/editing/deletion.
Oh the irony. Please keep posting. This is awesome. Never take those “sun” glasses off, my “friend”. You certainly provide too much humor.
If he moderated his comments there would probably be at least 60% less comments.
There is a big difference between people that vote for Trump and those that wear that hat (looking for attention).
As a FA I can say there are many reasons at boarding she could have been skipped. Boarding is a hectic time and depending on when you board, is how you will get served. I have heard from others that this FA is super sweet and no one can fathom she treated anyone badly, let alone someone just wearing a certain hat.
If you want to express your religious and political beliefs in public, you are asking for trouble…
Agree. It’s sad that people aren’t smart enough to get this simple concept. Just like this. https://liveandletsfly.com/american-airlines-blm-pin/
Leave your politics, and other non-professional items at home.
As an ER doctor we all learned very early that’s it’s pointless and a complete waste of time to have an intelligent rational conversation of any type with someone who is intoxicated, under the influence of some drugs and/or psychotic or otherwise psychiatrically compromised. As an intelligent informed adult voter, I’ll add “cult member” (especially MAGA) to that group.
Not sure which of those groups Brandon and Dave Edwards are in, perhaps several. Their comments, undoubtedly severe form of projection, speak much more to their character than to anyone (on an anonymous discussion board) they attack. Regardless, if their disgusting vile comments are not removed, they warrant no reply.
Donald Trump is pathologic liar, toxic narcissist, know-it-all, unintelligent, immature, stupid, ignorant, cheating (on all 3 wives), military service dodging, bully, convicted felon, racist, corrupt, incompetent, arrogant, devoid of morals and integrity and a single redeeming quality. People in NY who have been exposed to him for 40-50 years know that best, why his support in NY is nonexistent. His supporters, the real TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) victims, clearly cannot see clearly, undoubtedly they all have the same traits and are every bit as repulsive.
Cult member whining about cult members. Absolutely fitting of a mastercard commercial.
Brandon,
Look, somebody needs to tell you the sad truth – your comments expose somebody who is utterly deranged. Now spin a few ideas together to form a cogent logical sequence, or find your comedic voice, and maybe you’d be into something – otherwise your comments demonstrate why this blog is just a click bait trash collector in the absence of moderation.
You people are so predictable. “We need muh moderation because my eyes can’t handle someone telling me something I don’t like, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee”. Grow up kid.
Magirl has every right to wear ANY hat where SHE thnks it’s ok. She has NO
right to try to convince ANYBODY about her political pov if we say no thanx….Magirl has every right to complain about onboard service by complying with proper company PROCEDURES and also ONLY if it’s true and corroborated with audio, video or written proof. NO POLITICAL SPEECH NEEDED.
Politics aside, whether she was wearing a hat or not, the FA’s (and employees for that matter) at AA offer the most inconsistent experience for air travel. The whole operation feels like multiple airlines still operating separately but under one name. Depending on which hub you are at, you either get the America West, USAir, or AA way of doing business, topped off with a mediocre inflight product.
My latest experience was at DCA. Setting the stage, I’m a Navy Officer and was denied entrance to Admiral’s Club because I wasn’t in uniform; except Navy regs state the following:
“NWUs are not authorized for wear during commercial travel (e.g. airlines, railways, or bus, etc.”
Nevermind that I had my CAC and orders, which is more than sufficient for entry with UA and DL…..but the agent at the desk told me I was more than welcome to signup for the AA credit card which would give me club access.
I’m not about to fly in my dress whites, or for that matter any of the other uniforms mainly for personal safety; Perhaps AA is unaware of an incident on one of their predecessor airlines (TWA) where a sailor was singled out and killed for being associated with the US interests/military. I suspect the Navy reg has something to do with this. And oh btw sitting in polyester khakis onboard an AA jet in DFW with an inop A/C in the summer isn’t exactly an experience I want to repeat.
This is what I have been saying. Sure she was trying to get attention, but as someone who has flown significantly with the airline the past few years, there is zero consistency, and if there is any consistency it’s bad.
Thank you for your service. You are correct, airline (all of them, little difference between the 3 major domestic airlines) policies inviting active military to club/lounge access and early boarding are somewhat hollow. It’s also true that the Navy has the worst uniforms in terms of cost and comfort. Whites are impossible to keep white, requiring frequent cleaning and/or replacement. Chokers are uncomfortable. No Navy uniform is “mix and match” (can be worn with or without necktie or jacket). Oh yeah, polyester khakis, Certified Navy Twill in my time, we called it Certified Navy Swill, is indeed like wearing a plastic bag in hot humid weather (basically every spring, summer and fall day in DC and Norfolk).
My active duty was 1984-1992, during which time the Navy started the change from encouraging/requiring official travel in uniform (other than camouflage or flight suit) to encouraging/requiring official travel in civilian clothing. I recall (sometimes for domestic travel) being envious of our Army and Air Force counterparts who apparently were still encouraged to travel in uniform, even camouflage, and thus able to easily reap the courtesies. (Of course that was also when halfway in a 25 minute taxi ride to ORF airport I realized I left my cover (hat) at home and asked the taxi to return home before going to the airport and thus got to the airport 12 minutes prior to scheduled departure and still made the flight, with time to spare and wasn’t even the last person to board ;-).)
Fortunately today many gate and lounge agents are more flexible and supportive allowing early boarding and/or lounge entry even when not in uniform and/or when not on orders and/or when reserve or retired as in “I just retired last week”. Please forgive me if I’m stating the obvious but be aware that many US airports have a USO Center (lounge) where active military (in or out of uniform) are #1 priority, reserve and retired “as available”, the USO app is helpful in that regard. Thank you again. Non sibi sed patriae.
And thank you for your service as well.
Regarding USO, the DCA location closed at 1800 and most of the other airports I travel out of frequently typically have locations that are pre-security or located far from the terminal or gates my flights are at. My frustration at this particular club was that it was 2100 on a Tuesday night so not exactly peak hours to begin with, but just the fact that the agents tried to hawk the credit card, and the response I received from AA basically told me to look on the website for access policy, but even then its contradictory.
(My comment most immediately above is clearly in reply to “Argosy314”. Sorry to see an obviously deranged moronic nasty probably psychotic or drunk idiot (Brandon) posting while I was typing.)
Keep up with the projection, “ER Doc”.
It’s a shame Brandon can’t follow the lead of our most classy, most refined, most modest, uber smart and talented architect of an ex-First Lady when she came up with the most original motto and campaign to inspire her subjects and told them to just “Be Best!”
It’s a shame crusty herb can’t follow the lead of our most classy, most refined, most modest, uber smart and talented architect of an current congresswoman when she came up with the most original motto and campaign to inspire her subjects and told them to just “Let’s make sure we show up wherever we have to show up. And if you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”
Keep digging. You might actually strike gold one of these times. Nah, you are digging in a s..t pile.
Dude, you are exactly the type of reader Matthew deserves.
*click*. lol Matt is making bank on this article.
The passenger deserved it for condoning hate.
I had the unfortunate pleasure of being on an off-the-record briefing with Heather Mullins about two years ago. There were about 20 conservative and libertarian writers and commentators present. She was an anti-mask activist and, I believe, was briefly banned from one of the major airlines over her refusal to comply with the mask mandate. I’ve never met someone more dumb and ignorant than her. She didn’t even support Trump. She was a Gary Johnson activist, if I remember correctly. She’s since tried getting on Right Side Broadcasting or one of those online MAGA outlets that streams every event that Trump does. I wouldn’t believe anything she says.
Appreciate you weighing in and since I know you, I trust your take.
She wears the hat looking for trouble.. Bitttch got what she requested. AA has the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. She should be glad that I was not her seat mate… F your or any political wearing shirts, hats clothes.
I guess getting bumped up to First Class was not her compliant.
Trumpists decry “leftist identity politics”, then wear their bright red hats 24/7. Both sides are just as smooth-brained as each other, to which some of the frankly demented comments under this article will clearly attest.