Napoleon_Tanerite

I did eat chow tonight (after dark) without a belt visible (i've been keeping it handy under my shorts for if push REAAAALLLYYYY came to shove, aka someone who outranks me flat out orders me to put it on) but I was able to eat my dinner unmolested. It wasn't a full up press-to-test though, since I only got food from the self-serve bar. Nobody tried to snatch my tray out of my hand or anything though, so I still put a mark in the W column for common sense.

well, in the interest of fairness, AUABI 91-1001 (basically the base safety reg) also has a bit in there about the reflective belt, so SE does have their finger in the pie a little bit, but you're right that they have no control over 36-2903. I'm happy to report i've gone a full 24 hours without a reflective belt, and not been accosted. I have a copy of the AFCENT AFI and 33-360 in my murse.

Ok, received a reply from wing safety. Basic gist is that "since there are 11,000 people on base here, and not all of them wear reflective PT gear, how can we enforce the standard if the majority of the people here (AF people) do not have to wear a belt" He did encourage me to pursue this through the shirt chain, which is exactly what I am doing. I would suggest/request that others do the same. Can't hurt if every shirt on base has people buzzing in their ear waiving AFIs at them, especially a bunch of officer types.

don't forget the ever popular descent from 11,000 to 2000 at 18 DME to join

I've been going all night without a belt, though I haven't pressed to test the chow hall yet. I heard the shoes we out in force in response to some BOLO email regarding belts. Heard of several guys sent away tonight for lack of beltage. Beyond just testing the waters I also took it another step-- I shot an email off to wing safety quoting page, paragraph and text of both the AFCENT AFI and 33-360. We'll see how that goes. The sad thing is just how willing most people are to accept queep like this with no griping. I tried to spread the word to several people on my own crew and they actually argued in FAVOR of belt wearing! Not so much that they wanted to wear the belts, as they are universally hated, but how I was wrong about the AFIs being on our side with this issue. This is how queep becomes doctrine-- guys too lazy, cowardly or jaded to fight it.