Kilted Mailmen?!

[Woodsheal]

I am a Letter Carrier with the US Postal Service. We're the uniformed folks, as opposed to the rural carriers. Just heard about this today at work (a HOT one, BTW!): Elements of our union (Nat'l Assoc. of Letter Carriers - NALC) are trying to get KILTS approved as part of the letter carrier's uniform. They're taking the resolution to the NALC's national convention in Boston soon.

So, who knows? Next year you might see kilted mailmen on your city routes! Here is the photo that accompanies the resolution:



Is that a UtiliKilt...?

[Rogerson785]

Looks like a UtiliKilt to me. I will have to show this to my boss at work, he is a reservist that was activated and is a mail carrier in Missouri.

[SteveB]

That is indeed a Utilikilt. I think it is the "Mocker", (two rear pockets, two side pockets, all inside the pleats.) Now all we need to do to really dress up the U.S.P.S. is design a Postal Tartan, and get it registered for the letter carriers.

[ardchoille]

I am a Letter Carrier with the US Postal Service. We're the uniformed folks, as opposed to the rural carriers. Just heard about this today at work (a HOT one, BTW!): Elements of our union (Nat'l Assoc. of Letter Carriers - NALC) are trying to get KILTS approved as part of the letter carrier's uniform. They're taking the resolution to the NALC's national convention in Boston soon.

So, who knows? Next year you might see kilted mailmen on your city routes!

This is awesome news! Although I do not work for the USPS, I will be telling my local letter carrier about this.. he has expressed interest in kilts since meeting me.

[george7]

If this passes, ya'll should lobby Utilikilt to produce a postal worker's kilt. Just the right shade of blue, perhaps a postal worker logo, and a clip to hold your hat.

[Nighthawk]

Nice!! That would start breaking down some barriers for others.

[Woodsheal]

Actually, there already is a US Postal Service tartan, ITI#4166, designed back in 1997:



Plus, USA Kilts makes a solid semi-trad in "postal blue"...!
http://www.usakilts.com/solid_semi_t...onal_kilts.php

[HIGHLANDER1]

If this passes, ya'll should lobby Utilikilt to produce a postal worker's kilt. Just the right shade of blue, perhaps a postal worker logo, and a clip to hold your hat.

Hey now that a Good idea, I like that.

[Retro Red]

That's a Survival model Utilikilt with the side cargo pockets removed. Postal Blue used to be one of the color options for the Original UK (I have one).

US Postal Service kilts would be a great way to "deliver" the message to the public that a kilt is a mail, I mean, male garment.

.

[BEEDEE]

US Postal Service kilts would be a great way to "deliver" the message to the public that a kilt is a mail, I mean, male garment.

Brian