Quote Originally Posted by keepoffgrass View Post
I think it would be pretty cool for a letter carrier to have the option of either the pants, shorts, or kilt, either the utilikilt version pictured or the USPS tartan. I think any of those choices would be acceptable as part of a uniform, and should be up to the individual letter carriers as to what he or she would be most comfortable in.
The way it works is: if the resolution passes, then the Joint Uniform Board would have to approve a specific pattern of kilt. Then, manufacturers would be given contracts to mass-produce the item based upon the approved pattern. (This works the same way as with military uniform contracts. There might be slight variations in the final product from different manufacturers, but the base pattern is the same.) Utilikilts could conceivably get such a contract, if they have the manufacturing capacity....

A letter carrier's kilt would definitely have to be a "working" garment, exposed to vehicular grease and grime, rain, dust and dirt, and the filthy mail itself (my hands are black by the end of the day!). So, it would have to be able to stand up to constant laundering. A tartan wool version would NOT be an option. It would have to be heavy cotton, canvas or polyester type kilt.