Air Traffic Control Manager Prohibits Kilt

[Angus MacSpey]

I would agree, McClef. However, that is not my opinion I expressed, but rather a description of the current political climate in the United States.

[cbiegel]

I think it really depends on the nature of the federal building/operation. I work for NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Division) and I wouldn’t have any problems wearing a kilt to work other than the standard ribbing about skirts.

Perhaps it’s that we’re all coming from science/field work backgrounds and tend to be a little more informal anyway. Perhaps it’s that a commercial fisherman is going to have an even more negative reaction to us if we were wearing a suit and tie. Who knows but we can wear jeans everyday and some of the groups are even allowed to wear shorts if they’re going to be spending any part of the day outside.

It’s not the government; it’s the local division chief or even the head of that particular department that’s making the decisions. I don’t think it’s fair to just say “get a new job if you don’t like it.” If you don’t like the way things are, try and change them don’t just run away.

Of course understand that you’ll be fighting a VERY uphill battle if you’re dealing with any government be it state or federal.