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The incident occurred during a red eye flight from Portland, Oregon, that landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, Thursday morning. According to passenger Cliff Autrey, who was sitting in first class, he heard First Sgt. Albert Marle talking to a female flight attendant.
"I said ‘Top, what’s going on,’” Autrey told ABC News, using a military nickname for a soldier of Marle’s rank.
Marle told him that he had asked to have his uniform jacket hung in the closet because "he didn’t want to get it wrinkled,” Autrey said. "I thought to myself ‘Well that’s not a lot to ask,” Autrey said.
The flight attendant didn’t have the same reaction, however, and Autrey said that she became "quite emphatic,” reportedly saying that the closet was used only for first class passengers. She also put an end to Autrey’s offer to switch seats with the soldier.
"She would not hear of that,” Autrey told ABC News. "She was reluctant to let that happen.”
originally posted by: IShotMyLastMuse
At the cost of sounding insensitive, he could have bought a ticket in first class or found any other solution to not wrinkle his jacket.
Had it been a civilian asking the same thing, nobody would have cared.
Now sure, they could have let him hang his jacket, i mean no big deal, but to have to issue an explanation, and an apology over something so silly just further proves how PC and over sensitive we are becoming
The actress, who was brought up in a military family, was boarding a flight from Detroit to Los Angeles when she reportedly spotted a man wearing a US army uniform and asked a flight attendant if they could swap seats.
The soldier was upgraded to first class and the actress moved to economy according to American television host Jemele Hill who was also on the plane and later tweeted: "Just saw actress Amy Adams do something incredibly classy. She gave her 1st class seat to an American soldier".
originally posted by: IShotMyLastMuse
At the cost of sounding insensitive, he could have bought a ticket in first class or found any other solution to not wrinkle his jacket.
Had it been a civilian asking the same thing, nobody would have cared.
Now sure, they could have let him hang his jacket, i mean no big deal, but to have to issue an explanation, and an apology over something so silly just further proves how PC and over sensitive we are becoming
originally posted by: Sremmos80
a reply to: snarky412
Weird, every time I have flown with my uniforms, they have went out of their way to put my uniform in the closet up front. Just as I was walking into the plane they would ask me if I wanted it hung up. It was never US airlines, nothing against them, just never flew with them.
The switching seats thing I can see, but the not wanting to hang up the uniforms seems off.
originally posted by: snarky412
Well, I for one have a high respect for the Military and would do anything for the Men and Women serving
originally posted by: snarky412
There is a big difference between the average civilian and one who serves this country
originally posted by: snarky412
So chill out with the hate
originally posted by: IShotMyLastMuse
At the cost of sounding insensitive, he could have bought a ticket in first class or found any other solution to not wrinkle his jacket.
Had it been a civilian asking the same thing, nobody would have cared.
Now sure, they could have let him hang his jacket, i mean no big deal, but to have to issue an explanation, and an apology over something so silly just further proves how PC and over sensitive we are becoming
originally posted by: Dolby_X
a reply to: Iamschist
Nope they sign volontary to go kill some and drive big hightech toy im sorry but they choose the job ! yup in 2014 it's a job .