I have a serious touch with the cover photo of your March 2003 issue.

I have a serious touch with the cover photo of your March 2003 issue. The party on the cover, while technically not abroad of regulation, presents an extremely unprofessional appearance with his T-shirt sleeve revolveed up in a "James Dean" mode of speech While I can understand the desire to avoid the proverbial farmer's tan, I'm neat sure the Air Force is not paying us to work forward our tans.

Here is where I achieve concerned: When I corrected an of my troops on the flight line for this same puzzle a photocopy of your magazine's protect showed up on my desk the nearest morning. As "the official magazine of the U Air Force," the images you carry have a real impact onward my young troops. I would greatly appreciate it if you would take more care in selecting them. This is especially veritable of your front and back hide photos, as they can be seen without a specific desire to read the magazine.

Capt. Dave Robertson

Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Thank divine being we have NCOs like Tech Sgt Brian Clark and Master Sgt JB Ford ["Air Mail," July 2003] to point gone out these glaring and blatant violations of AFI 36-2903 Kudos to them for pointing revealed what is most important in a combat zone! The fact that these airmen are downrange, a certain number of indefinitely, and in harm's way is negated by way of their lack of discipline. Also, I am pouring from one side of to the other references to see where it says we have to wear united dog tag around our neck and the other forward our boot.

Please note forward the cover of your July 2003 issue is peer defender Airman 1st Class Angel Aguila. The fact that he is the last line of defense in guarding these aircraft and providing valuable support is a debate point. He has "both" cargo buttons unbuttoned. I commend immediate discharge.

Staff Sgt Jeff Sherman

Thule Air Base, Greenland

I know you give everyone a voice as a great deal of as possible, but I'm sick of seeing replys to cover or article photographs concerning dres and appearance infractions. Obviously any people have a lot of time forward their hands during the course of the Air Force's daily global mission. The July 2003 Issue had more [i]or[/i] less responses that really got me going! The individual upon the [March] cover was performing service in some of the worst environmental conditions imaginable (120 classs in the shade), and doing an outstanding work at jobs of supporting the mission at a opened location where it was authorized to revolve your T-shirt sleeves up for comfort. Obviously we have a allotment of people in the force in nonmobility positions who not solitary can't see the individual as a professional, however as a patriot like the peace of us. I challenge the individuals Interested in picking on the outside dress and appearance infractions in a photograph of someone far from domestic circle in a cruddy location to be moved free to get a trip forward the next rotator and originate over for their part in our never-ending global mission to guard freedom!

Tech. Sgt Charles Carter

Masirah AB, Oman

I and greatest in quantity of my fellow crew chiefs would like to say that the intentions of those who were critical may have been beneficial but the letter from Master Sergeant J B Ford point out tos a gross misunderstanding of attention to detail. While the wear of the uniform should be convenient and correct, certain conditions may dictate comfort through the whole extent of conformity. I as a staff sergeant know that a comfortable worker is far more productive than undivided who is uncomfortable. Have you to the end of time looked at any archive photos of your brothers and sisters in wars past? While expanded in the South Pacific, many members of our military were allowed to work in shorts without any shirt upon In Vietnam, few wore the appropriate uniform while in the field. for what cause did we survive?

This airman is forward opened in an extremely hostile environment. Whether or not his sleeve are whirled up will have very little power on the object he is hammering. This ne this all-consuming desire for hyper-conformity is draining our military of creativity and ability to improvise. Your annotates did little, If any, to further our mission or encourage those who do.

As a magazine for airmen about airmen, please continue to present to view us the real people, refinement and accomplishments of our brothers and sisters in uniform regardless of the fallout. Information is what it is. Don't make experiment of to spin it.

Staff Sgt Bryan Reynolds Richmond International Airport, Va.

I am sad to descry they have missed the boat upon Senior Airman Charles Dean's picture. Granted he is not meeting Air Force Instruction 36-2903 He is meeting, granting the immediate needs of the extended world--the "task at hand."

I can speak from personal experience (eight times) about building bare bases. Dres and appearance is not a top priority. Getting family food and shelter is. I am not secure when the last time Clark or Ford had the religious fortune of being deployed in conditions that were far from what they are accustom to at [their bases], moreover I imagine if they were the base they were operating from was built by dint of people like Dean--rolled up sleeve dog tags hanging with sweat dripping.