] Beards are out. So are jeans and athletic shoes. Suit
] coats are in, even on the steamiest summer days.
]
] That dress code, imposed by the Department of Homeland
] Security, makes federal air marshals uneasy -- and
] not just because casual clothes are more comfortable in
] cramped airline seats. The marshals fear that their
] appearance makes it easier for terrorists to identify
] them, according to a professional group representing more
] than 1,300 air marshals.

[ Fucking retarded. This better be a cover for the fact that there are a shitload other Air Marshals who *don't* have a dress code. Because if they're compromising everyone's safety because "the airline industry complained that air marshals' attire was too casual," a whole bunch of people need to be fired. Start with this guy :

"In order to gain respect in a situation, you must be attired to gain respect," Mr. Adams said in an interview. If air marshals were allowed to be too casual in their dress, he added, "they probably would not gain the respect of passengers if a situation were to occur."

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Air Marshals Say Dress Code Makes Them Stand Out