Originally Posted by
fjruple
I use to carry two spare sets of glasses with me just in case. When they issued the conventional arms BCGs, we would buy a safety band that fitted to the glasses to keep them from falling off. Later they would issue the BCGs with arms with a wire rim that would go securely behind the ears to keep the glasses from falling off. I still could not pick up any girls with those glasses. After basic and advanced training, I ordered several pairs of Randolph Aviators and had prescription lens made for them. Then the girls always thought I was a military pilot and would go out with me!! LOL