During the Reagan years being in uniform got me into first class quite a few times.
The days of flying was easier when food was free, peanuts were endless, and unlimited booze was free, and if they really like you they would let you sit for awhile in the cockpit during the flight.
yep! those were the days! the stewardesses were also smoking hot then
Not to speak of actual food with real silverware [SS anyway] and cloth napkins.