How uneducated you sound. By the way, Flight Crew is EXACTLY what the FAA calls a Flight Attendant. Who do you think knows better what they're classified as, them or you? Seems like a no-brainer to me. Who is going to save your behind should something go wrong on the airplane? Do YOU know where all the fire extinguishers are? Do YOU know how to disarm all the doors? Do YOU know where all the emergency medical equipment is and exactly how to use it properly? A flight attendant is there to do FAR more than to open sodas and smile. So you're an enlisted person, so what? Who is charged with the responsibility and duty to handle an unruly and/or violent passenger, another passenger? Nope! A Flight Attendant is just as equipped to diffuse a situation than some passenger feeling his duty to intervene and try to pick a fight. A flight attendant undergoes approximately six days a week of class and psychological screening, for nearly two months before they're even allowed to set foot ON an aircraft to work it. So, the next time you feel so inclined to comment on something you know apparently nothing about, perhaps ask someone.

And by the way, I do not, and have never worked for a commercial airline, and even I know what I'm talking about.

Alan you twit,, now go shake that thand and serve your juice!