Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets??

Ok, so here you are, a Japanese kamikaze pilot on your way to a suicide mission, ready to die for your country, but wait a minute… lets put a helmet on, just in case. That makes no sense whatsoever, lets take into consideation the fact that they are not real helmets, they were a kind of leather caps that covered the ears, so they didn’t really protect you from bruises, so maybe it was just for them to look more dashing in a uniform? Then, if you pumped your head in the crash, you would... die? Wasn't that the point in the first place?

Anyways, it isn’t as ridiculous as the ALCOHOL SWAB BEFORE THEY APPLY THE LETHAL INJECTION, now that is just a really funny way to waste alcohol, just in case you get a last minute infection!!!! Before they apply an injection that will kill you anyways,  it just seems ironic. Just one more way USA shows you they do care! :D