Dress codes / Uniform basics
Uniform Fundamentals
Uniform / Dress
Your issued uniform comes in many variations of wear. When wearing your uniform you must follow what the rest of the squadron is wearing. In order to simplify this, variations of dress are numbered as shown in the images.
Badge and pin placements
The smallest of details like the straightening of pins, name tags or badge placements all add up into making a sharp uniform.
hair standards
Having a proper haircut ensures the cadet to look sharp and well dressed in his her uniform.
Headdress
Along with your haircut, part of the Air Cadet uniform includes properly wearing its headdress.
Heres a quick video on how to wear your wedge!
How to wear your wedge.mov
how to tie a tie
All cadets should know how to tie a tie. Keeping a tie in a flawless arrow shape makes the cadet wearing the uniform aware of its professionalism.
How to tie a tie.mp4how to wear
How to wear your belt
How to wear your belt.movhow to polish boots
Your cadet issued boots are only one part of your uniform that can either make you look amazing or either look sloppy. To look amazing a cadet should have a bit of care in his/her boots by which the staff and NCOs notice by the shininess of your boots.
How to polish your boots
How to lace your boots
How to polish your boots.movHow to lace your boots.movIroning
Ironing your issued pants and dress shirt are all part of making up a uniform up to standards
How to iron your tunic
How to iron your dress shirt
How to iron your pants
How to iron your tunic.movHow to Iron a Dress Shirt.MP4How to iron your pants.mp4Measuring Instructions
Measuring instructions_Cadet_FTU_parents(1).pdfHow to measure yourself.mp4