Your uniform is government property. When you joined cadets your parents signed your enrollment form. By signing the enrollment form your parents have taken responsibility for all parts of your uniform. As a result, you are responsible for the maintenance of your uniform. You should follow these simple rules :
  • Avoid leaving your uniform(s) lying around.
  • Mark your name in every piece of your uniform.
  • Return damaged or poorly fitting parts of your uniform to your squadron supply and get new parts.
  • Be sure that any parts of your uniform that you return are signed off when you return them. You have a right to insist on this, even to an officer or senior cadet.
  • You must return your uniform promptly in the event you leave or age out of the Cadet Program or Squadron.

Air Cadet Headdress
All cadets will wear a garrison cap (wedge) while in DEU uniform. You wear your wedge evenly on your head. The forward edge is to be 2.5 cm (Roughly two fingers) above the line of your eyebrows. The peak of the wedge may be pulled to the right side (cap badge upwards).
Any hair hanging down on your forehead should be tucked under your wedge while in uniform.

During cold weather training, the cadet toque (beanie) may be worn in lieu of the wedge. The cadet toque may be worn with civilian clothing during squadron field exercises. The cadet toque is worn with "CADET" centered on the forehead.

Laundering, Ironing, and Dry Cleaning
Your provided uniforms are machine washable and require ironing.
When ironing your pants and tunic you should use a pressing cloth. A pressing cloth may be a towel, a pillow case, or another piece of cloth. The pressing cloth will prevent your tunic and pants becoming shiny due to ironing. You should also use a pressing cloth when ironing your necktie. The creases in your trousers/slacks sharpen by use of a moist pressing cloth or wetting the crease itself.

Trousers (Pants)
Your dress uniform trousers should be well pressed. Creases should be sharp but take care to avoid double creases (Called railroad tracks). Creases go up the front center of each pant leg and extend to the waist, inside the first belt-loops. Rear creases extend up the center of each pantleg and meet in the back at the waistband, forming an upside-down "V".
The trouser hem should reach the second (2nd) lace from the bottom of the boots.
Trousers fit when the waist, crotch, and hips are comfortable. The cuffs should be long enough to conceal your socks and the top of your boots, hang straight, and do not bunch up on top of your boots.

Shirt
Your shirt should be neatly pressed when worn. The only crease in the shirt should be down the center of each arm beginning at the center of each epaulet. IT may be helpful to starch the collar of the shirt to prevent it from becoming limp. Shirts are worn with a rank slip-on on each epaulet

Socks
You will wear the gray wool socks, which are issued to by the cadet squadron. If you are allergic to the material in the socks, you may wear other socks made of a suitable material and colour. Another option is to place sport socks under your issued gray socks.

3-seasons over-coat (PARKA)
Your overcoat may be worn when the weather requires it. Overcoats have removable liners so that they may be worn during warm and cold climates. Cadet rank slip-ons will be worn on the epaulets of the cadet overcoat.

Your overcoat is to be kept buttoned (excluding the top button) whenever it is worn. The liner may be worn by itself. This coat should always be worn to and from cadet activities as it forms part of your uniform (Weather dependent). You are not to wear a "civilian" fall/winter coat with your uniform unless you have yet to be issued a Cadet Parka.

Tunic and Insignia
When wearing the tunic, you will always keep all pockets buttoned. Be sure all front closure buttons (except the top one) are also fastened. Replacement buttons can be obtained from the Supply Officer. You should keep your tunic wrinkle free however, it should not have any creases.
Be sure your belt is even with no twists. The silver buckle of your tunic is to be centered. The pockets of your tunic should not bulge. A tunic fits correctly if it is not to loose or tight, the cuffs should cover the wrist, and not the bottom hem just touches your fingertips when you hold your arm down and lightly close your hand.
Insignia shall be positioned as shown in the diagrams found at the redirect button at the bottom of the page. Insignia must be sewn neatly with matching color threat. Do not use glue. The nametag is worn centered above the right pocket with the bottom of the nametag just touching the top of the pocket.

Uniform Visual & Step Assistance

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