What do I wear?
Uniform
You
must attend parade nights in your uniform. As a new cadet, until you
are issued with your uniform please attend parade nights in smart
civilian clothes. It will be approximately four weeks before
you are measured and fitted with your ATC uniform, the main elements
of which (trousers or a skirt, shirts, ties, jumpers, brassard and
'JelTex' weatherproof jacket) are supplied free of charge while you
are a member of the Corps. Male cadets will need to provide their
own cadet shoes and black socks and female cadets will need female
cadet shoes, 'Barely Black' 15 denier tights and a hair net. Male
cadets must also have a neat and tidy hair cut.
You will be shown how to wear and look
after your uniform, and should take pride in wearing and keeping
your uniform in good condition. If you leave the squadron you must
return all free issue items of clothing, clean and in good
condition.s
How to iron your
trousers:
-
heat the
iron to a HOT setting
-
place the front crease of one leg onto the ironing
board
-
flatten
the fabric and pull the crease firmly at both ends
-
place a
damp cotton cloth over the crease
-
place
the iron over the damp cloth and press firmly, making sure you
don't let the iron come into contact with the trouser fabric, then
lift the iron and move it to the next section
-
next,
press the front crease on the other trouser leg
-
press the creases on the backs of each trouser
leg
How to iron your
shirt:
-
heat the iron to a MEDIUM
setting
-
iron the inside of the collar,
from the outside in
-
lay the yoke (the section of
shirt which joins the collar to the back) flat on the board, and
iron it
-
iron the sleeve cuffs on the
inside only
-
lay one sleeve at a time on
the ironing board, and make sure that the inside seam is straight.
Iron the crease firmly, spraying it with water if
necessary
-
iron the remainder of the
sleeve, first on the back then on the front, pulling the crease
firmly as you do it
-
unbutton the epaulettes and
iron them
-
lay the back of the shirt flat
on the ironing board and iron it (you'll probably have to move it
at least once to do it)
-
lay the buttoned front of the
shirt flat on the board and iron it
-
lay the buttonholed front of
the shirt flat on the board and iron it
You
should now have a perfectly ironed shirt!
How to shape your
beret:
- immerse the beret first in
hot then in cold water until it's soaked, but don't let the inner
band get wet
- place it on your head and
mould it so that all the spare material ends up pulled down over
your right ear and as flat as possible
- take it off carefully,
making sure that it keeps its shape, and allow it to dry naturally
How to polish your
shoes:
First, you'll need:
- a tin of black shoe
polish (Kiwi Black (not Parade Gloss) or Cherry Blossom)
- a cloth (preferably cotton)
or cotton wool pads
- water
- a lighter or a candle
Wrap the cloth around your
index finger, dip it into the water (don't soak it) and then add a
small amount of shoe polish. Rub the polish onto the shoe in a
circular motion until it's well rubbed in, then repeat until you've
covered the whole shoe. Once you've done that, dip the cloth in
water again and polish the leather, again using a circular motion,
until you've achieved a high shine. If you haven't polished your
shoes before, it may take a few attempts before you get the 'mirror'
shine you're aiming for.
After a while the
polish on your shoes will begin to build up, crack and lose its
shine. If this happens, you'll need to remove the old polish and
start again. Do this by CAREFULLY and GENTLY heating the toecap
using a lighter or a candle, then rubbing away the old polish as it
melts. Continue doing this until you're back to the leather, then
begin to polish them again using the method above.
How to tie a
windsor knot
This is the
regulation knot for tying the black tie, and is quite an easy knot
(once you know how!).
STEP 1
Place the tie around your neck with the narrow end (B) shorter
than the wide end (A) and cross A over B.
STEP 2
Pass A underneath B and bring it up through the loop between the
collar of the shirt and the tie and bring it down to the front.
STEP 3
Pass A underneath B and to the left (with the underside of the
tie facing forwards) and pass it DOWN through the loop between the
collar and tie.
STEP 4
Bring A across the front of B, from the left to the right.
STEP 5
Pass A upwards through the loop.
STEP 6
Bring A forwards and down, and pass it through the knot at the
front.
STEP 7
Tighten the knot with both hands and draw it
up close to the collar
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