I recently received combats for cadets but I do not know what else the full uniform requires. I know you have to wear the beret, and buy boots, but do you have to wear a brassard? and I also heard you have to wear a belt? Any help would be appreciated, thanks! Also what kind of boots should I get for combats?
Whichever type of âGreensâ you have in addition to the trousers and shirt you wear a green/brown/black t-shirt under the shirt, your beret, black or brown boots (brown only with MTP) and a belt.
Youâll need proper boots that go above your ankle.
You should also have a âsmockâ for cold weather.
Youâre supposed to wear a âForce Identifierâ and âTRFâ on DPM as well but as I understand it stocks of TRFs are rather low.
Your best bet would be to ask around your squadron and see where they all got their kit because there might be some really good local suppliers that we on here wonât know about.
Hope this helps.
But no brassard.
Thanks, also what is the standard belt i am supposed to buy or does it depends per squadron? Because when I looked for beltâs there was a choice between olive green on one with red and blue?(for DPMâs)
The green one is the standard one.
By blue and red I assume you mean blue and purple which are the colours of the RAF stable belt, you can buy one of those too if you want but itâs entirely optional and your squadron might not allow it.
[size=6][quote=âMRARâ post=25543]the colours of the RAF stable beltâŚ[/quote][/size]
âŚin triform, represent the early creation of the Royal Air Force itself.
The dark navy blue is the colour that stands for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). As a constant mark of respect to the Senior service, this is why the dark navy blue is conventionally always shown first in sequence (to the left) when the triform is used vertically as a fin-flash / pagri chit / medal ribbon / tactical recognition flash (TRF)
Similarly, when the triform is used horizontally as a stable-belt / banner edging / emblem, the dark navy blue is conventionally always shown at the top. Tell a Cadet this once (or indeed an improperly-dressed Airman) and they will never repeat the mistake.
The crimson (or maroon) stands for the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Coloured edge-piping and cuff-knots of that red shade was worn stitched onto the dark-blue walking-out dress of Officers and NCOs of the RFC (nb not on their KDs). It was also the colour of the cords hanging from squadron guidons, flapping in the breeze a hundred years ago today upon field lances, set-out to show the muster points at stand-to.
And presenting itself, between the naval blue and the military crimson, born of these two parent services, there is a thin wedgewood / sky-blue line that is emblematic of Our junior service, The Royal Air Force.
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When I was a cadet and we used to use the old stable belt I always told the junior cadets the way to remember which way is up on the stable belt is the phrase âsky is blue, hell is redâ.
If itâs in dress regs itâs allowed - not down to the Sqn say so
If itâs in dress regs itâs allowed - not down to the Sqn say so[/quote]
Well yes but thatâs not going to stop some people is it? Is it worth getting this seemingly new cadet in trouble over a bit of pedantry?
Iâm pretty sure you can⌠(Taken from dress regs)
âBoots: Black or brown combat style boot (No desert boots allowed)â
(This is for MTP)
Please, no stable belts with combats and no green belts over smocks. It looks utter donk.
I think there was a DIN about not wearing stable belts in field conditions. Apparently the belt adjusters and buckle can cause injuries. But also going over assault courses and throwing yourself on the floor rather hard causes injuries in my experience, so I am awaiting the DIN telling us not to that as well.
When I am in field conditions my comfort is paramount since I am likely to be wearing the same clothing for 18 to 20 hours or more. Stable belts and even green belts/58 pattern belts are uncomfortable after a long time in them. I use a soft, flat Velcro belt I got from Dixieâs years ago to hold my strides up.
AC1358c is adequate reference enoughâŚâbarrack dress onlyâ
my Sqn takes the view that Stable belts worn with DPM/MTP is a good way of âATCingâ the uniform, so youâd do it for things in the public eye like car parking or recruiting/displaying etcâŚ
its not required or practical for sitting in a ditch on Salisbury Plain, so something else is worn.
one would have hoped that these concepts were simple enough to grasp without the need to look at a book to find the answerâŚ
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