Uniforms.

Uniform 

For ceremonial and regular training events, uniform items are provided to all air cadets. The cadet receives uniforms free of charge. The issued kit must be kept clean, maintained, and returned by cadets when they are no longer cadets. 

Distinctive Elemental Uniform (DEU) 

It is utilized on formal and ceremonial occasions and is also known as the C1. All air cadets are provided with a black necktie, blue trousers, a black web belt with a silver-brass buckle, grey wool socks, polishable black leather boots, a blue wedge, a blue jacket (tunic) with a belt, and a short-sleeved sky blue collared shirt. Along with slip-on ranks and stand-alone rank insignia sewn onto the tunic, cadets are also given a plastic name tag bearing their last name.

The DEU comes with several approved accessories, such as a white nylon belt, a white lanyard, and white cotton gloves. These are given to the cadets who hold prominent "parade positions" on parade nights. The standard-issue fabric tunic belt is replaced with a white nylon belt, and the white lanyard is worn around the left shoulder. The Canadian Armed Forces insignia is stamped on a gold-brass buckle that is attached to the white nylon belt. These decorations are worn with the DEU by cadets who have received medals or other awards from the cadet program.  

The standard-issue wedge cap may be replaced with a turban for cadets whose religious beliefs necessitate alterations to the uniform, such as those of the Sikh faith. 

Highland Dress 

The special order of dress known as "Halloween dress" is only worn by cadets who play in their squadron's pipe band. A kilt woven with the air cadet tartan, two sporrans (one leather, one hair), hose tops, white spats, and a Glengarry headdress is provided to pipe band players. A sgian-dubh, a leopard skin worn on the front of the uniform like an apron, and a drum major's sash are some of the accessories that go with the highland dress. Only Pipe Majors are permitted to carry the sgian-dubh, and only bass and tenor drummers are permitted to wear the leopard skin. 

Field Training Uniform (FTU) 

Cadets wear an olive green tunic, olive green pants, black multipurpose boots, and an Air Force blue beret or side cap, depending on their squadron, with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets badge sewn on it as part of their daily training attire (Field Training Uniform, or FTU). The FTU pants are worn with the DEU's black web belt. Additionally, cadets may receive an olive green name tape that is sewn onto the FTU tunic and features their last name in dark blue lettering akin to that of the Canadian Armed Forces. 

Cold weather uniform items 

Cadets will receive a variety of uniform items, such as a blue toque, black winter gloves, and an all-season coat, to wear in cold weather. These items may be worn by cadets "when weather conditions dictate" Both an outer coat and a liner are included with the all-season coat. 

Numbered orders of dress 

The numbered orders of dress are followed when wearing any part of the cadet uniform. Cold weather uniform items can be worn with any order of dress.