HONG KONG AIR CADET CORPS Headquarters Guidelines for the ...

A005/599 re-amended

HONG KONG AIR CADET CORPS
Headquarters

Guidelines for the wearing of uniform – Cadet Members

A. Forms of Uniform Dress – Cadet Members

1. No 1 Service Dress

(a) Clothing

(Male Cadets) Service Dress (SD) cap, SD tunic and trousers with belt blue-grey,
wedgewood blue shirt, black tie, black socks, black laced shoes with toe-cap
(DMS sole) or black laced high-leg combat boots. White gloves and white
ceremonial belt may be worn when appropriate.

(Female Cadets) Service Dress (SD) cap, SD tunic and skirt, wedgewood blue
shirt, black tie, neutral coloured pantyhose, black laced shoes. When ordered,
the following items may be worn: white gloves and white ceremonial belt;
slacks with belt blue-grey, black socks and black laced shoes.

(b) Occasions for Wear For ceremonial and formal occasions all year round as
directed by HQ HKACC. Not to be worn for normal working occasions.

2. No 2A Routine Working Dress

(a) Clothing

(Male Cadets) Field service cap (or optionally dark blue beret), jersey
blue-grey, armlet blue-grey, SD trousers with belt blue-grey, wedgewood blue
shirt, black tie, black socks, black laced shoes with toe-cap (DMS sole) or
black laced high-leg combat boots. White gloves, white ceremonial belt, foul
weather jacket, HKACC leather flight jacket or dark blue L2B flight jacket
may be worn when needed for warmth or when appropriate.

(Female Cadets) No 2 Dress cap (a.k.a "pillbox" cap) (or optionally dark blue
beret), jersey blue-grey, armlet blue-grey, SD skirt, wedgewood blue shirt
and black tie, neutral coloured pantyhose, black laced shoes. White gloves,
white ceremonial belt, foul weather jacket, HKACC leather flight jacket or

dark blue L2B flight jacket may be worn when needed for warmth or when
appropriate. Slacks with belt blue-grey, black socks and black laced shoes
may be worn on occasions when the wearing of skirt is inconvenient.

(b) Occasions for Wear For routine wear in winter.

3. No 2B Routine Working Dress

(a) Clothing

(Male Cadets) Field service cap (or optionally dark blue beret), SD trousers
with belt blue-grey or optionally stable belt, wedgewood blue shirt and black
tie (or optionally short sleeved wedgewood blue shirt), armlet blue-grey,
black socks, black laced shoes with toe-cap (DMS sole) or black laced high-leg
combat boots. White gloves, white ceremonial belt, foul weather jacket,
HKACC leather flight jacket or dark blue L2B flight jacket may be worn when
appropriate.

(Female Cadets) No 2 Dress cap (a.k.a "pillbox" cap) (or optionally dark blue
beret), SD skirt (optionally with reduced width stable belt or purse belt),
wedgewood blue shirt and black tie (or optionally short sleeved wedgewood
blue shirt), armlet blue-grey, neutral coloured pantyhose, black laced shoes.
White gloves, white ceremonial belt, foul weather jacket, HKACC leather
flight jacket or dark blue L2B flight jacket may be worn when appropriate.
Slacks with belt blue-grey (or optionally reduced width stable belt or purse
belt), black socks and black laced shoes may be worn on occasions when the
wearing of skirt is inconvenient.

(b) Occasions for Wear For routine wear all year round.

4. No 3A Field Dress

(a) Clothing Dark blue beret, grey field dress shirt and trousers with belt
blue-grey, jersey blue-grey, armlet blue-grey, black socks, black laced
high-leg combat boots. Foul weather jacket may be worn when appropriate.

(b) Occasions for Wear For wear in winter when engaging in field activities .

5. No 3B Field Dress (Summer)

(a) Clothing Dark blue beret, grey field dress shirt and trousers with belt
blue-grey, armlet blue-grey, black socks, black laced high-leg combat boots.
Foul weather jacket may be worn when appropriate.

(b) Occasions for Wear For wear all year round when engaging in field
activities.

B. Wearing of Uniform

Cadets are entitled to wear HKACC uniform only when attending Corps
activities or when specially authorised to do so.

C. Standard of Uniform

The introduction or sanctioning of any deviation from the authorised pattern
of uniforms, buttons and badges or the wearing of any items not listed in the
appropriate forms of uniform are forbidden.

1 May 1999
amended 1 April 2003
re-amended 1 January 2005