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The Sea Cadet Uniform

All cadets, regardless whether they are air, army or sea, are required to wear a uniform. 

As you progress in the program, the way your uniform looks will change. You will be required to maintain every part of your uniform (i.e. ironing shirts and pants, sewing on badges, keeping your whites clean, and polishing your boots) in accordance with the standards.

All of the standards can be found in
CATO 35-01 - Sea Cadet Dress Instructions.

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*You do not have to pay for any parts to your uniform. Once you are sworn in,

it will be issued to you.

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Orders of Dress

In the cadet program, you are required to wear multiple uniforms. Each different version of the uniform is called an Order of Dress.If you ever forget what a specific type of uniform looks like, here are detailed explanations of each one!

C5 - Training Dress

Sea Training Uniform (STU)

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Our Sea Training Uniform (STU) is what we wear most of the time. This order of dress is meant for training purposes. Any time we are completing classroom training, nautical training, seamanship training, or drill we wear our STUs.

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This is what the uniform consists of:​

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· Issued ball cap; or 

· wide brimmed tan summer hat (CSTC only). 

· Blue STU shirt. 

· Black t-shirt. 

· Rank slip-ons. 

· Black trousers and belt. 

· Grey socks. 

· Boots

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You will be issued a nametape which goes on the right side of your chest. You do not wear medals, ribbons, webbing, or gators with this dress at all. If authorized, you are permitted to wear your Boatswains chain or your Coxswain's chain.

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This is what the uniform consists of:​

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  • Seamans Cap with our corps cap tally

  • White gunshirt

  • Black tunic with appropriate badges sewn on

  • Black pants

  • Grey socks

  • Black parade boots

  • Nanetag

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C1 or Ceremonial dress includes:

  • Medals and ribbons

  • Web belt and gators

  • The Coxswain's chain and the Boatswain's Chain which can replace the lanyard

  • Cutlass

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C1 - Ceremonial Dress

C3 - Service Dress

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This is worn during the following occasions:

 

  • Formal services or parades 

  • Guards of Honour 

  • Church services or parades 

  • Funerals 

  • CDs (Ceremony of Divisions) on the first Monday of every month

  • Other occasions as ordered 

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