Cadets Information

Boots are black and should have black round laces. The whole boot should be polished, but the toecap and heel should be bulled to a mirror shine.

To bull boots to a mirror shine, get a duster, dampen one corner, rub a small amount of polish onto the damp corner and rub the polish into the boot in tiny circles until it starts to shine. For the top coat, cotton wool may be used instead of a duster. The best polish to use is an oil based one such as Kiwi black or Kiwi Parade Gloss.

Shoes are black with black round laces, and should be bulled to a mirror shine all over, not just toecaps and heels.

See above for details on how best to bull shoes and boots.

Socks should be black or navy blue.

Tights should be 10-20 denier black.

Number 4's trousers are navy blue with a zip fly and flap which is fastened by hook and eye fasteners at the top. The waistband can be resized by fittings at the sides.

The trousers should have one crease running down the front of each leg, and one down the back of each leg.

Number 1's trousers are black serge with a zip fly and bell bottoms. There are also belt loops on the waistband.

The bell-bottoms should have aone crease down the front of each leg and one down the back of each leg. No horizontal creases should be pressed.

The female number 1's skirt is black serge with a zip fastening at the side. The skirt should extend to the knees.

The number 4's shirt is blue cotton with two pockets on the front and epaulettes on the shoulders fastened by a button.

When not wearing a jersey over the top, the sleeves should be rolled up neatly to the elbow, each with a crease down th centre.

The top button should be left undone.

A white 1" piece of cloth is sewn over the right pocket, on which the cadets surname is printed or written.

The cadet's rate slides should be worn on the epaulettes.

The white front is a short sleeved white cotton shirt with blue trimi aroound the square neck.

The white front should be ironed flat.

Leading and PO Cadets may wear a white badge with their rate insignia in blue on their left sleeve.

The female number 1's shirt is a white cotton shirt with epaulettes and should be worn with the top button done up and a black tie, tied with a Windsor knot.

There should be a crease running down the centre of each sleeve.

The cadets rate slides should be worn on the epaulettes.

The seaman's jersey is navy blue, wool, with re-inforced shoulder and elbow patches, and epaulettes fastened with velcro.

Creases should not be ironed into the jersey, and the cadet's rate slides should be worn on the epaulettes.

Jerseys are only worn between 1st October and 1st May unless specified otherwise by the officer in charge.

The number 1's jumper is black serge with a zip fastening up the front and a black collar attached.

Badges may be worn on the jumper in the following places:

1. SCC Flashes 1" from the shoulder on both sleeves.
2. Rate badge above good conduct stripes, half way between elbow and shoulder on the left sleeve.
3. Up to two water-borne proficiencies, worn above each other with a 1cm gap, 1cm above the left cuff.
4. Up to two non water-borne proficiences, worn above each other with a 1cm gap, 1cm above the right cuff. A DofE badge may be worn above two other badges if held.
5. Up to one specialisation badge, worn half way between elbow and shoulder on the right sleeve.

The blue collar, with three white stripes as trim, is worn over the fixed black collar and should have three creases ironed into the back, the centre crease should go outwards and the two on either side should go inwards

The larger loop of the lanyard is worn over the head and under the collar(s) of the jumper or jacket.

Male cadets and females in square rig should ensure that the lanyard forms a Y shape with the knot in front. The remaining lanyard should be taken and a loop formed which hangs outside the jumper. Any excess is put in the inside pocket of the jumper.

Female cadets in jackets should wear the lanyard in a T shape, coming from the indentations in the collar, with the knot in the centre and the remainder tucked into the inside pocket of the jacket. The lanyard should not be pulled too tight as this pulls the collar up ('flying').

Male cadets and female cadets in square rig should fasten the loop of the lanyard with black tapes, tied in a bow across the front of the jumper, with the ends left to hang down, but cut in a swallowtail.

The female number 1's jacket is black serge, double breasted and fastened with 6 black buttons.

Badges may be worn in the same positions as on the male jumper.

The navy beret is worn with the band about 1cm aboove the eyebrows and the excess cloth pulled over to the right.

The SCC crest beret badge should be worn over the left eye.

The beret is only worn with number 4's uniform

The white cap has a white plastic top with a black band below. Round the band is tied a black cap tally with the unit's name or TS name in gold. The bow should be to the left and the name should be centralised.