Genuine RAF/Air Cadet Issue Blue Grey Beret

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Both your Working and Wedgwood blue shirts should be cleaned and well ironed at all times, with a single crease in the sleeves. They are also used as presentations to serving soldiers for promotions, retirements or event awards. I think that having my own beret and being able to keep it as a memento after leaving the Cadet Force would mean a lot to me.

By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.Inside the box the statue will be protected with bubble wrap and special foam bags to minimise the chance of damage in transit. To do the welts take an old toothbrush and rub it into the polish so that there is a generous amount of polish on the toothbrush, and rub this onto the welts. I quite like the look of them and all the RAF officers I’ve talked to were all pro-chip bag hats because of the convenience. I have two berets myself, a silk one with sewn badge, but it doesn’t fit my hair if I don’t get my hair cut dead on every four weeks.

When ironing your trousers, make sure you go over the same creases, so you do not create new ones so that it forms ‘tram lines’. On the bronze statues the plate is jewellers brass and the pewter/ silver statues have a nickel silver plate.Packages to Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands and BFPO addresses are sent by First Class Royal Mail or International Parcel Force unless otherwise specified. Welts should be free of dust, and the shoe must not be ‘cross laced’ Female shoes should be bulled at the front of the shoe and polished to a good shine on the body. If you get into the habit of getting parents, grandparents or anybody else to look after it for you, when you go away on activities, you will find that you cannot look after your own kit, and so will score very low on inspections. The beret is made from 100% wool with a genuine leather headband and can be fitted and shaped to your requirements.

If your jumper starts to get ‘fluffy’ due to washing, then remove the fluff with a razor (taking care not to rip the jumper) or a de-fuzzer. To iron the jumper you need to turn the temperature down on your iron and lightly run over it the jumpers surface to remove any bad creases. Girls may wear discreet makeup and one simple gold stud on each ear if their ears are already pierced. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. The brassard will need to be iron so there are no creases, but the temperate will need to be turned down on your iron so that it doesn’t melt.Our Royal Air Force Officers Beret are all manufactured to meet and exceed current UK MoD specifications. The beret looks and feels good and shaped really easily; and the badge has no backing but is very neatly sewn. Females need to arrange their ‘hair in a manner which permits the uniform headdress to be worn correctly’. No hair is allowed to stick out the front of the beret and is not allowed to touch the collar on the shirt. Take the brush you are going to use to put the polish on, and dip it into the polish, then rub this all over the shoe so that the shoe goes a dull matt black.

uniform the sleeves need to be folded up to above the elbows, with each fold roughly two inches wide. A good way to get better creases is to put a little bit of dry soap along the creases on the inside of the trouser leg. But they are the officer type designed for the sew on badge so you’ll need to make holes for the RAF badge. You would need the cardboard backing bit out of a standard beret and you have to open the lining and cut some holes to get the badge in. Our approved All Arms (Ammo) small crown beret is made of 100% wool, banded with soft black leather with draw string and bow and comes with a mid-blue coloured silk lining.In between each hot and cold cycle put the beret on your head, holding the badge and pulling the excel material towards your right ear. Uniform is issued to cadets on a temporary basis: it belongs to the Royal Air Force throughout the time that you loan it, which is until you hand it back in at the end of your cadet career, or when you outgrow it. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.