Uniform
Maintenance
Resources
Boot Polishing & Maintenance
Credit to The Elegant Oxford for this fantastic demonstration of how to get a mirror shine!
Credit to some former cadets of
609 Steveston Squadron, who put together a series of videos
called "Mad Skills".
In this episode of "Mad Skills",
the former cadets of 609 Squadron teach you how to lace your
parade boots.
Dress Uniform
Credit to former sergants Letourneau, Broddy, Tang, and Sanchez for this video.
(Squadron unknown)
Timeline
Ironing Pants 0:28
Ironing Dress Shirt 2:15
Ironing Tunic 3:38
Boot Polishing & Lacing 4:10
Badges 7:03
(note some badges have changed)
Name Tag & Pins 9:19
Badges Important Note! 10:16
Hair 10:34
Tie 13:24
Pants Belt 14:20
Wedge 14:45
Note about tie and blue belt 15:27
Makeup and Accessories 15:55
Credit to Captain Yee and 132 Spitfire Squadron for this video on sewing.
Back over to our 609 Steveston team for another "Mad Skills" video, this time on tying your tie.
Field Training Uniform
Credit to the youtube channel
How 2 Cadet for this video on how to properly form the beret.
Credit for this video on how to wear your FTU goes to a unit that has a name very similar to ours, 102 Barrie Silver Fox in Ontario.
Also from 102 Barrie Silver Fox Squadron comes this video on lacing boots.
(Start at 3:47 for the FTU boots)
Hair
Credit for these 3 videos on
how to make a bun goes to
WO1 (Ret) Daniella Burke
of Cyclone Squadron
If there are uniform tips that you don't see on this page that you would like to know about, please let the
squadron staff know and we can seek out new videos or put together our own!