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Curriculum on The Cadet Corps Uniform

“Class A Uniform”

Class A Uniform Agenda

• C1. Class A Uniform

CLASS A UNIFORM

• C1. Wear the Class A Uniform to standard.

Class A Uniform

• Known as Black Service Uniform or

Class A

• Worn mainly by Cadet officers &

color guard members

• Authorized for all Cadets if

funding available

• CR 1-8, Chapter 3
• Crease on pants below pockets
• No crease on coat sleeves

Headgear

• May wear garrison cap, red or

black beret (when authorized)

• Cadet Field Grade Officers

(C/MAJ thru C/COL) may wear service cap

Garrison cap Berets Service cap

Rank Insignia

• Shoulder marks worn on

epaulets

 Cadet Officer include embroidered rank & DUI

• Metal insignia (rank & DUI)

worn on epaulet

• Cadets in leadership positions

wear gold (Cadet officer) or blue (NCO) leader identification tabs when wearing metal insignia

• CR 1-8, Chapter 9

Collar & Lapel Insignia

• CAL insignia

 Highly shined  Centered 5/8” above notch

• n both collars
• CACC Collar Insignia

 Highly shined  On lapels, 1-1/4” below CAL insignia

Nameplate & Ribbons

Unit awards

• Above right

pocket flap

• Centered

Black nameplate

• Last name
• On right pocket

flap just below seam

• Centered

Ribbons

• Worn in correct order
• Darker color to

wearer’s right

• Rows 3- or 4-ribbons

wide (all the same) w/fewer on top row

• No space between

rows

Honor Bars, Medals & Qualification Badges

• Honor Bars → 1/8” above ribbons
• In order of precedence (Ref: CR 1-1)
• Medals → upper left pocket flap
• In order of precedence (Ref: CR 1-1)
• Max → 8 medals or qualification badges
• Don’t wear ribbon/medal for same award

→ One or the other

• Qualification badges → lower precedence

than medals

• See CR 1-8, Ch 10

Badges

• Skill Badges

– Left pocket – Above ribbons & honor bars – In order of precedence:

• Medic
• Mountaineering
• Cyber
• Law

Enforcement

• Drill Instructor

Badge

– Right pocket – If Brigade Affiliation Badge

• Both centered
• n pocket
• ½” between

Neck Tie

• Standard military pattern
• Black polyester
• Unisex
• Windsor, half-Windsor, or

four-in-hand knot

• No shorter than 2” above

top of belt buckle

• Does not extend past

bottom of the belt buckle

Bow Tie

• Unisex
• Black
• In lieu of necktie

Neck Tab

• Female Cadets only
• Black
• In lieu of necktie

Check on Learning

• 1. T/F: Female Cadets may wear the neck tie,

bow tie, or neck tab with the Class A uniform.

• 2. Where should there be creases on the

Black Service uniform?

• 3. Describe how Unit awards are worn.
• 4. Describe how medals are worn.