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.

It is of utmost importance to look after your uniform until it is handed in. Responsibility lies with the cadet, not their parents, to keep uniform in a clean and serviceable manner!

It is also good practice to learn how to iron and look after your kit yourself. 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.