Different Uniforms...
Over the course of your cadet career with the Halifax Rifles, you will be issued three uniforms. These uniforms have different names that dictate what parts of it are worn or when. Hopefully this page will clear up any confusion that can occur when navigating the uniforms of our program.
Dress Uniform
Field Training Uniform
aka Dark Green / C* / DEU
aka Combats / ODs (Olive Drab)
Blues
Orders of Dress...
Blues
We are the only army cadet corps in Nova Scotia to wear blues. It's a traditional dress of the armoured branch.
Blues are worn by senior cadets or cadets designated with ceremonial tasking on special occasions such as COs parades, ACR's, and community events.
Cadets only wear ranks, medals and wings on this uniform. No other earned badges are worn.
A web belt is worn with the blues.
A crossbelt is worn with the blues for Sergeants and above, the crossbelt is passed under the chain mail on the left shoulder.
For mess dinner occasions no web belt will be worn.
Dress Uniform: C1
This is the primary uniform issued to cadets, and the uniform that most identifies them in the community. Every army cadet in Canada is issued one of these uniforms to wear with pride.
Sergeants and up will also wear crossbelts and web belts with this order of dress.
Jr NCO's wear web belts with this dress as ordered/issued.
MCPLs and up will wear a black lanyard on the right shoulder.
Dress Uniform: C2
This is the primary uniform issued to cadets, and the uniform that most identifies them in the community. Every army cadet in Canada is issued one of these uniforms to wear with pride.
Rifles always wear ties with their tunic. So C2 will always be tie, not open necked.
Sgts and up will also wear crossbelts and web belts with this order of dress.
Jr NCO's wear web belts with this dress as ordered/issued.
MCPLs and up will wear a black lanyard on the right shoulder.
Dress Uniform: C2A
This is the primary uniform issued to cadets, and the uniform that most identifies them in the community. Every army cadet in Canada is issued one of these uniforms to wear with pride.
Crossbelt worn for formal parades only.
No web belt will be worn with this order of dress, unless on flag party.
Field Training Uniform
