Here's your CATO on the Field Training Uniform (FTU):
Yellow text is information added by yours truly
CATO 46-10
AUTHORIZED UNIFORMS
...
12. RCAC Field Training Uniform (RCAC
FTU). Army Cadets that possess an authorized
FTU are authorized to wear it when:
a. participating in authorized field
training at the corps or at the CSTC;
b. participating in authorized activities at
the corps or at the CSTC where the
wear of the FTU will prevent the user
from damaging personal civilian
clothing or the dress uniform
(eg: cleaning up of training facilities and equipment); and
c. undergoing CSTC training or acting as
staff cadet at a CSTC, in a position
that requires the wear of the FTU. The
FTU will be provided to cadets that
are authorized to wear it during CSTC
training.
13. Orders of dress for the FTU are described
at Annex A. Only two uniforms are authorized
as RCAC FTU:
a. the OG107 olive green field uniform,
as scaled in CFS-8 D08-111; and
b. the “Cadet Field Uniform” available
for procurement through the website
of the Army Cadet League of Canada. Also called CADETPAT, looks like MARPAT
14. The FTU may not be worn in public when
traveling to and from meeting facilities. When
authorized to wear the FTU, cadets shall change
into the FTU on location and change back
before returning home. The FTU is NOT an
authorized parade uniform.
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17. Civilian camouflage-pattern clothing.
Cadets are allowed to wear civilian field
camouflage-pattern clothing or field uniforms
from other countries during the authorized field
training activities. The Army Cadet headdress
and rank insignias shall not be worn with
civilian clothing or with field uniforms from
other countries.
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28. Combat boots. Only to be worn with the
field uniforms.
These are
THE rules. Nobody can change these or order/direct people against them. Only where it says local unit CO or CSTC CO may change at their discretion, does your CO or CSTC CO have the ability to say "No, today you will do
this instead."
In the field, it all comes down to common sense and what you're directed to do/wear. If it's winter and it's cold, wear a toque. If summer and really hot, wear the wide-brimmed bush hat. If it's a comfortable temperature and your Chain of Command permits, then you can wear your beret. Back when I was a cadet (well, at least as the Cadet RSM) I had two berets, one I kept at home for Parades and in-garrison training and one I used for field exercises.
As for the CATOs say, the FTU is not a permitted parade uniform, therefore no unit should be using it for regular training nights, but if equipment and such is to be maintained, then the cadets of the unit should be brining the FTU to change into along with the regular parade uniform (which they will arrive in and conduct the opening and closing parade in [and any drill]). #28, also should eliminate that HORRID "garrison dress" that some units and CSTCs use (namely Vernon ACSTC is one that I personally know of) which is the CF Green Shirt with standard trinkets (rank slip ons, nametag, ribbons etc), trousers, with combat boots (trousers bloused over the boots) - not to mention that this "garrison dress" has never been an order of dress, is not permitted, and hasn't even been a CF order of dress. It's hogwash.
X Royal said:
Don't forget this is in the cadet forum and official combats are not generally issued to cadets. Many cadet units wear unofficial combats when in the field.
As for "Talk to the SM then. Dress and deportment is their job." this also does not likely apply to the cadets as there SM has no real authority over dress regs.
All Army cadets as far as I remember are issued OG-107s (some units lack them, and only issue what they have; while some units have very worn out stock and don't issue them at all because they look nasty and aren't practical in their condition, but they still have a supply). All Army CSTCs and NCTCs issue cadets with the FTU. I can't speak for Air and Sea cadets though.
As someone who was once a Cadet SSM/RSM, I was given the "
authority" (I say it lightly because it's not absolute) to ensure all cadets showed up in not only the proper order of dress and were informed by - yours truly - on opening parade if something was out of place or not up to standard. I may not have authority over the Dress Regs (to change them) but for cadets, the CATO Dress Regs are the final word unless it clearly states that Unit CO or CSTC CO has discretion. So all I did was carry around the Dress Regs Chapter of the CATOs and it's ANNEX A (illustrations and details for every single little thing that relates to dress right down to the measurements for trimming moustaches and badge placement) along with my personally created abridged version of the CFP201 and enforced them. EX: During winter, if we had to do anything outside, I'd direct them to remove berets and apply toque.