As a "Military" youth organisation we have rules and regulations that are slightly stricter in places than the average youth club. So once a cadet joins they will be issued with a uniform and expected to maintain it to a high standard.
For most youngsters this is the first time that they will have ever used an iron let alone shoe polish!! As part of a cadets initial training, they will be taught some of the basics of how to keep the uniform correct. These include: Ironing Beret shaping and moulding Shoe Polishing

An emphasis is also placed on the Cadet taking responsibility for the standard of their own appearance, and they are expected to keep to quite tight guidelines as shown below:

Dress regulations - Inspection details

JERSEY NO.2 HD Round or ‘V’ neck pattern. The jersey should be clean and of a resonable fit.

BERET The beret is to be worn so that the band is horizontal round the head, 25mm above the eyebrows, loose materail down to the right so that the badge is clearly displayed in a position vertically above the left eye.

SHIRT 'Working' The collar ironed and worn outside the jersey, top button undone, no tie.

TROUSERS 'NO.2' Trousers are to be worti with supporting belt (not seen), they are to be clean and pressed.

FOOT WEAR Boots or Shoes, black, laced and worn with black socks. To be polished, laced straight across and neatly fastened.

BRASSARD Worn on the right upper arm, identification badge located centrally 6mm from the top with the distinguishing badge immediatley below. Other badges Classification, Bandsman, Marksman or NRA Cadet One Hundred to be correctly spaced.

OTHER BADGES Rank badges on eppaulettes, staff cadet lanyard worn around the left shoulder, buttoned centrally on the bottom line of the patch and when this is worn no other classification badge is to be worn on the brassard. Flying scholarship, cadet navigators and gliding badges are to be worn on the left patch.

STABLE BELT The stable belt is not to be worn over the Jersey or with greens or DPMs. It can be worn under the jersey and will only be seen when in shirt sleeve order.

SHIRT SLEEVE ORDER In summer, shirt sleeve order may be worn for which the inspection details are: Top button of the work shirt undone sleeves rolled up neatly above the elbows. No tie unless wearing a wedgewood blue shirt. Rank tapes on eppaulettes Brassard with appropriate badges Is worn. Staff cadet Layard is worn buttoned to the left breast pocket of the shirt. Flying,gliding and D of E badges are not worn. Stable belt may be worn - private purchase only. (CO's discretion)

CLEANLINESS The hands, face, ears and neck are to be clean. Finger nails clipped and clean.

HAIR The hair of the head is to be clean and cut to Queens Regulation length.

SHAVING Personnel who need to shave should be properly shaved, beards and whiskers are not to be worn. If a moustache is worn, the upper lip is to be entirely unshaven