Male Uniform Guidelines

Dear gentlemen (You all look grown-up already!), please take note of the following uniform guidelines when preparing your uniform for training every Saturday.

Beret

1. Beret must be dark blue in colour.
2. No fluff must be present on the beret.
3. No "pigtail" must be seen.
4. Cap badge should be placed slightly to the left, above the left eye, 1 cm above the hemline of the beret.
5. A prominent line should be observed from the right side of the beret. (Season it properly.)
6. Beret should be of a fitting size. Go and purchase another if the size does not fit.
7. Beret should be worn with the hemline parallel to the ground, and ideally 2 cm above the eyebrow.

Hair

1. No hair to be seen coming out of the front, above the eyebrow.
2. Neat, short hair must be kept.
3. Hair must not touch the collar when the head is tilted back.

Accessories and Ornaments

1. No ear accessories are allowed for males.
2. Only religious chains, rings and associated items can be worn without it showing on the outside.
3. We highly discourage you from wearing such items due to safety considerations.

Spectacles

1. Only dark frames are allowed, and no bright (includes yellow, white or any colour that fits into the category) or fanciful designs are allowed.
2. Spectacle hooks and bands should be used.
3. Only clear lenses are allowed. No "transitions" lenses should be used.

Uniform

1. Should be well ironed.
2. White throughout.
3. Colour of the flashes must not be faded or smeared onto the white fabric.
4. Do not bleach the uniform.
5. Inner shirts should not be worn for safety considerations.
6. Buttons on the uniform should all be facing downwards (directly towards the floor)

Collar

1. Must be standing up and ironed.
2. Enrolment badge must have circumference touching the left collar edge, with the arrow pointing in the same direction as the collar.

Top

1. Must be tucked in - a good gauge is to raise your arms. Leave just enough fabric for you to put your hands up at 90 degrees.

Pants and Belt

1. No clips should be observed from the front.
2. The belt should be long enough to be tucked in on the left side.
3. Claws on the buckle should be pointing down and in the right direction.
4. Belt should be white in colour, same as the uniform.
5. The ironing on the pants must be clearly visible, with 2 lines clearly seen both at the front and back of the pants.
6. The buckle must be totally black.
7. If necessary, secure the end of the belt with a hook or press start.

Badges

1. Badges should ideally be in chronological order, from left to right.
2. A maximum of 2 rows is allowed.
3. The total defense badge should be on the "third row", regardless of whether you have one or two rows of badges.
4. Mounting of badges on a white label tag for easy pinning is permitted.
5. Row of badges should be equidistant from the edges of the pocket lines.
6. Badges should not overlap one another, and the circumference of each badge should touch, but not exceed, the pocket line.
7. Badges should be pinned in the right orientation.

Name Tag

1. Name tag should be equidistant from the edge of the pocket lines.
2. Name tag should be your own.
3. Name tag should be centralised with the pocket button.

Socks

1. Only clean, black socks allowed.
2. Ideally, no brand names should be shown / obvious.
3. No ankle socks are allowed.

Boots

1. Whole boot should be polished, not just the tip.
2. The boot should have a hemline at the front.
3. The boot should not have any form of metal studs. 
4. Boots should not be cracked.

Have fun! Use this as a checklist while preparing your uniform, it'll give you a peace of mind. :D