North West Supplies Ltd. sell to cadets direct, Rank Slides which indicate the rank of the soldier are an essential item and with our value for money slides in DPM OG and Desert, look no further.

Army Officers: Second Lieutenant (2nd LT), Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major General and Lieutenant General. Other Ranks: L Cpl, Cpl, Sgt, SSgt, WO Class Two, WO Second Class, WO First Class.

RAF Officers: PO, FO, FLT LT, SQN LD, WC, Group Captain, Air Commodore. Other ranks, NCO’S: LAC, SAC, JT, CPL, SGT, CHIEF TEC, FLT SGT, WO.

ATC Ranks: Wing Commander, Squadron Leader, Flight Lieutenant, Flying Officer, Pilot Officer. Adult Warrant Officer, Civilian Instructor. Non Commissioned Officers: Cadet Warrant Officer, Flight Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal.

CCF Ranks are similar to ATC ranks with the exception of no AWO or CI and inclusion of Senior Cadet, Leading Cadet and 1st Class Cadet.

When the RAF or Army wear CS95 combat dress (also known in the Army as No8 Dress), the 'rank slide' is worn on the centre of the chest, rather than on the shoulder. These Slides are removable in order that they can be placed on different outfits and also remove the Slides from the items prior to washing. Army Officer’s ranks are indicated by an arrangement of Pips, Crowns and Swords. Other Ranks (ORs) from Lance Corporal to Sergeant are indicated by stripes and Staff Sergeant has three stripes and a crown, Warrant Officers (WO) is various crowns according to the class. RAF Officer’s ranks are indicated by a number of thin and thick stripes.

Rank Slides are either DPM (Disruptive Pattern Material) woodland or desert. This is used to aid camouflage when out in the field, be it in grasslands, forest or desert. OG (Olive Green also known as Olive Drab) is used on the Olive green Shirts not necessarily used for camouflage.

RAF (Royal Air Force) Cadets and soldiers also wear Composite Rank Slides in Wedgewood Blue and Jumper Blue as well as the Camo versions. Composite slides are usually worn on the epaulettes of shirts and jumpers, raincoats and overcoats. The VR(T) wear a gold pin through the centre of these slides. The VRT pin has a butterfly clip backing and is a good quality value for money item. Another form of the smaller slide is the Silver on Blue used by NCO’s.

Miniature Medals are all available, medals are not held in stock and are ordered by request and usually take no longer than seven days. The more popular Golden Jubilee and the Cadet Force Miniature Medal is held in stock. Full Size Medals are also available. Please call for prices and availability of these items and any other brevets that maybe required.

Name Tags are available in sets of six, although maybe purchased in any quantity by prior arrangement; prices will be adjusted to reflect the number of nametapes that are required. Name tapes would normally have a maximum of nine letters, however again by prior arrangement this can be extended.