Editing Officer cadet (section)

==== Rank insignia ====
[[File:RAF-OC-SO.png|thumb|upright|Rank insignia for Royal Air Force officer cadet (service dress)]]
Royal Air Force officer cadets wear differing rank tabs displaying each term. No red band is on the rank tab during the first 10-week term at RAF College Cranwell, a single red band is adopted in term two. Two red bands are worn in term three.

On the service dress and mess dress uniforms, RAF officer cadets wear the braid of the rank they will hold on graduation. However, [[gorget]] patches (rectangular white tabs with one triangular end) are worn on both lapels. The only exception to this is the female mess dress, where they are worn on the sleeve. The only other distinctive identifiers are on headdress – a white patch on the beret behind the badge. The [[cap badge]] is the same as that worn by a commissioned officer (between the ranks of pilot officer and [[group captain]]), but with a white band around the cap. This band is removed on graduation.

A blue band on the white background is also used to denote officer cadets of the University Air Squadrons (UASs) who are receiving Bursaries from the Royal Air Force. UAS cadets who are not in receipt of scholarships wear just the {{convert|1|in|mm|adj=on}} white band with no coloured band. UAS officer cadets wear airmen's headdress with a white band.