Page Last Updated: 30 January 2023
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Measuring Guide
The guide that follows provides instructions, with graphics to ensure measurements are taken correctly and accurately.
Note: In order to properly take measurements, a soft measuring tape is required.
Note: In order to properly take measurements, a soft measuring tape is required.
Height (inches)
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1. Remove shoes.
2. Stand straight with heels together, with your back up against a wall. Make sure your head is touching the wall. 3. Take a flat and rigid tool (example: a wooden ruler is good) and place it flat on the head up against the wall. Make sure the tool is at a 90-degree angle with the wall, and make a mark on the wall with a pencil. 4. Measure in a straight line from the floor to the mark on the wall. |
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head (inches)
1. Measure around the widest point of the head, just above the ears.(Figure 1A & 1B.)
2. The correct measurement is the number that lines up with the edge (or beginning) of the tape (Figures 1B & 1C).
2. The correct measurement is the number that lines up with the edge (or beginning) of the tape (Figures 1B & 1C).
The correct measurement is the number that lines up with the edge of the tape, rounded up to the nearest ¼ inch or 0.5 cm. This person has a head measurement of 23-¾ inches.
chest (inches)
1. Lift the arms, place tape around the chest at the largest part with tape parallel to the floor, place arms down to the sides and take the measurement (Figures 3A & 3B).
Note: The measuring tape should be snug, but not too tight around the body.
Note: The measuring tape should be snug, but not too tight around the body.
Do not estimate measurements. Take this measurement over light clothing.
waist (inches)
(Use one of the two following methods)
METHOD 1 (Preferred method)
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1. Take a pair of trousers that fits you well when fastened (Do not use low rise trousers).
2. Put the trousers flat on a table, waist fastened. 3. Measure the distance from one side seam the other (Figure 4). The measurement you obtain should be multiplied by two (2); this is your waist measurement. |
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METHOD 2
1. This measurement is taken directly against the skin, but you must wear trousers while taking it in order to determine your belt line (Do not use low rise trousers).
2. Wrap the tape around the waist at the belt line, inserting it between the trousers and skin (Figures 4B & 4C). The tape should be snug against the skin, but not tight.
3. The correct measurement is the number that lines up with the edge of the tape.
2. Wrap the tape around the waist at the belt line, inserting it between the trousers and skin (Figures 4B & 4C). The tape should be snug against the skin, but not tight.
3. The correct measurement is the number that lines up with the edge of the tape.
Do not estimate measurements. Do not take the measurement over your pants or belt.
foot (MILLIMETRES)
The FTU boots do not follow common Canadian sizes that you might be used to for civilian shoes. Instead, a system called "mondopoint" is used. Essentially the sizes are based on the length and width of the foot, in millimetres.
If you already have a comfortably fitting parade boot, take this size from the tongue of the boot.
If you don't have a comfortably fitting parade boot, or you would like to confirm the size, use the method outlined belwo:
If you already have a comfortably fitting parade boot, take this size from the tongue of the boot.
If you don't have a comfortably fitting parade boot, or you would like to confirm the size, use the method outlined belwo:
Length
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1. Place a piece of letter paper on the floor, with the short edge touching the wall
2. With your heel against the wall, place one foot on the piece of paper and stand with equal weight on both feet 3. Mark the longest point of your foot, step off the paper and measure from the edge of the paper to the mark. This is your foot length. |
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Width
1. Place a piece of letter paper on the floor, with the long edge touching the wall
2. With the outside of your foot against the wall, stand on the paper with equal weight on both feet
3. Mark the widest point of your foot, step off the paper and measure from the edge of the paper to the mark. This is your foot width.
2. With the outside of your foot against the wall, stand on the paper with equal weight on both feet
3. Mark the widest point of your foot, step off the paper and measure from the edge of the paper to the mark. This is your foot width.
NECK (INCHES)
METHOD 1 (Preferred method)
1. Take a shirt that fits you well when the top button is fastened.
2. Unbutton the shirt, put the shirt flat on a table, with the collar wide open.
3. Measure the distance between the button and the buttonhole (Figures 2A). The measurement you obtained is your neck measurement (Figure 2B).
1. Take a shirt that fits you well when the top button is fastened.
2. Unbutton the shirt, put the shirt flat on a table, with the collar wide open.
3. Measure the distance between the button and the buttonhole (Figures 2A). The measurement you obtained is your neck measurement (Figure 2B).
METHOD 2
1. This measurement is taken against the skin.
2. Wrap a tape around the neck, following the collar line (between the collar and the skin). Take the measurement where the top button would be if it were buttoned up.
3. At the front of the neck, make a “V” (90° angle) by crossing the edge (or beginning) of the tape over the tape length (Figures 2C & 2D).
4. Read the number that lines up with the bottom of the edge of the tape (you should be able to easily insert your finger between the measuring tape and your neck at the front)(Figure 2D).
1. This measurement is taken against the skin.
2. Wrap a tape around the neck, following the collar line (between the collar and the skin). Take the measurement where the top button would be if it were buttoned up.
3. At the front of the neck, make a “V” (90° angle) by crossing the edge (or beginning) of the tape over the tape length (Figures 2C & 2D).
4. Read the number that lines up with the bottom of the edge of the tape (you should be able to easily insert your finger between the measuring tape and your neck at the front)(Figure 2D).
Sizing Guide
The following information provides direction on where to find sizing information on your current uniform
Wedge
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Wedge sizing is a number sometimes followed by a fraction and is denoted by the diameter of the cadet’s head. When the cadet is measured, the circumference of their head is taken. For example, 6 3/8 means the cadet has a head measurement of 20.13 inches.
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Tunic
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The sizes on tunics are a four (4) digit number. The first two (2) digits are the height of the cadet in inches and the second two digits are the cadet’s chest measurement in inches.
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Shirt
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Female
Female dress shirts have the buttons on the left side. Their sizing is denoted by a two (2) digit number followed by a letter (“L”, “M”, or “S”) and is determined using the cadet’s neck and chest measurements. For example, 4M means the cadet has a neck measurement of 12 inches and a chest measurement of 31 inches. Male Male dress shirts have the buttons on the right side. Their sizing is denoted by a two (2) digit number representing the cadet’s neck measurement in inches, therefore nothing can be done about the length if it fits around the neck. For example, 12 1/2 means the cadet has a neck measurement of 12.5 inches. |
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Pants
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Female
Female pants are where it gets different. The sizing for female pants is done the same way as for male pants, but includes a hip measurement. The size is, again, a four (4) digit number followed by an “H” and another number where the first two (2) digits are the height of the cadet in inches (not the inseam) and the second two digits are the cadet’s waist measurement in inches. This is then followed by an “H” and another number denoting the cadet’s hip measurement in inches. For example, 6729 H29-1/2 means the cadet is 67 inches tall, has a waist measurement of 29 inches, and a hip measurement of 29.5 inches. Male The size on male pants work the same way as tunics, with one exception. It is a four (4) digit number where the first two (2) digits are the height of the cadet in inches (not the inseam) and the second two digits are the cadet’s waist measurement in inches. For example, 6436 means the cadet is 64 inches tall and a has a waist measurement of 36 inches. |
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BOOTS
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Boot sizes are not like civilian sizes!
They are a three (3) digit number and then a two (2) or three (3) digit number (ex: 240-90 or 240-102). The first three (3) digits denote the length of the cadet’s foot in millimetres (mm) and the second number denotes the width of the cadet’s foot in mm. Sometimes, you will have an old pair of boots with a size like 6F. There is no correlation between this size and civilian sizing! |
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parkas
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The sizes on parkas are a four (4) digit number. The first two (2) digits are usually the height of the cadet in inches and the second two digits are a combination of the cadet’s chest and hip measurement in inches. For example, 6432 means the cadet is 64 inches tall, has a chest measurement of 30 inches, and a hip measurement of 34 inches.
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