UNCLAS C AIR FORCE 15/14
SIC WAA
BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE
CANAIRGEN 10/14
SUBJ: RCAF LEATHER JACKET UPDATE TO PRE-SALE INFORMATION
THE FOLLOWING IS AN UPDATE TO CANAIRGEN 7/14 WHICH PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION ON THE OFFICIAL RCAF LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET.
1. PAYMENT OPTIONS - CANEX HAS KINDLY OFFERED THAT MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO BUY THE RCAF AVIATORS JACKET, DURING THE PRE-SALE PERIOD ONLY (UNTIL MAY 9TH) MAY CHOOSE TO HAVE IT FINANCED INTEREST FREE WITH THE CANEX S CREDIT PLAN. THE FINANCING OPTIONS ALLOW FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE OVER A PERIOD OF UP TO 12 MONTHS ON APPROVED CREDIT ON THE PRE-SALE PRICE OF 399.99 DOLLARS PLUS TAX DURING THE PRE-SALE PERIOD ONLY FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE MEMBER ELECTED TO HAVE THE PAYMENTS COME OFF THEIR PAY FOR THE 1 MONTH PERIOD, THE PAYMENTS WOULD BE 33.34 DOLLARS PER MONTH PLUS TAXES BASED ON THE PROVINCE YOU LIVE IN. IF THE MEMBER IS REGULAR FORCE THEY HAVE TWO OPTIONS:
A. PAYROLL DEDUCTION: IF THE MONTHLY PAYMENT IS 33.34 OVER 12 MONTHS, IT WILL BE SPLIT IN HALF AND 16.67 DOLLARS WILL COME OFF EACH PAY FOR THE 12 MONTH PERIOD
B. PRE AUTHORIZED DEDUCTION: IF THE MEMBER GIVES A VOID CHEQUE, AND THE MONTHLY PAYMENT IS 33.34, THEN IT COMES OUT ON THE 15TH OR 30TH OF EACH MONTH AS ONE PAYMENT. (MEMBER CAN SELECT EITHER THE 15TH OR THE 30TH) IF THE MEMBER IS A RESERVIST OR A VETERAN: THE PAYMENT OPTION FOR RESERVE FORCE OR A VETERAN IS PAD: PRE-AUTHORIZED DEDUCTION - A VOID CHEQUE AS ABOVE AND THE PAYMENT COMES OFF MONTHLY ON THE 15TH OR 30TH FROM THEIR BANK ACCOUNT BASED ON THE PERIOD OF MONTHS TO PAY BACK THAT THEY CHOOSE. AGAIN THIS OFFER IS ONLY VALID FOR THE PRE-SALE PERIOD
2. NAME TAGS - WHEN WEARING THE LEATHER JACKET WITH THE UNIFORM, RCAF PERSONNEL MUST ALWAYS WEAR A NAME TAG THAT ADHERES TO THE REGULATIONS STIPULATED IN THIS MESSAGE. THE RCAF CONTINUES TO WORK WITH CANEX TO FIND A SUITABLE CANADIAN MANUFACTURER, BUT AT THE PRESENT TIME, THERE IS NO CANADIAN MANUFACTURER WHO IS ABLE TO PRODUCE THE NAME TAGS IN CANADA. AS SUCH, THE ONLY AUTHORIZED MANUFACTURER OF THE LEATHER NAME TAGS TO BE WORN WITH THE RCAF LEATHER JACKET IS NAMETAGS4U.COM. PERSONNEL SHOULD ORDER THEIR LEATHER NAME TAGS DIRECTLY FROM THE COMPANY S WEBSITE LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.NAMETAGS4U.COM/FLIGHTSUIT-NAMETAGS/
3. THERE ARE 3 COMPONENTS TO THE NAME TAGS:
A. WINGS (REQUIRED FOR ALL TRADES ONCE THE MEMBER IS TRADE QUALIFIED)
B. LINE 1 (REQUIRED FOR ALL TRADES)
C. LINE 2 (OPTIONAL)
4. THE OPTIONAL PORTION OF THE NAME TAG SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION WHEN THE MEMBER HAS A SIGNIFICANT POSITION(IE. UNIT CO/CWOS), BUT IS NOT MANDATORY. IN THIS WAY, MEMBERS MAY KEEP THE SAME NAME TAG WHEN THEY ARE POSTED BETWEEN JOBS, UNTIL THEY ARE PROMOTED, AT WHICH TIME THEY OF COURSE REQUIRE A NEW ONE. WHEN MEMBERS ELECT TO INCLUDE THEIR POSITION ON THEIR NAME TAGS, THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT TO MAKE THE POSITION TITLES BILINGUAL. THE POSITIONS MAY BE SPELLED OUT IN FULL, OR MAY BE ABBREVIATED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MEMBER (I.E. CO 443 SQN WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE, AS WOULD WING LOGISTICS OFFICER)
5. NAME TAGS SHALL ALL BE ORDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
A. LEATHER COLOUR: BLACK
B. BACKGROUND: NONE
C. WING COLOUR: SILVER
D. TEXT LAYOUT: CENTER
E. TEXT COLOR: SILVER
F. LINE 1: RANK FIRST NAME LAST NAME, ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS (THE RANK MAY BE ABBREVIATED OR MAY BE SPELLED OUT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MEMBER)
G. LINE 2: POSITION, ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS
6. CURRENTLY, THE OFFICIAL RCAF WINGS FOR MOST TRADES CAN BE FOUND BY
FOLLOWING THESE STEPS:
A. https://www.nametags4u.com/
B. SCROLL TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IN THE CENTRE SECTION, UNDER
THE TITLE LEATHER PRODUCTS IS THE HEADING CUSTOM NAMETAGS CLICK ON
THIS
C. IN THE CENTRE OF THE PAGE, UNDER THE TITLE SELECT A CATEGORY TO LIST THE WING BADGES, AND DESIGNS AVAILABLE FOR LEATHER TAGS IS THE HEADING CANADIAN LEATHER NAMETAGS CLICK ON THIS
D. FIND YOUR TRADE WING AND CLICK ON THE DESIGN ONLINE LINK BELOW THE CORRESPONDING WING
E. FOLLOW THE ONLINE PROMPTS TO CREATE YOUR NAMETAG
7. AT THIS TIME, MOST WINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT NAMETAGS4U.COM. THE AIR STAFF ARE WORKING WITH THE CIVILIAN OWNERS OF NAMETAGS4U.COM TO ENSURE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE ALL THE RCAF TRADE WINGS THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE, PROGRESS IS GOING WELL BUT AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, IS NOT YET COMPLETE. IF YOUR TRADE WING DOES NOT APPEAR, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS MAY CONTACT THE OPI TO REQUEST THEIR TRADE BE ADDED:
CAROLYNE.LEBLANC AT FORCES.GC.CA. THE DELAY IS 5-7 CALENDAR DAYS TO UPDATE THE WEBSITE
8. RANK EPAULETTES - THE DESIGN OF THESE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ORDER FROM CANEX IN DUE COURSE.
9. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, INCLUDING VIEWING THE LEATHER FLIGHT JACKET, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL WING CANEX OUTLET.
LCOL J. MAJOR, D AIR RDNS AND PLANS
LGEN J.Y. BLONDIN, COMD RCAF,
UNCLAS