From my understanding, this was their intended purpose with the uniforms:
Similar to the Sky Riders 1987 West Side Story show. Of course the concept is "Angels vs. Demons" with the cadets, not Jets vs Sharks XD
No matter if they go through with the Uniform idea or not, Cadets are gonna freakin' rock this year.
(I'm rooting for the change though, they'd be that much more awesome than they already are!!)