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    DINING OUT
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Every year AZ-862 hosts a Dining Out. The Dining Out is a formal dinner to which
    non-unit-assigned guests can be invited. The protocols for these affairs, or “Rules of the Mess,”
    often reflect long-standing traditions within a unit. The Dining Out is recognized as an occasion
    where ceremony and tradition combine with good fellowship.  It's a great opportunity for
    parents, friends, and significant others dress up, spend time with their cadet, and 
    experience the camaraderie and esprit de corps that comes from our close-knit team.
     
         
     
    Details:
      
    The Cadets and Staff of AZ-862 Cordially Invite You to Attend Our Annual Dining Out

    Friday, 20 October 2023, 5:30 - 8:30 pm

    East Valley Institute of Technology, 1601 West Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 

    Social Half-Hour - 5:30-6:00

    Dinner Program - 6:00-8:30

    Attire--

    Cadets:  Semi-formal Dress Uniform (Service Dress with white dress shirt, no nametag, no cap)

    Parents/Guests:  Semi-formal dinner attire (coat & tie, dinner dress)

    Military:  Mess Dress (officer/enlisted), Semi-formal Dress (enlisted) or service equivalent  

    Meal:

    TBD

     

    Tickets:  Cadets - $25/each, Guests - $30/each  

     

     

    SIGN-UPS, MEAL SELECTION & PAYMENT MUST BE COMPLETED BY 22 September at the HHS Bookstore

     

    This is a cadet-planned, and cadet-run event.  Cadets are expected to attend.  Cadets are not

    required to bring guests, but we encourage you to join us and experience the fruits of their

    hard work and professionalism.

     
    Lt Col Kline & MSgt Driver 
     
    Details also posted on the Corps Calendar.

     

     
    Grog Procedures & ROE: 

    When a member of the mess (in this case, a current cadet or AS Instructor) becomes aware of
    another member committing a "Rules of the Mess" infraction or some other egregious lapse
    in etiquette or decorum, he/she is obligated to right the wrong by bringing the infraction to the
    attention of the mess and its governing entities, the President & Vice President of the Mess.  
    Members will address all violations to Mr/Madame Vice, who will decide on the matter and will 
    determine the rehabilitative course of action.  Mr/Madame President will be the arbiter of any
    disagreement when consulted by Mr/Madame Vice.  
    Mr/Madame Vice, with the approval of Mr/Madame President, will at some point during the
    evening, announce his/her intention to hear and judge upon rules infractions and will "open 
    the Grog."  At this point, members who witness infractions may begin the rehabilitative process
    by rising (when the floor is open), facing Mr/Madame Vice, and announcing loudly and clearly:
    "Mr/Madame Vice, Cadet Schmuckenfuss (your name), Banshee (your flight),  point of order".
    The Vice will recognize the member in some manner and ask them to state their point.
    The member must then loudly and clearly describe the rules infraction IN RHYME, and at some
    point during the rhyme, identify the offending member and the suggested punishment (typically
    a trip to the Grog).  If the rhyme is foul or the story a slog, the Vice may very well send the
    teller to the Grog (i.e. make it good).
    The Vice will determine if the infraction is worthy of consideration and may choose any course
    of action he/she sees fit, to include allowing the alleged perpetrator to rebut....or not.  He/she
    may also consult the President at any time.
    Once the Vice (or President) has ruled, the judgment will stand and the offending member will 
    serve penance as directed.  If the punishment is a trip to the Grog, the member will:
    1.  Come to attention
    2.  March in military fashion and in the most direct route (squaring all corners) to the front and
    center of the Vice's table, facing the Grog bowl
    3.  Crisply salute the Grog, then obtain an empty cup/glass and fill it 3/4 full with grog.
    4.  With charged cup of grog in hand, perform an about face, raise the cup in toast and say
    "TO THE MESS!" loudly and clearly.
    5.  Quickly, efficiently, and completely consume the entire contents of the cup without removing
    it from the lips
    6.  Raise the empty cup above thy head and turn it upside down to prove to all present that no
    liquid remains
    7.  Lower the cup, perform an about face and place the empty cup in the appropriate area
    (or receptacle)
    8.  Salute the Grog, perform an about face, then march in military fashion and in the most direct
    route (squaring all corners) to your seat
    NOTE:  if more than one member is sentenced to the Grog simultaneously, all offenders will
    approach the Grog and establish line formation in front of the Vice's table.  The ranking member
    will call all commands: "present arms", "order arms" (will fill cups for each member and hand
    them down the line), "about face", all will shout "To the Mess" in unison, "about face" (after all
    have consumed, tipped their cups above their heads, and returned to attention), assist in 
    disposing of cups, "about face", "dismissed" (all will return to seats)
    		  

         

     
Last Modified on September 22, 2023