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| Friday 18th December 2009 Tumbling Weir, Ottery St Mary |
| The Annual Squadron Christmas Dinner, and Prize Giving. The evening takes the form of an RAF Mess formal Dinner, with rules (see below) culminating in a series of presentations for the best cadets of the year in a variety of forms. There is a small cost associated with this dinner, but the Squadron does subsidise the meal in order to put it within the grasp of all the cadets where possible. If any cadet has a problem, please ask at the office - we can always come to some arrangement in exceptional circumstances. Please check the menu out !! we need your menu choices SOON. put YOUR menu choices (not on behalf of someone) on the Squadron Noticeboard. |
| Squadron Formal Dinner Rules 1. Dinner will start at 7.30 pm prompt. 2. Arrive around 7:00pm. 3. Study the seating plan and note your seat at the table. If you have a lady seated on your right, seek her out, introduce yourself and escort her to her place at table. 4. When dinner is announced -junior members enter the dining room first. 5. The official guests and the CO will be the last to enter the dining room. 6. Once, having located their seats, members and their guest remain standing until grace is said. 7. Everyone will then be seated after Grace has been said. If there is a lady next to you(See 3), help her with her chair! 8. Diners should not start eating any course until the CO has started eating. 9. Subsequent courses will not be served until everyone has finished the preceding course. 10. When the glasses are charged CO will say "Mr. Vice -THE QUEEN" *Mr. Vice then rises and when he is standing says "Ladies & Gentlemen -THE QUEEN. When all are standing, the ONLY response by the diners will be "THE QUEEN" 11. The CO will invite the guest of honour to make a short Speech. 12. Leaving the table during dinner is considered �BAD FORM� 13. WE WILL TAKE A SHORT BREAK AFTER THE LOYAL TOAST 14. If for any reason an individual is required to leave the table during dinner, they must seek the permission of the CO - either by passing a note on the back of their place setting or walking around to the top table. (Word of note, keep an eye on your own place setting, as another member may use it to excuse himself. The CO may decide your excuse to leave not valid and fine "you" a forfeit. 15. Leaving the table during the meal - without first seeking permission is also a fine 16. After speeches we will be making a few presentations to cadets who achieved note over the preceding 12 months. ENJOY THE EVENING |
| DRESS CODE:
For a semi-formal dinner such as we are having, dress will be determined by the CO. In this instance MESS DRESS or interim Mess dress has been decided What does this mean then? Male Cadets will wear issued Uniform Trousers, but instead of the issued shirt, you will wear a WHITE shirt with a bow tie. Female Cadets will wear Skirt as issued but with a WHITE blouse and either Bow tie, or a normal black tie(as issued). Females may choose to wear a cocktail dress in lieu of interim Mess dress. Short Skirts, and/or sleeveless tops are not permitted. Cummerbunds are optional. Headgear will NOT be required. In a real Service mess being inappropriately dressed for Dinner will get you barred � no dinner!. We are not so draconian though, and items deemed �inappropriate� will probably levy some kind of forfeit, dependant upon how inappropriate the transgression. As well as the �standard� protocols (listed above) it may be that various �Mess Games� will be ongoing. You will be briefed on arrival, and before we enter the dining room as to what games are to happen, and the rules for each. |
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