BDTyre
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We had a small discussion last week regarding buying rounds in the mess and it go me thinking: is there a standardized etiquette for buying rounds in the mess, or does it vary mess by mess. As all messes must have a constitution, and there is presumably a CF or at least CA wide basis for the constitution, is this covered?
Topics that came up...buying a round when wearing headdress into the mess (duty excepted). Pretty straightforward, but we have had people arguing that a threshold exists or that they didn't have to buy because they weren't aware of the policy or their unit followed a different policy. Buying a round in advance: can it be done? How far in advance? Is it recorded or will some people expect a second ringing of the bell the following week because they didn't witness it prior? Buying rounds afterwards - for various reasons, one might not want to or be able to buy a round that night. How far after is it allowed? Mixed messes - are you buying rounds only for your unit or the whole mess? Is the onus on the members or the bartenders to prove which unit a member belongs to?
Just curious as in the past I've heard the argument "that's now how we did it back at my unit" or "they told me on such-and-such a course that this is the way it is done."
Topics that came up...buying a round when wearing headdress into the mess (duty excepted). Pretty straightforward, but we have had people arguing that a threshold exists or that they didn't have to buy because they weren't aware of the policy or their unit followed a different policy. Buying a round in advance: can it be done? How far in advance? Is it recorded or will some people expect a second ringing of the bell the following week because they didn't witness it prior? Buying rounds afterwards - for various reasons, one might not want to or be able to buy a round that night. How far after is it allowed? Mixed messes - are you buying rounds only for your unit or the whole mess? Is the onus on the members or the bartenders to prove which unit a member belongs to?
Just curious as in the past I've heard the argument "that's now how we did it back at my unit" or "they told me on such-and-such a course that this is the way it is done."