- Thou shalt make every effort to meet all the guests
- Thou shalt pay proper attention to proper hygiene and cleanliness
- Thou shalt make certain that ALL articles of clothing being worn are freshly laundered
- Thou shall not be flatulent or produce any bodily sounds that are inappropriate
- Thou shall adjourn to the dining area when the chimes are heard and will remain standing until seated by the Mess President
- Thou shall not bring any drinks or lighted materials into the dining area, nor will thee smoke during the hours of the mess
- Thou shalt participate in every toast unless it is thee or thy group being toasted
- Thou shalt not leave while the mess is convened
- Thou shalt make sure that thy glass is always charged when toasting
- Toasts and comments will be kept within the limits of good taste and mutual respect. Degrading or insulting remarks are frowned upon, however good natured needling is ENCOURAGED
- Thou shalt not murder the Queen’s English.
- Thou shall always use the proper toasting procedures
- Thee will consume thy meal in a manner becoming a gentle person
- Approval will be shown by tapping thy spoon on the table. Clapping will not be tolerated
- Decisions of the Mess President will not be questioned
- When the mess is adjourned, thou shalt will rise and wait for the Mess President and honored guests to leave
- Thou shalt enjoy thyself to the fullest
Archive for the ‘Cadet Programs’ Category
Rules of the Mess
Friday, December 5th, 2008The Position of Flight Sergeant
Thursday, December 4th, 2008The Alpha Flight class for December 2 was on the Flight Sergeant position. We went over the duties and responsibilities of a flight sergeant, mentality of a flight sergeant, the experience needed and gained, and how to mentor the flight. The information was from the Staff Standard Operating Instructions booklet and Leadership for the 21st Century Volume 1.
CPFT
Thursday, December 4th, 2008The Cadet Physical Fitness Test (CPFT) will be this Tuesday at 5:30 at Buena Park High School. All cadets who who were promoted this past Tuesday should attend in order to test for their next promotion. The First Sergeant and Cadet Commander will be there as always for moral support. So start working out and preparing for the test. No one fails, no one gets left behind.
Sports Night
Thursday, December 4th, 2008This next PT night will be a sports night. It will be at the hangar and the cadets will get to choose between football and capture the flag. There will be stretches as always, but no push ups or any other of the regular exercises. We are just gonna go out there and have fun.
Ceremonies
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Tonight, Alpha Flight covered how to preform opening formation from a Flight Sergeant’s perspective. We used AFMAN 36-2203 – Air Force Drill & Ceremonies to demonstrate and describe the formation and order of events in order to prepare Alpha Flight cadets to be flight sergeants. Topics discussed were:
- Posted positions of the Flight Sergeant
- Posted positions of other Staff
- Aligning the squadron
- Reporting procedures during formation
Additionally, Alpha Flight discussed drill of the flight. Specifically, we discussed how a flight sergeant moves around the flight while drilling in order to keep an eye on all the cadets in the flight.