South Carolina Corps of Cadets

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South Carolina Corps of Cadets
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Mess Procedures
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Overview

• Nutrition
• Procedures
• Decorum
• Knob Knowledge
• Kitchen / waitress procedures
• Mess Carvers
• Additional Information

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Hydration

• Food provides some hydration
• Beverages
• Water is best for quick replacement
• Gatorade replaces both water and electrolytes
• Bug juice is slower to absorb
• Milk is good source for protein and water

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Balanced Diet

• Meals are planned for balanced nutrition
• Balanced over the course of the day
• Eat some of everything prepared for the meal
• Protein to meet dietary needs
• Carbohydrates fill energy needs
• Vegetables provide fiber and minerals
• Fruits provide carbohydrates and fiber

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Special Concerns

• Over-hydration
• Eating disorders
• Food Allergies
• Advise
• Mess Carver and chain-of-command
• Wait staff
• Classmates
• Alternate meals are available

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Procedures

• Proceed quickly to assigned seat
• Prepare the mess
• Remain standing until Moment of Silence
  Rest
• Serve themselves before the Upper-class cadets
• Do not need permission to consume all items on
  table
• May remain in Mess Hall until after second rest
• Leave when you have eaten what you want
• Do not stack plates or clear the table

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Decorum

• Talk in a normal volume and tone of voice
• Includes popping off
• Keep head and eyes on your respective mess
• Not speak unless spoken to, then stop eating to
  respond
• No elbows on the table
• Practice good table manners throughout the meal
• Stop eating and be quiet during announcements

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Knob Knowledge

• Cadet Creed
• Alma Mater
• The Citadel Core Values
• Definitions of Hazing, Sexual Harassment, and
  Fraternization
• What is The Citadel
• What are honor and duty
• Rifle serial and butt numbers
• Cadets own Chain of Command
• Cadet rank insignia
• What it means to be a lady/gentleman

• Name, location and purpose of campus buildings
• What 4C cadets outrank
• How is the cow
• Why 4C cadets come to the Mess Hall
• What time it is
• Definition of Leather
• Phonetic alphabet
• Note Only recited at noon mess

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Working Knowledge

• Fourth Class System Manual (The Red Book)
• Regulations Manual (The Blue Book)
• The Honor Manual
• Organizations, Functions and Administration
  Standard Operating Procedures Manual (The White
  Book)
• History of the Citadel, as contained in The
  Guidon
• The Cadet Prayer on a voluntary basis

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Kitchen Procedures

• Waitees work hard they will be more
  cooperative if you are polite to them
• There are limited portions of main entrees
• If you run out of other dishes or beverages, ask
  your waitee for more
• Only ask for more if you know it will be eaten
• If you have trouble with a waitee, find a
  supervisor (wearing a white uniform)

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Mess Carvers

• Criteria
• Cadet Officer
• Sword-bearing NCO
• Trained
• Responsible for maintaining order
• and discipline of mess

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Additional Information

• Evening Mess
• Formation and meal are required for freshmen
• Exception General Leave and Sundays
• Uniforms
• Duty uniform
• ROTC Lab uniform 4C only
• PT uniform medical reasons, intramurals 4C
  only
• Corps Squad
• Must attend breakfast and lunch formations
• Not required to attend evening mess formation
• Separate mess
• Sit by team
• Briefed on different procedures

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QUESTIONS