Quote Originally Posted by cajunscot View Post
Another good source of information is Mess Night Traditions by Charles Charles Gibowicz:

http://books.google.com/books?id=0Vo...page&q&f=false
Nice book. I use Service Etiquette by Oretha D. Swartz for a lot of my military stuff. Never had to plan dinners though but doing Color and Honor Guard for the last ten years have given me a lot of useless info on pretty much any other Navy ceremonies from Retirements and Change of Command to Plank Owners.

I will warn people off of Naval Ceremonies, Customs, and Traditions, Sixth Edition. Good book for history bad for planning.

Jim