I tend to avoid the mess for anything other than meals and sleeping so the dress code is seldom an issue for me. I’ve never needed a jacket and tie on a normal camp.
So what dress code do the dining rooms have?
So what dress code do the dining rooms have?[/quote]When I’m there, typically uniform 
Just wondered as it’s a Public Room. But uniform will do!
[quote=“juliet mike” post=10586]When I was at DOM a few months ago, I found that they have gone back to RED dress some evenings, and GREEN has gone back to no jeans, shoes and collar at all other times.
Quite a change from when I was there about 2 years ago, where jeans and trainers seemed to be standard. Guess its a change of PMC and mess committee.[/quote]
Jeans were allowed on weekdays from about mid 2011 to early 2013. Amber dress is now in DOM on weekdays (no jeans), reverting to Green on Friday afternoon (jeans).
I have done all of those listed in bold in a mess as a full member and visiting member… is not behaviour that needs to change it the judgment of when you can and cant and the bit underlined, if I was a visiting officer and I got asked to move and it was a reasonable request, no issues, if I was a full member then yes.
I have been in many different messes of all forces and even tri-service messes. Every single one is differ! For the RN at least it depends on who the Mess Pres is as to the wearing of denim or not.
I have also visited many messes with CFAV, every time I have been with the ACO I have seen significant reservation in ‘getting involved’ and its part of the experience at the right time in the right way.
The only negative situation I have experienced was with the CCF. The manner in which they engaged with the mess stewards was was appalling, the way they treated the bar staff was disgraceful and their attitude was completely inappropriate. This was a few individuals admittedly. Said individuals, in the mess the permission of the Mess Pres was gained to have them sat on an allocated table and provided no form of service or interaction from the stewards or mess members and in the bar, they were banned unless they asked specific permission and a senior mess member to enter and only when senior mess members were present so they could be request to leave. Only negative experience in a number of years.
[quote=“chaz” post=10614][quote=“juliet mike” post=10586]When I was at DOM a few months ago, I found that they have gone back to RED dress some evenings, and GREEN has gone back to no jeans, shoes and collar at all other times.
Quite a change from when I was there about 2 years ago, where jeans and trainers seemed to be standard. Guess its a change of PMC and mess committee.[/quote]
Jeans were allowed on weekdays from about mid 2011 to early 2013. Amber dress is now in DOM on weekdays (no jeans), reverting to Green on Friday afternoon (jeans).[/quote]
Ah yes, I stand corrected on that, I was thinking amber dress, but couldn’t remember.
We were given a “mess etiquette” handout upon arrival at DOM a couple of weeks ago. I suggested at the end if the course it should be sent out with JI’s for familiarisation. They seemed to think that was a good idea, so it may happen (probably not) :lol:
And jeans and chinos were fine as long as they weren’t tatty.