Always have your uniform neat and clean. Never wear your hat in the wardroom. Obscenity and vulgarity is never appropriate in the wardroom. Unfavorable comments about other officers is never appropriate. Officers sit in descending order of rank to-ward the end of the table.
Juniors are to remain standing until the senior member of the mess is seated.
If you must leave the table before the meal is over, you must request to be excused by the senior member. When leaving your seat, fold your napkin neatly and do not leave a mess. Smoking, if permitted, does not begin until coffee is served after the meal and dessert. When you must be late or absent from a meal, notify the leading mess specialist in advance so he or she can properly arrange the seating and save you a serving. Do not loiter in the wardroom during working hours.