What do you wear, when do you wear it? What gifts do you bring, when do you bring them? Where does the name tag go? With so many ceremonies and events in the military, these are questions everyone, no matter the rank, will ask at some point.
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Protocol, Customs and Traditions Trivia: Part 3
Welcome back to part three of Protocol, Customs, and Traditions Trivia quiz. If you missed the previous posts, check out Trivia Quiz Part 1 and Trivia Part 2 quizzes for the complete challenge.
Trivia Quiz (Part 2) Protocol, Customs and Traditions
Check out the Part II quiz from our Protocol and Etiquette Team. Challenge yourself to the Part I quiz before you do. Lets see how high you can score!
Protocol, Customs and Traditions Trivia: Part One
As we all get back together after a long and trying few years, our protocol and traditions team brought out one of our favorite coffee group ice breakers.
Modern Guidance for Receiving Lines, Invitations and Place Cards
We offer you this blog to outline examples of new guidance on receiving lines, invitations, and place cards for modern inclusivity.
Traditions & Protocol Team Blog Series: 2020-2022
Welcome spouses of all service branches and all components (active, NG/R, retired) to our M:M Traditions and Protocol team blog series!
A “Coffee Group” Without Coffee
Despite its many changes throughout the history of the Army, the coffee group has become a widely used term to mean a social group consisting of the spouses of a unit.
Life Lessons Learned at a Coffee
Though some things remain the same, a lot has changed in the Army. Our protocol team (Ginger, Michelle, Lynda, and Ann) edited, added, and updated life lessons from “Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About the Army I Learned at a Coffee” by an unknown author. We present them to you in three easy categories: military protocol, social life, and sage advice.
Sometimes a few tips and advice from seasoned spouses are just the ticket you need to navigate your military adventure. Maybe you’ll add your own pearls of wisdom as you go!
Modern Protocol and Evolving Traditions
For those of you who might not be familiar with the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), it is a private, non-profit organization that serves as an advocacy group for the Army. It began in 1950 and has chapters worldwide. Soldiers and families, as well as community partners, and beyond, can be members. AUSA holds annual meetings in DC, and this year we were lucky to have one of our AWN protocol bloggers, Ginger Perkins, invited to speak. She graciously shared the following executive summary (EXSUM)!
Mission: Milspouse is a
501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
EIN Number: 88-1604492
Contact:
hello@missionmilspouse.org
P.O. Box 641341
El Paso, TX 79904
