The Mess

[BjornP]

"Auschwitz of Sex". That's....dark.

[Speaker to Animals]

Reminds me of The Night Porter, which literally was the Auschwitz of Sex.

[ssu]

Nice, Hwen finally googled up something on Russia.

I remembered it from a long time ago. Their passionless bodies thrusting with no real passion nervously will forever be burned into my mind as an Auschwitz of sex.

Sounds like my home life for the last few years.

I'd certainly compete for the title of "MHF Porn Critic"

Well, seems it's now reserved for Hwen "PC" Hoshino.

Passionless bodies thrusting with no real passion nervously... Auschwitz of sex.

Yep, that's a porn critic if I ever knew one.

[boethius]

Nice, Hwen finally googled up something on Russia.

I remembered it from a long time ago. Their passionless bodies thrusting with no real passion nervously will forever be burned into my mind as an Auschwitz of sex.

Sounds like my home life for the last few years.

If the sex is bad, a divorce must be had.

[Ex-California]

I remembered it from a long time ago. Their passionless bodies thrusting with no real passion nervously will forever be burned into my mind as an Auschwitz of sex.

Sounds like my home life for the last few years.

If the sex is bad, a divorce must be had.

What is the sex is nearly nonexistent?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Sounds like my home life for the last few years.

If the sex is bad, a divorce must be had.

What is the sex is nearly nonexistent?

The kids take precedent over my sex/romance/love drive. All things must be devoted to the next generation.

[Smitty-48]

I'm actually largely ignorant about this...

I thought of the Mess being more of Place similar to Officer's club, but many times I see it referred to something like ordinary diningh hall. But how Smitty started this thread, I think it isn't the breakfast chow hall. So there's a divide to enlisted men's mess, the NCO mess and Officers mess?

Militaries mirror their societies. We (and I think the Swedes too) have the "Soldier's home", were basically everybody goes (a cafeteria run by female volunteers, no alcohol served). Only a few Clubs survive, barely. Old Officer's Clubs are a dying breed. NCO Club's have already faded away.

I assume it likely is universal, with today's personnel quickly going off to their families to spend "quality time" and not so much hanging out together. With bases abroad without permanent living it's of course different. And Kabul doesn't have a nice recreational facilities or a buzzing night-life scene to spend the off time.

Normatively, Canadian Messes are delineated by rank; Junior Ranks Mess, Sergeants Mess, and Officers Mess, however, in the case of very small units, as some specialized units are only Company sized, there is such a thing as an All Ranks Mess, where there is too few personnel in the formation to support three Messes.

As to the appointments of this virtual Mess, I've assumed it to be as lavishly appointed as the Officers Mess on the campus martius at the Canadian Forces Staff College North York, which is quite lavishly appointed indeed.

[Montegriffo]

When I was working in messes the junior mess was known as the cook house with only the sgt's and officers mess given that title.
Colloquialism?

[Smitty-48]

When I was working in messes the junior mess was known as the cook house with only the sgt's and officers mess given that title.
Colloquialism?

There are different sorts of Messes, there are the dining Messes, and then there are the drinking Messes, although in the drinking Messes, food is often served as well as they will have a small kitchen in those Messes, when at work, one takes meals at the dining Mess, delineated by rank as well, when one finishes work, one retires to one's drinking Mess, where one can get a meal if one wishes, if one missed/declined the meal served at the dining Mess.

The dining Messes and meals therein, are paid for by Her Majesty, you are entitled to a dining Mess and three meals a day, the drinking Messes are paid for by the member's Mess dues, drinks and meals therein are purchased, although you can run a tab.

[adwinistrator]

Figured I'd pop in and drop this in The Mess for y'all to chew on. I haven't taken the time to read it all, but it looks to be a very interesting report on the future threats we face, and the policies, strategies, and tactics that are being considered for how to handle them.

Joint Operating Environment 2035: The Joint Force in a Contested and Disordered World, published by the Joint Chiefs of Staff/Department of Defense, July 14, 2016.