Does anyone have a sample script for a cake cutting ceremony and grog for a Military Ball?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 10:31:38 -0500

Response by CSM William DeWolf made Mar 11 at 2017 6:48 PM

CSM William DeWolf — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 18:48:10 -0500

Don't know about the cake cutting ceremony but the grog is easy enough. Those that attend and bring a liquor hidden in a bag so no one know what it is. As they walk in to the ball, dump it in a big glass bowl. This is usually don at a "dine-in". It's been a while since I have attended one of these so using memory,,,

Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 11 at 2017 8:29 PM

Maj John Bell — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 20:29:54 -0500

Grog is not something one drinks for enjoyment; kind of like the coffee the Company Gunny Makes.
1776 Rum Punch - 1 part lime juice, 2 parts brown sugar syrup or molasses, 3 parts dark rum, 4 parts water

Royal Navy Grog - 1 part lime juice, 1 part brown sugar (or honey or molasses), 8 parts dark rum, 16 parts boiling water, fresh mint (or cinnamon) to taste

Pink Panther Piss Punch - 1 Part Amaretto, 1 Part white Rum, 8 Parts Pineapple Juice, Grenadine to taste.

My opinion, molasses makes em all taste like crap.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Mar 11 at 2017 11:03 PM

COL Charles Williams — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 23:03:11 -0500

Google it... I am sure you find them.

Response by SFC George Smith made Mar 12 at 2017 12:50 AM

SFC George Smith — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 00:50:23 -0500

there used to be a manual for Procedures and Ceremonies but at my age things Like that went out with the massive Military Brain dump i had when I got married the 3rd time...

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 12 at 2017 2:55 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 14:55:30 -0400

COL Charles Williams had the correct answer. If you Google "script for grog bowl" or "grog bowl ideas" you'll get tons of hits with all kinds of formal ceremonial responses and some very fun and funny ones, too. There are some very good ones you could easily use for a military ball, with civilians mixed in with military members.

Response by MAJ Michele Bretz made Mar 18 at 2017 9:36 PM

MAJ Michele Bretz — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:36:17 -0400

Don't forget the oldest and youngest member at the cake cutting ceremony. As far as the grog, start with a basic punch then each unit comes up with a "story" behind their ingredient ie at the 11th SIG BDE, B Co was represented by Guado to represent our times in Honduras but unfortunately it had to be exchanged out since it could cause blindness because it had lead in it.

Response by CSM (Ret) Albert Whatmough made Mar 20 at 2017 9:11 AM

CSM (Ret) Albert Whatmough — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 09:11:40 -0400

Short link to US Marine Cops script:
http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Docs/CAKE_CUTTING_SCRIPT.pdf

CAKE_CUTTING_SCRIPT.pdf

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