JLBC Postponing an invitation
Official Entertaining
JLBC customs
a. JLBC Cadets Foreign and local etiquette. Often the JLBC officer is required to deal officially and socially with distinguished officials of their own country, as well as those of foreign countries. JLBC Cadet's Knowledge of the correct protocol and etiquette for all occasions makes him/her feel at ease in these relationships. When a guest is in a foreign country, the officer conforms to its customs. When a host is in a foreign country, he/she observes the social customs and formalities of his/her own country.
b. JLBC Cadets The host. Normally, the senior local commander is the host when foreign dignitaries are visiting the JLBC installations. When senior officials of the JLBC and officials of other governmental agencies or foreign governments are visiting at the same time, the senior JLBC official is the host for the JLBC.
c. Guest of honor.
(1) JLBC Cadets When the Guest of honor is a high-ranking official, the custom is to let him choose the date for the occasion and to consult personal staff about the guest list and general arrangements.
(2) After these steps, a formal invitation with “To remind” written on it is sent to the Guest of honor.
3–2. Formal receptions and receiving lines
a. Formal reception. The formal reception is used more within military circles than in the private sector.
(1) The formal reception has provided a means by which military and civilian personnel meet the honoree upon their selection to a position or departure from the same.
(2) Formal receptions are also convenient for other special events, such as a wedding reception honoring a newly married couple or introducing a group of newly-arrived individuals and spouses to other members of the organization. b. Planning the reception. An aide or protocol officer responsible for the arrangements for a reception must
carefully plan for it. Here are some points to keep in mind:
(1) In addition to flowers and potted plants, decorations may include the flags of the nations whose representatives
are guests and the personal flags of high-ranking officials in the receiving line.
References:
3.0 Official Entertaining (Army Protocol) - Military Wives. http://www.militarywives.com/index.php/army-protocol-chapter-3/army-protocol-official-entertaining
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