Some question were asked, I cannot answer them all but here is my own personal insight
Q. Is an MOD Civil Servant of any rank entitled to use and or even stay in the Mess.
A. Maybe so in some messes, If this is the case then someone better inform the mess managers throughout the Corps. I know in some low key messes this may be the cacse, even with Sodexho in charge do the rules allow this?
Is the trouble is that the "Mess" is no longer "THE EXCLUSIVE" club it was....
Face the facts:
Q. So the Regtl Typing pool have greater priviledges than for instance the MT Cpl!!
A. The Regtl Typing pool should not be allowed in the Mess
Q. I'd quite happily give up the mess, its just a pain in the proverbial nowadays.
A. Promote the mess through your own good feeling and it will become vibrant again.
With regard to the original question....it should stay in the mess if it can be dealt with by RSM.
A. Dont be scared of the RSM, the RSM is there to ensure all mess members enjoy membership with no compromise. If you have compromised the mess then look at your own integrity and loyalty to your very own special club.
Q. I was always told that it was the one place I wanted to be, sometimes it can be difficult. Not due to those who are proud, mostly because of the few who are p****d off with something that has happened outside of the mess environment.
A. There are plenty of times when this in not the case, but very few. Support the mess, it is there for all of us
Q. Lets not forget however that more often than not its the CO who actually runs the Mess with the RSM as secretary really..as its he/she that sign the grants etc.
A. No, No, No The presiding member advises the CO or officer placed in charge of the minutes, You can vote 95% of mess business without the CO blinking an eyelid. This does not make it invalid, simply that the CO agrees with the conduct of the PMC and the mess members, and the trust placed in them