- published: 26 Jun 2014
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A mess (also called a messdeck aboard ships) is the place where military personnel socialise, eat, and (in some cases) live. In some societies this military usage has extended to other disciplined services eateries such as civilian fire fighting and police forces. The root of mess is the Old French mes, "portion of food" (cf. modern French mets), drawn from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send" and "to put" (cf. modern French mettre), the original sense being "a course of a meal put on the table". This sense of mess, which appeared in English in the 13th century, was often used for cooked or liquid dishes in particular, as in the "mess of pottage" (porridge or soup) for which Esau in Genesis traded his birthright. By the 15th century, a group of people who ate together was also called a mess, and it is this sense that persists in the "mess halls" of the modern military.
Messing in the Canadian Forces generally follows the British model (see United Kingdom below), from whom most traditions have descended. Basic regulations regarding the establishment and administration of messes is contained in the Queen's Regulations and Orders and the Canadian Forces Administrative Orders.
Actors: Jacques Bidou (producer), Michel Such (actor), Merzak Allouache (director), Merzak Allouache (producer), Merzak Allouache (writer), Fawzi B. Saichi (actor), Nadia Samir (actress), Marie-Blanche Colonna (editor), Nadia Kaci (actress), Messaoud Hattau (actor), Ahmed Benaissa (actor), Mohamed Ourdache (actor), Areski Nebti (actor), Rachid Bahri (composer), Jean-Pierre Gallepe (producer),
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Keywords: algeria, algerian, social