Originally Posted by
BEagle
If there was an exchange officer attending, after the Loyal Toast would come "Heads of State here represented" - but if only USAF, it would be "The President of the United States of America"...
If there was a salon orchestra, a few bars of the relevant national anthem would be played next. Which was fine until one day, after "The Star Spangled Banner" had ended, someone yelled "PLAY BALL!".
Cue VERY frosty looks from the PMC and a few days of Orderly Officer for the miscreant!
…followed inevitably by someone getting agitated because Canada has been forgotten, followed by a Canadian voice bellowing “who the bloody hell do you think our head of state is you *********!”