Order the Protocol and Event Management Guide

Our electronic publication, the Protocol and Event Management Guide, is now available for purchase and download.  The Guide includes four separate publications in one file totaling more than 530 pages:

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Practical Protocol for the Military & Government - our long-standing handbook on protocol and event management procedures. Topics include:  precedence; event management; ceremony management; conference management; seating; receptions, luncheons, dinners, and receiving lines; contracting; forms of address; funding; gift giving & receiving; military & civilian dress; invitations; visitors & visitor management; etiquette and customer service; table settings; and military funerals.  The book also features several event checklists.

The Flag Guide - contains everything you need to know about working with flags across the military services and government.  Topics covered include:  The Basics; Personal and Individual Flags; Line Displays; Flags in Receiving Lines; Flag Poles and Polemasts; Color Guards; Flags on Ceilings, & In Other Settings; Table or Miniature Flags; Flag Graphics; and The US Code on the Flag. In addition to the guidance provided, the guide includes, in many cases, specific references to the several military flag directives and the US Code.

Military Dining Guide - a compilation of several military publications on dining-in, dining-out, and mess night including:  Army Circular 21-1 (The Formal Dining-In), Navy Dining-In (from OPNAVINST 1710.7), Air Force Dining-In and Dining-Out (from 'Til Wheels Are Up), the US Army Sergeants Major Academy Formal Dining-In Handbook, the Naval School Civil Engineer Officers Mess Night Manual, along with information from the Air Force Academy and the Marine Corps History and Museum website on the Marine Corps Dining-In and Marine Corps Mess Night.

Ceremonies Guide - a collection of dozens of military and related scripts for ceremonies and other events.

The Protocol and Event Management Guide is available by download only at a cost of $35.  Payment is accepted by VISA, MasterCard, and American Express including IMPAC, GPC, and government travel cards.  Purchase of our guide entitles the purchaser to a $35 discount on any one of our courses, as well as free downloads of future revisions of the guide (note:  If you have already attended one of our courses, the guide is available to you at no charge.)  If you no longer have the name of the download page, please email us at contact@jmarprotocol.com to get it). If you have already purchased the earlier download of Practical Protocol for the Military & Government, which included the Military Dining Guide, you may upgrade to the Guide for $20.

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