Grim's Hall

Political Correctness:

That USMC manual I cited in the last post has an amusing bit of PC garbage toward the end.

(3) Wetting Down. After a promotion, it is customary to
celebrate by spending your first pay raise on your fellow Marines
at your favorite tavern. Tradition has it that the new grade
insignia was placed in the bottom of a glass of spirits, and the
Marine drank the glass dry. Remember... alcoholic beverages must
be consumed with moderation.

One suspects a civilian editor.