Glenn's LT Wet Down

One of the things I love about the Navy, is its deep history of traditions. The Wet Down is one of these.

For those of you who are unaware of this tradition, here's a Wikipedia run down for you:

Wetting-down is a raucous ceremony observed in the U.S. and British Naviesincluding the U.S. Coast Guard for newly promoted officers. Formerly, it always involved tossing the new officer in the sea, hence the name.
The wetting-down celebration is always paid for and hosted by the newly promoted officer, who invites his or her friends, which usually includes several officers of the same rank at which he or she has most recently served.
Normally the party occurs at a bar or pub frequented by officers. The location of the party is a big clue as to the form of the ceremony: when the party occurs in a dockside bar, the officer's friends are expected to (carefully) throw him or her into the sea. If the location is a park many miles inland from an otherwise available ocean, then the officer has very likely elected to dispense with the "wet" part of the party.
Being located in a bar, there is typically a great deal of drinking of alcohol. There must always be at least one ceremonial toast. Friends present several rowdy speeches expressing their appreciation of the new officer's good comradeship and copious faults. Often one of the speeches describes an embarrassing event in the new officer's career, which occurred under the old rank.

Glenn promoted to LT last May but since they were on cruise, they decided to wait til they got home and combine the party with several other promoted LTs. The party was held in Yokohama at a Brazilian steakhouse called Travesso. If you've never been to a Brazilian restaurant, I highly recommend it, but go hungry. It's pretty much a meat buffet. Drool.

Ok so this is pineapple, but they come to your table with giant skewers of meat too. Wow, I sound like a glutton. Go, you'll see.

 

Congrats on getting promoted (6 months ago) Glenn!