I did my Navy retirement ceremony in the Pentagon for the sake of convenience. Not a lot of great food options, and I didn’t want to book a dining venue in the building and pay for mediocre food. CNO was gong to be on travel. I asked VCNO (had known him a long time) if I could do a little deal with the CNO’s mess staff and use his private dining room. You guessed it. I had The Best Lumpia, pancit and fancy nibbles. I had a fantastic turnout (I give the lumpia intel credit) at my ceremony, and the food was the best memories of every Navy ceremonial reception of my career. I had always stuck my head in to say hi to those guys, ask about family, gave some feedback on a daughter’s USCGA application essay, etc. They took good care of me.