Hahahaha...spoken like someone who's eaten about 2 of them!
As for the 3-5 chews, it is not to prevent gorging. Remember that you are going to be officers. Frequently you will attend banquets and dinners and other functions with food. The purpose is to teach you to take SMALL BITES. It is extremely rude to be asked a question by a general or, better yet the general's wife, and have to awkwardly chew 34 times to get your huge bite down. Small bites make you more polite as a dinner guest, plain and simple. You can speak quickly, you're less likely to smack your lips or need a drink to wash down your huge mouthful.
It all has a purpose.