Editing Mess (section)

== India ==
The Indian Army follows a system similar to the British. A typical regiment/unit would have one mess and two clubs, one for the commissioned officers, club for the Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO) and one for the NCOs. Havildars/Daffadars (equivalent to Sergeants) are considered to be NCOs. The Air Force, however has an SNCO (Sr. NCO) mess for Warrant Officers and sergeants, while lower-ranking NCOs would be members of the NCO's mess.

In the officer's mess and the JCO's club, there also is rank of Mess Havildar. A Mess Havildar is a senior NCO who manages and executes the day-to-day activities of the mess/club.

On Republic Day (Jan 26) the JCOs are formally invited for cocktails at the Officers mess. This is reciprocated on Independence Day (Aug 15) by the JCOs at the JCOs Club.

The term '''mess''' (short for '''mess halls''') is also used for South Indian restaurants that serve vegetarian meals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saveur.com/article/travels/the-heart-of-south-india/|title=The Heart of South India|first=Madhur|last=Jaffrey|date=August 20, 2014|website=Saveur}}</ref>