One of the worst traditions in the British Army is 'Gunsmoke'.
Gunsmoke was a mix of 'week' black tea with lashings of rum.
On certain regimental days, you would be noisily (banging bin lids, drums, etc.) woken up by officers who would serve you a 'black mug' of the drink.
Sounds good, free alcohol served to your bedside by the officers.
However, the stuff was absolutely bogging.
Even during my pish-head days, I couldn't drink that stuff.
On of my favourite military traditions was introduced to me when I worked with RAF radar staff.
They had carried on the old tradition of 'Tiffin' but their version consisted of tea or coffee with warm 'just cooked' bread.
For the rest of my life I will remember the lovely smell of the bread cooking, wafting from their cookhouse.