What are Military Chefs - Part 1

[cbarsonfire]

The best chow I have had was prepared in the military. This was prior to contract providers like Aramark.

[TheWardog569]

Combat cooks when I got out in 05 of the Corps were phasing out and starting bringing contract civilian cooks that sucked ass! I remember the cooks in pendleton were cool as hec.

[jondstewart]

Ran out of room. Based on my experience, the Air Force is the closest to gourmet cuisine and some bases have gone through a food transformation with Aramark. Army cuisine tends to be more simple and they rely mostly on premade food in the field, but some bases have good stuff. As for the Navy, well, let me put it this way, we had them visit our base and they loved our food much more than their standard galley.

[jondstewart]

I spent 22 years in the Air Force and 13 of those spent in food service, with a total of about 7 cooking. First, you are learning a lot about cooking depending on where you go, but it's all a matter of how much you put into it or want to. Second, the sad reality is that the restaurant industry is very tough outside and the majority of skilled cooks and chefs aren't making much more than minimum wage, even in nice restaurants. Best to work for the government or state as a cook, if you like it.

[stradhex]

food for faggots!!

[rose10928]

92G

[Ryan1159]

I hate it when people give the cooks crap. If there were no military cooks, you don't get to eat!

[RamenOps]

FOOD SERVICE FOOD SERVICE FOOD SERVICE FOOD SERVICE

[marco6981]

The Pentagon has a cooking channel?!!!

[TruSmokka13]

i use to love working in aft galley!!was a cs3!! copper king!!

[TribeofShabazz]

MY BROTHER WANTS THIS JOB!! THE ONLY PROB. W. IT IS THAT THE HOURS & DAYS ROYALLY SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!! 4GET GETTING OFF FOR THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS!! WHOSE GOING TO FEED THE TROOPS ON THOSE DAYS?? SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT... HONESTLY, I DON'T EVEN WANT MY BROTHER TO JOIN THE MILITARY, B.U.T. U KNOW WHAT THEY SAY. A HARD HEAD MAKES A SOFT BEHIND!! LET'S HOPE THAT'S THE WORST THAT HAPPENS 2 THEM!!

IS IT TRUE THAT THE CHANCES OF MIL CHEFS FIGHTING OR GETTING HIT IN GUNFIRE IS SUPER SLIM

[TribeofShabazz]

@TribeofShabazz ...LET'S HOPE THAT'S THE WORST THAT HAPPENS TO HIM!!

[aguppie]

@TribeofShabazz hell no its not super slim it depends on your unit and depends who your sgt is and everything ect ect like how my sgt was in infantry we are getting deployed in afganistan to shoot shit and not cook because mostly the iraqis took over our job

[lootwarmeggz]

my mothers spag bol can make any man march for months

[ShaneFrakes]

@lootwarmeggz Put here behind enemy lines then tell them they can not eat until they get there. XD The ultimate weapon.

[TribeofShabazz]

PRE-MADE FOOD VS. COOKED & BAKED FROM SCRATCH??

1. Whose food taste the best, Army, Air Force, Navy, or Coast Guard??

2. I've noticed from watching these vids, alot of the food is pre-made. Which of the above 4 branches does N-O-T make pre-made food, but from scratch & tastes the best??

3. Do all of the branches teach u how to BAKE from scratch 2??

[CareyBeaufordPortnoy]

@TribeofShabazz i dont know but ive always heard that navy has the best food. could be wrong though.

[TribeofShabazz]

@CareyBeaufordPortnoy I heard that too about cooks, but how about baking in that job?? How is it??

[CareyBeaufordPortnoy]

@TribeofShabazz i have no idea. sorry

[TribeofShabazz]

@TribeofShabazz Good q. I don't know if they bake.

[popeye1250]

@TribeofShabazz I'd say the Coast Guard but I was in for ten years.

And yes, their culinary school in Petaluma, Calif does teach you how to bake from scratch!

And you use "local" foods too. I was stationed in Maine for 10 years so that meant fish, shellfish and,.....lobster!

We used "fresh" foods whenever possable.

On the big Cutters though you might have to use powered milk and eggs once in a while and at sea we'd usually bake 2-4 days a week.

[TribeofShabazz]

@popeye1250 Thank u. I heard the Navy was the best. Who knows? R almost all of the cooks fat??

[TribeofShabazz]

@TribeofShabazz WHAT WERE THE DAYS & HRS. THAT U WORKED IN A WEEK??

[popeye1250]

@TribeofShabazz No, the cooks are not fat. Working in a galley is hard work, you're on your feet all the time and always moving, picking up heavy things etc so you get plenty of excercise and burn up lots of calories.

[popeye1250]

Great job Chefs!!!

I was a USCG cook in the 1980's, went to Culinary School Petaluma, Calif.

[BlckLblBUCKETSTRINGS]

@popeye1250 what did you do after Culinary School? did you pursue a career as a chef?.. im about to enist as a Navy Chef

[popeye1250]

@BlckLblBUCKETSTRINGS

I served for 10 1/2 years in the CG and got out on disability. (Four years prior Navy)

I had a great time! You might also consider the USCG, they have a great school in Petaluma, Calif. and you can be stationed all over the country.

[TribeofShabazz]

@popeye1250 Does USCG=US Coast Guard, did u have to pay 4 culinary school out of pocket or through ur GI bill, or did ur branch cover the costs on their own??

[popeye1250]

@TribeofShabazz Yes on USCG, no they put you through school on their dime.

[TribeofShabazz]

@popeye1250 I'm sorry, I meant besides the initial training after bootcamp, does the CG & any other branches send & pay their cooks to a non-military cooking school??

[popeye1250]

@TribeofShabazz Yes, they'll send you to advanced cooking schools like the C.I.A. or Johnson and Wales after a certain amount of time if you're interested.

You get paid the whole time you're in the military.

[alias005]

I ama ARMY cook, you dont want this shit

[sodaandjuice123]

@alias005 did u like volunteer or did they just pick your name out of a hat?

[liquidsnakeckw]

what's the pentagon ever had to do with cooking programme

[liquidsnakeckw]

@liquidsnakeckw because this looks like some discover travel and living channel shit 

[droga187]

i wanna be a navy cook or army cook

[martytruscott13]

btw if you be a chef in the army you can handlea gun and protect yoursdelf at the same time

[TribeofShabazz]

@martytruscott13 Yeah, they're trained to do that, b.u.t. I heard that its useless unless cooks change their jobs. They next to never fight. They just go through bootcamp, bc every1 has to do that.

Do u know if there r officer jobs for cooks?? My brother's joining the Army as a cook.

[thentantt]

I WANNA BE A NAVY CHEF!

[so2murad]

army food is known to be the worst. in spesnaz they are supposed to eat frogs which are alive.

[Squadron007]

YES CHEF!!

Cook at will!

eat at will!!

:p

[MercedesCars454]

Im hoping to join the military after highschool and I don't care if im a cook. as long as i can serve,

[sudsdots]

1.48. ah the old m88, one of the most dangerous pieces of kit in any millitary arsnel, those fuckers are dodgy as fuck.

[CanadianStadium]

I am a cook in the canadian military. Our cooks are totally different IE we do a better job, our food is not out of a bag like u see in the american army. Sure they may have some culinary artiest pushing promotion but our average cook can out cook and american cook any day by far

[nukeum2]

That's an inaccurate general assumption you just shit out.

[FierceIndian07]

I gotta question.......when you join as a military cook do you get the same benefits like every other military jobs? benefits like $5000 bonus after been recruited & make $1000 a month or so

[mrpunchline]

You get the same pay and benefits but you work twice the hours as everyone else. When every other soldier is off for weekends and holidays, you still have to work. Every other job works about 8 hours a day with a lunch break, cooks sometimes work up to 18 hours a day, and your lucky if you get five minutes to eat.

[FierceIndian07]

ps damn!...well I have to think about it real hard B4 I join, thanx for the info though. right now, Im think for just join as an infantry or convoy security but I can't easily get in to those jobs bcus Im 20% deaf which is ok, but not sure if the doctors would take medical wavers, So thats why Im thinking of joining as a cook.

[Tofurks]

No I didn't get a bonus for my M.O.S. which was 92G Culinary Food Specialist.and you make over $1000 a month.depending on your rank.(i.e. Private,Private First-Class, Specialist)

[ion5061]

@Tofurks ROFL thats shit

[StudioJAKE]

I'm thinking of doing something like this :D

[AmbushAu]

I feel confident that you may succeed.