This is a great ad for joining the military like you’ll never go hungry I wonder why they don’t do more ads like this going in depth behind the scene why do these ads be so unattractive and on a pillow I’ve never known for ad or recruitment video to be this long but it’s kinda like a behind-the-scenes document it’s great
I will never forget my unit head cook.. We called him Sgt. Rock.. He was a Black man standing around 5'6, and till this day, I can still taste his field biscuit gravy.. He would only make it for our field missions.
@@KennethJones-to1ig So how are script writers supposed to describe their characters? When he said the cook's race our brains went straight to comfort food and we knew immediately the delectableness of the matter.
@KennethJones-to1ig lets shame the silly american for his ingrained preoccupation with race naming. real cool bro they can't help it their media and culture has them trained this way
@@KennethJones-to1ig i dont understand. Are we now so hyper-sensitive that we cant describe a white person as white or a black person as black? Its okay to acknowledge and celebrate our differences. We dont all have to be the same. i mean, we are talking about a PHYSICAL description here, arent we? A physical description, even a short one, is supposed to put a picture in your head. So unless it makes you uncomfortable to picture a black person in your head i dont know why that feature is best left ambiguous.
The people in the kitchens aren't active military, but these men and women work so hard, keeping a schedule day in and day out to serve the best food possible to our service men and women, it's the same as the men and women on the other side of the counter. One heart and mind. 👍
Not trying to take anything away from what they do every day, definitely as important as any other job there but... keeping a schedule day in and day out? That part is done by every single person that works.
@mamiemonrovia7654 Soylent Green. Haha that movie really affected the sales of Ma Ling, a Chinese brand of their version of SPAM. I was young so I'll have to review this. I know they were eating human. Babies I think.
Fr man. I can't tell you how many shitty days in the field/at a school were saved all because the cooks managed to bring mermites out to us so we could have a hot breakfast. Army breakfast to this day, 8 yrs post DD214, are still some of my fondest memories ☺️
Coming from a Marine, the Army had amazing chow halls in theater. Talk about morale booster. Almost every type of foods, pastries or whatever you can think of. And the food was delicious at each meal time. Navy and Air Force chow was pretty awesome also. You name it!!!
Ehhh army ones were nothing special, besides the salad bars and the chow halls with the desert displays, the navy ones where they would cook you what you want are where it was at.
The best food in the Navy is on a submarine (got to try it once when my uncles sub was in drydock in Scotland). Best food in the Corps, 4th Battalion Chow Hall on Parris Island. Been to a couple of Army DFAC's and they are "meh", but their breakfasts are top notch. You can get your eggs anyway you want, and omelets to order, every type of breakfast potato and meat. Never been to an Air Force hall, but considering how spoilt they are, I would expect they'd have steak and lobster dinners every evening. I get just a bit salty about the AF.
💁🏻♀️My ex-husband was AF and when we were in Okinawa, Japan I was able to meet with the chow hall manager, Sgt. Cody Moorhead, on a regular basis about how the chow hall operated and it was amazing how smooth and efficient everything was planned out without any hiccups in their details...Now when my ex-husband was in basic training, he said the food was nasty except for the green beans🙄🤷🏻♀️
Big respect to all those cooks! That's alot of volume! I was a cook in the Marine Corps. We didn't do those large of numbers, but I did learn a lot about batch cooking & time management. We may not of used the best products available, but I gained a bunch of knowledge to handle the basic math (recipe conversion) involved & was able to utilize what I learned later in catering large events, parties wedding receptions etc.
How can you ever get enough chicken? The chow hall next to my barracks was literally called the chicken shack and would serve a different chicken every day, I still eat tf out of chicken 😂
I was Infantry (Army) for 8 yrs AD and 19NG while we mostly carried rations, when we were in garrison, those cooks and staff did a great job and it was only much later in life that I realized how hard they worked, with rare thanks. Salute for any such persons out there. One cold C Rat or MRE a day while in the prone was most of my life and man, the Army Breakfast was soooooo good. My favorite meal till this day and thanks for your hard work
I just know the people you want to be friends with. Supply, mechanic, chef, and Doc. Logistics wins wars. Mechanics get you there. Doc keeps you healthy. And everyone marches on with Chef.
My husband was in the military for 20+ years. When we were dating he gave me many MRE packages. There used to be mini tabasco bottles in every MRE. Even though I don’t eat it, I saved them coz there were so cute!
I've eaten at the San Antonio mess hall many many times. The food was always plentiful, good and something to look forward to, three times a day! Always thought those that worked there were just as important as every other military member I served with. A military is only a strong as its ability to feed its soldiers. Thank you for your service and all your hard work! Since then, I've eaten in numerous field kitchens run by civilians and have to say, it's always been good. It's a hard job and doesn't get the recognition that it deserves.
As a former 11B in the 1990s, I never appreciated the hard work the cooks gone through for my meals. Many years later, I am a little wiser and realize that they are key for the success of our military and way of life.
Born and raised in San Antonio, look outside and you always see jets training and my gf dad builds them. The people here are so kind just know we love our troops.
Glad to know that there are positions in the military that do not involve combat. Taking care of people is not easy, but some people are made for and thrive in it.
Most military jobs are non-combat support jobs. I served 6 years, 1982-88, with my local National Guard Field Artillery Unit. My MOS was 13Bravo. I was trained and put on a 105mm howitzer crew. I was always amazed at how good our cooks and medics took care of us.
In my day, in the late 1960s, in the field, we ate K-Rations or LRP Rations. Some of them dating to the 1940s . . . They even had a "5-pack" of cigarettes! Boy have times changed!
46:00 Lieberkäsä. I died when i heard that one. Ahhh, this is great. 🤣 For those who want to know. It roughly translates to Livercheese. But it has no liver in it. The word "Leber" in this context is a relic from old german and means Laib which translates to loaf. And Käse is in this context an old bavarian designation for an edible mass. So in general it means "A loaf of an edible meaty mass". It is very delicous in a bun with some sweet mustard on it. I love it.
Excellent and informative we have to appreciate our service workers and our military. This is really the core of our country we tend to forget about these people during these trying times. Thank you!
Must be nice. I was made to starve in the Army. I purposely would mess up to get put on KP just so I could get more to eat. My Drill Sgt.. were crap. I even went to the CO and. First SG and asked to get out because they were starving to death. I was very athletic 6ft. 186lbs of muscle when I entered, and was only 145lbs when I talked to the CO. The CO pulled my records then told the drill Sgt. that I was to be the first in the mess hall and to let me eat until I was done. The first day the drill sgt. then realized how much I ate and realized that he was starving me. I went through the same crap in AIT. I finally got enough to eat after I went to me permanent duty station. No I was never fat. I always scored over 300 on my PT Test.
Just to add some perspective, these dining facilities work 365, no matter what. And on holidays? They cook bigger meals and more food. The work you see in this video NEVER stops. These people and people working in these types of facilities across the country and world, deserve so much respect
I seriously love military food. I'm weird, I know. I love MRE's. Our Chow Hall at MCAS El Toro served a crab stuffed flounder that I would always go back for seconds for. This was way before they started using civilians as service workers.
Business Insider has the most interesting videos on youtube. I watch so many videos from them, from the ones where people make products from trash to the expensive products videos and now the Military food prep video.
Largely the support & dedicated workers in the background are overlooked. Thank you, Mess Hall Army, for keeping our warriors filled & fit. That’s very hard work, our school systems operate in a similar fashion but of course in a much smaller scale. It helps that employees are long term. God bless each of you for your dedication. ✝️🐾💖☮️🌺
I was a USAF Reservist back in the early 1980's. I swear that's the same spaghetti there at the 1:05:23 point ! Really good spaghetti, always loved it. Actually, the Air Force always had really good food. Even at Lackland (BT)..... Surprisingly good. The funny part was that you had to drink two small glasses of water before you could sit down at every meal. Pretty much a way to keep everyone at least somewhat hydrated, and it was a bit hot there in July/August. GREAT times, though. Loved it. 40 years ago here next month. Sad. Wish I could teleport back.
Wow, that training facility's cafeteria has much better (and more nutritious) food than I had as a tank crewman (19-E and 19-K) trainee at Ft. Knox, Kentucky back in the 1980s. Our food was very basic and bland... so, most trainees preferred short orders such as cheeseburgers, french-fries, hot-dogs, and pizzas. But those orders take time and we usually have only 10 minutes to get our food and finish our meals.
This operation is Amazing! Thank you Cooks, Chefs, Preps what you do is Awesome! And most of all GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS! You are our the backbone of our Country. And you and only you keep America GREAT! Not one man…it is All of you. Thank you for serving. (With and without bone spurs 🙏🏽👍🏽❤️)
all trainees are required to dine at Slagle for lunch Monday through Friday, to prepare the meal in time for 4500 trainees the lunch staff is broken into two shifts, the night crew which prepares the food, and the lunch crew which cooks, pans, and serves it. (efficient use of time)
i was in san antonio in 2005ish for AIT, i dont think that DFAC was there or at least i dont remember it lol. But every DFAC i've been to had good food.
Another strong video from Jeff! How many of us worry about top and bottom of funnel and ignore the other 99% of the customer journey that goes awry when friction knocks them off course.
work at one of the galleys at a sector base for the Coast Guard and the work is a passion and love and love working and serving the service members for that days galley service.
Nah still tastes like hot dry dog crap 80% of the time regardless of race or location of the dining facility bcs of DOD policy on what can and cannot be used and the temps they’re required to cook the food to…
@@colton4900100% still has to go off guidelines that some chefs designed the meals that were approved by who ever than it becomes part of what gets fed until they have whatever chefs work up another few meals to get approved to be worked in down the line for however long of a timeframe. Basically the same as any brand frozen ir canned food. They have to have everything where the most can eat it an handle it. Can’t be over spiced crazy an shit
My father is a PROUD US VIETNAM VETERAN who survived when he was as drafted when he was 18 years old and because he survived I was born....War is no Joke....
The base has changed a lot since I was there in 1992, but I'll admit that the food was outstanding. While training there, I had my first 'breakfast taco' and could not get enough of them.
my girl is teaching the soldiers the swweet potato pie!!!she's gonna make sure some southern comfort foods added. Did she say Custard pie too? Hot dang!!! they are going to eat good tuhday
Thanks for your service. The trainee cooking looks like something id be interested in doing as a civilian. I like to cook and bake. The Skippy tradition is stupid. No one wants to be messed up with peanut butter. In hs i went 1 or 2 times to west point for dancers with my friends girl scout troop.
Tbh. One of my favorite memories of my time in the Army as a 68W was the food and living in open bays. Never before was I able to enjoy such a variety of food before I enlisted and I loved every meal. Slagel for our three hots and we'd work out at the gym by METC DFAC in our freetime. During our cycle we switched to METC DFAC. Rocco's was top tier and METC took silver, but Slagel definitely has a soft spot in my heart to this day. I learned quick to get in good w/ the cooks and it paid it off in the form of being able to raid the DFAC for as much of dinner (fried chicken w/ greens) as myself and a few of the other medics could carry. ☺️ Military cooks will always have my absolute respect because, while everyone loved us Whiskeys, the cooks IMO were the underappreciated MOSs. Besides the medics, the only guys who loved them were the salty af former combat arms guys/anyone who deployed during the Invasion of Iraq/The Surge days. For all the cooks past and present. You have my undying love and respect. 🤙
