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- We got an inside look at how Army Culinary Specialists are trained at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence at Fort Lee, Virginia. Three to four thousand members of the Army and National Guard graduate every year from the eight-week course, which trains soldiers how to prepare a wide array of food in a variety of settings. After instruction in the techniques of cooking and baking, trainees prepare three meals a day for their fellow soldiers in an actual garrison kitchen. Training culminates outdoors, where trainees cook for hundreds of soldiers in the same mobile kitchens they could be cooking in if deployed. Insider spent five days at the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, where we observed different classes at various stages of training.
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How Army Cooks Are Trained To Feed 800 Soldiers In The Field | Boot Camp | Insider Business
When you have a good cook... it's a game changer. When I was in Afghanistan in 2012 we were on a platoon COP and were assigned one cook. This dude walked around in a robe, tan t-shirt, and PT shorts with flip flops. He did whatever he wanted and the boys loved him. He kept us rolling in steak, burgers, chicken... he rigged up a grill. He made pan cakes... not only did he make pan cakes he opened up M&M packets and mixed them in. I can not overstress how much of a force multiplier he was. No matter what happened during the day, no matter how shitty our day was we always had a meal to come back to made by a dude who cared about our morale.
Let me tell you, no one fucked with that dude. He only pulled security one time when the COP was at absolute minimal strength and he was excited to do so. Most cooks go through the motions. A dedicated cook can literally change unit morale.
As an Army Veteran I say the Cooks are very important part of the Army component. Those are the guys who keep your engine running. I miss Army Chow.
You’re right. I remember coming back from a few weeks in the field in Germany. It had been a long day, and the cooks had the trailer set up and served us steak and eggs. It hit the spot.
I need to try that M&M trick.
Now with me looking at this is how I. Nothefake scammers that try to talk to me n say there in the army telling me that the army don't feed them good food n they need money to buy food I now no it's a lye looking at this n I will be contacting the biigger. Heads on these names n people
He sounds like my buddy Xiong
I am a culinary specialist for 4 years and this video went through the majority of what our AIT looked like. What isn't said in the video is the sleep schedule and the reality of cooking in the field. Most cooks only get at most 4 hours of sleep regardless of the conditions. When cooking in the field you will learn to take showers and wash your clothes with a 5 gallon bucket of soapy water. The recipe cards will most likely not be utilized when cooking for over 500 soldiers. Whatever ingredients you got, you will use all of it. PMCS are extremely important regaurdless of the mission. Especially when the nearest maintenance shop is over 200 miles. Make sure all you equipment works properly before using it and note any faults during use. Last thing you need is half your mbus to backfire and set off all the carbon monoxide detectors or your CK tires blow up during convoy. The field sanitation center is the bane of all cooks. You will hate setting it up and it will never be perfect. That's probably the most dangerous equipment we got. If that tent looks like it's tilting or the winds are pushing it too much or the soil is too soft then its best to not bother setung it up. Not worth it to get crushed while washing dishes. There's more to say about being a cook but those are the things that come up to my mind. There's many good reasons why the retention rate for cooks are one of the lowest in the army.
@@adventureswiththecrazyvet someones a wittle mad huh
I give Props to this guys during rifle week in Boot Camp we were tasked with helping them . Our day would start at 0230 And end at 1900. And this guys were still not done they still had another 2 hours before they got to go home . 👏👏
@@adventureswiththecrazyvet Not very professional of you if you claim to be a veteran. Cooks are part of the war. If a battalion is going out to war the cooks go too. If the troops are pulling fire gaurd all night long then you better thank your cook who's on a detail making coffee at 2300 for you guys instead of sleeping. Sounds like you didn't get along with anyone in your career. You want some milk and cookies to go along with your dd214?
@@adventureswiththecrazyvet you must be one of those Call of Duty veterans.
Wow Luis are you National Guard Reserve or what? Sleeping schedule 4 hrs a night in the field? You are living the dream baby! Infantry is lucky to get 2 or 3 hrs broken up into 1 hr sections. In the rain. You get to wash your clothes and do personal hygiene in a 5 gallon bucket? I was in the airborne infantry and we (when in peace-time training) would go 3 weeks without ANY washing, living in the field and on patrols/exercises. The ONE hot meal we would get after 2 weeks were out of mermite cans. In the 82nd our mess kitchens in the field in were top notch and our cooks excellent in providing us with what they had, when they had it. Maybe the retention rate for you all is the unrealitic expectations. You all feed the front, and you live just behind the front, and you all support the front.
I wish we had these kinds of classes in high school tbh. Cooking is such an important skill that everyone should have the opportunity to learn.
Cooking should just be about family education and not school
We were taught this in 7th grade as a mandatory class ! Then there was optional courses for this every year after. It was called Home ed
Thats what parental guardians are for.
They have them in mine cookery in TLE
I did have the luck to be taught more advanced cooking in high school, because of the mandatory "modules" in between normal classes being part of the specialization I was in.
When I was an MP in the Army there were certain people we took care of:
Any Medic - they kept us alive
Our Mechanics - They kept us mounted an rolling.
Our Supply - You misplaced something, they hooked you up.
Our Cooks - morale! It doesn’t matter how shit a day was…. Coming back to a hot meal makes it better! A cook can make or break your day!
Can confirm as fellow MP!!
Увидев этот видеоролик я понял многое, а именно , какая же у вас в США изнеженная армия, мягко телые ,женоподобные солдаты , складывается ощущение мужчина ли это или женщина , а может лесбиянка, хотя нет это наверное пидр . В какой то мере меня взяла гордость за моё отечество , за мою Россию . Наши солдаты не едят стейки, бургеры, блинчики с мёдом, сладкие батончики не пьют Коко колу, Спрайт, Фанту , у нас не принято подтирать жопу в армии как у вас , это не детский сад и не школьный лагерь, а суровая школа жизни со своими уставами , наш солдат ест пресную гречневую кашу и превзнемагает все тяготы и лишения воинской службы . Дааа когда я служил поваром я и представить не мог такого разнообразия блюд в армии , это отвратительно . Не армия, а жалкое сборище ублюдков, лесбиянок, трансгендеров и Приборов.
My Dad was an Army cook, so always a soft spot in my heart for the cooks. From my years in the military, the two groups of soldiers that consistently were the hardest working were cooks and mechanics. Often overlooked and underappreciated, cooks and mechanics keep the army functioning. When you have bad maintenance and bad food, you get the Russian army in Ukraine.
what the hell with Russian in this situation?
@@ducnguyenminh6165 they're a complete failure. shouldve dominated ukraine in the first few weeks
@@ducnguyenminh6165 Talking shit about tyrants is always appropriate.
@@ducnguyenminh6165 they eat expired dry rations from day 1 of the war because the army is corrupted like everything else in russia
@@ducnguyenminh6165 They are terrible
My husband was an Army Cook. He still cooks like he’s feeding a battalion- and it’s just the two of us! 😂😂
Can't blame him😂😂
lol. Then you two should have an army of kids.
Maybe he wants kids already
@@carltomacruz9138 He’s 75 & I’m 62. I don’t think so. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
you sound like a lovely soul :D
In German there is a phrase: "Ohne Mampf, kein Kampf"
which roughly translates to: "No fight without food". A warm meal after a hard day of training or combat can make all the difference. That's why i respect all military cooks.
Chinese proverbs"兵马未动，粮草先行“，which roughly translates to:" food preparation prior military activities "😀
I returned from Vietnam and went through this program in 1968. I cooked for 18 months at Ft. Benning, GA. I am impressed that the program is basically the same as I experienced, but with updated equipment. The Army taught me cooking skills that I rely on to this day.
The walking dead reference?!!
Увидев этот видеоролик я понял многое, а именно , какая же у вас в США изнеженная армия, мягко телые ,женоподобные солдаты , складывается ощущение мужчина ли это или женщина , а может лесбиянка, хотя нет это наверное пидр . В какой то мере меня взяла гордость за моё отечество , за мою Россию . Наши солдаты не едят стейки, бургеры, блинчики с мёдом, сладкие батончики не пьют Коко колу, Спрайт, Фанту , у нас не принято подтирать жопу в армии как у вас , это не детский сад и не школьный лагерь, а суровая школа жизни со своими уставами , наш солдат ест пресную гречневую кашу и превзнемагает все тяготы и лишения воинской службы . Дааа когда я служил поваром я и представить не мог такого разнообразия блюд в армии , это отвратительно . Не армия, а жалкое сборище ублюдков, лесбиянок, трансгендеров и Приборов.
My grandfather worked in a butcher shop when he was young and became a cook in the army during WWII. Although he was deployed with front line troops, he credits the position for keeping him alive. His war stories to us always revolved around ways they got creative with finding and preparing sustenance.
Love the Cooks! Ain't nothing like hot chow in the morning in the field after freezing all night.
First
Son: "Mom, I am in the army"
Mom: "Thats good. We proud of you son. You will defend our country. You will go abroad sometimes to fight in a foreign country."
Son: "No mom, I mean, I am a cook now"
Mom: "What do u mean?"
@@abdur1300 ... Dumbest comment on UA-cam, congratulations. I was Army for 6 years, not a cook, but I have respect for ANYONE who serves their country.
My horny ass could never work in a butcher shop
I was a First Sergeant and without a doubt among the hardest working soldiers of my unit were the cooks. Their work starts very early to prep for breakfast and ends very late with cleaning up after dinner. I have so much respect to all these soldiers.
KP duty, 2 different units, and clean-up were always done by Infantry joes.
@@itsesmir6218 .....always 🤣🤣 nobody elses Mos but bravo & charlies lol
I was student first Sargent as well and managing Garrison was very stressful but this is indeed one of the hardest working Mos in the military regardless of it not being a combat mos
@@Kigoz4Life ayo
Explain Rip-It’s then
My dad was an army cook and he served in the Vietnam and Korean war. He grew and canned everything in his garden and always cooked in a huge pot. I was the youngest of 7, he had his own army to feed. His spaghetti was the best.
As a korean thanks for your dad’s service in korean war. We korean always remember your sacrifices
Thank you for your dad's service *salute*
@@saerpark Korea is a good ally for the U.S. -- have you heard of American 'rooftop Koreans'? They are considered heroes in America.
Your father is my role model. Military cooks is one of the coolest jobs ever.
I have a lot of respect for cooks and I’m an Infantryman. I’ve been in The Army for almost a decade and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to have good hot chow in the field and on deployments over MREs. I don’t always get hot chow in the field and on deployments, sometimes it’s just MREs, but when I do, I am so happy. Respect to all cooks. Too many people don’t treat cooks with respect and it’s really sad.
Truth at so many Points. I for myself Love to Change with Americans (German) every trade was betweeen 2 till 8 MRE for 1 German MRE.
Getting Back to Base and get a fresh cooked Food was brilliant for everyones Moral.
I formyself never need it, every subordinates under your Command that Serve you as a "Captain" in America was a Pleasure to see smiling at a completly normal Point Like Food 😅
@@erichahnel4271 hot chow in the field and on deployments beats MRE’s. 10 times out of 10.
@@mvend10 bet your MRE didn't get better was a Pleasure at around every Time till 2015 - or 16 not Sure.
Time where every Meal can get cooked, nowadays get the Tap and throw it into any Liquid, smells terrible didnt get the Food problebly higheted but atleast Work Kinda.
As a German Close Protecion Team Leader you learn to have the Worst ever 😅 love our "Artic Kid" that was Kinda hard surviving with around 2.200 Kcal normal EPA and around 5.000 Kcal Artic 😂 its noticible If your Body and Brain need to Hold their Temperatur, would die their and in Afghanistan without American Help, im more then helpfull you get serving soldiers 🙈
Combat arms is the worse field to get into. I was a combat engineer & I hated it.
@@steel90912 depends on when you joined, I joined in 2014 and have liked it since
I was in the Army from 2006-2013. I loved and appreciated every cook I met. The army runs because of those men and women. They work long hours to ensure this.
in my channel I'll show you 2500 years evolved persian recipes that you should try
Thank you for serving, sir!!!
A happy Marine is a well fed one. Thankyou for your service.
I was 2006 to 2010 basic was at ft Jackson and AIT at ft Lee. Did you go to either of those two. I was in bravo company at basic and papa company at AIT. 🍻 I hope all is well with you battle and to all those who served. Do you miss it at all because I find myself sometimes wanting to go back but the wife and kids are definitely against it anyway just thought I would ask because I get different answers every time I ask it.
@@KonohazFinest I went to Fort Leonardwood for basic and ait. While I enjoyed my time in the Army. I love my family and civilian career more.
Army cooks get made fun sometimes, but as someone who knew a few army cooks during my time on active duty, I can tell you that these people work hard, often very long hours. The morale aspect couldn’t be more true as after spending a week out in the field, coming back to a hot meal being handed to you by a fellow solider made me say to myself “this isn’t so bad…” 🤟
It may not be Michelin Star cuisine, but compared to an MRE it may as well be handed to you on a gold plate as long as it's made competently.
when i arrive dat ft campbell, i was in reception with a bunch of 11b guys for a few days. We were joking around about my job. Ya know the cook, just flipping hamburgers. When we finally got picked up, one of the guys cracked a joke on me. I was laughing to, but their E5 was not. They got smoked in front of me for 20 mins as soon as we arrived at our bat. Their E5 was yelling at them to "respect the cook".
It's always the new guys who crack the jokes and make fun of cooks, but its always the more senior people who shut that down. I remember a few years later after deployment, when a new batch of infantry guys came in. The very people who got smoked infront of me, was laughing about how they were smoking the new guys for disrespecting the cooks. Combat Arms guys really love their cooks. I was sent out to a COP during deployment, and was with these guys the whole way. They always said, if the base falls, the MKT can not.
@@yummychips_ I was a rigger who’s AIT was at fort lee. I admit I also used to tease the cooks saying things like “look! The golfs learned to bake a pie today!” Even my seniors used to get in on it. Given, a riggers job compared to a cooks job may be less dangerous, as a mistake for a cook may mean a messed up meal where a mistake by a rigger can literally kill someone. But I later gained a lot of respect from cooks by just how hard they work and how often they’re on duty. I miss that fine army chow!
Heating up UGRA is no joke.
Never made fun of when my dad was hungry. He said getting back to chow was one of the greatest feelings he had.
As an soldier I know that good old feeling when your tired, hungry and wet as F, and you will be handed a plate of warm meal. Cooks are Top G's
It is very nice.....unless you get those powdered eggs they didn't mix right, and could throw it at a wall and bounce back at you. You always knew if you had a good group compared to bad. Does it look chopped or scrambled, and you get your answer.
@@mjrnnevershade I never thought I’d see the words “powdered eggs” wow 😅
@@mjrnnevershade idk why tf we call them powdered eggs when theyre actually liquids sealed inside plastic bags
Tourner le vide
I've been out of the Army for 6.5 yrs now but, I'll never forget the cooks.
I was a medic so I got immediate respect but, the cooks were folk I felt went underappreciated sometimes.
A hot meal on a cold morning in the field (especially after subsisting on MREs), breakfast in general, and just the omelets alone never failed to bring morale up.
My great uncle was a US army cook during WWII and was stationed at a POW camp in the states (German POWs). He had a Germanic background so he made authentic German food for the POWs. At the end of the war, one of the prisoners gave him a lighter made from a part off a Stuka dive bomber as a sign of gratitude for his cooking.
That's super interesting! There are so many jobs the military has to filled that you'd never in a million years think they would need.
This world is rapidly passing away and I hope that you repent and take time to change before all out disaster occurs! Belief in messiah alone is not enough to grant you salvation - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36) if you believed in Messiah you would be following His commands as best as you could. If you are not a follower of Messiah I would highly recommend becoming one. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life - Revelation 3:20.
Contemplate how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13 over the course of 1260+ years. Revelation 17 confirms that the beast is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years going back to Babylon and before, C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate once you start a relationship with God.
Can't get a response from God? Fasting can help increase your perception and prayer can help initiate events. God will ignore you if your prayer does not align with His purpose (James 4:3) or if you are approaching Him when "unclean" (Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 59:2, Micah 3:4). Stop eating food sacrificed to idols (McDonald's, Wendy's etc) stop glorifying yourself on social media or making other images of yourself (Second Commandment), stop gossiping about other people, stop watching obscene content etc. Have a blessed day!
wait you mean like... the nazis?
@@Asbestoslover666 their still humans that didn't agree with Hitler especially near the end when they drafted kids
@@Asbestoslover666 Yes.
My grandpa was a naval cook in the 1940's. He was the best cook in my entire family including all 5 of my aunties and he taught me everything I know in the kitchen. From the best peach cobbler to the most amazing barbeque. I miss you grandpa! Salute to all the amazing men and women feeding the missions!
I learned how to cook from a CS Chief while in (I knew how to but learned tons of new dishes), he would hold a weekly evening cooking class and even had us compete against each other for the best dish.
I was in the Canadian Navy, our cooks won the cooking competition when I was there last at Fleet Week in LA, judged by Chef Irvine from Food Network. The food on board is often kind of mediocre because they are forced to follow the recipes set for them, but when they are given free rein they are very very good.
One deployment I was on the chief cook was a pastry chef that used to own her own shop and one of the cooks was getting out of the military to do just that and wanted to learn. The dessert (duff) trays were spectacular. Good thing we had no helicopter in the hanger and it was filled with gym equipment, I was working out 6 hours a day.
@@Dyne191 didn't know there was a military top chef😅😅. That's excellent
@@robinsoto2700 not sure when top chef came out but this was back in 2010 lol
My first cousin(unfortunately no longer with us) was a cook in the Royal Australian Navy when I was born, then I joined 35 years ago(long since out), then his daughter joined up and became a cook submariner. I was in a different branch but I knew how good they were! Food quality varied depending on whether we were at sea for short periods or longer, or if we were alongside for a leave period with few ship’s company onboard. Cooks can only do so much with what they have to work with so we all knew to treat them with respect! Besides that, we all worked alongside each other in other roles… nobody has just one job at sea. Well, apart from the higher ups…
Support units like these are so so so valuable and crucial in keeping the war engine moving. If the soldiers arent eating .......they arent able to do much of anything else . Much respect to the support units like these. 🤝
Food is essential. It's why the military spends so much trying to improve it. Hard to make something that lasts forever, good through tempature extremes, safe to eat in all forms, and high in calories, carbs, protein, and fat all while being edible.
I hear some MREs are pretty damn good.
Anyway giving troops good food is always important. Submariners I guess have the best food overall due to the job.
@@dianapennepacker6854 food is fuel, and morale
most ships have really, really good food, easy because its a floating city with all the power, steam, and storage a kitchen needs. morale is of upmost importance on a vessel especially a sub so absolutely yes, that's why they have the best. every submariner I have met are pretty cool, very focused but chill people.
MREs are alright, depends on what you get. but over time it seriously affects your gastrointestinal system (shittin bricks), full of preservatives and salt too. In the field nothing, and I mean nothing replaces a warm meal and strong, real non instant coffe.
@@cannack You would think they'd be able to make a good instant coffee.
I heard some ships are better than others. I do know the submariners get the best though from people who served. Lived in Groton CT and yeah submariners are pretty chill group of people, but sadly a lot of them had family troubles. Lots of cheating wives, and may I say navy brats.
My fucked up friends took advantage of it. Mind you this is a generalization.
I wonder how good the AF have. Haven't really met any airmen. Never heard any complaints by coast guard either but they also never said anything was extremely good.
If I have to hear about the chili mac one more time my head is going to explode. I guess the beef stew is good too.
This is so wholesome haha. I mean you watch the movies, you hear the stories, you see the guns and cool tactical stuff they do - hell you even got friends that enlist but you never think of food. You never think of nourishment beyond MREs and which flavors they come in. (At least I don't) Thank you for the post, its a great eye opener for me and gives me another view to another world and thank you to all the men and women putting it all on the front line day in/day out. Much love guys.
We focused so much on frontline MRE, forgetting rotation is a thing to allow soldier enjoy proper food
Wholesome terrorists😍
Honestly I always thought army food wouldn’t be the best,
But if it’s anything like this video, then I’m glad the soldiers are being fed pretty decent stuff.
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Nobody can turn your day around like the cooks and medics. Thank you all for your service!
Or the KFC, The Subway, The Krispy Kremes on the base
@@paudsmcmack3117 must have been nice pog.
@@git_t0v Dat base sounds like heavens gate. Like on the actual base? Domestic? Sounds like a USAF base abroad 😂
@@paudsmcmack3117 you can go in but better hope no high ranking officers dont see you,SUPRISE PT TEST POG
Medics!!
As an Army vet, I appreciate the cooks so much. They served really good food and they really do have pride in what they do.
Thanks battle.
Taste good? Did we serve in the same military?
@@fletchadox1421 Well, that is my experience. The cooks in my Unit were great
Yeah, man. Those powdered eggs swimming in green liquid really hit the spot. I sure do miss throwing up a little in my mouth after taking the mermite lid off and getting a strong whiff of that stuff. Army cooks sure were killing it.
@@fletchadox1421 Quality varies by unit.
I was a cook in the Army from 1975-1980.I was a Spec-4.During my time in the field, we cooked out of a tent, with our field gear, M-16 all.Full gear.I remember those days, and I also remember the troops waiting for us, because they were HUNGRY, and I meant HUNGRY. I would leave the Merimits with them in case they wanted more food. Sometimes we made the food in the MESSHALL,and shipped it out, meaning from GARRISON..There is a saying "ONCE VETERAN ALWAYS VETERAN ".Never Forget your SERVICE, as an AMERICAN, to which I am very Proud of, as are my kids.
Bro boiled bags of eggs for the army 😂
@@chriss6737 that wasn’t even funny fr
@@chriss6737LMFAO
@@Keepanopenmind814 Maybe not to you but to the people with a sense of humor yes it was 😂
Why is it so funny? Can anyone explain to me, appreciated.
My father was a cook in the Army from 1965-1984. He also was in Vietnam in the late 60's. After he retired he still worked as a cook at Fort Sill, Okla. I learned my cooking skills from my father.
When my dad served in the French Navy 40 years ago he was assigned the role as one of the cooks. He loved this experience. It was hard but he said he knew everyone on the ship and was well respected. This experience is what sparked his love for cooking which carried onto this day.
That's really nice
Ayo our dads got the same backstory 😂
French 🤮
I got way more respect for army cooks after seeing this video. People usually study tactics, but feeding an army is a huge part of warfare that usually goes ignored.
@@cennon I always took the time to thank those who feed us in the field, after eating MRE's for weeks....:)
I was in Iraq in 06-07 with an infantry battalion. The cooks assigned to my unit were some of the hardest working coolest guys. They were up early cooking in the 120 degree heat and never complained. They definitely won our respect.
may I ask what you guys did in Iraq?
@@Nari_Trovi warcrimes perhaps
@@-p2349 Off your meds again huh?
@@-p2349 the humor went over some peoples heads
@@yrsjhydjmdhyt no he’s not wrong
I served in the Army for 20 years in the logistics field. We train at Fort Lee, VA along with the cooks. They are some of the most hardworking Soldiers I have ever met. I have so much respect for my friends and comrades who became cooks and provided us with healthy and nutritious meals, especially during long deployments. When I started AIT at Fort Lee, the instructors used to threaten us with sending us to cook school if we didn’t pass our classes or exams! I hated that some people in other MOSs would disrespect the cooks in such a way. After that, I have found a new and lasting respect for the cooks in my unit and everywhere else. When I was put on KP duty, we had to be on the cooks’ schedule and get up really early and work all day in the field kitchen. We cleaned out the dining tents, washed the pots and pans in scalding hot water, unload the refrigerated trucks, fill the water buffaloes, etc. it was such hard work, but I actually didn’t mind working with my friends who were cooks. Good times.
Fort Gregg Adams you mean
Was it worth the pay
I don't have a history with the military but I'm studying to become a teacher the way the instructors spoke sternly but softly to their students made my heart warm you can see that they're strict but have a passion for what they're doing. Mad Respect 🙏
No army can fight with empty stomach, big respect for them
Or a sick one. Food safety is very important. What army can battle if half their company is in sick bay/
Infantry are fine with mres
could try not killing brown kids for profit/fun in the first place
@@jon7684 I hate them😐
North Korea
This video is bitter sweet. Many of these kids don't know what they are getting themselves into. Being a cook will make or break you. 20 years myself making hot food and I'm definitely feeling it the older I get. The hours of hard work never stop but it is a job that makes me proud at the end of the day.
What di you mean? I've personally beneficios thinking of getting into culinary school and even army but I'd love to hear someone who's already been there
@@SoapCkat it's just a tough job that wears on you over the years. Very rewarding though
@@nicedward7544 define rewarding
Making something beautiful that you put your skill, passion and work into, then seeing or hearing that someone enjoys it is such a rewarding experience.
@@tjmethven2074 frozen peas and corn. Nothing beautiful in this video.
I'm a chef and I can do catering for 600 in my sleep. But nothing like this, nowhere near! Game recognize game and they win! Hats off and God bless
What?
I'll bet you could. What I saw being taught is the same thing FBI and CIA teach. (Those are cooking schools folks, not spy organizations)
Mad respect for Army Cooks. I can’t imagine what their hours are like in garrison and on deployment.
Was a 92g for four years, I can't even imagine the crazy hours i had. when i was last in the field (may of 2022), we had to get started at 3 oclock in the morning
Pretty Awful hours. When I was in NTC we had to wake up at 2 am to start cooking because it was 4 of us feeding like 1000. We didn't usually go to bed until around 8 or 9pm the next day
I was in the Marines for 10 years and all I can say about marine cooks is I'd rather eat c - rats . Being aboard ship was like heaven to us , the navy cooks treated us great ! When we cross trained with the army , their mess halls were like Valhalla of the gods !
I was a 92G and the job is BRUTAL. This job requires 100 percent dedication. I wouldn't recommend it if you have a family or in a relationship or you value your free time.
Bro I’m a 68X and I had kitchen patrol during my most recent training exercise. MAD RESPECT TO YALL. It’s literally 24/7 job. Barely any time for your own PT
@@alextrochezgomez1266 thanks it was tough thats for sure. Our weekends weren't as long as everyone else's too
Pog, omg you all complain sooooooo much.
Why is infantry always so salty when other MOS even slightly complain about their job.
@@Direwolf9818 just part of the job buddy.
From a former Marine Infantryman, thank you cooks! You were the hardest working guys I've ever seen. Up at 4 in bed at 11. I learned that in mess duty. And, thank you for making my life better in garrison and the field!
Nothing sucks worse than mess duty
@@jeffpraterJSF amen!
@@ezabala The cook I worked with was no further remote than the FOB.... he bitched about not being able to go out the wire.
I looked him dead in the eyes and told him: "Trust me when I tell you, you do not want to go out there"
... any further out than a FOB like an OP, PB or COP... cooks cannot make it out there because there are no safe pathways... from there... you get UGREs and local food...
Gtfoh😅😅😅
sheesh 5 hrs of sleep a night can't be healthy
My dad spent 24 years in the army from vietnam to GW1, and was in another often underappreciated support MOS - diesel mechanic. He loved his worked, tirelessly pushed for the mission, and was rigorous about making sure that HIS vehicles were up and HIS motor pool was strack.
And one of the ways he did it was to always keep on the good side of the cooks. He'd always get on their vehicles quickly, send his guys over to fix things in the kitchens, etc, because mechanics (like cooks) can keep some odd hours, and having cooks on your side meant a better chance of getting chow after spending four hours after last formation getting a diesel overhauled.
Much respect to these cook trainees and their instructors!
The instructor in the beginning SSG Davis I was stationed with him in Germany. I helped trained him straight out of basic. Great memories. Glad to see him still in the game. Find what you love and hang on tight. That was 19 years ago as I'm about to retire from the army.
This is the kind of stuff that differentiates a professional army from one that's not: logistics. I do agree that food is fuel, not just for the energy but to put a smile for a while on somebody who had a terrible day. Food is love, and this video gave me the munchies :D
thanks for that input
Napoleon said an army marches on its stomach. He wasn't wrong. Probably why he was so successful.
I hope they send a few of this kitchen to Ukraine . If Russians smell this in the fields they will surrender fast
specially in modern warfare, US is not fighting a all out war so having good well made food is a must, specially if you see aircraft carriers it seems like a banquet when they leave port, but when they are terminating their stay on the carrier it gets a bit worse since some stuff like fruits cant last for the months the carrier stays at sea.
@@llothar68 The kitchen is easy. There are probably thousands of commercial kitchens out there.
The hard part is the Logistics. But US food isn't to the taste of everyone, so we can't just ship them our feeding systems. (they showed but didn't highlight the rapid packs that they can just boil and then serve -- plus tray feeding systems that are literally heat and serve)
Honestly they are likely eating quite well - all their neighbors are supporting the Ukraine military with the food that they are used to. Estonia, Latvia, Poland, ect... Most military units in the world use civilians to prepare food -- and Ukraine is fighting a war at "home." The locals are certainly preparing the food that is being supplied.
The US military (and the French who I also worked with) have field kitchens with military cooks because we are an expeditionary military. If you visit any large military base in the USA it will have more civilians than military working the Dining Facilities. Units that are deployable have cooks assigned, other units do not.
I think I would need a whole year of training. Massive respect for those soldiers, food is extremely important, especially through hard times during war
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yeah I'm amazed they get so little training yet the US army isn't always dying from food poisoning.
I'm a chef and it takes months to take a noob to a barely qualified not to set the kitchen on fire and poison everyone sort of level.
thinks you , who probably would get hand of it in 2 months and do it in 6 months
I think I would just stick my head in a blender and take the easy way out 🤣
Haha really? It's like superbasic stuff 😂
Army's run on there stomachs! Thank you to all our men and women who serve and have served
Great schooling to 95% graduation rate. As an AF veteran, I took army courses and had their chow. Probably the best in the field was at Ft Carson, CO. The chow hall was an old Quonset hut run by a Senior MSGT who put out totally amazing food. Much respect from a fellow cook.
Most of the people in the military are support units, so it's good to see them getting recognition!
The tooth to tail is about 1 fighter to 12 support personel. A really high speed unit may have a tooth to tail ratio if 1 to 8. Everyone from bottle washer to motor pool mechanic is important.
@@ms.annthrope415 I was guessing it was about 1:10, but even that seemed high. It's like with any large organization really, where the vast majority of people are support personnel. It must be kinda annoying to be in the navy, for example, and everyone says "which aircraft carrier are you on?" when you work on an oiler.
A country can have a active personel number of 3M, but if its soliders arent feed, their vehicles refuled, given propper ammo then there is no real point in an army anymore.
@@whenyououynehw9338 except russia in world war 1 i guess
My grandpa was a cook during WWII and we still have his old field cooking manual full of ENORMOUS recipes. The logistics of wartime supply and food is so cool
Can you share the name of the manual?
@@AyaMohamed-bt1bx It's pretty haggard by now, just a sheaf of papers, but the handwritten "cover" says "Field Ration Menu: February 1944 Camp Haan, California." Another page lists there are 29 menus of breakfast, dinner, and supper. I apologize for calling it a manual, i suppose that isnt really accurate. Still neat though!
@@anderslunde4040 that is really cool
You should digitize it
Shout out to all the cooks! Made a lot of good friends that were cooks in the Corps. I was an 0311
simp
@@pancakedressing5208 who
Stop lying, you weren't 300 series.
I was in the german army and the meals that the military cooks created for us are fantastic. Even when you are in the middle of nowhere in the cold, these guys keep you alive and keep up the moral. If you ever had to eat several weeks of MRE, than everyone will miss the good food of those guys.
But as u know, no one will ever cook better than your own mother.
A German meal sounds better pork and sauerkraut 😋
A German meal sounds better pork and sauerkraut 😋
My mother couldn't make cereal so idk about that....
Never really thought about it before but it’s actually a really important job
Everybody gotta eat.
Cmon man I just smoked a joint and not even I’m that far gone from reality hahaha !
I agree. I knew their working hours were crazy, but their job looks harder than I imagined. The food has to be perfect. On top of that, they still have to do Army stuff
actually, its literally the most important job, an unfed army is a dead army.
Warfare is the most recognised task of the military, yet I only consider it as a smaller role among the other tasks that it needs to do.
The military is primarily a logistics and construction company.
It needs to transport people, equipment and supplies to the combat zone; while establishing facilities, creating roadways, and connecting utilities (water, electricity, etc.).
Only when the basic human needs are met first (food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep), can fighting be considered a job to do.
Cold, sick, or hungry people will not be interested in socialising, learning or working; until such issues are dealt with.
Much respect to all cooks, you’re overworked, under appreciated, and the backbone of everything.
"an army marches on it's stomach." - every great general ever.
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That is awesome! Being a chef, I know first hand that cooking for large amounts of people can be a logistical nightmare. I was the 1st cook in a camp that serviced 1000 workers and 300 staff in the oilfields of Northern BC, Canada. I worked dayshift 8am-8pm and was responsible for a light lunch and the main courses at supper; Which usually consisted of a choice of 2 meats, 1 seafood, 2 pasta, 3 veggie, 2 starch 2 soups. I had 3 support staff for the prep.
They also prepared a salad bar which always had 6 choices and a pickle bar which consisted of different pickles, olives, cheeses and deli meats. All the fruits and veggies were brought in fresh and processed in house.
The night shift, 8pm-8am was three fold.
One crew of six were responsible to make 2000 sandwiches of between 5-6 varieties.
One crew of 4 would get all the baking done making cookies, little cakes, pies, candies, desserts, ice creams. Again all made fesh, in house.
Then finally there were 4 guys doing breakfast prep. Always the same: eggs to order, scrambled and an omelette egg dish in the steam tables along with French toast, pancakes, hash browns, bacon, sausage, ham oatmeal and porridge. Along with loads of individually wrapped bacon and egger English muffins and fresh cut fruit salad.
Normally, thing ran like a well oiled clock, but we were waaaay up north and the weather could change on a dime. Storage space was limited, so for that reason we had to depend on three huge deliveries a week and if the trucks couldn't get to us, lots of people went hungry. Or if something was forgotten on an order and you end up with no steaks for steak night.
It was a crazy way to cook but I loved every second of it.
Unfortunately, these awesome skills aren't really transferable to a regular kitchen that does plate service instead of buffet style. I've hired awesome camp cooks who can rock and roll with the best of them but then totally meltdown when they get caught in their first dinner rush in a classic kitchen in a busy restaurant.
People don’t give cooks enough credit for what they do. Their role is just as important as anyone else’s in the army
After this video, they got my respect!
Big respect to the Cooks of the military
Indeed without them there would be no Army
"An army marches on its stomach"
-Napoleon Bonaparte
An army marches on their stomach after all
When I was a mechanic in the Army stationed in Germany, I did have some stateside assignments, Most days the food was spot on A+ and then there were some very rare days that were MRE days. I have the utmost respect for Army cooks for all of the things and ups and downs they have to go through to keep us fed. I saw what their everyday routines out in the field as a young soldier when I had KP duty. Always respect the ones that keep the Army moving and keep your belly full. **RIP PVT Rosa Martinez 4/11/87 Fort Dix NJ. She was never able to start her career as an Army cook. Gone but not forgotten.**
Rest in Peace, Private Rosa Martinez, thank you for your service. ❤️🙏💞
Bro, when I was in Hohenfels during Military exercise in the days they DIDN'T just hand us out MRE they cooked their MRE and served the same thing to us on the plate. We weren't allowed in the "city" though, so maybe there it's better
That is very wholesome ❤🙏🏻 God bless you and may her soul rest in peace 💕✝
MRE days were usually Sunday lunch and dinner in the field and the times you were on advanced party or last out. In Fulda, they never fixed just one omlette at a time. It was usually 7-10 at one time utilizing the entire grill unless they needed to fix scrambled eggs and/bacon for the line. The only cooks wearing whites when I was in were the civilian employees.
Praises to you and Rosa.
When I was a sergeant in Germany mid 70s, we were invited quite often to eat with the US soldiers. We had great food in our German kitchen, all freshly cut, fresh vegetables, fresh, fresh and fresh. The US used cans, pre heated and prepared food, frozen meat, food out of plastic sacks in carton boxes, but seldom something fresh. Nevertheless we loved to eat with them their food, the same way we shared ours. Two totally different forms of cooking.
You’re telling me your government, in your country, supplied you with fresh vegetables.
Meanwhile you’re puzzled why foreign troops, in your country, were supplied with non perishables from their country, thousands of miles away?
They didn’t issue you any brains did they? 😂
You must have had it good if you had freshly cut ANYTHING. I can happily live off canned food but nothing beats some good seasoning or veg
I’m in the infantry and I want to thank all you army cooks out there! We appreciate you guys !! 💯
Times when we have been in the field for 2-3 weeks in the cold freezing weather, having the cooks out there definitely helped maintain motivation to keep training hard. They play a huge role in the success of the military.
I’ve never had anything I’d call edible in the field dude. 😂 mostly green eggs and bread.
@@Flemdragon we you out in the field that food hit a lil different lol
@@Flemdragon green eggs?!?
I was a cook before I left the Army in 2008. I stayed in the field while in Korea the most. We were short staffed so we worked 7 days a week, most days from 0330 to 1900+. Nothing but respect for my brothers and sisters out there still cooking!
For real my man. I was a cook in Korea in the eighties. We had dmz duty, warrior base . always short staff I was stationed in Camp Casey 1/17 mech. we work homes, two mess hall we had two shifts each shift work one of the mess hall, breakfast, lunch dinner you had no relief but every weekend one mess got close so you work two weeks straight and two days off.Blessed Brothers.
Job must have sucked then .
you don't get any free time? do you get paid more for working 7 days?
@@mrjonathank92 I was a cook stationed in Korea at Camp Humphreys.We too were short staffed at my dfac and we barely got time off.The times that he put down are correct.We got there super early and stayed super late.Especially if our dfac manager wanted to be an asshole that night.Barely got time to eat too and the sad thing was that WE were the ones cooking the food.
@@sequoiaedwards4782 Thanks for sharing Sequoia. Have a great day
I work with an Army Vet. Nice guy.
Someone asked him at work one day 'You ever kill anyone?'
He shot the guy a look but then smiled and said 'I was a cook, so probably."
I can honestly say some of the best meals I've ever had daily, three meals at that was in the Army 1981-1985. There was only one mess hall I experienced where the food wasn't that great and that was the one during my AIT school. Even the mess hall in boot camp was good and despite what you see in the movies, they actually gave you enough time to eat.
If I"m being honest, I would love as a civilian to be able to have a cooking bootcamp like this. There are so many essential skills that these people will be able to use to improve their lives on a fundamental level, regardless of where they end up working.
That's what I'm saying. I LOVE to cook for a bunch of people at one time! I'd love to learn the techniques
There actually are culinary courses you can take. You would have to look around and see what's available to you locally and what level of time investment they need. Day, weekend, month, or even a year. Go looking for it. I took one as a student and it's no joke. You genuinely learn and use this skill throughout your life.
How fun! Great idea! I love to feed people.
lets start it and go across the country holding cooking boot camps. Price starts at $200 a head and access to our private videos
bruh imagine Gordon Ramsey pulling up to one of these kitchens
I didn't serve in the Army, but I served in the USAF and worked on the flight line on the F-16; and I can tell you that one of the things we REALLY appreciated during a 12 hr shift on the freezing cold flight line was a hot meal cooked for you. This field is one of the most important in any branch of service. Period. When the operators come back after running and gunning, and everyone else from doing their jobs they need to eat. Thank you to all of the cooks or "food specialists" from every branch of service. THANK YOU.
At Cannon AFB?
@@SpockvsMcCoy No, winter in the high desert plateau at Torrejon AB, Spain.
@@aterseraph Spain is more interesting than Eastern New Mexico, LOL.
On the other hand plenty of people work 12 hours shirts in south circumstances getting no me al whatsoever
@@mauricematla8379 Non sequitur.
Love our Culinary Specialists! Thank you all for your service and support in peacetime and in war.
Navy vet here. Always appreciated the cooks. Some of the guys would mock them ('anybody can learn to cook' mentality), but I always made sure I thanked them. They had longer hours than most of the crew most days in a hot kitchen. Even if what they put out isn't something I particularly liked, we still needed to eat and someone needed to do the job. Great cooks can have a huge impact on morale-having a tasty meal to look forward to when you have nothing else to look forward to is amazing!
If any CS's read this, thank you, and keep up the great work.
This is amazing. The Marine Corp sent my late mom to culinary school. She could prepare some of the most hearty robust rough meals that were filling while also able to create some of the most elegant pies, cookies, bars, & multi-tiered cakes decorated professionally enough to (and she has done this too) to serve at functions where guests were heads of federal, state, & international guests.
That is so cool. Im glad you have those memories of her and Im glad that she had that experience!🇺🇲💚
मैं आपसे पूरी तरह सहमत हूं
Your deserved pride shows! 👍❤️🙏💞
Lucky guy. Bless your dear mom.
@@lulumoon6942 I miss her; Dad too. They were both Marines. Mom loved to cook. Dad loved to eat. 🤭😊
I honestly didn’t even think about who was feeding the military and this video HAS to be one of the most interesting videos I’ve ever seen. This is incredible and I have so much for every little or big role involved with helping the military function and this made me appreciate the cooks so much. ❤️
The reality is that civilian contractors feed Soldiers both in the states and deployed. I've 18 years in and the only times I've ever eaten Army Cooks food was while in the middle of nowhere Afghanistan and NTC in the middle of nowhere deserts of California (Ft. Irwin).
Army Cooks are still necessary, but the War on Terror's habit of throwing money at a problem meant they just contracted the feeding out to civilian corporations.
One of the most important things I learned in my time in the army, take care of the cooks. Respect the cooks.
I've been a cook at nursing homes/hospitals for the past 10+ years.. very similar, I love seeing people that are new to cooking.. its almost nostalgic remembering being so nervous and clumsy in a kitchen
Did this during two weeks of military excercise camp. I was the only extra guy with a hygiene qualifications so they put me in the food tent. Despite the dish water being almost frozen when we had dish duty and the amount of sleep, something about stirring a 500 litre pot of pea soup was fascinating and enjoyable. Got to eat first and take all the left over desserts.
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Haha that sounds like an awesome experience! Food related jobs can be grueling, but the first-pick and extra dessert benefits kept me sane and happy!
The dish water was almost frozen. Thank you for your service
I like what that guy said at the end. How being a cook is not lower than any other job in the military and that it provides morale for the troops. This made me think of my brother who's in the Navy and working hard. Thank you cooks!
I love learning more about military cooking. Historical stuff is neat and all, but it was cool seeing how it is done in the modern day too.
Thanks for all the warm chow and hot coffee that really changed our morale in Atropia many times, it meant a lot to a grunt
As a former infantryman I can say the cooks are a definite comfort and morale boost when your in the field.
Never mind the number of wars lost due to bad food. We didn't learn our lesson until WW1.
My Dad taught me from the very young age to respect cooks, be they in army or cafeteria, for many reasons but one is the most important of all. They are the ones who put stuff into your food. Few years later I was on kitchen duty with river scouts and I really started to appreciate the lesson. You will not believe how creative some people get when it comes to dropping stuff into some jerk's food.
Isn't that technically poisoning someone thpugh?
@@nunull6427 spit is nott poison. Sperm is not poison. But I doubt you want any of that from a stranger without your knowledge. Respect people!
@@Jartran72 I mean they can be if that person has some disease or illness…
@@Jartran72 Respect is absolutely necessary, but if you think being a cook gives you the right to poison people, you deserve all of the bad you get. From my experience cooks have some of the worst tempers in just about any industry.
So your basically saying since they can dominate your food for their statistisfaction we should respect them?
I went through this training at Ft Lee,VA in 1981 did field cooking out of a tent. I was in the Texas National Guard at the time.but had spent 3 yrs in the Army before that.served with C company 249 signals battle as a cook from 1981 to 1985
R.I.P. Uncle Frank, he was a Navy cook stationed at Okinawa, Japan. At 6 Am breakfast was always ready, I didn't understand how is possible to do such a task every day. Now by watching this report coverage can figure out many things.
God bless him
Former 92G (Food Service Specialist) & damn was it good to watch this. Really brings back so many memories. I remember my unit never had the CKs and I was always envious of the ones who had the CKs 😅
As many others commented; the work of the cooks was arduous, especially for the cooks who had to cook at NTC in California. Respect to all the former, current and future cooks.
As an army vet allow me to say I hate Cooks. Do your own damn head count at the Defac instead of asking for help
Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven - Matthew 7:21-23, John 3:3, John 3:36 (ESV is the best translation for John 3:36). Contemplate how the Roman empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. Revelation 17 confirms that it is in fact Rome. From this we can conclude that A) Jesus is the Son of God and can predict the future or make it happen, B) The world leaders/nations/governments etc have been conspiring together for the last 3000+ years to accomplish the religion of the Israelites C) History as we know it is fake. You don't really need to speculate though because you can start a relationship with God and have proof. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life. - Revelation 3:20
Revelation has been unfolding since Jesus died. The Popes have claimed to be equal to God and set themselves in Jesus' place (antichrist(s)). Vatican City (Which is its own nation BTW) have risen up to fulfill the role of the false prophet
Regarding the man of lawlessness or antichrist, 2 Thessalonians 2:4 says “Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” The restrainer that the Apostle Paul was referring to in 2 Thessalonians was the Western Roman Emperor, who held back the Popes from taking power. Once the last Western Roman Emperor was removed from power in 476 AD, the Pope was given civil and ecclesiastic authority over Rome; healing the deadly head wound of the beast in Revelation 13, as they took the Emperors title of Pontifex Maximus, leader of the church and state.
“We may according to the fullness of our power, dispose of the law and dispense above the law. Those whom the Pope of Rome doth separate, it is not a man that separates them but God. For the Pope holdeth place on earth, not simply of a man but of the true God.” (Source: “Decretals of Gregory IX,” Book 1, chapter 3.)
Pope Pius V blasphemed, “The Pope and God are the same, so he has all power in Heaven and earth.” (Source: Pope Pius V, quoted in Barclay, Cities Petrus Bertanous Chapter XXVII: 218.)
Pope Leo XIII declared, “We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.” (Source: Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter, June 20, 1894)
The antichrist sea beast of Revelation points to the office of the papacy, the Popes of Rome, who controlled the Roman beast for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD.
Daniel 7:25 says “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” The Popes of Rome spoke against Elohim and proclaimed to be God. They reigned for 1,260 years, from 538-1798 AD. during which they caused tens of millions of saints to be killed.
The Pope’s title is Vicar of Christ, which in Latin is ‘Vicarius Filii Dei’, and equates numerically to the number 666
@@GandalftheWise lol... I know you really don't hate cooks, but I know what you mean. I think every single unit in the Army needs to give up a guy to do headcount.
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A militant food kitchen. Barking orders for French fries and fruit loops.
When you're having an intense training or in the field hot meal is always appreciated no matter what it is
I volunteered with a retired army cook in the community hall kitchen for a short period of time in the neighborhood I live in. She was incredible at knowing her way around a large kitchen with or without a gas stove there.
A soldier is always happy to hear when they have army cooks instead of contractors cooking for them in the field or in the mess hall. They really do take pride in their work and it makes a huge difference in morale.
Embassy Chow hall in the Green Zone of Baghdad was absolutely incredible, had a mix of cooks of all branches and contractors
former AF retiree. and Dear good thats the truth.
Oh man, in all the years I worked at Ft. Bliss EMS, I had ONE good meal: cooked by Army cooks in a field kitchen while staging for a major field exercise. I couldn't stomach the DFAC chow. It was a crime they served that crap to the soldiers.
They should be happy anyone is cooking for them!! 🙄🤡
Aint gonna lie the civilian cooks in Iraq serve some of the best food in the middle east Imo
I love watching the smile on their face when they taste their own cooking and they enjoy it. You can’t beat that sense of satisfaction when you do something that you just learned.
There really is nothing like learning how to make a new dish for the first time
Im in the army and im telling you now prison food is better than army food. These guys don’t give a shit about the food
I agree, its nothing better than tasting food you made for the first time and it actually tastes good!
@@kevinc.cucumber3697 one time in the field we got a scoop of rice, peas and carrots for dinner. Oh yea and some very nasty juice.
@@Noface678 wow thats alot of protein. Nice to know my fellow soldiers are well fed
I'm a 68R which is a food inspector in the Army and honestly I give my respect to cooks in the military, theyre up before everyone else and go home later than everyone else
I was a grunt 81-85 and I’ve got to give great credit to the cooks who fed me those four years. I had KP a few times and saw the amount of work that went into it.
My highly respect to those who are working hard in the kitchen to make sure everyone have a food to eat. It's not an easy tasks. I used to join a community service program as one of the volunteer staff, and I cooked five types of main dish to feed nearly one thousand people... It's a hard job .. we really need strong mentality , stamina,and very very clear instructions on everything in the kitchen.
My respect for ya guys ..well done 👍🏻👍🏻
amen!
Much admiration and respect from a woman who can't cook for more than six people.
I always had mad respect for our cooks. They work tirelessly ALL DAY, some starting their days at 0300. I was always so appreciative of every meal and even got the privilege as a Private to endure just one day in the kitchen in 100 degree weather while manning an oven 🥵 Mad respect.
Yes,those Cooks helped to kill milions of humans around the world....big respect
respect for those who nourish the army of a country devoted to the destruction of the world.
You might work hard and do your job well, yet to what avail?
@@arturarturos7050 haha. I'm a chef too, and that's pretty much why I will not serve a single one of our soldiers if we ever have war in Switzerland. War is a joke, invented by sick minds, carried out by mindless fools. I'm not gonna be apart of it. I'd rather create resources together with my enemies than fight them, for then, I'm sure to be on the right side.
lol don't listen to these haters. Let them cope and seethe. I also briefly worked as an army cook, and know how much resilience it takes to be in that position. No matter in what position, always respect the cooks from then on.
I have a lot of reapect for them too, and especially after watching this video
Much respect for all military cooks. You got me through 20 years.
I'm an Army officer vet. I served on active duty from 1978-1989. At first, we got hot meals prepared in the field kitchen when we went to the field. With the introduction of T-packs (think of TV or microwave dinners), it was mostly T-Packs - which require only heating up the pack. Rarely got a hot meal cooked from scratch after that. Maybe the troops in a combat deployment got hot meals back at the home base, but I never did. It was either MRE's or T-packs. The only meals cooked from scratch were at the dining all back in garrison.
I was an Army cook not so long ago. Seeing the rooms I trained in and the basics being taught to these young soldiers made me smile. I even think that one of the civilians actually taught one of my classes! FYI though? Those Containerized Kitchens are a CHORE to put together.
I was an Army cook in the early eighties we didnt have those big kitchen we had the box on wheels with field stoves and burners, another Vet mention clean up trailor we didnt have that either we set up three garbage cans with some crazy ass heaters in them. Went to Bright Star in the Sahara dessert traing with 82 Airbone and the Air Force b ig operation we joined up with the Air Force and used a GP large to cook out of and an aditional Gp for dining, but thats the Af.
' Those Containerized Kitchens are a CHORE to put together.' that's an understatement. just in the field in may 2022 for 21 days in a ck. we had to deal with packing this damn thing up and then jumping to another site and then opening the ck up.....in the mud (because the idiot officers in charge swore it was a great idea to jump to that site) in the pouring frickin rain.
I was a 92g for four goddamned years. it wasnt' 100% all terrible 100% all the time, but just about most of the time it was miserable.
When I was stationed in Germany in the early seventies, I thought it was the height of luxury to have a 5 ton truck equipped to cook for our unit in the field. Actual scrambled eggs - not powdered - was a real treat.
@@paulbradford6475 Goddam. I have so much respect for people who served much earlier than me. You all had to go through stuff most of us pansy whiny asses can't imagine
i was Army Infantry in Germany. We loved our cooks and knew they had one of the hardest jobs in the Army. Thank you to all the cooks and a big salute!
I was in the Medical Service Corps, and I did all sorts of sanitation inspections, including monthly food service safety inspections of the unit dining facility and inspections of the field kitchens when our units were out training. I never hesitate to say that cooks are some of the hardest working yet underappreciated Soldiers in our Army. They're the ones up at 0300 preparing breakfast. I loved doing an inspection the day before or morning of Thanksgiving when I was stationed in Hawaii. I mostly admired the cooks' work - ice sculptures, food sculptures, cakes, pies, etc. They'd spend a whole week preparing an amazing Thanksgiving dinner in Hawaii, knowing that most Soldiers wouldn't be going home to see their families. When I went on a mission to Cambodia, we had one Army National Guard cook to oversee food operations. There was a crew of local cooks who had to prepare 3 meals a day for hundreds of Cambodian and American Army Soldiers. The cook had to use a translator and teach the local guys how to wash their hands, use separate cutting boards for raw meat versus fruits and vegetables, etc. He inspected every single food delivery, ensuring temperature safety. And it was about 105 degrees each day with no AC. He was a cook because that was the only job the Army would let him do. He was practically deaf in one ear from growing up hunting without hearing protection. So even though he had wanted to be an infantryman, he executed his duties as a cook with pride and professionalism. Another one of my favorite memories is when I spent a week teaching food service safety to a group of cooks and public health related specialists and administering the ServSafe exam. I was a certified instructor and test proctor. I felt really proud that about 10 Soldiers earned their ServSafe certification, and I got to be a part of that. I can't think of a single negative interaction I ever had with an Army cook. To the cooks, SALUTE!
I like watching this, as they not only feed the soldiers, but also they know that cooking skill & experience can make them get a work in any kitchen if they become veteran or decided quit military. I remember watch some show that show some those veteran can cook really good dishes, and most of them serve people with really hearty meals.
Shout out to these guys, they offered me this job and a billion others at MEPS, back in the day, I went Infantry because I'm an idiot.
These men and women wake up at the ass crack of dawn, they dedicate to their craft, and it shows. Nobody can make you a meal like this guys, and if you've been out playing in the dirt, you're so damn grateful for what they do.
And you know what else? When you've been having a bad time, getting in line and talking to these men and women, you'll find your spirits lifted.
I'll never forget how important these soldiers are to morale and keeping the machine moving. Irreplaceable.
These trainees are so young. Wishing them all the best. Thank you for feeding our troops!!
honestly the guy who is teaching them how to cook is really nice, he isn't rude, he doesn't shout
Dad signed up in ww2, they found he had 1 kidney and combined with the knowledge that shooting another human was soul-wrenching for him(actually anything that blinked), he then became the cook. The only smiling guy in their army group pic. But again, he always had a smile. Not sure what he told the army about the kidney status as he signed up for the Korean war, and later as the Governors Special Force in Alaska in the 50's. He didn't let it hinder from doing his part, that was the generation he grew up in. If Mom couldn't come up with something for family dinner he'd quietly go look in the fridge and come out with salad makings and put together a meal.
Army cook, my Dad💙
I was a cook in the Army. It was a love hate relationship. Hated the hours, loved seeing the troops' morale get boosted with hot chow. It was also a challenge to fit in Daily Soldier's training ( i.e. airborne ops) and not thinning out the DFACs manpower. Definitely learned time management and instilled within me a really strong worth ethic
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four years as 92g. definitely
I have a new respect for army cooks. After culinary school I can see that the military has top notch training and I’m pretty impressed. I never even thought about what the military cooks did or how they were trained during my 15 year stint in the army. Sometimes the food was terrible but sometimes it was good but the training appears to be on point.
I always have respect for military cooks.
For us at NTC, our days started at 0430. For the cooks that were with us, they were up and moving ready to go at 0230. And they always were motivated and ready to go. Take care of the cook, and the cook takes care of you.
I cooked for 12 yrs in the army, all in Germany, yes 230 in the am was usual start time 1930 go home time, we fed 1000 soldiers in 50 different direction before we ever opened the door to the chow hall then another 800 in the building. First to leave to the field and last to leave, worked all holidays,weekends,and still did our soldier training, I was with the 8th infantry, ate up as we called it, 300 days a yr on training maneuvers, I picked up new incoming cooks at the battalion, some came to us from NTC, I'd tell em welcome to hell, they would say I just left NTC this place will be a cake walk, 6 months later they were doing stuff intentionally to get put out of the army, so yea I been there did that and hell of a lot more, got out E6, cooked for 2 active duty army hospitals as civilian for another 22yrs and now retired, like I said got the t-shirt the coins the bs awards and would never recommend it on anyone😊
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. MAY GOD KEEP YOU ALL SAFE.
my dad was like the main cook back when he was in the service(he’s been medically retired since 2013). we watched this together and he was like “i remember cooking there” he’s won a couple awards while being there and i think this is the one thing he truly misses about being in
That is so interesting! I'm so glad you guys watched it together, that's sweet
All my soldier buddies always tell me the three things protected the most are your squad, the medic and the cooks. I adopted a lot of soldiers over the years and they always say morale is what keeps them going. A hot plate of food or snacks from back home changes outlooks no matter where the battle zone is.
Whoa whoa wait a minute...what about supply??? What are we, chopped liver (no pun intended) 😂
The backbone of the army. Thank you from my heart..
Sustenance is very vital and crucial for all walks of life. So knowing someone took the time to prepare a great meal for you after a long day of work is a labor of love for your fellow brother and sister. Hard work doesn't go in vain
I was a civilian contractor in an Air Force cafeteria, our culinary specialist in charge was a master sergeant and by far one the nicest ladies I’ve ever worked for. She would be in the dish area scrubbing pans running circles around our guys
The happiness of receiving a hot meal after a day running around in the mud and rain and being cold, seeing the cooks for dinner was the only thing that made me smile. Thank you for all the love you all put in that food.