I can verify personally that this is absolutely false. I remember fondly when the warrant officer onboard would volunteer to help in the galley, and on those days the burgers not only got seasoned, but cooked with the cheese on top! This happened infrequently, but was amazing when it happened.
Food in the Navy is generally mid to bad. I just asked my deployed friend what he thought of it and he was less than impressed. That being said, Submarine crews generally get better food because they literally have nothing else.
Until your deployment gets extended twice, you haven’t surfaced the boat for fresh air in 50 days, and the food runs so low that whatever you had for dinner last night is what’s mixed with the (fake, fresh ran out months ago) eggs. The only meat left, for every recipe requiring meat, is ham. The fresh milk ran out after a month, and only the ultra pasteurized plastic shit is left.
Nah. I stocked up before deployments and stashed it all under the deck plates of my workspace for days when the food from the galley was particularly inedible. But the ship store did have such such items for purchase, and those items certainly sold!
I mean, given the current task force directive is “Murder innocent people to distract the world from our leader’s pedophilia”, I do express some disappointment in any active duty members that don’t refuse orders.
Refusing orders is a real fast way to prison or execution. I get your point, but the military is setup to make challenging orders as risky as possible.
The US government. If a member of the military disobeys a direct order they get court marshaled. The rules there are different than the typical US court system and way more harsh in a lot of cases.
The US government is not a person. It’s a lot of people who individually choose to follow the rules. One of those rules is: Congress decides wars. You might have missed the point behind my question.
If there is one thing anyone should have learned about 2025, it’s that in the United States, there are never any real consequences for breaking the rules. Each of us decides which ones are real and which to follow.
I thought sailors always had a top galley chef and good food as a way to keep morale up on board
I can verify personally that this is absolutely false. I remember fondly when the warrant officer onboard would volunteer to help in the galley, and on those days the burgers not only got seasoned, but cooked with the cheese on top! This happened infrequently, but was amazing when it happened.
Food in the Navy is generally mid to bad. I just asked my deployed friend what he thought of it and he was less than impressed. That being said, Submarine crews generally get better food because they literally have nothing else.
Until your deployment gets extended twice, you haven’t surfaced the boat for fresh air in 50 days, and the food runs so low that whatever you had for dinner last night is what’s mixed with the (fake, fresh ran out months ago) eggs. The only meat left, for every recipe requiring meat, is ham. The fresh milk ran out after a month, and only the ultra pasteurized plastic shit is left.
Get that good irridiated milk glug on. Shelf stable for 50 years, tastes exactly like it.
That classic plastic cow taste, now with added decayed lettuce slime on the bag from being buried in the bottom of the reefer for 6 months!
They all deserve unflavored oatmeal for every meal.
I would have loved if unflavored oatmeal were an option at every meal! I could have saved a fortune on cup noodles and instant mac&cheese!
They make you pay for your food? What a shit military.
Nah. I stocked up before deployments and stashed it all under the deck plates of my workspace for days when the food from the galley was particularly inedible. But the ship store did have such such items for purchase, and those items certainly sold!
You sound like a spiteful person. Remind me not to serve with you
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I mean, given the current task force directive is “Murder innocent people to distract the world from our leader’s pedophilia”, I do express some disappointment in any active duty members that don’t refuse orders.
Refusing orders is a real fast way to prison or execution. I get your point, but the military is setup to make challenging orders as risky as possible.
Prison or execution by who?
The US government. If a member of the military disobeys a direct order they get court marshaled. The rules there are different than the typical US court system and way more harsh in a lot of cases.
The US government is not a person. It’s a lot of people who individually choose to follow the rules. One of those rules is: Congress decides wars. You might have missed the point behind my question.
If there is one thing anyone should have learned about 2025, it’s that in the United States, there are never any real consequences for breaking the rules. Each of us decides which ones are real and which to follow.
They sure don’t put Eddie Slovik in our textbooks I’ll tell ya.
So the movie “Under Siege” is a lie then? There are no action hero super chefs who can sautee with a machine gun and kill at the grill?
I bet they don’t even butter the lobster!
steak looks burnt and dry.
Sub food is good, except when the E2 cooking your meal serves up medium rare chicken.