Military Breakfast - Culinary Specialists Cook Up Meals Inside Army Field Kitchens

Culinary specialists assigned to the 25th Infantry Division prepare and serve breakfast inside field kitchens at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
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[@bakedbeansbaby3908]

Even if the food isn't the best bought quality those cooks always work their ass off day and night. Hella respect to them

[@spreadeagled5654]

Even more so on board Navy ships.

[@bakedbeansbaby3908]

@@spreadeagled5654 that must be really hectic and cramped in the smaller sized ships .

[@Knowledgetherapy277]

@@bakedbeansbaby3908 Well I don't belong to us but in india I went with my family to indian air force mess its really amazing food is awesome better than restaurants 😋 but that is not this much crowded and we don't have to take meal the waiter of the mess do that to our table I think the facility are far better than this and sorry for my bad english

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

If it's cooked fresh, that's ten times better than what I usually eat. And I'm not even in the military.

[@Mark-yb1sp]

Cooks are the most unappreciated professionals in all branches of the Service. My hat is off to all of them 👍🏻

[@recoswell]

bullshit - if you can open a can you're in - don't fall for this hype horseshit

[@alonenjersey]

You got that right!

[@josephgriffith3593]

The year my dad retired, (1966), he took me into a mess hall at Sand Hill, Ft. Benning, Ga. for breakfast one Saturday morning. As a 6yr old kid, I thought I’d been given an early Xmas present to be able to eat with the troops that day. Anyone who wears the uniform has my respect. You are appreciated greatly by this citizen !!!!!

[@melherron1]

Such a special story ❤️

[@vitalgarza9853]

I trained at Sand Hill.

[@stephaniestevens1175]

Yeah my older brother is a marine veteran he was in Dessert Storm in the 90s I remember my 4th grade class wrote him letters it really made his day and I was very proud because he was like a superhero to me...it was something.

[@jusnuts1443]

Annnnd, that's where you were introduced to hot sauce! A staple in the military. Along with strong coffee.

[@gabrielvictoria3364]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@davidpallin772]

I served at Fort Campbell and Fort Bennington and I never had a bad meal. Anyone who says that food in the military is bad has never served in the military. When I left the 101st in 1987 I went to my mess hall and thanked all of the men and women who worked so hard at a thankless job for providing me with great food.

[@pietroboggio8353]

Yuo right!..food in the army is very good...i served in various bases...but i never had a bad meal!...

[@biggfnkuntry3701]

I deployed with the 101st in 2007...never had bad food from the DFAC and honestly I was so happy to get Field Ass(Field A's) but when the MKT came to serve us I was the happiest man alive. You know as a vet we all have to give each other shit.MRE's still taste like chewed up shark shit but when we could get a MKT or a DFAC Iwas thankful as fuck

[@biggfnkuntry3701]

@@pietroboggio8353 Army was decent but I was never fed like royalty until I was stationed in K-Town thankfully I have a big family (9 kids) and they couldn't get me housing on Vogelweh so I was forced to live off post or on Ramstein(I know such a disappointment)I would hit their DFAC on Fridays cause they usually served surf n turf steak with lobster and shrimp

[@johnbrown9802]

Yeah not like it's prison food. The Air Force has the best food.

[@ButcherBird-FW190D]

Exactly, my Brother. I was USAF from 1982-1987. We had really good, almost excellent, food the entire time. Granted, it was a bit monotomous, or "routine". But, yeah.... USAF food was actually almost excellent. I'd give it a solid 8 out of 10. On occasion, 9 out of 10. I will add... My buddies who went Army said their food was good, and plentiful. But, not really anything remarkable.

[@oldreliable40]

i was a 94b army cook in the 80's and we did our dam well best to feed the troops!! " allons"

[@LH-nf2mi]

When your in the infantry and in the bush, hot chow is always appreciated an great, no matter what it is

[@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.]

When I was in the Army I was always in deep shit with my platoon sergeant and had to pull KP Duty when we went out to the field......I have never seen anyone work harder/longer hours as those cooks......up at 400 am and not leaving the field kitchen until the last food containers came back at sometimes 900 PM.....and they made awesome food......

[@yohan50111]

Egg/ham T-rations nasty, drown it with hot sauce

[@nitewatchman1576]

Damn right.

[@nitewatchman1576]

@@yohan50111 thats right bro yes sir. T-rats SUCK. LATERALLY "GREEN EGGS AND HAM ".

[@NoWayOut55]

Roger that!

[@derricklowe2823]

ARMY BREAKFAST !!! Oh the pleasant memories. 1980, Camp Ames, South Korea : Cheese Omelet, 3 slices of Bacon, Hash browns, 3 Pancakes, 2 Slices of Toast, 1 nice slice of warm Coffee Cake, Orange Juice, and Milk. Some of the best eating I ever had. I gained 25 pounds during my 1 year tour over there 😃. Thanks for sharing this video, it brought back memories of my time in the U.S. ARMY 🇺🇸

[@scottdacey1858]

and sausage gravy all over your plate. I used to put that shit on everything. First time I made it for my new wife, she shit for days. 🤣

[@therond.patron4959]

I served for 8yrs and seeing this bought back some good memories.

[@Blazen747]

🙏

[@NoWayOut55]

10 yrs here. And I feel the same Theron. I miss my time out in the field

[@scottwoodill7943]

I drove a 5 ton Army truck and the cooks where there with hot soup at 3 AM in the middle of crazy land. Below freezing temps and the heat wasn't working. Best food of my life. Thanks

[@nitewatchman1576]

Same here. I drove a 5 ton in Korea, and you are sooooooo right. Cold as hell and the hot soup was a God send.

[@NoWayOut55]

C-23 was my 5ton

[@mrr4979]

when you driving....kbooommmm 500 kg truck bomb explodes behind you...the soup spoon found 5 km away!

[@Brantley169]

I was in the Army during the sixties and we always ate well. I couldn’t have asked for better. Vietnam was another situation. I was always in the field. I was in the infrantry . They fed us as well as the situation dictated. After Vietnam I was in the Alabama Army National Guard. We always ate well. The Holiday meals were special.

[@eduardovillamar1173]

God bless you sir thanks you for your service

[@lonesoldier3921]

Amazing

[@Elcomparobby]

Thank's for your service .

[@hotjoose9415]

Thank you for your service to this great country!

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

You're a warrior.

[@steelcastle5616]

I retired 4-years ago. The more I eat my wife's cooking, the more I appreciate the DFAC!

[@vigneshgardens6999]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@therond.patron4959]

Damn

[@stevenchen4710]

Watch one of your wife see this 🌝

[@specialist4luciek425]

Then YOU cook

[@steelcastle5616]

@@specialist4luciek425 There are words for what I make in the kitchen...none of them are "Food". But I warm things up in the microwave and boil water on the stove really well!

[@hammertime663]

I was in the Air Force and was deployed during Desert Storm. I never realized that all the other branches were always saying the AF had the best food. I must admit we sure did. While the Army and Marines were out in the desert cruising around in tanks and the like, I was at a Saudi Air base enjoying all the amenities. From the great food, which included an ice cream machine like Dairy Queen, to the Olympic sized swimming pool and bowling alley we sure had it nice. And yes the food was awesome. No MRE's here. We had a couple of British army guys with us and they felt the same way about the food. They were constantly talking about how their food doesn't compare. That is the only thing I miss about the Air Force and the military in general.

[@castlekeeper2124]

Respect to the military cooks, hard work to feed an army

[@jusnuts1443]

One of our mess sgts. was Pilipino. Sgt. DelaCruz had a thick accent. He would ask if you wanted fries or rice, but it sounded like this: "You want flies or lice?' Well, let's see, I had lice yesterday. So I'll have the flies today.

[@jusnuts1443]

Cooks and medics are good people. Tankers tear up too much shit! @MrHoppers002

[@castlekeeper2124]

@MrHoppers002 Roger that, from an ex 91B

[@jusnuts1443]

Simply this: Anyone who serves our country is my hero! 'Nuff said. Hooahh! God bless them all!@MrHoppers002

[@oldreliable40]

cooks and supply dont f- with them ! Lol!

[@julianwaugh968]

I encouraged my buddy to join up and he was doling out chow, not medal worthy perhaps, but these soldiers are up at 3AM to feed their buddies, and still have to do runs with full pack . . Respect!

[@tad3900]

Gotta love the cooks. Much props.

[@subicstationditosailor4053]

I really respected our mess specilists when I was stationed at Cubi Point Philippines in the 80's. Best chow ever.

[@dragonjoe1942]

Ft.Bragg had great food! They took pride in serving good tasting food! True professionals!

[@sarge6870]

Yeah well try feeding the 82nd Airborne shit and see what happens!

[@thomasknight9896]

In ‘68 on my second of three tours my mess section was in GP medium. They had a serving line on one end produced incredible meals. Years later I deployed to Belize on a engineer mission the mess section were the best in the Bn. They went as far as going into town and buying spices and things they weren’t supplied with. We took up giving them money for these supplies. In 26 1/2 years this was the only time I came back heavier tan I left!Army cooks get bad reviews,but over the years I found them to be great.

[@colemanjr]

These soldiers can cook. Some of the best eating in my life was in an Army Mess.

[@NoWayOut55]

The coolest thing I witnessed, was the reaction the younger Troops had to chow. I was 35 when I joined... I had to school these youngsters in eating habits. And when they found out there were always seconds....Holy Shit! LOOK OUT!🤣🤣

[@robertstrickland2121]

Midnight chow at a USAF chow hall!! Made working mid shift worth while

[@bigbob1699]

I fondly remember the lobsters , and cooking our own breakfasts on week ends .

[@elbat5946]

Same bro, especially deployed.

[@robertstrickland2121]

@Doug Ohaver I never heard of dfac until I hit the ground i Iraq, now the dfac in Sadams palace was really good, but ambassador Kennedy ate there so I thing that had something to do with it.

[@jamescampbell2411]

As a private in Ranger Regiment in the early 90s, I remember the first time being served by several cooks that had their Ranger tabs. It was pretty inspiring being a young private at the time.The food was great and the men serving it were hard chargers for sure.

[@sgtjarhead99]

I actually miss breakfast in the chow hall. It was the only meal of the day you couldn’t screw up. Eggs, bacon, hash browns, and SOS. Gotta have SOS.

[@michaelbechtel4944]

I agree breakfast was the best

[@oldguitarguy7528]

If you dont know what he means, its SHIT ON A SHINGLE, It is good too.

[@jacknick429]

And GRITS !!! Gotta have SOS & Grits !!!

[@buddylove6718]

@@jacknick429 love grits

[@jacknick429]

@@buddylove6718 AMEN BROTHER !!!

[@firefightergoggie]

Field kitchens are the GREATEST THINGS EVER!! Never ever have been disappointed with the meals.

[@melwright5170]

Such respect to these folks. If there wasn't good food, forget the arms and PT training, they would not function. You are essential, brave and just as worthy of respect. Thank you for all you do and cooking for an army is just as much of a fight. Thank. You. You are amazing people.

[@Retired88M]

I was reg Army for 3 years and Army reserve’s for 17 1/2 years and never really had a bad meal till being activated for Desert Storm where our unit’s mess was replaced with civilian contractors. My reserve unit had an award winning mess section that had all the Generals visiting for dinner nightly while on bivouac

[@johnnyangel9163]

How's your pension and benefits?

[@lisalafayette]

I was away from home on Christmas for the first time in my life in Dec 1979 at Ft Hood TX. Really a lot of the young soldiers like myself were away for the first time. Most of the ladies in our barracks walked over together for our Christmas meal. They fixed up the mess hall with all the cool Christmas decorations, lil' Christmas candies on the tables, cooks had on Christmas hats, had some Christmas music on and a really *GREAT* meal. I was away from home; but somehow being with my 'soldier' family made me feel like I was at home. Not gonna lie.....sometimes I miss those days.

[@oldreliable40]

i was a" spoon" from alaska to europe 80's! we fed the troops as best as we could!!! i had inf grunts tell me they did not want my job!!

[@yukisanscorner3582]

I may have been in for 2 years as a 92G, and the hours was hell, but I freakin loved what I did and the people that I worked with and served and still miss em to this day

[@paulh3973]

The men and women feeding these warriors are awesome. You all keep up the hard work. You are the backbone of American.

[@williampaylorjr9481]

Food service personell do a thankless job. up early to have a.m. ready, start lunch while serving breakfast and dinner while serving lunch and have it cleaned up and ready for the next morning and still manage to serve a good midnight meal for those that work late schedules. Thanks guys you're appreciated more than you know

[@yukisanscorner3582]

Not gonna lie, dude, but your comment just made me cry (joyfully) 😭 (former 92G)

[@skaloc62]

Dad was in the Army 30 years. From buying cases of c-rations to eat and separate the cigarrettes for trade, I always appreciated going to the messhall to eat. From Napoleon Bonaparte to Frederick the Great, it is said that an Army travels on it's stomach ....

[@buddylove6718]

Without food and supply, everything is at a stand still.

[@RivetGardener]

Army cooks always made the beast meal of the day- Breakfast! 82nd Infantry paratrooper here, 2x combat deployments, always love the Army breakfast mess sergeant. Oh the SOS, the grits, the eggs to order the soggy toast (no, I am not making fun of this) and the never ending bottles of Tabasco sauce.....made for the best meal of the day for us. Rock on, guys!

[@cmscms123456]

I was in the USAF, midnight chow after a cold night on the flight line.. BEST FOOD EVER.. eggs, bacon, ham, hash browns, you name it. big THANK YOU to the cooks at Barksdale AFB and Ramstein AB Germany. And the taxpayers, the military gets good food. thanks!

[@macburger5026]

cmscms123456 Yeah, because you were Air Force instead of Army.

[@josebarton4666]

mac burger Army has pretty good food at Benning, and Carson.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

cmscms123456 Everyone says that USAF has the best food.

[@abergethirty]

@@macburger5026 Our meal cards were good at the Airforce mess so we would eat over there. It was like eating at a Restaurant.

[@rcarraturo]

cmscms123456 I was at barskdsle back in 2002 and they definitely have good food at the chow hall.

[@poeunphoung9862]

Man I really miss my Army cooks and field food...great times! 82nd 🇺🇸

[@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.]

When I was in the Army I was always in deep shit with my platoon sergeant and had to pull KP Duty when we went out to the field......I have never seen anyone work harder/longer hours as those cooks......up at 400 am and not leaving the field kitchen until the last food containers came back at sometimes 900 PM.....and they made awesome food......

[@jasonmyers7592]

Thanks troops for all your sacrifices and I gladly appreciate your service to this country . You guys definitely deserve hardy meals . Looks great 👍

[@LEVELGAZANOW]

Two MOS’s that are the most beloved by servicemen: Doc’s and Cooks!

[@charlrsgabriel1219]

76Y

[@leogonzales4634]

Docs that diagnose the wrong thing and just give you pills and cooks that cook bland food

[@NickvonZ]

I was 95B.... Military Police. Most hated by servicemen. But a very necessary MOS. 😉

[@GEAE_Denny_L]

When I went back into the Army in the 80’s and waiting in the mess line, I heard a cook ask someone”How you like your eggs ?. I damm near fell over. While in Vietnam in the 70’s that wasn’t an option!

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

In the Marines it was unseasoned corned beef and beans at best. Yeah, at breakfast.

[@GEAE_Denny_L]

@@Dive-Bar-Casanova ~~~ not in the field, but in the mess hall(after basic).

[@johnrodriguez7742]

92G2P (Food Services Specialist, Parachutist-qualified, and also Air Assault), 08 January 1993- 17 December 1998. Not only did I cook and serve food and drinks to My fellow Soldiers, but also Marines, Sailors and Airmen. I also made awesome possum double and triple stacked up cheeseburgers with Texas Toast for buns.

[@luvr381]

Thank you, brother.

[@johnrodriguez7742]

@@luvr381 , You're Welcome!!🇺🇸🇵🇷⚔️

[@michaelbechtel4944]

I retired in 2006 , being in the infantry and getting a hot meal was great what ever it was, hated the coffee but better than nothing, tasters choice in the M.R.E. packets was great, I really miss the army . God bless America 🇺🇸

[@DDougz]

Respect to any hard working chef , tough job

[@D__Lee]

When I was in the USAF in the early '70s, the food was always good and plentiful. There was breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight chow, and the 24-hour chicken shack where you could get a brown bag of fried chicken, french fries, biscuits or dinner rolls, soda. It's no wonder that I gained 30 lbs. I never had t-bone steak (thick and juicy ones) for breakfast until I was in the USAF. When I was first served t-bone steak for breakfast, I was worried because I was always told that's what they serve before they deploy you to a combat zone.

[@keithblackwelder1751]

In my opinion, these military cooks are very skilled. Kudos.

[@ronscott7]

I was always thankful for a hot meal when I was in the field

[@LuvLight44]

The stake breakfast out in the field was the BEEEEEEEESSSSSSTTTTTTTTT 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@rubenmorales5830]

Man I must say that my favorite meal of the day was Breakfast!!!! Damm we ate good in the Army! 1991-1995!! Go Army!!

[@jusnuts1443]

I was in the field at Graf (West Germany, at that time) and we were doing tank gunnery exercises. Every day, for lunch, we had bologna and cheese sandwiches for over 30 days straight. Finally, our C.O. said the mess sgt., "Ya know what, sgt.? Bologna and cheese sucks!" The next day, for lunch, we had salami and cheese sandwiches. True story. No Bullshit.

[@DATo_DATonian]

Good story, but I'll tell ya what .... if I had to eat PLAIN bologna sandwiches every day for the rest of my life so our men in uniform could have steak I would do it willingly and consider it a privilege to be given the opportunity. This might sound corny, but these people are the only thing defending my freedom and I don't take that lightly. Americans take their freedom for granted because that's the way it has always been. I know a former Russian citizen who became an American citizen and he said if it was up to him he'd make every American kid spend a year after graduating from high school in some 3rd world country rathole just so they would appreciate America. That former Russian is a better American than most that I know who were born here. Nothing is too good for the men and women in uniform as far as I'm concerned.

[@jusnuts1443]

I was a soldier. We didn't get steak but once in a blue moon. We got what we needed to survive. MRE's, T-rations, fuckin' bologna and cheese sandwiches... But a bitchin' solder is a happy soldier! This is like an old 1980's saying, You have to be there to appreciate it!

[@DATo_DATonian]

Thank you for your service, bitchn' and all !!!!!! ~SALUTES~

[@jusnuts1443]

If I stop bitchin', you should worry about me! Thank you for your support.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Faffel There really was no need for that now, was there?

[@glennbrymer4065]

I joined the US Army in 1969. I was 17 and weighed 100 pounds. I marched out of basic training with 25 pounds of muscle added. The food was Great and there was Lots of it. The only problem was with the powdered eggs...lol God bless Army medics and cooks!

[@caroleastmond9064]

These wonderful military chefs, and cooks do a wonderful job at feeding so many people in a short period of time; and still doing their military personnel duties, at the same time, they are all wonderful, just very wonderful!!!❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@badbobbybadbobbyb5889]

I worked at Camp Speicher, Iraq from June 2008 through May 2009 as a DoD Civilian. Our mess halls always had great food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

[@bluesky6956]

I retried 5 years ago and now I do all the cooking at home. I do miss some one else doing it for me at times :)

[@ltza84]

Thank God for these soldiers! I spent many nights on the flightline and it makes a big difference to get a hot meal!

[@KKG51]

This does not come anywhere to comparing what most of you have written but i did spend many hours and 18 hour shifts in my states EOC for activations. Weather, drills, etc. and I can say that the food provided by the folk in the Army guard was just wonderful and there was always plenty of it. Hats off to the cooks at the O Club!!

[@floyd4311]

I’m telling you what...nothing better than some good ole HOT CHOW in the field!

[@jusnuts1443]

Hell, even a T-ration was a banquet in the field!

[@tommc4916]

WORD

[@stevelogan5475]

When you are hungry to the point of starving, you'd be surprised what you'll eat

[@north7764]

Steve Logan *Cough Cough MREs*

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

@@north7764 Modern MREs aren't difficult to stomach at all. When was the last time you had one?

[@johnhorton9637]

The last mre I had was in 2003 in Iraq. I'm sure they have changed since then. Some of them were good back then

[@jusnuts1443]

I lived off of Ramen Noodles sent in care packages when I was in Kuwait during Desert Storm. Bless all who sent them!!

[@luvr381]

@@user-do5zk6jh1k Late 80's/eraly 90s MREs...try chowing down a dehydrated pork patty.

[@franksanta-teresa971]

I was at Ft. Belvoir VA for tech school in 1984 and after night class, we had the option to eat breakfast at the chow hall at midnight; I remember the Army specialists asking us if we wanted sausage, links or patties, bacon, wheat or white toast, and how did we want our eggs cooked. Some wanted their eggs sunny side up, some wanted theirs over easy, and some scrambled. As for myself, I always asked for mine poured into a cup......

[@rogeryearwood2541]

What a great group of unsung warriors (Cooks), Thank you for your service and great chow

[@michaelfoose2257]

Wait, when did we get steak for breakfast. Only time I remember getting steak is when a high ranking officer was coming in the DFAC. I think I was born in the wrong era for the military. lol.

[@wkcia]

My friends in the Australian army who had a chance to “eat American” always took the opportunity and raved about how good the chow was... you guys don’t know how lucky you have it in the US armed forces!

[@bucknasty69]

That's funny you say that, because as an American I remember the Australian chow hall in Tirin Kot, Afghanistan being pretty good.

[@BusterKitten]

U.S. Army. late 60s early 70s. We loved our cooks, ALWAYS fed us very well regardless of where we were. One of the favorites was their rendition of SOS. God bless an Army cook!!!

[@samstuff8554]

Real talk every in the military is serving our nation cooks should get as much respect as any other soldier

[@awesomesir45]

Shout out to my homeboy eating Frosted Flakes

[@davidhoffman1278]

Sometimes you need the sugar rush.

[@GAPeach58]

My father was in the Army & I have fond memories of eating at mess hall & always a good breakfast after Easter Sunrise services every year

[@gigop6408]

My father was in WW2, he was in 88th division in Italy, when on the line sometimes the cook would make hot meal and bring it to the soldiers, a few times the Germans shoot at the cook. Also ocassionely the soldiers would shoot some stray animal ( usually a goat) and the cook would prepare it for the men, one the few times they got fresh meat while in combat.

[@ricksannicolas6056]

Three things not to mess with for a Soldier. 1) Pay 2) Supply 3) CHOW. Thank You to the Cooks. 👍

[@sundalongpinoy8100]

Be nice to MPs, have respect for the cooks, Don't ever mess with the medics. Words to live by, tested and proven.

[@eogg25]

Over 60 years ago I was a cooks helper in the Reserve, I was the first one in the kitchen and started the coffee and toast, then at meal time I prepared all of the produce used that day, I also made up the fruit juices and salad dressings, prepared the eggs for scrambling. we used a cook book that told you exactly what to do and how much food to prepare for different size groups and meals for 365 days, don't know what they did for a leap year. before preparing the first meal, the cooks officer inspected us for cleanliness, hands nails etc. We had to cooks or Chefs, 1st and second cooks they cooked the rest of the food not prepared by me. I really enjoyed that job but when I went into the Regular Army I became a Radio operator, they called us Sparkeys, that was even a better job.

[@vicsant1287]

I will never forget my years stationed with the 25th ID, Best meals ever and always on time Respect for them always

[@FreedomFighter2112]

There’s no better breakfast I’ve ever had in my 21 years of service in the US Army than when I was at Ranger school during mountain phase. Pancakes, eggs, grits, and bacon. What more could a starving ranger asked for at that point

[@daveward4734]

My father and uncle said to respect the military cooks. I will want to eat sometime

[@Airman2092]

I made a joke about that to every fng to come into our base Grand Forks AFB, ND... It went like this. 1 make friends with the cooks. 2 make friends with secfo. 3 don't piss off either of us. Welcome to GFAFB where summer is a figment of your imagination.

[@stephenflores5215]

thanks for your service. y'all are so brave

[@victorbailey6233]

From 1980 to 1985 with C Company 249 Signal Battilion in Ft worth,Tx we always serviced good food to our people . Hi to all the other guys that servied with me

[@matthewkeith1180]

One of the best meals I had was when I was in the Air Force as a SP & we were at Ft. Dix during Airbags ground defence training. Cold October evening, fresh hot food .

[@chuckfinley6156]

our tank company used to get hot coffee, hot chicken noodle soup and if we were lucky, a cinnamon roll replica. we all loved that soup at 03:30 in the morning. now lunch, you had to get creative.

[@johnreyes1749]

Damn I was stationed at FT Hood from 77 to 79 and I always looked forward to breakfast, especially SOS on eggs and toast.

[@strange0017]

that is the best

[@Retired88M]

And don’t forget the homefries

[@lisalafayette]

First time I found out about "SOS" was at Fort Hood.....loved it on my eggs!! Was there from Sept '79 to Dec. '80. Used to occasionally go to Killeen TX for barbecue or Copperas Cove TX for some fast food!! Lots of pawn shops (as expected) around a military base.

[@tonym753]

John Reyes i live in San Diego and I don’t understand why sos is not a breakfast item offered at any of the restaurants

[@sarge6870]

Me too. I was one of the few that always went back for SOS! Always some left!! :)

[@Squidbillies1000]

22 year (re), Army cook always get my respect!

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

The military personnel run on good food. God bless all the kitchen military personnel feeding our troops

[@RangerCaptain11A]

i appreciated every hot meal i got.

[@bowlampar]

Wow, so much food, veg. and tasty meat for the army. Every soldier is fed very well in US military with at least 3 meals a day.

[@joonpark2135]

You must not have been in the military if you say that. Portions are small even for my 8 year old.

[@nmflyerrobbin5413]

always good, when you are infantry, thank you cooks!!!

[@michaelbergin207]

Was in Germany from 77-79 and lived in the barracks the whole time. German cooks ay the mess hall rocked, eggs to order, you name it. Best food ever, especially holodays.

[@288theabe]

Man, I should’ve done this instead of working at McDonald’s as a teen...

[@criticworld874]

I should of did this as a teen instead of selling drugs Real Talk

[@jvolstad]

My favorite C Rat was pork. I would open up the can and place it on the exhaust manifold of a 5K generator. The food heated up quickly.

[@sarge6870]

You did that too!! I used to do that with the spaghetti & meatballs using the generator for my RATT deuce!

[@jerrybrown3726]

I retired 15 months ago- My 28 year career spanned 42 years ( 15 yrs broken service) Waking up in a cold desert in California and smelling that damned bacon cooking in a mess tent was INCREDIBLE!!! Real scrambled eggs, bacon and hash browns in a mess kit was fantastic, More recently, going to a chowhall in S Korea on the DMZ and eating this damned rehydrated food was terrible. It gave you this case of cramp farts so you would just eat the fruit and packaged sugar food ( poptarts, muffins etc) In Afghanistan , we had these heat tables with about 12 inches of boiling water with foil wrapped food that was incredible, Burritos, tacos , chicken legs from nuclear chickens and the sugar food

[@tribecop]

At least when we were in garrison, we ate good in the Army in the 70's. I miss breakfast the most.

[@Lucky-sh1dm]

These ppl really just out here workin sober like that just raw doggin life bruh

[@jeffguzman6497]

Lol wym working sober

[@b0ngburner420]

That SGT in the beginning kept trying to smell her upper lip real hard.

[@AryteVesperia]

Hot chow while you're sucking it in the field is a huge morale boost. Army cooks are more important than they realize and often woefully underappreciated. I'd give up sleep for a hot meal any day.

[@faisalahmad4455]

Respect. Thankyou. Always

[@mikeysclips]

The best mac and cheese I ever had was in a Ft. Sam Houston mess hall.

[@macburger5026]

mikeysclips how long ago was your time in the service?

[@bigdawg1586]

Dude the chow hall sucks now, literally everything has mold so only one drink machine works. And you wait for like a minute to get a drink now.

[@CPTAwesome9000]

nikko baron unless you’re at the upper defac the whiskeys and navy and AF don’t go to

[@ignaciorobledo3702]

Asier from breakfast looking Good, how did they get rid of their styro foam silver ware?

[@platobach8309]

25 years ago, I ran a MG course under austere field conditions. Morale was high. I had some great instructors working for me, but the #1 reason why morale was high was that we had two cooks assigned to the course who did an outstanding job providing great meals under us there field conditions.

[@dkluempers]

Brings back memories. I served about 4 years with the 25th. I do recall they did one heck of a job on holiday meals (Thanksgiving and Christmas). I imagine MRE's are an improvement on the old C-Rations. I will have to try one someday to see :)

[@arturodavis5937]

Proud of my brothers and sisters in arms of my beloved U.S. Army. "This We'll Defend"

[@nole8923]

If I was secretary of the navy I would give the cooks a slightly higher pay than most others on the ship.

[@robertseverson9559]

That's a lie you got paid by rank and number of years in the only people who got extra were paratroopers divers rod not cooks and all this was regulated by.congress

[@patriciagurwitz509]

May the heavens always shed that bright light on our American troops that sacrifice so much to protect us all. You are so appreciated but not told enough👏👏❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@grnttylr480]

Hot chow is definitely a welcome sight in the thikc of it. Love for the cooks!

[@willeypoboy6052]

I'm a ol grunt with jump wings. Thank you for the delicious hot chow! I love ya!

[@danbushman7509]

When kitchens were in the field, we always are like kings. Food tastes so much better in the field. CDN army feeds its troops very well.

[@gregorystell6858]

I miss those days from the food to the events around it. Good times

[@hmill70]

You’re just as likely to get a slice of bread and uncooked rice, gotta love how much of a show 92s put on when the camera is rolling