British Couple Reacts to How Aircraft Carriers Make 17,000 Meals A Day For US Navy Sailors

British Couple Reacts to How Aircraft Carriers Make 17,000 Meals A Day For US Navy Sailors
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[@toddtrierweiler958]

I was a cook in the US Navy on an Aircraft Carrier the U.S.S Forestall

[@renaetieman6581]

8:59 per my husband: There is not a certain amount of time for sailors to eat. That said, there is usually a LONG line (enlisted…chief level tends to not have lines), and so sailors are mindful of their time sitting. They don’t spend time chatting too much in the galley. My husband is a civilian contractor who has spent a LOT of time on various aircraft carriers.

[@yugioht42]

Certain meals are considered very bad omens or good things on a carrier. Steak and eggs for breakfast means an extremely busy day for the pilots as they are launching right away for a big mission that lives depend on. But steak for dinner means a job well done and celebration is in order. Sandwiches mean a light day of normal routine which requires less fuel to keep going. The sailors know what to expect just by looking at the menu for the day.

[@ashenone8562]

Lobster tail and steak

[@rogerosborn2143]

Interesting I didn't know that of course I have never been in military so I wouldn't know

[@ultraman5168]

If you want a clue to the real secret power that makes the US military the most capable on earth, a really good one would be thinking of the logistics that it takes to serve 5000 people steak dinner on a ship sailing thousands of miles from the nearest port.

[@Plastikdoom]

@@ultraman5168 yep, really puts it into perspective of you think about it…and our whole military does something similar, everyday, either MRE’s or chow hall/T rats, all over the world and all over the states in training.

[@hibiscus752]

Wow that’s interesting to know

[@TheOri25]

lol anyone catch that guy on the forklift to the left of the boxes driving left with various packages of supplies and their blue cover flew off at 04:50?

[@apachedog6413]

smaller ships like a destroyer have only 1 galley

[@ViolentKisses87]

It's still fairly impressive

[@Illusions396]

We used to take as long as we wanted to eat. Like a lunch break at work. When someone was sick we would often grab the a sack lunch and bring it to them. Most cooks were on a 180 day detail before the began working in their division. We would often work 16-18 hour days with no days off.

[@TreeLynnT]

My father was a military cook.

[@michaelschemlab]

I thank him for his service

[@rodneygriffin7666]

So was mine. He was a cook on a submarine during the Korean War. I am both a Chef and a Musician/Songwriter. I thank both of my parents for showing me as a child to be a good person. Although they are long deceased, I feel their spirit guide me with the life lessons they've taught me. For that I am blessed.

[@TreeLynnT]

@@michaelschemlab awe, I'll tell him 💝

[@TreeLynnT]

@@rodneygriffin7666 Do you have any content on your channel? I too am a musical person. 😁

[@andrewwash8005]

Have not been to sea since the mid 80's but we were 12 on and 12 off.

[@toddmoss749]

I was on a frigate (small ship). Yes, we eat the same way.

[@robertrichardson2617]

When I was aboard a carrier, working hrs were 12 on 12 off.

[@MarkoDash]

even the smaller ships in the battlegroup are still 150m long and displace over 9,000 tons, so they don't have as much food storage but they're also feeding almost 5% the crew a carrier has to (300 vs 5000).

[@ronaldoberne4221]

about 1 hr , long lines and there some that get head of the line or pre-served

[@Sparrowhawk97]

Supposedly submarines have the best food because they need some perks to encourage people to live in a sealed metal can.

[@jdbroders64]

As a US Navy veteran, my main ship I served on had excellent food and the cook staff were amazing. We were well fed with good and well prepared wholesome food. As a side note, about once a month we would have what is called a 'steel beach." It was basically a BBQ on the flight deck where the cooks would grill steak, hamburgers, hot dogs etc., typically on a Sunday afternoon. I have great memories of those days.

[@hockemeyer1]

I served in the Navy from 1967 through 1971. All ships have their own kitchens. The last ship where I served was a ship that supplies war ships with food and other needs like light bulbs, clothes, screws, bolts etc. We had a choice of from 3 main course each meal except breakfast which offers far more choices such eggs to order, ham, bacon, fruit, cereals both hot and cold, and beverages such as juices, milk and coffee. 4 meals were served daily. Which included the 3 normal meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and also a smaller meal at midnight for the crew working late night hours. We also constantly had snack food ready in the mess, especially during rough weather when some sailors might get sea sick. Every Friday we were offered our choice of beef steak, lobster tail or shrimp. On our ship with had a rotisserie roasting hot dogs constantly, breads and crackers and sardines. Supposedly sardines are good for sea sickness. I was never sea sick but sardines are a good snack. Since we supplied the entire Mediterranean fleet, we carried a lot of food. We carried a 90 day supply of food, clothing and ship parts. To give you an idea of the amount of food we carried in our storerooms and freezers. We had on board 60 railroad cars of boxed beef, enough coffee to serve a million cups of coffee and we carried a million pounds of flour for baking. Our ship had thousands of different types of items. We only went to sea for one week each month to replenish that fleet. Our ship, which was called a super reefer, had a crew of about 350 sailors and officers. It was 576 feet long and 79 feet wide at the beam.

[@barryfletcher7136]

Remember the culinary specialists (cooks) are divided up by the 24/365 schedule of the ship. There are also four (4) meals served per 24 hours as there have to be midnight rations (midrats) for the people on duty late at night/early in the morning.

[@andrewj9831]

Only on bigger ships is it 24/7...most of mine the CS were 18-20/7

[@barryfletcher7136]

@@andrewj9831 There is no one on duty for 4 or 6 hours per day?

[@andrewj9831]

@@barryfletcher7136 not CS.... everything was laid out and ready for midrats. At times a non rate might be assigned to pull/put away things. I'm sure if the CO or XO needed something, it's available

[@barryfletcher7136]

@@andrewj9831 OK

[@sadiekincaid5310]

They're actually have two shifts of cooks in the galleys on each ship. One during the day and one at night. The one at night actually starts the breakfast prep after they're done serving Midnight rations or mid-rats. The 93 Cooks on an aircraft carrier are split up between 7 galleys on the Nimitz class carriers. 2 galleys for Enlisted 1 galley for the Chiefs 1 galley for the Officers 1 gallery for the Pilots 1 galley for the Captain of the ship 1 galley for the Admiral of the strike group The two gallons that are the best to work in is the Captain's Galley and the Admiral's galley that means you are one of the best cooks on the ship. When you cook for the 2 highest ranking officers on the ship you are held to a higher standard because they both host visiting dignitaries every so often. When an aircraft carrier is underway everybody on board works a 12-hour shift and they have 12 hours off. They get no days off while at sea unless they are what is called sick in quarters (SIQ) (sick in bed) or in sick bay (on board hospital). When Navy sailors are on deployment the only days off they get is when they pull into a port of call or the rare Steal Beach picnic.

[@UnshavenStatue]

So there's a lot less galleys on the Fords than the Nimitzes?

[@sadiekincaid5310]

@@stingray69691 I don't know when they did that but that's how it is on the Nimitz class carriers because of the pilots not smelling the best after a flight. The other Officers didn't want to set next to a pilot that just came back from a long flight. The second officer's Galley the one for the pilots is more geared towards the fighter pilots who don't have access to a bathroom during flight.

[@sadiekincaid5310]

@@stingray69691 I know how many galaxies there are on the Nimitz class carriers because of my mom who was stationed on two separate Nimitz class carriers as a cook. My mom has worked in both S2 (galleys) and S5 (Staterooms [Officer country]). When she was stationed on one of the aircraft carriers she was in charge of collecting the money for the officers wardrobe. So that way they can eat in there each month but she also knew where each of the officers slept because she was the one who issued them their keys for their room so they could not hide from my mom at all.

[@sadiekincaid5310]

@@UnshavenStatue in the video that they reacted to said there are two galleys in total on the Ford class carriers instead of the seven that are on the Nimitz class carriers. To me having the separate galleys specially the captain and the admiral of the strike group is just common sense because that way if something happens to the food the three highest ranking officers don't come down with food poisoning all at once.

[@MrGlenspace]

Besides traveling to cities around the world they have lots on board. The aircraft carriers are considered floating cities. They have stores, movie theatre, etc. on board.

[@jasonmistretta4295]

4:30. You're both saying that 93 chefs are a lot of chefs, but they are cooking for 5,000 people. That is one chef to every 53 people that needs to be fed 3 times a day. 17,000 meals/93 chefs equals 183 meals per chef--YIPES! There should be a HECK of a lot more chefs than 93--hahaha.

[@lockaby1]

The carriers run 24 hours a day so i do believe either have 3 groups of cooks that work 8 hours a day like the companies that are always open in land

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

I was stationed on a carrier for two years. There were 5 messes. The Flag mess for the Admiral and his staff, The Captain's mess for the Commanding Officer, The officer's mess for officers, the Chiefs mess for CPO's and the crew's mess for the crew. The crew had three places to eat. The forward mess decks, the aft mess deck and on the ship I was on we had a chili bar. Each one of the mess decks had line on each side. For example the aft mess deck starboard side line may be serving pork and potatoes while the port sideline may be serving hamburgers and french fries. The forward mess deck would normally serve something else on each side. The chili bar was a room with a soup and salad bar as well as quick items you can assemble yourself like tacos or hot dogs or sub sandwiches. On the carrier I was on many years ago, food was available 24 hours a day while we were at sea. There were different hours that each part of the crew's mess would be closed for deep cleaning and sanitizing but there was always something to eat. Some foods tell you a lot about what's happening. For example the bad luck meal throughout the U.S. navy is surf and turf (Steak and lobster). Whenever we have surf and turf it means bad news like our deployment got extended or our next port got cancelled. On the other hand when we start seeing non-breakfast food for breakfast like peas or spaghetti it means we are heading towards home. Before we pull into the U.S. or a U.S. territory we have to get r rid of all food that was obtained by foreign sources. This was my experience on the carrier I was on and in my 20 years of being in the Navy.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Hello Beaslys ! First off sailors don't like to be called soldiers . I was a sailor from 1985 to 1995 on a Guided Missile Destroyer and a Guided Missile Cruiser for eight years sea duty and two years shore duty as a Military Policeman . The chow was good . On the two warships I sailed on there was a always a spread of food set out during non chow hours . A coffee mess , milk , fruit juice , hot chocolate , and tea . A toaster with bread and bagels . Butter , peanut butter , and jelly . Fresh fruit such as apples , bananas , and oranges were available at all hours . I'm sorry for misspelling your name .

[@edwardrmayer9807]

Hey Victor, appreciate your reply; sailors not soldiers. As a Marine, (1963-1967) I often had to correct people that would refer to me as a soldier, would tell them I'm a Marine, this in no way disrespectful to Army soldiers, I have a lot of respect for them. My dad was a wwll soldier, master sgt. as well as 4 of my uncles (uncle Milt, 82nd airborne Korea) uncle Eddie and uncle Herb navy. All of todays young war fighters deserve the highest respect from us all, I certainly do love and respect all these young war fighters as well as you Victor. Thank you for your service from an old salt, Ed.

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@edwardrmayer9807 Roger that !

[@StevePaur-hf4vy]

To answer Millie's question, the length of time a sailor gets to eat depends on their schedule. You have some jobs on a ship where the job is fast paced and some that are more synonymous with civilian job schedules. On a carrier, the flight deck crew is by far the most hectic so it is not uncommon for them to scarf down their food in minutes and get back to the flight deck in time for the next launch or recovery. The Admiral has his/her own cook and mess attendants. In addition to cooking they also see to the Admirals personal needs such as laundry, cleaning the Admiral's cabin, etc. Same with the Commanding officer of the ship. Officers also get the same stuff but not as personalized. They all eat together and their laundry and cleaning needs are met by the staff of the Wardroom (officer's mess). Some jobs on the ship keep more traditional hours like the administrative folks who we call admin weenies who do our payroll and personnel administrative needs or the Chaplain's office.

[@jsstars1]

Snacks you get from the ships store or care packages or buy something when in port. At sea I always worked 12 hours shifts and that doesn’t include training, ship drills and duty watches. A day can usually lasts 18 hours with 6 hours free time. And hope that they don’t have an emergency that you have to attend like General Quarters drills. One time I worked 36 hours with a quick power naps when time permits while our helicopter/ship was participating in war games. When you eat the time varies depending on what your job is. When I was on frigates as part of the helicopter air detachment we ate as quickly as possible because you could possibly be called away from the meal and not have time to come back and finish and have to wait till next meal.

[@jLutraveling]

My Uncle was a cook in the navy during nWWII he cooked in the officers mess. He a cook many years until he was made a paymaster and reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer.

[@richgoebel6650]

Some things not included in this include holiday meals, reenlistment ceremonies and Steel Beach Picnics. Thanksgiving for example, has a very elaborate meal even on the smaller ships. In 2004 I was deployed for Thanksgiving and the meal that evening was incredible. Every Sunday at sea, they brought out charcoal grills onto the weather decks to make burgers, hotdogs and chicken legs with everything served on paper plates. Every reenlistment a cake is baked and decorated. For half of that deployment, I was placed in charge of the junior sailors who go through a 3 to 4 month period as a Food Service Assistant where they would be in charge of keeping everything clean, keep condiments on all the tables, do dishwashing, and handle waste and recycling. My title for that was Mess Decks Master At Arms, and the 15 FSAs I was in charge of had an average age half of mine. They were the most diverse group of Sailors on the ship and would frequently rotate out while earning seniority and in some cases be in a position of leadership. Some of the challenges included getting them to get along with each other, stand up for them when some of the culinary specialists tried to take advantage of them, and maintaining the highest cleanliness standards. I really enjoyed the responsibility of that job. One thing I always tried to impart on them was that in the future, everything they complain about now with hard work and long hours and times at sea, they would brag about to others, and with me 19 years service at that point, I had plenty of examples. There is one job within Food Service who manages the storage and rotation of food supplies in the refrigerated, frozen and dry storage compartments accompanied by one of the FSAs, with a very interesting sounding title. Jack of the Dust. I could write more than ten times this to go into all kinds of details.

[@ronaldoberne4221]

if sick with bed rest, medical ppl deliver to u and there are some ship with medical beds for the sick/ill

[@dreamsrmadeof]

recruitment video for the US Navy. my daughter was on the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier. She said a typical work day was 12 hours. No days off. Officers have the same hours. Some sailors have 8 hour days or 4 on 4 off. Everyone is 24/7 on call. Typical population on an aircraft carrier is 3000 personnel.

[@BTinSF]

Working hours: It’s been too long since I was on a carrier to remember specifically, but what I do remember is there wasn’t that much to do when you weren’t working so most people didn’t really mind working fairly long hours. You could work out in a gym or sometimes play sports on the hanger deck or watch movies or read but most people got plenty of time to sleep even if it was not continuous. The video said there were 93 cooks (mess specialists) but it didn’t say they all work at every meal and I doubt that’s the case. The ones who get up at 3 AM for breakfast may not work the dinner meal but can spend the morning hours after breakfast and the early afternoon after lunch doing prep work for dinner (chopping ingredients, baking bread and so on).

[@phoenixmichaels]

I have several buddies who were in the navy, spending months and months at sea. They all said the best thing about the Navy was you ate like a king. Steaks on the grill 24/7.

[@nomdeplume7537]

There are different shifts, for each of the different duties such as bakers, sous chefs etc. That's part of why there are so many culinary personnel. That way there can be rotation of staff and down time too.

[@TreeLynnT]

I think they rotate sleep hours 🤔 I'm assuming someone always has to be awake.

[@rg20322]

These teams are always on duty with a rotation and has to be.

[@ginny5764]

Yes, they share bunks!

[@buddystewart2020]

The smaller ships and vessels in the US Navy all have a galley(kitchen), with the exception of perhaps the very smallest harbor patrol boats. But all seagoing ships and subs have a galley. Obviously, a destroyer that only has a crew of 300 or so guys won't have or need as many cooks or as large a galley or mess deck (dining hall) as an aircraft carrier that carriers 6,000 people. I was on a Spruance class destroyer and we had a decent size galley. I forget how many mess specialist we had, probably 10 or 12 for a crew of around 300 guys. The crew have their own mess facilities and the officers have their own called the Wardroom. The Chiefs(E7, E8, E9) also have their own mess facilities. So do Petty Officer First Class (E6), at least they did on my ship. Petty Officer 2nd Class (E5) and below eat on the common crew mess deck(dining hall). As to her question about how long you have to eat. Generally speaking USN surface ships provide onboard personnel three main meals per day at the following times: breakfast: 0600-0700 - 6:00AM - 7:00AM lunch: 1100- 1230 - 11:00AM - 12:30PM dinner: 1600-1800 - 4:00PM - 6:00PM and a fourth meal for night watchstanders around midnight (midnight rations - “midrats”: *2330-0030) - 11:30PM - 12:30AM. I never felt rushed to eat. I could take about 30 mins to eat my meal, usually I was done before that, but I wasn't rushed off the mess deck and there was time to have your meal and shoot the shit with your buddies while we ate. You just couldn't sit there and hang out at your table for an hour, and people didn't, because we all knew everybody had to eat. Plus, you could bring or buy(in the ships store) various snacks and crackers and store them in your locker if you wanted to have a snack at some time other than meal hours. Or instant soups, that sort of thing.

[@donaldwert7137]

Check out the Smarter Every Day channel series on submarines, especially the one about cooking and feeding the crew. It's pretty amazing.

[@donald2106]

During my time in the Navy, aboard the USS independence CV 62 in the 1970s. The food was good, especially the homemade bread.

[@higgme1ster]

All this talk of Mess halls and Chow halls is difficult for me to identify with. I was married when I enlisted in the USAF and the only time I ate in the chow hall was basic training and that was such a regimented experience I don't even remember it much. When I got to tech school I was on "separate rations" and went home to my wife's cooking every day or night. I worked rotating shifts, Days, Swings, or Mids for most of my six year enlistment. I only remember eating in the chow hall two or three times, but on the Midnight Shifts we would send a runner to the chow hall to pick up box lunches which he brought back to our shop. It was the same food as the flight crews got on their aircraft and it was wonderful. Two quality sandwiches of our choice, chips (crisps), pudding or applesauce, milk and juice, a bun or cake for dessert, a fresh fruit, and a cellophane packet with utensils, napkins, salt and pepper packs, and extra large Wetnaps. I felt like I lucked out because even though I was on "separate rations" which means I was paid more than the single guys to compensate for the fact that I didn't eat at the chow hall, I didn't have to pay anything for that box lunch.

[@gregoryjasongranado5248]

My sister in law is on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and they do get snacks.......we also send her snacks via US Mail

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

they work in shifts, its not the same crew cooking around the clock lol. as far as the other crew members are concerned, they know what time of day it is by the meal that is being served. for overnight crews breakfast might be their dinner etc.

[@deanbarber1767]

Spent 20 years in the Navy. Can't speak for the Carrier Navy as I was a Tin Can Sailor. I was in the real Navy. (Tin Can means Cruisers and Destroyers. The ships I was on never got over 375 crew members.) Each meal lasted 1.5 hours. During which we had to rotate through the on-coming watch, and the off-going watch. I always made sure to make friends with the "Night Bakers". They were the ones making preps for breakfast. So, they were also the ones making the rolls and pastries for breakfast. At 2AM when you're standing a boring watch and you get a delivery of fresh pastries right out of the oven, it's a good thing. My first ship had really bad cooks. We hated being underway. My second and my final ship had good cooks, it was pretty good being underway. (It still sucked being away from your family, but at least the food was good.) Out of all, my 11 years at sea turned out to be overall good when it came to the food.

[@davidvasquez6920]

Yes, there are four meals served on an aircraft carrier. However, not everyone gets to more than one. It depends on the job and the tempo of the flight deck. Box lunches are taken up to feed those who cannot leave the flight deck to wait in line to eat. Yes, there are lines, for everything.

[@OcotilloTom]

I spent 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and 2 combat tours in Vietnam (1965-66.1970-71) as a infantry machine gunner (0331). In 26 months of combat total I probably had 10 hot meals, We ate C-rations 3 meals a day in the field. On my first tour most were from the Korean war. I never went on R&R or spent any times in the rear with the gear. We never stayed in tents, a poncho being your house and only shelter. When you were killed they wrapped you in and sent you home. When I was wounded first time I was sent aboard the hospital ship Repose and got my nourishment via an I.V. Bottle until I could be medically evacuated back to the states, this AFTER my first 13 month tour was up. These guys today might as well be aboard a cruise ship! Tom Boyte, GySgt. USMC, retired Bronze Star, Purple Heart.

[@dylanogden812]

I'm glad our heros eat real good as expected cuz they all deserve the best of the best with anything I thank them all for their service to our country God bless 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@RednGold10]

There's no one who deserves more respect than our retired and current armed forces. They make the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. We honestly can't repay them enough for everything they do. Real heros don't wear capes

[@tb24572]

I’m an American here I was on the USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN 69 back in the mid 80s we did not have food like that nor did the officers and the noncommissioned officers eat with the enlisted or the same food as the unlisted

[@jdbroders64]

Ah, as for working hours in the US Navy, it depends on what ships/submarines your on and what your job is and what Division you work for. For instance, on my main surface ship in my job specialty and Division, me and my mates worked what was called Port and Starboard shifts which meant 12 hours on and 12 hours off 24/7. On that ship we were the only Division that worked those hours and it was brutal. It sounds nice but in our off time we had many other duties and we had to somehow sleep which was rare (a couple or three hours here or there) and then go back to your 12 hour work shift. It was not fun. But hey, they fed us very well.

[@nancyhammons3594]

My dad was a Chief Commissary man (cook) in the U.S. Navy, when he retired from the Navy he brought home a recipe box. A lot of the recipes in the box would serve 200 people.

[@sadiekincaid5310]

US Navy sailors get 12 hours on shift and 12 hours off shift. In the 12 hours off shift you have to sleep, do your laundry, sent emails to family and friends, work out if you want to, order things from Amazon, or visit the ships store. When at sea no days off unless you are sick and even then it has to be the doctor in sick Bay who says you are sick for you to get a day off.

[@ronaldoberne4221]

2 shift and mid-rations i simple for night crew

[@BornRandy62]

The galleys are large but the dining hall is small by comparison. So they start you in boot camp to eat the entire meal in about 15 minutes, get up and let the mess cranks wipe the table down and dishes done. Yes every ship regardless of size has a kitchen adjusted to crew size. I was on four different ships and never had a bad meal. The stores room (pantry ) usually held about 15 days of food. Then you started seeing stuff like high temp milk come out. After the UNREP usually the first meal was Denver Omelets regardless of the time of day to show off the FFVs fresh fruits and vegetables. The cooks are on a rotating schedule just like the watch standers. They dont all work constantly , they have off time available to them

[@heidibigelow2278]

Excited to watch the movie Channel. You both are so sweet and amazing.

[@stevennelson9504]

Each escort ship has their own galley for the crew of that ship.

[@rafetizer]

The channel SmarterEveryDay has a nice series where dude gets to hitch a ride on a nuclear submarine. One of the videos is all about storing, preparing, and consuming food. Just think, the sub has to make it's own oxygen in addition to carrying weapons, fuel, food, and crew.

[@brianfloran9373]

Unless special events are occurring there's usually 4 meals breakfast, lunch, dinner and Midrats (a late meal for those coming off or onto watch) It consists of leftovers from other meals and some breakfast items. Usual CS have shifts day and night crew and not all prepare food. The amount of time you have to eat differs depending on your job and how busy things are. If you're sick you're usually stuck in rack( your sleeping area) or during different events unable to get in line for food and may be given a hot plate(a paper plate or styrofoam container.)

[@clinthowe7629]

Other ships have their own galleys, probably not as nice as a Carrier, but sufficient im sure.

[@ksm5509]

I am amazed at this because when my son was in a different branch of service they sure did not get this!

[@SoundRelaxus]

On a U.S Carrier. You get around 4 to 6 hours sleep a day if your lucky. I'm from The USA.

[@ronaldoberne4221]

2 teams that go 6 hrs on 6 off

[@patrickchambers5999]

Millie - start cooking! 3 meals today and three a day for the next 5,666 days (about 15 years) and two more meals! But do it all at one days time.

[@yugioht42]

If you get sick or injured usually the medical bay would simply do a order of food for you as you lay in bed. They have it delivered to the med bay which isn’t too far from the galley. It’s how the hospital ships do it.

[@anthonyduffy5967]

All United States military mess facilities are top notch. The Navy is actually known for their mess facilities they’re so good.

[@lamp8112]

My husband was a Submariner for 20 years and families were allowed on to have a meal if the guys were on duty during holidays. Generally, the food was just ok. I think the quality on Subs was not as good as they had limited space for storage and their kitchens had limited equipment. The cooks were commanded to follow the recipes exactly even if it didn't make sense. For example, they served this disgusting chocolate pudding that remained in the pan even when turned upside down. It was way too thick but they never adjusted the recipe to make it better. When I asked the cooks why they didn't use more milk they said they were commanded to make the stupid pudding exactly as written. I do remember my husband telling me that at one point they were deep frying most of the food due to equipment breaking down and being out to sea they could not fix it until they were in their home port. I also remember bringing in a turkey dinner for the guys on duty with my husband one year because they served tacos on Thanksgiving. That was total BS! The officers were really pissed about the tacos, you could here the cooks being dressed down about it. There were a few times on a holiday when my husband was on duty and they served a really decent meal. It was like a crap shoot. You never knew what they were going to serve. To be fair, their kitchen was very small and risk of fire was a really big deal on a Sub. Also, they did not make many port of calls and couldn't replenish their supplies like an aircraft carrier. Hopefully they addressed these problems on the newer class of Subs, ie, better and bigger kitchens and more food storage capabilities. Sorry for the book!

[@ExUSSailor]

12 hours on, 12 hours off, 7 days a week when you're at sea.

[@buddystewart2020]

I hear that's common now, when I was in it was closer to an 8 or 9 hour work day. Of course, if something was broke you worked until it was fixed. And you have a four hour watch at some point. If it was after your regular at sea work day, then you ended up with a 12 hour day. If it fell within the work day, you just had your workday hours. Our division watch schedule rotated so everybody shared the load and got to take advantage of a short day when it came around for you.

[@LibertyWolf1]

On a aircraft carrier there are, or used to have 2 galleys. A forward and an aft mess deck. The front mess deck is only open 2x/day. The rear/main mess deck is open 3x/day. It's open more because they also cover the flight deck crew. Since the flight deck crew might have flight ops for sometimes 20hr/day.

[@seansimms8503]

I wasn't in the Navy officially but I was in the Marines and had the honor of getting stuck on mess duty at SOI and was lucky enough to be head honcho in the dam Pot Shack with 7 Marines under me, shit, I think we washed pots and shit for 7,000 persons 3 times a day, 20 hour days were not uncommon, I can imagine those poor sailors in the pot shack and scullery of that dam carrier.

[@byronicman]

You two should react to Jimmy Carr's Guide to Accents!!!!!

[@liltony1866]

They eat in shifts and every ship in Navy has a kitchen and mess hall

[@keithcharboneau3331]

OK, I will try to answer some of your questions, #1. IF there are say 100 Cooks on an Aircraft Carrier, WHILE DEPLOYED, 50 of them are awake and on duty, the other 50 are off duty, and sleeping, so meal preparations continue around the clock, #2. When the Aircraft carrier is along side the supply ship, taking on fuel, weapons, spare parts, food and mail, USUALLY on the other side of that supply ship, one of the smaller ships of the battle group is also taking on fuel, food, and it's needed items, and since the Aircraft carrier is so much larger than all the other ships, DEPENDING on how large the battle group is, all of the ships will in turn get to get alongside the supply ship and take on fuel, food ECT, #3. YES all the smaller ships do have galleyes just like the carrier does, but they are MUCH smaller, and they have a much smaller cooking staff, but they get just as good of food as the carrier gets, #4. the exception are the submarines that accompany the battle groups, because they can not surface to take on food or get rid of waste like the other ships can, (Keep in mind, the supply ship also takes the waste of the ships away also) the subs have a shorter patrol, and are typically relieved every 90 days by another sub, this requires that subs have a larger freezer/refrigeration setup for it's fresh food, since our subs DO NOT have any need to take on jet fuel, I am guessing that is where they get the extra food storage space, the different ships have different storage requirement for food, I DO NOT know what they all are, in fact, I do not know what any of them are, I DO KNOW, from my own experience, that on the Aircraft carrier that I was on in combat, we went 14 straight days at one point before we had to pull back to take on fuel, weapons and food, and that took nearly a full day to do, as we had depleted a lot of all 3 of those things, but even then, we still had fresh food, granted in my job, the only fresh food that we got during those days was when we were off duty and could go down to the galley and eat, because when we were in combat, during flight operations, one of the galleys onboard would fix box lunches for any shop that could not let it's personell go to the galley to get a meal, certain things must be sacrificed during combat, and 1 of the 1st things is having enough time while working to go and sit down to a relaxing meal with the crew, I ate a lot of ham cheese and baloney sandwiches during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, #5. ho long do we get to eat, Well that depends on a few things, since EVERYONE onboard works 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, if you eat DURING your workshift, it is as quickly as humanly possible, there is no spare time to be lollygagging around to eat and socialise, IF you are eating before or after your workshift, you can take as long as you want to eat and relax, #6, getting food when you are sick, That depends on a few things as well, are you able to move around the ship unassisted without hurting yourself further? if you are, then yes you can go to the galley and get food, if you are not, then someone will bring you your food in your berthing and return your dishes, are you contagious, if so, you will likely be confined to the medical unit and your food will be brought to you also, I do know when I was in an F-14 squadron on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, CVN-72, we were out to sea when the dentist extracted all 4 of my wisdom teeth, and I was given 7 days of no duty, so I had 7 days with NOTHING to do, on a ship thosands of miles from land, could not work, could only eat very soft food, and watch movies, for me, it was 7 days of hell, I hope that is helpful information for you guys, love your videos, and keep them coming.

[@yugioht42]

Most military chefs actually become regular restaurant chefs or cooks after they leave the armed forces. This isn’t unusual as it gets their skills used for some purpose and it gets them a good job. A lot of the medical corps guys also end up at various hospitals across the states usually a level 1 trauma center as they can deal with the high stress and constant work flow. I’ve had a few military friends become chefs or doctors as they simply know their job.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

And almost all former Seabees have no problems finding a career in the private sector

[@m2hmghb]

My neighbor was a chef in the Navy and was a chef in civilian life.

[@markbrown2640]

Navy Culinary Specialists feed the President, both at The White House and at NSF Thurmont a.k.a. Camp David.

[@alanw9677]

Nice react video kids😉. I have always heard the navy has the best food. Cool to see how it’s done. I was Air Force and we usually had pretty good chow halls. Some better than others. Depended on the experience of the people in charge I’d guess. The best one I experienced was actually over in Thailand (1970/71)! I still have conversations with army/marine veterans about chow comparison conditions. You guys got the short end of the deal in more ways than one. My heart goes out to every veteran who served”on the ground”! Don’t think I could have survived that. There was a saying that when the AF built a base, the chow hall and barracks were built first. And if there was any money left they built a runway! 🙃. An army vet, at a joint Army/Air Force base in Vietnam said they were living in tents with dirt floors,eating out of the their mess kits in a food tent. They had a chance to go to the Air Force chow hall , moving down the food line and the cook says “how do you want your steak cooked?” 😳🤷🏼‍♂️😉 Anyway, keep up the fun videos 👍

[@rhiahlMT]

I was Army and you could get some really bad mess halls. The one where my barracks was, was downright dangerous to eat there. They one where I worked, was excellent. That cook took things to a whole other level.

[@dwhite849]

you should have joined the Navy - in 13 years nI never had a bad meal.

[@rhiahlMT]

@@dwhite849 They couldn't give me the MOS I wanted. Not for females at that time (mid 70s).

[@njchuck1]

I was on two cv-66 USS America , cvn-73 USS George Washington . out sea 12 on 12 off. 7 am - 7pm . in Port. 7am till. ? Depending.on your supervisor . about 2pm. Monday though Friday. Off the weekend. If you were on duty you had to stand watch.

[@nickcarnevalino7462]

the navy is known for having the best food out of all the armed services.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Oh ok.

[@colleenmonell1601]

The training these crews receive in the kitchen will easily help them secure a culinary career after they retire from military service. My ex was in the Navy and was assigned to an aircraft carrier (not in the kitchen) and from what I have heard the crew receives great food. It sounded like the only part of the day he actually looked forward to was meals.

[@shadownor]

that is an insane amount of meals

[@robertlewis1290]

Food served on a carrier is good, not great because they are prepared for so many people, it would be impossible to prepare a special meal for everyone. Kudos to the food service specialists. MidRats are for the late watch. Smaller ships and naval shore installations usually serve excellent food. Another fact, at least when I was in the Navy, the prisoners in the brig were fed first!

[@masterofpuppets2004]

i've been watching these 2 for awhile now. one thing i have noticed lately is Millie is starting to talk like James. she is adopting jame's accent. she used to pronounce her T's like in "better" , now she skips them like james does.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Well at least people in this comment section are still able to understand her.

[@tommyc6066]

They work in shifts 😉

[@davidneel8327]

Supposedly the best food is served about submarines.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

They work shifts not 24 hours a day. There is more than one shift.

[@rafetizer]

Mrs. Beesley: I need a snack in between every meal. Americans: *nod in approval* You made this American chuckle.

[@ephennell4ever]

All crew-members on a ship work on one of three shifts, although certain duties may sometimes require certain members of the crew to work an extended (beyond 8 hours) shift. I have heard that some ships work on a 12-on/12-off schedule.

[@chrisswinerton9603]

43,435,000 meals a year ❤

[@KevinNiven]

Sub food is very good!

[@lupebeltran1655]

I was on the jfk on 911 a few days later all the freezers died i spent 18 hours moving bloody rotten meat after that we ate fish sticks and hot 🌭

[@ronaldoberne4221]

all ships about the same, adjusted for the ship population

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

I've heard that submariners get the best food in the Navy

[@mpierce3]

the cooks would work in shifts, the crew works in shifts as well but the surrounding support ships have a lot less personnel on board so they do have kitchens of course how big i have no clue

[@kenyonmoon3272]

I wonder if there are meals at night? There are overnight shifts - do the sailors doing those do dinner for breakfast? edit: i should have read the comments first, there are overnight meals available

[@andrewj9831]

Yes...there's midrats. It's mostly simple food or leftovers at times

[@ronaldklaus2983]

There’s another video that explains things better

[@liltony1866]

No, You eat in your room

[@kevinwallis2194]

moral is a lot about food. Military in North Korea are starving and dying, so they cant really be happy at all.

[@bodenmaddoxmain]

For those looking for the movie reaction channel James said he'd put in the description (but as of this post, he has not 🙂), then you can find it here: kzbin.info/door/UNmwml1WOi2LKIrRIKiOcg

[@-JA-]

🫢👍

[@TreeLynnT]

No snacks

[@JayOgle]

During my time on the USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), we had about 3,500 crew. We had two meal lines one called a "hotline" where you could get cooked to order meals like a steak or already made items like meatloaf, tacos, and burritos. The other line was called a "speed line" and that was a quicker line with hotdogs, hamburgers, and French fries, kinda a short menu. We had a 30-minute lunch but actually, we had an hour before we had to go back to work or "turn 2" in Navy lingo. Many times you could just sleep for lunch as that was always a nice thing to do.

[@Illusions396]

I was on the Wood 93-95.

[@cornman3266]

🇺🇸❤️🇬🇧

[@nomdeplume7537]

If you're sick enough to not be able to work, you have to go to sick bay and get a chit from the Corpsman [I was one of them] to get out of work. Combat operations may complicate that, the war doesn't stop just because you have a tummy ache, or cold. You still get fed, that is if you're hungry, and can keep food in for the normal amount of time. No rapid express exits. You can't sit down there chumming it up. If you can do that you can work. These are war ships, you don't just call out and use a sick day, that's not how militaries work. SMH

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I bet they had to do that a lot during Covid.

[@ashenone8562]

95% of the food is trash to be honest you could get better food in prison

[@Brandon-sw5ob]

I don't know I'm scratching my head did you guys watch the one with the submarine in the submarine galley and they do everything that every other kitchen does yeah all the other support chips have their own kitchens their own Infirmary and no they don't all get the same quality for the most part the Navy as a whole in the Air Force get better than everybody. That's why if you can stomach the ocean Marines will try to get signed Fleet they eat so well they they go fishing they go fishing they go swimming they go and they boat around. They can order Amazon packages even a submarine they can get Amazon packages