What It Really Tastes Like Food in the Military

What It Really Tastes Like Food in the Military
DAY 2 CHALLENGE
CORE MEAL,
Breakfast : £ 1.47
Lunch : £ 2.01
Dinner : £ 2.42
Cheap as chips🤣
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[@leahhandlifestyle]

Yesss Day 2 and you strike again @Fabziy! I love how you always take the ordiany and make it extra🔥. Oof the puddings are 😋 I smiled throughout this video!

[@gabjones476]

Your editing is spot on age mate really enjoyed this different video 💙💙

[@tonylea5054]

loved the food in the army back in the 80s/90s best in the world, as much as you could eat, fantastic

[@mikehowell9650]

There are far more choices of food compared to when I served back in the 80s.

[@DjiMavicMini58]

The ACC Used to give 6 choices of main meal back in the 70s

[@romeo9017]

@@DjiMavicMini58 And the costs were stringently audited by the DMR and the ACWO! Pay as you dine is a scam....

[@shropshireladoutdoors743]

All depends on where you were stationed went to Berlin as relief troop got steaks 1 inch thick back in the 80s food was good too if you were with the RAF you got better food but the amount of sqaudies I see in take aways can't be good for them

[@zx10rmac84]

The army always relied on the soldier that did not come for all meals, that's why the DMR was better! PAYD is set on the true calorific value and daily requirement. Of a diet from QRs. However you see the money come from your pocket now. As before it comes from your salary. Unfortunately it is privatised now. With strict guidelines from the top, even the recipes come from the top.. Enjoy. The ACC did Sustain. ✌️🇬🇧 All change.

[@gabjones476]

Such a. Genuine nice guy 💙💙💙

[@irish7460]

Scoff in Catterick was amazing. Loved it and the selection every damn time. But I'm one of those wierdos tht likes rations too XD.

[@stewartfuller5960]

Fabziy your videos always put a smile on my face 😁.

[@Fabziy]

Glad you like them! thanks really appreciated it 🦩

[@andyjackson994]

The 'Scran' looks pretty much the same as it did when I left Submarines in '84.! Although we didn't have 'Civvy' Chefs !... I Enjoy your Vlogs Fabizy even though they are Army orientated. Keep up the Good work !

[@JDMac-]

I was in the infantry but I've decided to go back in , I've got to do my training all over again 🤦

[@miloregnix_vlogs293]

Eating crayons isn’t hard

[@Ryan-uo1sv]

@@miloregnix_vlogs293 Neither is being respectful to someone else

[@bradleyholtom39]

Unlucky... Good luck though👍😎

[@miloregnix_vlogs293]

@@Ryan-uo1sv you must be a snowflake that army needs

[@TheSamcdonald22]

Good stuff, great decision

[@jg4228]

I'm starving now,top podcast,peace,J.G

[@DEOLOVER05]

Love the vids fabziy

[@APCSW19]

I thought the food looked really nice. Especially the evening meal, really decent options. I like a baked potato any time with a filling for lunch! Cheers, and great video.

[@Fabziy]

I totally agree! thanks

[@kiranpatel6521]

Plenty of butter salt and pepper first, then cheese so it melts, beans over it and bit of salt and pepper again the top with cheese. Hot sauce which you keep in your pocket and all good!

[@disjoeb]

I live for the vlogs 🤣 The food looks fucken smashing tho

[@natnice5359]

Yes the day is saved, a good night watch for me. The video quality looks (even) better than usual, you got a new lens?

[@quionsamuel3399]

True, you realized that too yh📷👌

[@stevenhowe8510]

Nice insight to the food fabziy... Is it like the navy where certain ranks eat in certain areas?

[@yankofingerton7022]

Didn’t need a drink in the morning because of the pure grease you can squeeze out of the fried toast. Hash browns were always a treat. Protein choices were good but the beans were mystery grabs usually. Always go for cereal to skip the queue, sometimes a necessity in which case grab two bowls. And hypothetically if you’re sneaky enough you can jump on the end of the fry up queue and grab yourself some porridge

[@stephthoma2185]

Top quality content this lad perfect to keep up with the channel whilst going through my application

[@james19802]

Loving the videos my man, question tho do the recruits pay for food as well ? And if so are the prices the same

[@guywilloughby3383]

Has the catering on camp gone completely privatised or is there still a army element? Back in the day just about every chef was a member of the Catering Corps, but from what I've heard the catering on camp is now provided by private contractors.

[@romaiobrown-senior8602]

Back to back bangers

[@romaiobrown-senior8602]

wow i was acc first for once

[@jamesmcdougall7748]

The cook house was always packed when you didn’t have to pay per item. I used to load up.

[@tonyp011]

when i joined up in the 80s i loved all my Army meals, they seem better back then than they do today, my first day & first meal on a military establishment was at Sutton Coldfield army assessment centre, and the first meal was my lunch where they served us half a chicken and it slid across my plate almost falling off, and i shouted out aloud is this chicken still alive and everyone including the cooks burst out laughing, and for the 3 day everyone shouted the chicken is dead, but all the meals at Woolwich was lovely and every meal was cooked we had no salad or cold pasta dishes, breakfast was eat as much as you want as long as you were back for morning inspection at 8am, the amount we had the instructors encouraged us to eat a lot because we would be burning it off, same with lunch, but evening meal we could eat as little as we wanted if not feeling all that hungry as long as we stocked up the following morning, some lads decided not to eat a lot and suffered for it, passing out day they stood over us to make sure we ate plenty because of the parade in very hot weather, not once did i ever throw any of my meals away as i ate the lot, when i first started training i was very short and, but when i went home on sick leave a few weeks later my grandad turned round and said have they put you on a stretching wrack because i had shot up which i hadn't noticed, and i told him about all the food we was eating, but i did enjoy those meals in the cookhouse, didn't enjoy the ration packs as much though as in my day we had some of them come in tins and they were disgusting but we had to eat them, anyone who refused to eat them was put on a charge for disobeying an order and wilful neglect of our bodies and waste of food

[@kevinhoughton9134]

60p a day? @ Anthony Parker.

[@Ryan-uo1sv]

For me at the moment they have a really good selection of core meals everyday, but I find the selection of vegetables and carbs are lacking and can sometimes be a bit unhealthy. But hey, for the price it's pretty damn good, even if we have to force ourselves to not have that second spoonful of potatoes haha

[@alphasierrazulu]

When I was in, it was always WAY easier to eat a horribly unhealthy diet in the dining facilities than it was to eat healthily

[@jackeleyx]

Loved going to the scoff house! But I can’t believe you left your tray behind fabziy lad! But I defaintly never complained with the food in the scoff house!

[@Fabziy]

😂😂 came back for it

[@grafter3563]

😂 I was just about to write something about ‘ editing ‘ 😑

[@tonyp011]

wow during my basic training we was instructed to eat as much as we can at breakfast time because we would be burning most of it off and eating plenty would see us through the heavy workload we had in the mornings

[@DanMTomo]

£1.47 ! Absolute bargain! I would join you for breakfast but it’s far too early 😂 Great vlog yet again, looking forward to the next!

[@brandonphillipson8126]

Try having fried breakfasts everyday and see how long you’ll keep having them for

[@BZRCLOTHING]

Having left pirbright in June, honestly don’t miss it haha🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bennymule3226]

It's much better than in the 90s when I was in. They used to serve these blood horrible sausages that were skin and air. Good vid mate.

[@ken7el]

I absolutely love curly fries! Lol

[@beakytzw]

I still prefer the old way, 3 Squares already paid for out of your salary. I spent a weekend on PAYD in Catterick when I visited and the food was sadly disgusting and it was 1 of each choice. it was about £5.00 per day for 3 meals

[@medic7698]

Does the orderly officer still check the meals under this system? I know a lot of things have changed since I left in 94.

[@chrissistarski]

Biscuit browns ftw, much love

[@maxspain46]

God bless our chefs ❤ they dont get enough credit!

[@grafter3563]

Most of the food tastes awful I don’t think they can take credit for good prices 😂

[@maxspain46]

@@grafter3563 i dont find it bad, they feed nutritious food, okay it aint gordon Ramsay but it's pretty darn good for the amount of staff.

[@paulholloway1447]

Looks good

[@ryaneaston1789]

Can you leave camp for food or do u have only the option to eat in the cookhouse

[@benhambling2981]

The scoff house hang got any better lmao

[@megan0123456]

As someone who isn’t in the forces it looks very carby, but I suppose you need carbs with the amount of exercise you get, or should it be more protein? There’s some healthy options but I think there should be more, lots of cholesterol on those plates.

[@Fabziy]

😂 we need the Carbs

[@MyVagabondAdventures]

As a CFAV I found Brunswick cookhouse food wasn’t bad, Strensall cookhouse food was the best I’ve had followed by Nesscliffe camp... but by far the worst has to go to Beckingham camp 🤮 Good sized portions all round, and needed too with the work the soldiers have to do.

[@chunkynugget69]

I had the same food when i was in army cadets, its not actually bad.

[@Doubleoseven502]

Food in the military used to be amazing. This was pre pay as you dine. Now its mostly contractorised and the company have to make a profit so the core meal price is so cheap that you basically get rubbish. I remember having steak and shellfish bar once. It was the end of the month and they had money left over to spend...good times! This was early 90s

[@georgerobert4709]

Pay as yoi dine was the worst thing they ever did. Apart from employing civvie cooks. Those I saw didn't seem to give a shit either about the food or the lads.

[@kunalsharma2098]

Does facilities provide Veg food for vegitarians? Can I connect u on insta or somewhere else also plz?

[@jackmccabe6235]

Do all ranks now have to eat in a communal dining room rather than the WOs & Sgts Mess?

[@Fabziy]

No, this vlog just showcasing what's on the menu💪🏽

[@manlikealpha]

Ive heard that they are working on improving the food. The food at the moment is decent but its better that MRE's 😂 cant go wrong with a high calorie etc dinner at a low price.

[@fastair8546]

Do you not have to cook your own eggs anymore? I went to a few where you did.

[@atif6511]

Yum yum

[@nathanross7738]

How much was the lunch and dinner?

[@9hei123]

How many years did fabziy joined the army and how old is he?

[@steveh5005]

Hot plate just like 1980s cant knock the breakfast. In fact you burn this off that quick. Never complained in 17 years. When ACC army chefs smash out scoff in the field, good lads and lassies

[@Duskroc]

Was thinking about this around 5mins ago, good timing. Edit - what was the total price for the day in the end Fabz?

[@morganl9142]

It’s about 5-6 pounds

[@Duskroc]

@@morganl9142 that's insane when compared to my daily dieting costs, roll on basic! Cheap eggs 💪🏽 haha

[@morganl9142]

@@Duskroc yeh haha. I never complain about the food cause in civi street it would cost me a lot more

[@Duskroc]

@@morganl9142 for sure, 3000 cals, easy tenner a day.. all the eggs 😂

[@morganl9142]

@@Duskroc screw that haha

[@philb8183]

Breakfast and lunch were never too bad at Pirbright, not amazing quality but for the cost you definitely can’t moan. Evening meals were usually the worst but still had some good veg, at least it prepares you for the rat packs 😂

[@reynolds2638]

Can’t beat the custard from scoff house 😂😂😂

[@rapnerffoamblasters5084]

How much was your lunch and dinner

[@namejeff5534]

That food actually looks really nice lol

[@harrycampbell6435]

Food at catterick in the scoff house was terrible in my opinion, preferred the container meals you got on range day

[@sfeed8824]

What regiment are you in because I think you did P company but I'm not sure

[@sfeed8824]

@@maxspain46 PTI have there own beret

[@para7843]

Dodgy daysack that mucha. Is that a PTI special daysack haha

[@alphasierrazulu]

There were several occasions where the food was terrible or outright sickening when I was in, but on average, the food was better than take-out and incredibly cheap. I had some great meals for almost nothing

[@dongyenk]

Is the food cooked by army chefs? or by Sodexo

[@josephwillis9852]

Usually find it depends from camp to camp. Some of them are dreadful😂

[@onebillionfoodparcels212]

i am a ex army catering corp apprentice chef.and then royal air force, and the food was best in world, many armed forces chefs, won awards.

[@andrewjohnston4127]

When I was there the food was great, then again it was cooked by RLC chefs and you never went hungry

[@Fabziy]

RLC are the best back bone of the British army 💪🏽😎

[@dipengurung1722]

Sorry, mind asking. Why do you wear Maroon beret? Are you Para trained as well? Just curious

[@sonsofthesilentage994]

... Don't be sorry Dipen, I was looking to see if he had his wings, I know dress code is dress code, but if you dragged your ass through a P Coy to get your wings, and beret, like me, it does gnaw at me to see anybody cutting around with the maroon beret without wings. C'est la vie.

[@bigg4089]

You need the jumps course at Brize for the wings

[@ffudon]

That scoff looks good, and value for money! I was a veggie during my 9 yrs - sometimes I lived on boiled cabbage and spuds, but I never diss’d the chef. I always avoided the cream of sum yung guy 🤣💪🇬🇧

[@paullondon7728]

How thing's have changed does everyone pay for meals now when I was in it just came out of your wages.

[@Fabziy]

things and time change myfren

[@GrumpySapper]

I think I need to join back up lol

[@ashwetherick8349]

Got basic training in March, looking forward to that breakfast

[@TheMeekester]

Same mate is it Pirbright on the 28th March by any chance

[@ashwetherick8349]

@@TheMeekester no mate, its at its Catterick on the 21st, best of luck though bud

[@TheMeekester]

@@ashwetherick8349 ah right goodluck mate

[@georgemanchip4840]

@@TheMeekester I'm on the 28th march intake🤙

[@TheMeekester]

@@georgemanchip4840 got your insta from your bio there, if you dm me your Facebook ill add you to a messenger chat with people going on the same date

[@cheekymonkey5259]

It has always been good food (well known for it) and it was free when I served 😜

[@chodenlama4545]

My man is eating good.

[@PaulAnderson-ky8ne]

That's an OR mess hall not the WO's & Sgt's Mess. Same as most OR messes. Food is good and plentiful. Meanwhile in the WO's and Sgt's Mess is so much better due to increase in food and accomodation bills. Not sure how it works now, but in the day (80's-20's) it was a set price that was deducted. The meals at ATR Bassingbourne WO's and Sgt's Mess (late 90's) were always toper quality having "Nobby" (an ex ACC chef) being there. The meals where great.

[@louisefin5929]

When your in training do you have to pay daily for your meals or monthly or does it automatically get taken off your pay?

[@CrowBag]

I was told by the recruiter that it comes out of your paycheck, so you never actually see the money anyway.

[@geraintholloway4612]

Comes out of your wages automatically so I’m there now

[@louisefin5929]

@@CrowBag okay thanks x

[@louisefin5929]

@@geraintholloway4612 thankyou x

[@spikemullikin]

They were introducing pay as you dine when I left and it was pretty controversial; that's a fair price for a cooked breakfast, you'd pay a lot more outside. Just going to add a bit about comparing it to when I was serving; to be honest, it looked OK, but the choices were pretty crap; no salad bar, no omelette bar. Who decides the menu's? There didn't seem to be many eating, which is a bit amazing for a training establishment. Are there any Army chefs left? In our day and to go back to when I lived in as a singly, the orderly officer and sergeant were present at meal times, the QM (who was ultimately responsible) would also show his face, my opinion - the standards and the choice was much better back when I was serving. I wonder how many guys are surviving on a Poptart and Cheap noodles back in the blocks. It's gone pretty much the way we feared it would all those years ago.

[@JammyDodger45]

Get yourself to a RAF Station ... salad bar, made to order omelette, Panini, sandwiches. Brize even does come to order steaks! Who would join the Army? 😆

[@georgiachambers4701]

The food I had on camp in pirbright wasn’t actually that bad

[@mnib4182]

Pirbright food is good and there porridge is amazing haha

[@georgiachambers4701]

@@mnib4182 I wasn’t really a fan of the porridge

[@mnib4182]

@@georgiachambers4701 i was but probs because im scottish lol

[@yankofingerton7022]

You have to be phase 1 hungry though

[@NoLimits02]

Lunchtime was my favourite time of the day. The food was golden at Pirbright

[@adamrowlands3994]

Buckshee aside pirbrights reluctance to fry eggs haha

[@Fabziy]

😛

[@sharonlawrence4830]

Was that Aldershot?

[@ranger8575]

Tracksuits in the cookhouse 😯

[@Crowther049]

I was gutted when pay as you dine came in! The standard slipped massively

[@simongarrison4894]

They should have protein starch(carbs) and veggies if have potatoes try to limit fried croquettes 🤔😀

[@Fabziy]

😂

[@didgerb72]

I liked Army food. Not a fan of the curry powder they used back in my day. Other than that the meals were nice. I didnt like the mega soggy sandwiches in the white day box. As a Singly in the Outer Hebs in 91to 92, we worked 12 miles from Benbecula camp on the ranges, as range safety boat. We had a boatshed with our Rib in, and we ate lunch in our mess room. Married guys had home sandwiches, we had the white day box. 2 x Soggy Sandwiches, can of coke, apple, kit kat. Some other stuff also.

[@jr-murray7539]

bro you will get fat haha, you and Dan killing this challenge.

[@Jamiebutt-us2lz]

Hello sorry to bother you this is a long shot as no 1 every replies Its my dream to join the paras im 31 years old im in really bad shape ive just stopped smoking 2 months ago im going to apply next month but my fitness it absoluley bad i was just wondering if u can give me some advise on were to start really my family is against my decision but ive always felt like i have to do it i havnt been very active this year been sittin at home due to pandemic i just really need some help thank you

[@ryandraper1256]

Train hard every day.

[@bigg4089]

Too old fella

[@pablomulvihill]

Do they not take their dishes up? 🤔

[@grafter3563]

Vlog great, price good, food bad. That’s all I got to say

[@terifrancis5113]

Do u have to pay for ur breakfast .....Queens parade .....thought it was free

[@vidzzz7865]

In cadets the food in the cookhouse is Alright but it’s what ever I guess

[@robicawley6449]

Bargain miss a good cook house breakfast,

[@DailyGaming]

Im in pirbright now and the food for isolation is not that good

[@Fabziy]

It will get better 💪🏽

[@Bill_Dingsite]

From what i remember the food in the 90s was better, maybe because it was included in your wage and more popular. How i didn't end up on the larger side i dont know. I would have all 3 meals plus a bacon butty at 1030 naffi break and a Gyros mit Pommes for supper.

[@benmac2010]

Why do you never eat in the Mess?

[@idlemike9681]

Army breakfast is the only meal of the day that is visually qualifiable as food, the rest is literally just scoff

[@tomE-kp7yp]

The scoff at ITC is shocking

[@Fabziy]

is it tell me more 🧐

[@scottw0028]

@@Fabziy yeah catterick scoff is bog standard we had guys on a diet of buttered bread because they couldnt stomach it

[@davidberchie792]

Is it mandatory to always eat from the cook house whilst you are in barracks? Are you automatically deducted by end of month from your wages when you decide not to dine in the cook house.

[@ryanrr2333]

Heathy or not - food is food. 3 meals a day no snacking in between, working out at least 3/4 days a week then you can’t go wrong.

[@adamstoddart9267]

People from the true north say supper, tea is a drink supper is a meal.

[@Fabziy]

😂😂😂 A lot to learn

[@stemartin6671]

I’m from Durham and we say dinner for 12pm and tea for 6pm, supper is what you have before you go to bed 😂

[@Andy-kr7or]

Hardest course in the British Army to pass is the chefs course.......nobody has passed it yet

[@onebillionfoodparcels212]

why do you not eat in the sergeants mess?

[@rufuskarl3454]

Do you have any time to cook for yourself ?

[@grafter3563]

Not during basic, otherwise yes but some blocks have bad kitchen facilities

[@JDRELGOR]

Ratpacks back in the mid 80's were awful, that's why I carried a bottle of Tabasco sauce and packets of super noodles with me.

[@cheekymonkey5259]

Bacon burgers and beans yum yum 😋

[@DEOLOVER05]

From an air cadet

[@jackydefo]

Breakfast at pirbright wasn't that bad the rest of it was awful lol

[@romeo9017]

The days of pay as you dine and the obscene accommodation charges are numbered!

[@Fabziy]

🧐

[@romeo9017]

@@Fabziy This obscene situation has been picked up by The Daily Telegraph and the NAO audit - soldiers are going hungry - my friends daughter survives on Pot Noodles and Tesco Creamed Rice also the SPAR on camp prices are disgraceful especially for the ladies who have to rely on SSAFFA and the Medcentre....

[@shelby2066]

@@romeo9017 it averages about £150 a month for 3 cooked meals a day, can’t go wrong

[@romeo9017]

@@shelby2066 And buck Private earns how much and then there are the accommodation charges ....

[@shelby2066]

@@romeo9017 I’m a private soldier, after accommodation, (which mine is £40) and tax NI etc I take home £1300 a month, then there is car insurance which I don’t pay but more than enough too live on without starving yourself on pot noodles and and rice