You mean they didn't put the shittiest leader to represent the Navy on camera? Come on, it's propaganda 101. I don't even have to watch the vid to agree with you lol.
instructor was the most basic person you can ask for 😂😂😂😂 you really think he can run a real line. he just throwing buzz words everywhere to sound “smart”
I remember after 9 months in Afghanistan getting on the USS Lexington to go home. It was 4am and I was alone in the dinette and a navy cook came and asked me if I wanted breakfast. He made me the best steak and eggs Ive ever eaten in my whole life. Thank you Navy for taking care of us devil dogs. Semper Fi
As a veteran, a good cook who cares and someone who doesn't give a shit is the difference between me having a good 9 month or a bad 9 month deployment.
Best mess hall I EVER ate at was in Heidelberg, Germany......fresh made to order omellettes everyday and 2-3 choices for dinner main course. Salad bar was pristine. I knew the cooks and was allowed to come back before close and get free leftovers.
And that all comes down to leadership. We are not robots. When we get worked like SLAVES in the galley from 0500-2200 on deployment with zero days off, don't expect a good meal. Former CS3 08-12. FTN!
My father was a Navy cook for 20 years from 1943-1963. He then went on to open the first Jack-In-The-Box restaurant in Texas after the Navy. He worked there for 30 years. Pop passed away in 1998.
Much love and respect to Pop Pop. He did real good, especially with raising you... since you are out here giving him respect, and paying homage to his legacy. I SALUTE YOU!!!!💪🙏
It's on purpose. He's criticizing things in certain areas cause it's the military and he's trying to instill exactness. He ate all there food and deep down he knew it was good though
Speaking as a military veteran (USMC, '74-'80, Cpl/E-4) I have to express my max respect for CS1 Reid. He holds his sailors to the highest standard, accepts no excuses, maintains proper military bearing at all times, and exhibits all the qualities of leadership. I hope he makes Chief soon.
I agree with everything u said. But idt that presentation should matter so much. What soldiers require is a nutritious balanced tasty meal. Something to fuel them that's going to taste good.
That instructor looks legit. Looks like a humble dude, constructive criticism. That's a good leader. I'm glad the majority of my instructors were like that.
Respect my cooks. When you’re on a field op for two weeks and eating straight MRE’s getting doodoo guts from the Chili Mac, a cooked meal from our food service Marines was heavenly.
I hear you. I was Army Infantry and tried to stay in the Paratroopers (you go, kicking and screaming inside, where they send you) One ration a day if that for the first 3-4 days and a hot meal was luxury and I thought the cooks did great. Army breakfast when we are in garrison, can not be beat and in my old age, I realize how hard these people work and my ego about being superman and all that brought a lot to humility. Still a bonehead, but always slightly better if I look in the mirror. Turn 60 soon andd still grateful for clean water and any food. Also, going with no food for two days or so does not faze me. Gratitude comes from not having; then getting basics: Salute Marine.
Congratulations!! Thank you for having a daughter serving! Guy from Europe here and full of appreciation for the U.S. military, all branches, all positions.
The instructor is PHENOMENAL!! Constructive criticism can only help you! Especially in a calm, direct voice. When he said “Look at me, it’s ok. I am not going to do anything to you”. I knew right then whatever comes out of his mouth is coming from love. He’s here to educate, teach and support from an amazing place. 🥰♥️
Oh. My. God. These kids are starting from zero. These instructors have infinite patience. There would be casualties if I had to teach how to make spaghetti and saw those plates.
This man is doing so much more for these kids than teaching them to cook. He is shaping these boys and girls. An unbelievable display of mentorship and leadership. I'm blown away
The best thing he does is make them taste the food to make sure it's actually something they'd want to eat for a meal. I'm a little concerned about the guy who couldn't explain cross contamination though. Maybe he should be assigned to clean up.
Must've been a pretty tough bootcamp, because "Still" still couldn't put some words together for what cross contamination is. Brother its spelt out in "cross contamination"
Business Insider, has the best military documentaries. I especially enjoy watching the basic training and AIT videos. I went through the military, when they still yelled, but I can see where a lot of these non combat jobs function better at low intensity dialogue, while not letting up on the expectations. There's the supposed right way, there is definitely a wrong way, there's Mom's way, but at the end of the day, it's the Navy way or the highway.
@@DubbPP Tons of benefits to joining the military. Also they get paid plenty when you think of the free housing, free food, free medical, free college, etc.
@timt6860 yeah they used to play with those benefits making it hard for you to be able to use them... had a brother in the navy wasn't a cook tho but had those benefits and my father went thru the same not sure how it is now tho
When I was in high school we had a group of Navy Culinary Specialists come to the middle of nowhere Wyoming to show off their skills and techniques and even teach us how to do what they were doing. It was a great experience that I will never forget. This video really brought back the memories from that day.
I like the instructor. When i went to comm school agter boot camp. My instructor was cool and not to hard on students, his style help me excel and become a Sgt in less than 3 years. RIP❤
@@vietredneck I was Alpha mat too. I went through FROC 9. It's the digital transmissions class 0622. They all got phased out even wiremen are all gone. All they do now is radio and radio does all the jobs for Comm now. Oh yeah datas job is gone to so not they butt hurt cause they thought they was better than the world. I went in 2011-2012. Then was immediately was shipped to Japan. I was mad at first but I got to go on so many MUEs, UDPs and travel to bomb countries for shitty ops where it always rained the entire time. Semper Fi!
@@macbass2011 Back in the day everyone got their A+, and it's good for life, so that's good. No subscriptions, no memberships, just "hey you were good at computers before smartphones took over so you're probably good at computers now lol". I won't complain.
I was in combat systems on my ship and I never properly appreciated the CSs until I worked as an FSA. After that, I realized how hard they worked. For the rest of my 6 years in the Navy, I befriended the cooks and was sure to thank them for their work after any meal.
I was on an aircraft carrier for five years. Worst food I’ve ever had. I remember the sound of undercooked rice hitting my tray. I did 10 years on two different submarines. Those 10 years had the best food. But not seeing the sun for months may not have been worth the trade.
That doesn’t surprise me, i mean let’s be honest….most of these guys got a negative score on their ASVAB 😂 From the outside looking in I assume that the submarine fleet gets the crème of the CS crop.
@@cruisinguy6024 it’s a mixed rate of skill subs usual have faster cs and better food options but that unfortunately doesn’t mean they are good I usual see better food on carriers than subs and small boys
As a veteran, I wish when people talk about armed forces' salaries, they mention the fact that meals and housing is provided so that $48k doesn't sound as bad as they want to make it seem. For those service members who don't live in the housing provided, they are paid a housing allowance. They're also paid more if they have a family. Not that they are paid fantastically well, but it isn't poverty-level pay, either.
I was wondering. So you can pretty much use those $48k for discretionary purchase + savings a year? Sounds like quite the opportunity to build a foundation.
There are far too many service members who rely on assistance services. Even the Lt. Colonels who have been in for 20 years and have to support a family don't make enough to be financially comfortable.
Very outstanding video. Proud to see new generation of Navy service members laying a solid foundation in their craft, while exhibiting a passion for excellence in the field after completing career path training .
My Dad was a cook 4 the Navy. I am 65 that was before I was born. He showed me a lot of things how to cook and my mother did as well. My dad was a very good cook. He was a Navy Ship Cook.
My dad was a chef for many years on mines and in hospitals, he said cooking for 50 people was hard, cooking for 500 was difficult, and cooking for 5000 was easy
MS3 Bradley in my time onboard ship, that man was amazing. Made to order omelets for breakfast were the highpoint of my mornings and that man knew how to make some amazing things, glad i got to work with him and get a chance to eat his food. It's been 30 years and i STILL remember how good he made things.
Informative video! I imagine nothing can kill morale faster on a ship than bad chow. My hat is off to the CS's that care and a keep a crew happy. They work their asses off.
That's the best way to critique. The crew will either lie to you by saying it's good then roast you in the messdecks or they will tell you the truth to your face. Won't get better if they don't hear the truth.
I was a national award winning executive chef, the worst cooks came from the best ranked culinary schools. The best had never seen the inside of a classroom. Going to school to learn to cook is like Bob Marley going to school to learn reggae or Michael Jackson going to school for dance. There are aspiring singers and dancers in school right now, but you will never know their names.
CS1 Reid I felt did a great job as an instructor to these sailors. He was tough but fair with his criticism and he seemed to have a lot of patience as they learned the techniques. That shows great character for him and I hope this is a genuine thing and not just for the cameras. Everyone acts different when a camera is around them. But I hope that his true character is what we saw. Learn well sailors. Those in the dining facilities are by far one of the most important aspects in good morale.
On the early nuke subs (Las Angeles class) we all took turns cooking in the little kitchen/galley provided onboard... I learned right away to respect the Navy's traditions and ways, the Chief of the boat, and most of all the Navy Cook... Everybody including the XO, CO, we all kept our cooks happy... More days than less there were good meals in the Navy... I salute all of you culinary specialist from an old salty Sailor of 50 years ago...
There will alllllways be a special place in my heart for the cooks in the mess hall for my sailors who had to feed sooo many people and they did so well and sometimes with not-so-great-quality ingredients. In Guam, they had to be very inventive. The magic was always in the kitchen.
I’ve been a stem cell biologist for three years. I love watching cooking shows because it reminds me of being in a lab. Cooking and experiments require planning, technique, cleanliness, and practice and time. I respect the hell out of any chef or team of chefs, especially those doing it at this scale!
Retired DCC 2017. I’ll always love the galley. First ship while FSA, unlike most, my tour was great. I got the cooks to let me do the eggs to order in the mornings, and I did all their dc PMS and spot checks and ordered their supplies the rest of the day. No duty and I wasn’t on the cooking roster lol. They loved me in there, I was spoiled as hell. Great experience
I was a food service specialist in the Army... I loved cooking in training... I knew how to cook when I went in from learning from my family growing up... but THIS taught me all the OTHER important things that were mentioned in this video(prep, inventory, sanitation certification, nutrition, measurements, preparation for the amount of people preparing for to limit waste, math equations to convert recipes for preparing larger portions, use of the equipment and machines, cutting techniques, mixing, etc)...
I was a MS3 SS on the USS Kentucky back in the early 90's. Cooking for approximately 150 max on a submarine. A school was in SD back in those days as well. Great memories from those days.
Some of the best cooks trained in the military. Navy, army or Air Force.. always take care of your cooks, medics and clerks. They all will keep you happy
Man, you have no idea. Hours suck. Then at sea your kitchen rocks & rolls. Stuff sometimes ends up on the deck. Then there is the constant crew bitchers
Me too 😂 I'm a cook rn and it wouldn't be bad for learning stuff and it would beef up my resume Edit: although there is always the threat of being at war lol
What a good mix of people from all races prob from around the country or even outside the country, learning to be chefs together. One of the best things about the military is that.
ladsen is that special one who can complete her task while assisting everyone else follow thru- often the one most hated & most unappreciated!! never hear her say “ it’s not my job”!!! Ladsen can work anywhere she chooses and get a job anywhere she chooses!!
One time our department had a rigorous day of drills. ALL day. Every watch team, one after the other. Everyone not on watch was responding. When we were finally done, the CS crew served us a special "4th meal". Pasta, garlic bread, grilled cheese. Tomato sauce, meat sauce, alfredo. Something for everyone. It was the best meal we ever had on the ship. It was truly an example of good food, served by great people, and morale was at an all-time high. Funny though, they never could cook rice correctly.
Kinda funny, you're not the only comment who mentioned undercooked rice. I wonder if it's just the cooking style? I'm sure some of our allies would love to show the Navy how rice cookers work.
I was always cheering on our food service brothers and sisters as a Hospital Corpsman. Chow from NMCP, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, and across camp Smedley Butler was excellent. Major props to 21 Area Camp Pendleton!!!! Best chow I've ever had!
Back on 5th Grade, I got a chance to help in the kitchen because my Grandma taught me how to cook/bake. It was fun cooking for my hundreds of schoolmates, especially when baking entired racks of buns, rolls, and biscuits. They even kept a couple of my techniques after my time was over. I forget the specifics because this was over 30 years ago, but one technique cut time in half while another took the same amount of time, but removed the later slicing step. Every minute counts when you're feeding that many people. I shared my Grandma's pizza dough recipe and it turned out to be cheaper to make, baked more consistently, didn't need to be as thick, was easier to cut and serve, and everyone loved it. It also allowed the pizza to be more nutritious since the crust stood up to more sauce and there was more budget for toppings. For the rest of the year, I could get extras of any leftovers and I was the guinea pig for every new recipe. So much fun. I was underweight at the start of that school year. By the end, I was right where I needed to be.
British military ‘bad food’ joke: “The culinary course is the hardest course in the military, even harder than the special forces course. Nobody has ever qualified!”
Baking is probably the hardest thing to teach new cooks. It’s not intrinsically cooking wise. It is all about accurate scaling and baking technique. In cooking you have latitude, but not in baking. Cool to watch new cooks being trained.
I served 1500 students every morning at Washakie Center cafeteris. I had a little help but pretty much handled it by myself, scrambled or eggs over easy, hash browns, pancakes and french toast, bacon or sausage and probably. a few things I can't remember! Worked my butt off........and loved it! Two six foot grills going full time!
This was so heartwarming to see the great passion of the students and the professors also, mentoring them in a straightforward helpful way! Go Navy! We need you and we are so proud of you! Amazing!
When I was a soldier I really appreciated all the effort the cooks put into getting us fed. Many times they were regularly up before us or working overnight.
I wish schools and hospitals took the same level of pride and care in cooking for lots of people as the military does. In most militaries in the world, the standard is really high. A nutritious meal that is enjoyable to eat is such a boost to health and morale.
Decades ago, I took an evening community college course like that. Tuition was around $100. We got to eat almost every class. I chowed down on way more than $100 worth of food over the semester. The school had to lose money on that class. We even fed a few security guards if we had leftovers. Small batch cooking although the kitchen was more home style and less industrial style
Culinary schools are in every community College practically not to mention higher quality ones like CIA. You have to pay though you're not getting a free education
I retired from the Army, not the Navy, but I LOVED my cooks. They were part of a very small group that you made sure you treated well: The people who pay you and track your leave balance (Thank you S1!), the people who supply you (Love my S4!) and while technically part of the S4 shop, the people who FEED you. Treat them well, and you'll be alright.
spent 38 years in the US Navy, and glad i reached retirement age. now the care of 5000 sailors on my ship is now the responsibility of the new generation of navy crewmen and women who serve with pride and distinction
IIRC the modern, french style of kitchen is originally from napoleons military chefs/ head chef, and perhaps unsurprisingly napoleonnalso said an army runs on its stomach, as such it is imperative every soldier is fed well
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That instructor is really good. Honest and up front with them and very encouraging. He is a real asset to the military.
You can tell he is a servant leader. We need more like him!
yeahhh CS1 was coo and all but, yall aint seen him off da cam frl. Much love tho.
You mean they didn't put the shittiest leader to represent the Navy on camera? Come on, it's propaganda 101. I don't even have to watch the vid to agree with you lol.
instructor was the most basic person you can ask for 😂😂😂😂 you really think he can run a real line. he just throwing buzz words everywhere to sound “smart”
I had CS1 Reid on my ship USS Farragut, pretty chill dude
I remember after 9 months in Afghanistan getting on the USS Lexington to go home. It was 4am and I was alone in the dinette and a navy cook came and asked me if I wanted breakfast. He made me the best steak and eggs Ive ever eaten in my whole life. Thank you Navy for taking care of us devil dogs. Semper Fi
The USS Lexington?? What year?
Did the Lexington not sink in WW2 during the Battle of the Coral Sea?
🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢
he talking about the essex class lexington
He's either got the wrong ship( that's possible) or he made the thing up. There hasn't been a Lexington in service since WW2.
As a veteran, a good cook who cares and someone who doesn't give a shit is the difference between me having a good 9 month or a bad 9 month deployment.
Usually it’s contractors who do it better 😂
Best mess hall I EVER ate at was in Heidelberg, Germany......fresh made to order omellettes everyday
and 2-3 choices for dinner main course. Salad bar was pristine. I knew the cooks and was allowed to
come back before close and get free leftovers.
We can't have you having bad deployments when you're off killing brown folks, no sir.
And that all comes down to leadership. We are not robots. When we get worked like SLAVES in the galley from 0500-2200 on deployment with zero days off, don't expect a good meal.
Former CS3 08-12. FTN!
@@chrisholder4978Thanks for sharing your experiences.
My father was a Navy cook for 20 years from 1943-1963. He then went on to open the first Jack-In-The-Box restaurant in Texas after the Navy. He worked there for 30 years. Pop passed away in 1998.
Much love and respect to Pop Pop. He did real good, especially with raising you... since you are out here giving him respect, and paying homage to his legacy. I SALUTE YOU!!!!💪🙏
Mad respect to him
@@_SPREZZATURA_McGEE_ thank you. He was an honorable good man.
@@Superstarr859 thank you
He really loved the craft.
Never hate/disrespect the people cooking food for you. They literally keeping you alive!
They should cook better tho
Yeah no respect if they are serving up ass and it's their job to feed you so do the job right plain and simple
@@noob.168 tell that to yo momma personally ... tf we gonna do for u
@@op8ztvnot make that Shii raw 😂
Especially, if they can spit on your food.
"You got no flavor on this plate" I have no idea Gordon Ramsey was in the Navy.
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍
😂😂 right! Out to sea 58378 days a year and you complaining no flavor?
Thats exactly what i thought LOL
American navy more like tv , all show and tell 😂😂😂💀
It's on purpose. He's criticizing things in certain areas cause it's the military and he's trying to instill exactness. He ate all there food and deep down he knew it was good though
Speaking as a military veteran (USMC, '74-'80, Cpl/E-4) I have to express my max respect for CS1 Reid. He holds his sailors to the highest standard, accepts no excuses, maintains proper military bearing at all times, and exhibits all the qualities of leadership. I hope he makes Chief soon.
Hes cute too! 🥰
@@queenbee3647calm down dependa
I agree with everything u said. But idt that presentation should matter so much. What soldiers require is a nutritious balanced tasty meal. Something to fuel them that's going to taste good.
@@shigglezz684presentation matters because respect matters and morale matters. the meal of a soldier should be distinguishable from, say, a pig sty.
That instructor looks legit. Looks like a humble dude, constructive criticism. That's a good leader. I'm glad the majority of my instructors were like that.
Respect my cooks. When you’re on a field op for two weeks and eating straight MRE’s getting doodoo guts from the Chili Mac, a cooked meal from our food service Marines was heavenly.
I hear you. I was Army Infantry and tried to stay in the Paratroopers (you go, kicking and screaming inside, where they send you) One ration a day if that for the first 3-4 days and a hot meal was luxury and I thought the cooks did great. Army breakfast when we are in garrison, can not be beat and in my old age, I realize how hard these people work and my ego about being superman and all that brought a lot to humility. Still a bonehead, but always slightly better if I look in the mirror. Turn 60 soon andd still grateful for clean water and any food. Also, going with no food for two days or so does not faze me. Gratitude comes from not having; then getting basics: Salute Marine.
Thank you @@jackwalker9492 and @funkndavid for your services!
@@jackwalker9492
Rah, sir. Thank you for your service and sharing your awesome story while you were in. 🤙🙏
@@funkndavid Thank you for your kind words. Nothing special here. A bonehead that served among better men. God Bless you
@@jackwalker9492 when I was in in 2005 - 11 breakfast was still awesome. Especially the omelets
I see my daughter! One proud Dad here❤❤
Congratulations!! Thank you for having a daughter serving!
Guy from Europe here and full of appreciation for the U.S. military, all branches, all positions.
You should be proud of her! She’s finding her own way in life
Congratulations we appreciate her service
@@paynmyker you obviously ARE NOT a father…
@@paynmyker Hater.
“It’s heavily seasoned so your taste buds can go on a trip.”
That had me dying laughing …
Trip back to Mexico
Honestly doesn’t matter to me, most of the food these fine young men cook looks delicious
instructor was trying so hard not to laugh lolol
@@makeitrainnaren no shit hahahah, brother has to learn that measurements are there for a reason
😂😂
The instructor is PHENOMENAL!! Constructive criticism can only help you! Especially in a calm, direct voice. When he said “Look at me, it’s ok. I am not going to do anything to you”. I knew right then whatever comes out of his mouth is coming from love. He’s here to educate, teach and support from an amazing place. 🥰♥️
BoJack, I absolutely love and totally agree with your assessment. You are very observant.
The instructor here is excellent, encouraging, honest and professional.
All of them are so good massive respect
Oh. My. God. These kids are starting from zero. These instructors have infinite patience. There would be casualties if I had to teach how to make spaghetti and saw those plates.
"Zero" is a generous estimate of where many of these kids are starting from lol
I respect them for taking on the challenge of developing a new skill to serve their fellow soldiers
you are just making assumptions that they are coming in with no skill level
One of the things you learn in the military, is that to be an instructor, any branch mind you, you have to end every sentence with "right?"
I was an instructor and never did that. More like, "Do you understand me?"
In the army, more like, "hoooaahhh?!"
@@Marcellolin22 Let us never forget that the term I was taught "Always the Student. Some times the teacher". Arrogance is the enemy
That's also working in tech. it's an epidemic, so annoying once you hear it, you always hear it.
I was in the Australian army and during training you just answer with sir,sgt or cpl
This man is doing so much more for these kids than teaching them to cook. He is shaping these boys and girls. An unbelievable display of mentorship and leadership. I'm blown away
The best thing he does is make them taste the food to make sure it's actually something they'd want to eat for a meal. I'm a little concerned about the guy who couldn't explain cross contamination though. Maybe he should be assigned to clean up.
@@kathyschreiber9947
He's learning lmao, what do you think they're there for?
Remember, most of them just got out of bootcamp, so they’re still on edge.
Must've been a pretty tough bootcamp, because "Still" still couldn't put some words together for what cross contamination is. Brother its spelt out in "cross contamination"
@@Jacopskicooks arent exactly the brightest people in the millitary…
@@pw1277 Yeah, but you don’t want to piss them off because you might end up with a “secret ingredient” in your food.
@@pw1277but essential, can't have soldiers running with empty stomachs
neither are people in the military LMAO @@pw1277
Business Insider, has the best military documentaries. I especially enjoy watching the basic training and AIT videos. I went through the military, when they still yelled, but I can see where a lot of these non combat jobs function better at low intensity dialogue, while not letting up on the expectations. There's the supposed right way, there is definitely a wrong way, there's Mom's way, but at the end of the day, it's the Navy way or the highway.
My late Grandpa did this for air force. His food was amazing good. Thanks to all of the new chefs.
Always make friends with the night baker. Nothing better on a 0200-0700 watch then a fresh hot roll
Cooks are your friends when going up to your board
If they got a mouth full of cookies they can’t ask you questions
"it's not great but it's not good" 😂
that part had me dying this is going in my vocabulary now
Literally every meal I had onboard the ship. That's why every table has Heinz 57 and Texas Pete's on it.
"What you think you supposed to did in this situation"...
IFYKYK.
@@driftspecs13 I remember a cs yelling "YoU eAt WhAt We GiVe YoU" like we're in prison lol
“If we can’t be honest with the person we are doing them a disservice”
We need guys like this in public school
Cooks don’t get enough respect
They get enough respect not enough pay
@@DubbPP Like Teachers.
But sure, give the person 20 bucks for correctly punching in your order, then walking it to you. 😢
@@DubbPP Tons of benefits to joining the military. Also they get paid plenty when you think of the free housing, free food, free medical, free college, etc.
@timt6860 yeah they used to play with those benefits making it hard for you to be able to use them... had a brother in the navy wasn't a cook tho but had those benefits and my father went thru the same not sure how it is now tho
When I was in high school we had a group of Navy Culinary Specialists come to the middle of nowhere Wyoming to show off their skills and techniques and even teach us how to do what they were doing. It was a great experience that I will never forget. This video really brought back the memories from that day.
That was probably gourmet food for you guys
They needed to hear everything the instructor said to them. Criticism is totally okay, as long it's constructive.
To all the cooks of the military, we appreciate you greatly. You make the difference between a good and bad station.
I see you guys upload a behind the scenes culinary specialist video, I click play
I grinned watching this entire video. My dad raved his entire life about the food on an aircraft carrier. These folks are culinary ninjas!
I like the instructor. When i went to comm school agter boot camp. My instructor was cool and not to hard on students, his style help me excel and become a Sgt in less than 3 years.
RIP❤
MCCES?
@@vietredneck Yes sir. I got 2 MOSs both comm. School got a lil easier for the new Marines, but back in the day you even got your A+ certification.
@@macbass2011 ooh rah. I went through Alpha company there as a 2847 in 2009-2010 plus 2M soldering immediately afterwards.
@@vietredneck I was Alpha mat too. I went through FROC 9. It's the digital transmissions class 0622. They all got phased out even wiremen are all gone. All they do now is radio and radio does all the jobs for Comm now. Oh yeah datas job is gone to so not they butt hurt cause they thought they was better than the world. I went in 2011-2012. Then was immediately was shipped to Japan. I was mad at first but I got to go on so many MUEs, UDPs and travel to bomb countries for shitty ops where it always rained the entire time.
Semper Fi!
@@macbass2011 Back in the day everyone got their A+, and it's good for life, so that's good. No subscriptions, no memberships, just "hey you were good at computers before smartphones took over so you're probably good at computers now lol". I won't complain.
I was in combat systems on my ship and I never properly appreciated the CSs until I worked as an FSA. After that, I realized how hard they worked. For the rest of my 6 years in the Navy, I befriended the cooks and was sure to thank them for their work after any meal.
Culinary Specialist Ladson seems rock solid. She's leadership material for sure. Well done sailor.
Never underestimate your cooks! These guys come through when it counts.
I was on an aircraft carrier for five years. Worst food I’ve ever had. I remember the sound of undercooked rice hitting my tray. I did 10 years on two different submarines. Those 10 years had the best food. But not seeing the sun for months may not have been worth the trade.
That doesn’t surprise me, i mean let’s be honest….most of these guys got a negative score on their ASVAB 😂 From the outside looking in I assume that the submarine fleet gets the crème of the CS crop.
@@cruisinguy6024not true at all it’s the opposite
@@omarionclark343 which part?
@@cruisinguy6024 it’s a mixed rate of skill subs usual have faster cs and better food options but that unfortunately doesn’t mean they are good I usual see better food on carriers than subs and small boys
@@cruisinguy6024 my rate is a love hate relationship
As a veteran, I wish when people talk about armed forces' salaries, they mention the fact that meals and housing is provided so that $48k doesn't sound as bad as they want to make it seem. For those service members who don't live in the housing provided, they are paid a housing allowance. They're also paid more if they have a family.
Not that they are paid fantastically well, but it isn't poverty-level pay, either.
I was wondering.
So you can pretty much use those $48k for discretionary purchase + savings a year? Sounds like quite the opportunity to build a foundation.
Look up the military pay chart and you will see how much they get paid,almost every jobs gets the flat rate.@scfan7231
Absolutely not. Those kids are probably making closer to 2k a month, check the pay scale.
@@scfan7231 Or buy a mustang.
There are far too many service members who rely on assistance services. Even the Lt. Colonels who have been in for 20 years and have to support a family don't make enough to be financially comfortable.
That trainer is spicy! He’s a good teacher
Instructors: Follow the recipe card.
Students: No, I dont think I will.
Very outstanding video. Proud to see new generation of Navy service members laying a solid foundation in their craft, while exhibiting a passion for excellence in the field after completing career path training .
Nutrition nourishes the body. Flavor and texture nourish the soul. Both are important.
These guys are the unsung heroes. Without them properly feeding the troops the operation wouldn’t run at its absolute best.
I would definitely say CS A-school is the peak of their culinary education, after that, as long as it's volume entering your body that's it.
Facts
My Dad was a cook 4 the Navy. I am 65 that was before I was born. He showed me a lot of things how to cook and my mother did as well. My dad was a very good cook. He was a Navy Ship Cook.
0:38. Woah, I recognize many faces when I fed them for 10 weeks in bootcamp at Ship 2-3&4. See someone from 221. That’s awesome
Never mind but do you know the guy in 2:42 timestamp? He is so handsome 😅
My dad was a chef for many years on mines and in hospitals, he said cooking for 50 people was hard, cooking for 500 was difficult, and cooking for 5000 was easy
"An army marches on its stomach"
-Napoleon
Everyone on this planet marches on their stomach. You just get used to starving.
The instructor is a gem of a man. There were a few laugh out loud moments in this video.
MS3 Bradley in my time onboard ship, that man was amazing. Made to order omelets for breakfast were the highpoint of my mornings and that man knew how to make some amazing things, glad i got to work with him and get a chance to eat his food. It's been 30 years and i STILL remember how good he made things.
Informative video! I imagine nothing can kill morale faster on a ship than bad chow. My hat is off to the CS's that care and a keep a crew happy. They work their asses off.
That's the best way to critique. The crew will either lie to you by saying it's good then roast you in the messdecks or they will tell you the truth to your face. Won't get better if they don't hear the truth.
I was a national award winning executive chef, the worst cooks came from the best ranked culinary schools. The best had never seen the inside of a classroom. Going to school to learn to cook is like Bob Marley going to school to learn reggae or Michael Jackson going to school for dance. There are aspiring singers and dancers in school right now, but you will never know their names.
CS1 Reid I felt did a great job as an instructor to these sailors. He was tough but fair with his criticism and he seemed to have a lot of patience as they learned the techniques. That shows great character for him and I hope this is a genuine thing and not just for the cameras. Everyone acts different when a camera is around them. But I hope that his true character is what we saw. Learn well sailors. Those in the dining facilities are by far one of the most important aspects in good morale.
On the early nuke subs (Las Angeles class) we all took turns cooking in the little kitchen/galley provided onboard...
I learned right away to respect the Navy's traditions and ways, the Chief of the boat, and most of all the Navy Cook...
Everybody including the XO, CO, we all kept our cooks happy... More days than less there were good meals in the Navy...
I salute all of you culinary specialist from an old salty Sailor of 50 years ago...
There will alllllways be a special place in my heart for the cooks in the mess hall for my sailors who had to feed sooo many people and they did so well and sometimes with not-so-great-quality ingredients. In Guam, they had to be very inventive. The magic was always in the kitchen.
Thank you everyone in service to our military branches, all positions..
I’ve been a stem cell biologist for three years. I love watching cooking shows because it reminds me of being in a lab. Cooking and experiments require planning, technique, cleanliness, and practice and time. I respect the hell out of any chef or team of chefs, especially those doing it at this scale!
"It has flavor-" "IT HAS SALT!" 😂
the cs's on my sub were top notch and i am very grateful for all of them!
Retired DCC 2017. I’ll always love the galley. First ship while FSA, unlike most, my tour was great. I got the cooks to let me do the eggs to order in the mornings, and I did all their dc PMS and spot checks and ordered their supplies the rest of the day. No duty and I wasn’t on the cooking roster lol. They loved me in there, I was spoiled as hell. Great experience
I worked in a jail facility for several years and we regularly hired retired Navy cooks to prepare meals for staff and inmates. They were the best!
I was a food service specialist in the Army... I loved cooking in training... I knew how to cook when I went in from learning from my family growing up... but THIS taught me all the OTHER important things that were mentioned in this video(prep, inventory, sanitation certification, nutrition, measurements, preparation for the amount of people preparing for to limit waste, math equations to convert recipes for preparing larger portions, use of the equipment and machines, cutting techniques, mixing, etc)...
I was a MS3 SS on the USS Kentucky back in the early 90's. Cooking for approximately 150 max on a submarine. A school was in SD back in those days as well. Great memories from those days.
Im a CSS! Going to the uss Washington
Some of the best cooks trained in the military. Navy, army or Air Force.. always take care of your cooks, medics and clerks. They all will keep you happy
Navy has always done a great job with cooking. One of the best parts of the navy.
Great instructors... teaching these young sailors has got to be rewarding and challenging!
Probably great duty. Not putting in too many hours. Half days when there is no class to train. Weekends/holidays off
respect to the cooks food/water/ammo is the back bone of any army
this video is a better recruitment strategy then anything the government has ever done, shit actually makes me want to be a cook for the navy
Man, you have no idea. Hours suck. Then at sea your kitchen rocks & rolls. Stuff sometimes ends up on the deck. Then there is the constant crew bitchers
Bro same it actually looks like it’s fun tho ngl
Me too 😂 I'm a cook rn and it wouldn't be bad for learning stuff and it would beef up my resume
Edit: although there is always the threat of being at war lol
What a good mix of people from all races prob from around the country or even outside the country, learning to be chefs together. One of the best things about the military is that.
This should be a reality show
Think about it the people in there are the key 🤣
I would watch that
ladsen is that special one who can complete her task while assisting everyone else follow thru- often the one most hated & most unappreciated!! never hear her say “ it’s not my job”!!! Ladsen can work anywhere she chooses and get a job anywhere she chooses!!
One time our department had a rigorous day of drills. ALL day. Every watch team, one after the other. Everyone not on watch was responding. When we were finally done, the CS crew served us a special "4th meal". Pasta, garlic bread, grilled cheese. Tomato sauce, meat sauce, alfredo. Something for everyone. It was the best meal we ever had on the ship. It was truly an example of good food, served by great people, and morale was at an all-time high.
Funny though, they never could cook rice correctly.
Kinda funny, you're not the only comment who mentioned undercooked rice. I wonder if it's just the cooking style? I'm sure some of our allies would love to show the Navy how rice cookers work.
I was always cheering on our food service brothers and sisters as a Hospital Corpsman. Chow from NMCP, Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, and across camp Smedley Butler was excellent. Major props to 21 Area Camp Pendleton!!!! Best chow I've ever had!
Who's Gonna LIFT THE POTS!?
Back on 5th Grade, I got a chance to help in the kitchen because my Grandma taught me how to cook/bake. It was fun cooking for my hundreds of schoolmates, especially when baking entired racks of buns, rolls, and biscuits. They even kept a couple of my techniques after my time was over. I forget the specifics because this was over 30 years ago, but one technique cut time in half while another took the same amount of time, but removed the later slicing step. Every minute counts when you're feeding that many people. I shared my Grandma's pizza dough recipe and it turned out to be cheaper to make, baked more consistently, didn't need to be as thick, was easier to cut and serve, and everyone loved it. It also allowed the pizza to be more nutritious since the crust stood up to more sauce and there was more budget for toppings. For the rest of the year, I could get extras of any leftovers and I was the guinea pig for every new recipe. So much fun. I was underweight at the start of that school year. By the end, I was right where I needed to be.
Dude said he went to culinary school and can’t cook for sht 😂
Didn't say he graduated from culinary school though, did he? 😂
he got cooked there 🤣
the sense of pride these young men feel first seeing an entire crew enjoy their meal; can last an entire lifetime.
Did those guys dirty with that thumbnail
Well it is the Navy after all
Is that you and your house clean like this ? Pigs.
I came here for this comment
British military ‘bad food’ joke: “The culinary course is the hardest course in the military, even harder than the special forces course. Nobody has ever qualified!”
Baking is probably the hardest thing to teach new cooks. It’s not intrinsically cooking wise. It is all about accurate scaling and baking technique. In cooking you have latitude, but not in baking. Cool to watch new cooks being trained.
I served 1500 students every morning at Washakie Center cafeteris. I had a little help but pretty much handled it by myself, scrambled or eggs over easy, hash browns, pancakes and french toast, bacon or sausage and probably. a few things I can't remember! Worked my butt off........and loved it! Two six foot grills going full time!
This was so heartwarming to see the great passion of the students and the professors also, mentoring them in a straightforward helpful way! Go Navy! We need you and we are so proud of you! Amazing!
My dad and his navy buddies still talk about how they loved certain meals they had during their deployment
Thank you for your service. Too many people forget just how much we need our military. God Bless 😊
"You have no flavor on this plate. The meat is not done"
- Dude smiles
My Father RIP he was a Navy Cook. This my reason for watching.
My Father made some of the perfectly round pancakes and straight crispy bacon and great 🍚 rice.
When I was a soldier I really appreciated all the effort the cooks put into getting us fed. Many times they were regularly up before us or working overnight.
Respect ppl who are making your food. They are taking time out of their day to feed you. Be grateful and respectful.
My dad was a cook on the carrier USS Ranger for the bulk of his career before it was decommissioned
You’re dad must’ve been weak lol
The celery tops for garnish. 💀💀💀
I wish schools and hospitals took the same level of pride and care in cooking for lots of people as the military does. In most militaries in the world, the standard is really high. A nutritious meal that is enjoyable to eat is such a boost to health and morale.
Great job
US Army 92G.
Aka Army Cook
Great jobs.
Much love all the way from Fort Worth Texas
I just got back from the army joining the British army when I was 16 and coming back at 19
Is there a class like that for non military people? I love the no nonsense structure of it.
I wish there was, I like this type of set-up
Decades ago, I took an evening community college course like that. Tuition was around $100. We got to eat almost every class. I chowed down on way more than $100 worth of food over the semester. The school had to lose money on that class. We even fed a few security guards if we had leftovers. Small batch cooking although the kitchen was more home style and less industrial style
Of course. Culinary schools are all over
Culinary schools are in every community College practically not to mention higher quality ones like CIA. You have to pay though you're not getting a free education
Literally Google "cooking classes" in your area.
Big salute to all the class but an extra special salute to the two young women who spoke at the end. Good food = high morale.
Brought back memories of the Army cook school in 1981, Ft. Dix. Thanks!
I retired from the Army, not the Navy, but I LOVED my cooks. They were part of a very small group that you made sure you treated well: The people who pay you and track your leave balance (Thank you S1!), the people who supply you (Love my S4!) and while technically part of the S4 shop, the people who FEED you. Treat them well, and you'll be alright.
These cooks make such a huge difference. It just makes the day go a bit easier!
spent 38 years in the US Navy, and glad i reached retirement age. now the care of 5000 sailors on my ship is now the responsibility of the new generation of navy crewmen and women who serve with pride and distinction
As a fire fighter I cooked for 7 years I couldn’t begin on a ship pure volume great video ❤
@4:00 You cannot wash your knife at the hand sink. 😂 I'm docking points.
IIRC the modern, french style of kitchen is originally from napoleons military chefs/ head chef, and perhaps unsurprisingly napoleonnalso said an army runs on its stomach, as such it is imperative every soldier is fed well
Thank you navy sailors cooks for your service. From proud naturalized American citizen 🇺🇸
I graduated from Great Lakes in 1967. The food was fantastic. These guys know how to cook!