US Marines Chefs Cooking. Inside Kitchen - What Food Marines Eat At The Mess Hall
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- U.S. Marines and civilians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepare and serve afternoon chow at the Station Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
U.S. Marines with III Marines Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group conducted chow hall preparation at Camp Mujuk, Pohang, South Korea.
Video credit: U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. John Robbart III, DoD
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I served from 1990 to 1994 and didn't realize how hard those cooks worked. A very heart-felt thanks for are they do !
They work extremely hard, I was on KP for about three days, Almost killed me.
Never had a bad meal while in the Navy..got to sample food cooked by Marines when assigned for medical support with an HM1 in the Navy Reserve... The food was excellent, those Marines took pride in their culinary skills.
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@@uzairshaheen1420 Breakfast from McDonald's just hit different in the old foam containers... so I decided to recreate that magic and share it with you. Grab a plastic fork and pull up a chair!
Long overdue props to all the cooks out there, especially those who got tagged to cook out in the field. Never paid the you guys/gals much attention when I was in. A heart felt, if not belated, thank you for all your hard work and keeping us fed.
Your welcome and glad to have served.
His service was just as important as the guys in the trenches, without food there is no energy.
Absolutely without us cooks behind the scene life in the field would of been alot harder to say the least
@@jefferyneedham1581 hands that feed bitten
jodi welch brechts quite smitten
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My late Father joined the Marines in 1951. He was 17 years old and weighed 99 lbs. He said the DI’s looked him over and told him that “Anybody as scrawny as him needed to be in the Army!” They then sent him straight to the mess hall. In my Fathers words. “Those folks in the mess hall, fed me like a king, put weight on my bones, and helped turn me into a Marine.” He was grateful to them for the rest of his life.
Rip your dad
BULL CRAP
They call underweight recruits "Double Rats" because, well, they get double rations
IN MY VIEW/ This is a wonderful warmed-my-heart story.
They done the same exact thing to my uncles. Potatoes was on top of the list before anything else. Now I see why
I've never been tough enough to join the armed forces, but if I had to I'd want to be in food services. My grandfather was a cook in France during WWII and I'd like to honor his service.
Being a cook isn't a great idea. I'm in the army and I know some cooks. They get no time off
You would hate it. It is a boring, soul crushing never ending cycle of preparing food, then cleaning.
Work for Sodexo, on a military contract. They were the civilians in the mess hall. That way you can still support the mission.
No you don’t 😂.
@@gfoster4718 yep i agree its a never ending cycle as if eternity..better be on deck directing flights
I was regular Army from 74 to 77 and Army Reserves from 77 to 95 and breakfast was the best meal in regulars but every meal in the reserves were outstanding. Especially at annual training where our Mess section took top honors just about every year. I really miss the military version of sausage gravy over melt in your mouth biscuits with a couple over easy eggs parked on top
I served at Lejeune during the wars and took the chowhalls for granted. I owe those civilians and servicemen who worked the chow halls a debt of gratitude for their hard work. I remember there were groups of older ladies who were proud to be serving us and we were a hungry group of pissed off savages. Thanks to you all.
These guys are the behind the scenes heroes doing their best to make decent chow god bless them
Never piss off the people making your food. As an Airman that has had the best food in the service, this meal prep actually doesn't look too bad.
Army veteran here…I learned that one of the basic rules of Army survival is never, ever f**k with the cooks, personnel, or finance. Your food, your service records, and your pay. Btw…I was a personnel clerk. 😂
In 1969 in basic the cooks were not very much liked. They liked to go to the front of the endless chow line and grab people to be "servers" - never thought about going to the end. One kid kept saying that the did not feel good - the cooks had just placed a huge serving tray of "chop suey" on line and this kid heaved right into it! Man were the cooks mad! They had to dump it - too many witnesses.....
hello BrBrDeng
I am retired Army and always made relations with the cooks, especially overseas, because if you respected them and appreciated them, they took care of you. Thank you to those cooks. Retired 11B/11A. You guys and gals are awesome, especially after a long, hard, day/night.
I’ve been in the combat side of the military my entire life and I would rather sleep in the dirt or train in a storm then do what these guys and gals do.
On the combat side during your average week you could be training from 4 to 24 hours a day given the tempo of the operation your conducting and just how intense your leadership wants to make it and then your done for the day. Cooks on the other hand start working before the sun has risen and their day ends way past the sun setting. I give props to these people for showing up everyday at 0400 and leaving at 2100.
I was a cook 94B from 89-98 Been on post where they only had 1 shift working 7 days a week, hours were 5am to 730-8pm, longest stretch was 6 months no day off and those hours, first time i ever saw people begging to go to the field like Graf or Honensfield. But i realized i would make a lot more money working 2 full time jobs if im going to do those many hours, dont get me wrong, i realized that BAH/BAQ when i was in and BAS etc or living in the barracks made it where you make a lot more money than you realize. But those hours while your buddies getting 90 min lunch breaks and off at 4 to 5 pm and after pt not having to be in formation tell around 9 to 11 am before lunch. Many weekends of 4 day weekends. I got out and those hours make it easy to get Overtime because so many people dont want to work. I am like sign me up.
The army can not march on an empty stomach.
These hard working cooks are the heart of the army 🙂
These guys are cooking for the Marines not the army!
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@@craig4867 Apologies. No disrespect intended on not knowing.
@@StealthFB22 no need to apologize, I just figured you got your wires crossed that's all.
@@busdaddy1547 can't say I don't blame you, Air Force food is better anyway!
USMC 1966-1969 Never had that kind of verity in our chow halls . About time these young warriors get the best!
Had the honor to eat some food at NAS Dallas, food was prepared by Marine Corps Chefs Excellent food . Much better than the US Navy chow i was used to; Semper Fi !
i dont know but this brings tears to my eyes. thank you all for your service for saving the world.
God bless you all.
Hi arlene
Wow thank you Marines and all that serves to feed our heroes. Idk why my kid got tired of your foods. This doesn't look bad at all. Looks good and well fed. He told me he stop going to the mess hall and cook his own food. I went to ROTC from high school to college. We all just keep marching, many of us passed out under the heat of the son cuz most of the time we forgot to eat besides they don't feed us like you do. Great job and God bless all of you.
Lol my kind of kitchen... rock on dudes... we count on you guys, we appreciate everything you give & sacrifice... stay safe & rock on.....
Poor bastards. True unsung heroes of the Corps. You’ll never see a recruiting commercial with cooks in it. Semper Fi!
That's true but I do remember back in the 80s seeing army commercials on tv showing these guys driving tanks and then it showed cooks in the mess hall lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well done Marines the food looks absolutely incredible
Lol basically 1 step up from being a burger flipper at McDonalds with the extra 6th Star ⭐️ guaranteeing them extra pay for the Risk of another American base firing on them 😂😂😂😂⭐️
County Jail food 😂
The only thing that urked me was that one marine with the glasses cutting the veggies without tucking his fingers in. As a person with culinary arts education before I became a cook in the marines, that is the number one thing on knife handling safety that I'm sue they learned in cooks school. If not then someone is slacking real bad. My inner marine just wanted to yell, :" TUCK THEM DAMN FINGERS IN DEVILDOG!"
@@mattnobrega6621 The Marines wearing camo trousers and OD T shirts are pulling KP. They are not culinary specialists. The Marines wearing smocks are professionally trained CSs.
Notice the KPs are not smiling for the camera. They do not care to be there.
@@mattnobrega6621 I see gordon Ramsay always does that when he cuts anything. I trust chef!
Without the Cooks of those enlisted and the Civilian Staff our military wouldn't have been able to function. They deserve all the respect and more mention
May God Bless and give strength to the US Marine Corps.
They will need it with the current administration.
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Trust me the Corps don't have time for your stupid politics.
Brings back memories of chow hall duty at MCRD Parris Island. Made so many pineapple pies that I don't eat pineapple pies, haha.
I don't care what you think. But Navy SOS was the best damn dish I ever had. Throw that on white bread toast....you are going to climax. FJB
Thank you for your love and support..where do you write from??
It was nice to see how well fed our service members are. I got out of the military in 1982 and I forgot how good I was fed while in there. I do remember going to South Korea in September of 1979 at 160 pounds and returning to the United States in September of 1980 at 195 pounds. So they definitely get fed well because I know I was.
My Parris Island platoon’s heavy DI was a cook. We didn’t find that out until almost the end of boot camp. We were all shocked.
Wow! I thought all drill instructors were from the infantry. This is nice to know.
@@lemiphil2388 Our Senior DI was a combat engineer and our 3rd DI was artillery
@@bartonkj I'm not surprised about the MOS Background. Kinda' Similar.
Early ‘70’s, 4 years in USMC.
Never had a bad meal, dessert, cold coffee or warm milk.
Outstanding food, some as good a my PA farm girl mother who was noted for her cooking by many.
In Okinawa there was a baker(s) that made chocolate cake and a lemon meringue pie that was every bit, if not better, than mom’s.
that brings back night mares of the 30 days spent on mess duty while waiting for a school to pick up.
Brings back 30 days mess hall duty memories at Camp Foster chow hall 488. Cooked bacon in the oven for breakfast. Long days. Getting to the chow hall at 0400 and worked until around 2000 hours. That's 4am to 8pm for those of you who don't know the 24 hour time system 😂 Do all Marines still do 30 days mess hall duty?
From your grunt brothers , thanks for the hot chow you have no idea how awesome that is. You guys are BADASSES. SEMPER FI BROTHER'S.
Feeding hungry Marines. Somebody's Gotta do it
Heroes in my book, especially training in a cold environment,a warm meal makes anyone smile.
The best chow I have ever had was at breakfast, MCRD, San Diego. Period.
Box chow is way better
I was at MCRD, San Diego in 1992. The food in the chow hall was plentiful, and among the best I ever had.
Military chow is damm good completely underrated. Thanks again!
Under seasoned, but yes, very very good indeed.
You know the food's official when there's a desk in the kitchen 🙌😄
Hats off to the cooks. Hard and crappy long hours.77 thru 81. In between c-rations it was always good to eat in a chowhall. Healthy energy packed food to keep you going.
Being a "Stewburner" was a great MOS. YOU had first shot at great chow, and everyone had something to trade for midnight snacks. And messmen helped keep the workload manageable.
Glad to see that food hasn’t improved in 63 years; except I didn’t see any SOS. Navy cooking wasn’t any better. For 21 straight days, menu was SOS for breakfast; Chicken ala king for lunch and Chow Mein for supper. Even the goonie birds stopped following the ship.
Lol basically 1 step up from being a burger flipper at McDonalds with the extra 6th Star ⭐️ guaranteeing them extra pay for the Risk of another American base firing on them 😂😂😂😂⭐️
The part about the gooney birds cracked me up.
Took me a while to think what was SOS, I thought of my dad who was in the Navy during Korea and then it came to me.
I used to work here a year and a half ago and it took me a minute to recognize the area but holy crap a lot has changed
I never had a bad meal. 72 to79. Usmc and navy chow was great.
This is one MOS I’m glad I never had to include Boot Camp mess duty during my 21 years in the Corps. Went to school along side them at Camp Johnson, NC. And knew a few of them. Hard over, under rated. Semper Fidelis
Ah, mess and maintenance week. I spent mine mowing grass at Edson Range. Nice break.
Mess duty, Semper Fi Marines
Boot camp food, that was some good eating. It almost always tasted great and very filling.
I was always grateful and appreciative of the cooks in the Corps. Thank you.
Good to see all young boys and girls eating healthy and working hard!
Naval Aviators have about an 8% washout rate. Force Recon drops about 20% of its candidates.
The hardest is becoming a qualified Marine Corps Cook: in 247 years, No One has passed the course...
At OCS in 1981, Quantico, the mess hall was built for 400 and we had over a 1200 candidates. I never remember having more than 5 minutes to eat, our table manners were horrible. Trying to cram the food before our Platoon Sgt. finished his coffee and we would be back in formation wondering what we just ate! It took me years not to bolt my food which I suffer to this very day but I honestly believe many young people today should go through that experience!
@@garystrittmater8258 I went thru Boot at MCRD San Diego, starting in DEC 73. Our Jr DI had a game he liked to play with us, ''Eat Duck.'' When he tapped his coffee cup on the table, we had to duck out. The Food Service Specialy School was using that main chow hall as their lab. Some of the chow was great, but we had too little time to finish. I lost about 15 pounds in basic training.
Another time in 2nd Phase, at the San Onofre training range, we were told to get spiffed up, put on our best brass, break out our good starched utilities and Cadillac boots, as we would be inspected by a Col after lunch, and then we'd see some training films... Also we were told to go ahead and get whatever looked good in the chow hall, we could even drink sodas. We'd worked hard and deserved it, they said. I had BBQ ribs, beans and french fries. And a real Coke, with Ice.
We formed up on the pavement outside the chow hall, our bellies full and contented. Waiting for the flicks to start.
Just then -- PLATOON ATTENTION -- BY THE RIGHT FLANK MARCH -- DOUBLE TIME and we took off, our Cadillacs gleaming like a blur of black crayolas in the Southern California sunshine. We ran over hill and dale, thru brush and rocks and up and down some more hills -- for about 3 or 4 miles -- until we came to a small green hut in the middle of nowhere. We were then issued gas masks and told to go inside singing, ''From the Halls of ...'' etc -- and then take off the mask. We then cleared the mask and put it back on. After the Platoon Commander was satisfied we knew how to wear the mask, we could go outside and pull off the mask. We all puked. Also any nasal build up came snorting out.
FunTimes. Semper Fi
It's hot and a belly full. What else do you want.?
The best SOS. Every thing else was “sufficient”, not to diminish the mess cook’s hard work. They did much with what they were given.
I served in the Marine Corps from 1973-1977. The best chow was H&S Bn 3rd Force Service Regiment, Okinawa (Aug74-Sep75) We had "late chow" but it was always cheeseburgers and French Fries, the best I've ever eaten. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant and greetings from Charleston,West Virginia
I was in 3d FSSG in 1992, GSM Co I was a new guy so I got volunteered for mess duty (1 month). The Mess unit had to take about 30 of us non-mess Marines and run a Mess. Those people work their ass off. We soaked the caps of the ketchup bottles to remove that nasty red stuff and then stacked the bottles to consolidate the ketchup after every meal!! The best pork chops I ever ate was in the field at MCAGC 29 Palms! But it is a night and day difference when the mess hall is run by a contractor. Always had so-so food and service when the mess was run by a private company.
@@RUBIZEN yes I remember "Mess Duty" 30 days June-July 1974, H&S Bn, 2nd FSR. Hard work, one of my duties was to swabed the deck. Even though the deck was swabed, I'm not sure you could really clean the deck, it left an odor. . Also, I washed the pots and pans. Back then an enty was entered into your SRB (Service Record Book) to verify you did Mess Duty, to verify you did 30 days of Mess Duty.. BTW what's GSM Co? was that a Company in H&S Bn? Take care Leatherneck, Semper Fi and long live the Legend of Chesty Puller.
@@usmc-veteran73-77 GSM was General Service and Maintenance. Our unit rebuilt engines and transmissions for all the vehicles in the Marine Corps. I was a 2141 (amphibious assault vehicle repairman). But I was in the tool room. I finally got into a combat unit at 29 palms. Love that unit. I was on Camp Kinser and I assume you were too. Okinawa was the first time I saw a rat that was the size of a cat.
@@RUBIZENIm sure there was all kind tools needed to work on Amtracs, and a big tool room. I was. stationed at Camp Foster., Aug74 to Sep75. I started out as a 3531
L Truck Driver, with Truck Co H&S Bn 3rd Force Service Regiment. But they assigned me to the Company Office. Later on I was transferred to H&S Co H&S Bn 3rd FSR, I was as to the Battalion HQ worked in the Bn S-1 shop MOS 0151 Admin/Personnel. I'd love to go back to Okinawa. Stay safe and long live the Legend of Chesty Puller. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant and greetings from Charleston, West Virginia.
Army chow kept you alive, That's about all, In transit I ate at an Air force base and the chow was awesome.
Cause Airforce
Every job done with love is very appreciated !
Nice
I worked kp a few times in the army , know how hard these guys worked to keep troops fed!!!👍
In Marine boot we got assigned certain jobs somewhere around week 4 or 5 for a week, I can’t remember exactly. I got stuck with Kp duty. Started around 2am and finished about 9pm.
Back in the 80’s there was a special on PBS featuring some Soviet Army deserters who fled West and came to the US.
After some time and having applied for citizenship, two of them asked to enlist in the US military…army or marines I can’t recall.
After some congressional intervention they were allowed in.
Point is, they couldn’t believe the sight of a standard mess hall and the vast selections of food for the asking.
They were awestruck, literally at what we took for granted……👍🏻😊
They weren’t the best meals I’ve ever eaten but given the circumstances they were nowhere as bad as some people say and the cooks did a great job. Breakfast in the Marines was hands down the best meal and as good as any I’ve ever had.
most important job in the army,moral and keeping soldiers happy
from basic to the fmf...good stuff! well done marines!
That was quite a food service operation. It’s clear this branch of service do things different. I’m a retired Army food service MSG, and I truly know what goes into putting out a big meal for those in uniform but some of those food items we Would have done differently even in the field
That definitely looks like some good food, in my opinion. Comfort food. Food that will make you think of home, coming home from a long day and finding a biscuit or toast on your plate, shredded roast pot pie with peas and carrots, salad, and a cold drink to wash it down.
These military folks absolutely should be saluted. They can stir the pot with one hand, take out bread from the oven and with the other, whip a rifle in your direction in seconds.
SO NICE TO SEE MILITARY EAT HEALTHY DELICIUOS FOOD I SUPPORT THAT A HEALTHY WARRIOR GIVES A HELL OF A FIGHT GO GO
5:50 Jesus I signed a 8 year contract
BAHAHAH BRUH
Nice to see a real kitchen at work. I have seen culinary personal from all branches and all were hard workers but the Marines could put out the food faster and cleaner with less heip
Semper Fidelis ! Working in unison togetherness!
A lot of pride In their work. My grandfather was a cook in a destroyer in WW2. I got letters from his shipmates telling me how he introduced them to pizza and gave them extra food during night watches.
Bravo boys. Excellent work.Congratulations.
That soup looks good I can almost taste it
Best mess hall, or dining facility when I was on Oki is the Kadena Air Force Base. I was a Marine stationed at Butler
Had a battalion’s cooks deploy with us for year in combat. Can never appreciate food service enough.
After spending almost 20 years working in fast food all the way to fine dining I must say that floor is fucking beautifully clean. NOTHING BETTER THAN A CLEAN FLOOR.
The point of pride has to be how seriously the Marines take this mission!
Cpl. McNeill here, representing 8th Engineer Support Battalion cooks. This takes me back!!
Lol, I do all the cooking and kitchen duties since I retired from the Army, my wife says I’m a heck of a cook
5:53 the dude is rethinking about all the decisions he made in his life that got him there.
Dude looked like he expected something different
I remember my Army days 🤔 The menu pretty much repeated itself..on special occasions or Holidays it would switch up..Paydays the mess Hall would be a ghost town..most people would order out
Lol basically 1 step up from being a burger flipper at McDonalds with the extra 6th Star ⭐️ guaranteeing them extra pay for the Risk of another American base firing on them 😂😂😂😂⭐️
Fun fact,, In Finnish conscript military, it,s harder to become a cook then Paratrooper or Coastal ranger(Marine)..
I remember being on kp in basic training, the cook was making a huge batch of powdered eggs in a mixing vat, told me to get a dozen eggs out of the fridge. Then told me to throw them in the vat. I cracked an egg to throw in,and he started yelling at me to throw the eggs in shell and all. I asked him why, and he said that if you bit into a shell, you'd think that the powdered eggs were real. Never forgot that.
You know props to all the cooks i know how hard cooking all day can be but y does everything look like it has the same texture as everything else
I went into the marine as a cook. I thought i want to own a restaurant when i got out. When i got out I realized that career wasn't for me. However the marines taught me so many life skills. I did aa career in law enforcement and retired after 25 years. I owe that to the marine corps starting me off on the right track at a young age.
From an inscription outside the Camp Geiger NC..." serving hungry devil dogs since 1775"
Air Force food is far better, especially for fighter pilots, they roll out the red carpet for us! I also eat off base a lot, a change of scenery keeps things fresh!
When I served it was civilian Sysco workers who served us. I didn’t know the corps had “cooking” battalion
Been there done that toe nails were green for weeks but these MARINES stood foward and did the job at hand hooraha
The food looks sad but they have to eat to fight, thanks for your services
Great video!! And God bless our Marines!!!
When deployed to Iraq in 2004, The food was great. I appreciated it might be my last meal.
I was already rated a Aviation Ordnanceman with f-18 hornets prior to heading US Navy RTC San Diego bootcamp , All recruits during work week had to serve in the mess hall and it wasnt fun either not for me . Bravo Zulu to them thou !
Big kichan or sevice !good job ! i salute you
That food looks so good. Nice to know the Leathernecks are eating well.
I was a tanker in the marines. I knew some good people who were cooks. Originally my recruiter suggested it for me. But to be honest, I was afraid of being made fun of for some reason. If I could go back, Id do it in a heartbeat.
Yes good people for sure. I was a cook. I got out and left cooking behind and did a career in law enforcement. The Marines set me up with life skills.
Thx Semper Fi
Even when they cook Marines are sharp!
Awesome video. I assume this was filmed in South Korea 🇰🇷 due to the Hangul on the boxes 📦 and signage. Thanks for keeping the Morning Calm.🇨🇦🫡🇺🇸🫡🇰🇷
THATS ALOT OF WORK! ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYONE GO CRAZY!
*one of our more common meals, was chili mixed with rice, twice a month
*One year for thanksgiving they had the really big layout of food, they made a big deal of it. problem was they only have enough for 1000 marines. then next 500 marines that walked in were told, sorry were out of food.
we were at Mt Fuji, for an unexpected extended stay, everyone was getting weekend passes except the cooks, after 3 month they all went AWOL, they all were sent to the brig when they came back broke, the whole battalion ate c-rat everyday for the next 3 months
1981
1st Batt Delta Company PI 1997. I liked the chow hall food. Some of it was under seasoned but the food was cooked to perfection. If I could go back to 1997 to the recruiting office, I would have choose to be a cook instead of logistics.
This is what my MOS is gonna be combat cook specialist I just gotta finish up with probation and then I'll be able to get in since I already know how to cook
GOOD FOOD FOR BRAVE MAN, GO MARINES !
Telling something good military chef very good job thanks great heroes telling you my grandpa his brother military World War Two we are McMerty family members
Still famish best show ever
I was in the Coast Guard and 90% ate in the "community" as there was no mess. My late father who was in the Army WW2 said that the Navy had the best food, the Army had the best coffee and drank his "Army"coffee the rest of his life. And that spoiled me...
Q trabajo tan callado y silencioso y TAN IMPORTANTE hace este personal para la nutrición d todos los soldados, así luego pueden hacer la labor q realizan, no solo de defensa nacional, sino de muchísimas misiones humanitarias. Mi felicitación, mi admiración y mi gran respeto a todas labores d intendencia en el ejército, son base fundamental para el posterior desarrollo de las misiones por las unidades.
I started in the kitchen in bootcamp but ended up in Supply. They fed us with ice cream scoopers only in first phase of bootcamp!
Ship food is one big buffet and every culinary diet can find food to fill up on. Portions are what u ask for.