How West Point Makes Over 13,000 Meals A Day For Army Cadets | Boot Camp | Insider Business
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- Every day at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, a staff of over 200 people cooks and serves over 13,000 meals for the 4,400 Army cadets attending the school.
The cadets eat in historic Washington Hall, named after George Washington. Of the three meals served each day, lunch is the most complex. Students only have 25 minutes to enter the mess hall, complete a series of traditions and customs, and then eat their meal before returning to class.
Insider was given rare access to the prestigious dining hall to see how the staff prepares nutritious meals for the next generation of Army leadership.
Editor's note: An earlier version of the video featured a soundbite from a West Point dietician that said that the cadets are provided with 1,200 to 1,500 calories per day from the mess hall. The cadets are provided 1,200 to 1,500 calories per meal.
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How West Point Makes Over 13,000 Meals A Day For Army Cadets | Boot Camp | Insider Business
"Etiquette is super important in the military." *cadet hurls parmesan cheese across table*
"Heads up!"
It’s the army, expect nothing less
the etiquette lady at the Naval Academy called us savages every time she observes us eating in King Hall.
10:43
That's proper etiquette. You're not interrupting three other cadets eating.
I'm not necessarily shocked by the volume of the food here but the notion of feeding 4000 people in 25 minutes. That's impressive.
I can't even fathom how that is possible. I'd love to get a time lapse of it all happening from an overhead camera.
I can't imagine eating a high nutrition meal within 15 minutes. Surely not an enjoyable meal or much of the food goes wasted.
@@macobuzi@macobuzi When you're in training and burning calories like crazy, you can eat a ton. Enough time for a hot meal and still a little down time to shoot the shit. In basic, I think it was 10 minutes from sitting to leaving for us. Those few minutes are some of the most anticipated minutes of your day.
I gained weight while in training which I normally struggle to do.
@@macobuzi wtf are you blabbering about? we have another armchair nutritionist here
Im all about meatballs right now.
The plebs announcing lunch in that goofy ahh cadence is some of the funniest stuff ever
Braindead conformist with no hope of ever becoming a respectable person.
was thinking the same honestly lol
Announcement is done in that format so you pay attention to it. And for the underclassmen who have to do this . this is a form of learning attention to detail because they are taught exactly how to do this has been done this way long before the current generation was even born. If it works, why try to fix it?
@@Arnold-l1k them sound soulless.
Was pretty awkward if ya ask me
As a USMA graduate, it was awesome finally seeing the mess hall behind the scenes. When you are actually eating there, everything is so fast that you fail to realize the magnitude of what’s going on behind the scenes. The mess hall workers were amazing people!
What’s the reason for the plebes taking slow? Is it because they are the slow ones of the class?
@@brianmedeiros417 Right? I thought it was very robotic.
@@brianmedeiros417 I think they keep the pace slow to easily maintain the synchronous.
@@brianmedeiros417Almost everyone who joins the army has severe mental disabilities, otherwise you wouldn't put your life on the line and risk being sent overseas to kill the innocent and generate profit.
@@macobuzi When I was a cadet, you got hazed if you purposely called minutes too slowly to maintain sync.
I graduated USMA in 1996 and NEVER saw this before. I always appreciated the mess hall workers but never really thought about the coordination and effort it took to feed us all at the same time. Guess I was too busy as a plebe trying to make sure the upperclass had the right drinks. Twenty-seven years later, I'm still impressed and sorry I took all this for granted.
How many years did you end up serving in the Army?
God bless you. Thank you for your service
Are you a general now dude?
Where's that Strawberry Quik at!?!
Weird that it isn't actually thought. Your meal is earned they say yet it seems to lack the where and how of it all.
I live right next to West Point my entire life and I can say this: the mess hall is absolutely MASSIVE. I’ve also eaten in the hall, the hall is AMAZING and so is everything else inside of the base
Impressive. It looks like the cadets eat well. I would’ve loved to see some more of the different meals they eat during the week. Thanks 🙏
Damn it’s Karl! Love your vids man.
Its the Rock!!! Love your videos.
Salam alaikum my brother ✌️❤️
Dif you check a guy eating pasta in some big plate? Yep they eat well lol
I see pewdiepie has sent his clone to study how people eat at westpoint
Respect and kudos to all those working behind the scenes. People often do not give credit where it's due.
I always say the two most abused, under appreciated positions in the military are cooks and mechanics. They have some of the worst hours and their job just never ends. But a good cook down range or great mechanic is like gold
I wouldn't be able to sit and only have 12-15 mins to eat. I have an hour lunch working from home still not long enough to eat. I need to enjoy and eat my food slowly or I'll choke to death lol. Kudos to the cooks.
Ya know, I said the same thing for close to 30 years in MY job. In fact, when I dared mention it once I was told the door was not locked if I did not like it. Sucks that so many people have to work for a living and so few get all this 'credit' I'm always reading about on RUclips.
@@glow1815What do you do for work that allows you to work from home?
@@seanlinehan1136guard is worse
Hats off to all of the service workers who make this happen! You’re heroes.
I really wish more respect for food makers was out there in society. My Japanese wife told me stories that in elementary and middle school she and other students served each other food like this mess hall. To another extent, there is a rotation of all student who do the cleaning around campus from classrooms to trash pickup. It is designed to have some self reliance and respect for the work and job. Even as a full adult over a decade out of college I have met many people who havent cooked and cleaned for themselves in years and many of them are awful toward servers, chefs, and custodians.
@@duffelbagdragcomplained cause he didn’t like the selection of the food. But then you said “high quality food” so was it about the quality? Cause if so that’s a fine complaint.
yep - there's alot to be said for collectivist-minded societies. There are obvious downsides to the 'individualism' championed by the west. Nothing is perfect of course, but personally i lean towards the former.
@@duffelbagdrag I served on a submarine in the 80s. One time we had a guy complain _"This tastes like sh1t!"_ The cook replied _"I defer to your expertise."_ Overall, we had the best cooks and food in the service at the time. Which means pretty damned good.
(I had a key to the cake locker. The cooks put a bounty on me.)
I wish we had more respect for all service jobs. At least in the US they often get treated horribly by customers and there’s general lack of respect. But their job purpose literally makes your life easier, more comfortable… people like cooks, cleaners, and so on are invaluable for any org’s operation.
I respect them that's for sure. Important job!
I graduated in the '80s and am suddenly overcome with remorse. During the week before the Army-Navy game, it was something of a tradition for plebes to sneak out of the barracks at night to perform various spirit missions. One that I and a few of my classmates pulled was to sneak into Washington Hall and abscond with enough dinner plates to spell out "BEAT NAVY" in Central Area. It never occurred to me just how much work I added to the day of the people working so hard to feed us.
The food looks very appetizing. Kudos and thanks to the hardworking staff who produce all these meals, and to all the wonderful cadets who've chosen a career of service to our country. I'm glad to see that they eat well - they deserve t!
Oh yeah? Taste it.
I work in a small, but busy bakery & feel overwhelmed. Hats off to these folks in their kitchen roles 👏 I could not imagine this feat.
Don't forget the Dishwashers, can you imagine OMG😔😔😔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I was stationed at West Point for a few years during my Army nursing career and had several meals in the Cadet hall especially at Thanksgiving. The food was better than most restaurants and plentiful!
I thought the cadets are off for Thanksgiving?
I must admit, I love the food in the mess. Plenty of it, and tasty.
Yeah signing up to invade countries around the world really pays off
Hearing the music with the young student cadets falling into formation gives me goosebumps...there are few things I respect more than the military...thank you for your service and God bless you all🫡
I hope she meant 1,200-1,500 calories per meal, not a day.
right. they’re gonna fuckin starve😂
I agree: 1,200,500 a day is what people eat who are dieting.
2000 is the recommended daily caloric intake for the average person. More for athletes less the elderly or non active people.
I came here to say that. If they're training then that's going to hurt. They're going to be exhausted.
I was interviewed for this piece based on our lunch meal. It is 1200-1500 calories per meal. This quote on lunch was moved to the beginning of the video. I hope this provides clarification!
Looks like a great operation. It’s intriguing to watch large scale cooking. As an AF Academy cadet, I never really saw much of the cooking side. As a cook working large batch portions, it’s very cool to watch the cooking operations. Fascinating.
At NNPTC, nuclear sailors have 40 minutes to eat lunch and as much time as they want for dinner. We are very spoiled and the only people more spoiled than us, are nuclear officers.
Prob never saw the barber either...😊
I love this!
The heroes behind the heroes.
They take great pride in feeding these young men and women.
ATTENTION ALL CADETS
FORRRR LUNCH
WEEEE ARE HAVING
✨*_C H I C K E N_*✨
lmao
Annoying
How thick did they all sound?
So dumb😂
@@colharris5283 That sounds like fake Batman trying to tell us we have chicken for lunch.
This is incredible. This goes to show that there is no thankless job. We all play a role and some are more recognized than others. Please thank the next person that cooks and serves you. And be doubly sure to thank the next soldier you see. Without them and their cooks we would not be here, let alone the farmers and folks that bring the food to them. My thanks to all so I can sit here and write this with no fear
It’s cute how your mind works, dumb but cute.
@@AK-pq7wbyou’re such a bizarre individual. I hope you have the support you need.
@@AK-pq7wb mental illness isn't a joke, hopefully you get the help you need
We give thanks to those who call out every now and then
@@AK-pq7wbhow is that dumb? I think he has a great mindset unlike yours
I think food service should be a mandatory course for everyone. Imagine how much nicer people would be to fast food employees if they spent a year in their shoes.
As a vet I can confirm those civilian cooks know how to throw down on a meal. Some of the best DFAC meals I had were on Leonard wood during basic training and AIT
As a fellow vet, I can confirm that they also have no idea what they are doing.
Nothing like sitting down to a nice medium rare chicken and veggie plate
I can confirm basic! Too bad that we couldn’t savor our food though!
@@HerbMandoom or hiring people that either don’t understand English at all, or are disabled to the point where they might as well not speak english
Thank you for your service
yessir. reception battalion at Ft Leonard Wood had some of the best sausage gravy I've ever had in my whole life.
That was awesome, everyone does their part to make it all work. 😊
@@duffelbagdrag LOL You could have something there. :)
My father was a mess sgt. in the army for a period of time. I saw his recipe book once. The amounts of food was staggering. I can't begin to imagine cooking for 12,000 men.
I hope that he may rest in peace. I want to thank him for his service to this country as well, even if it's a little late.
Bet you could do 12,000 men.
Italians everywhere are cringing at the sight of that spaghetti 😂
Or anyone who knows that you don't cook spaghetti with the meatballs prior to the sauce being done. Overcooked slop
I never had a bad meal in the Marine Corps, whether in garrison, in the field, onboard a warship or in the boonies during an actual deployment. It was all good to me even if it wasn't and total respect to the cooks and food service personnel.
I spent a few years in Afghanistan training their forces and I can only say that anyone in the US military that pisses and moans about the chow would only need to break bread once with the Afghan forces then and realize how good we got it in the US.
Sooooo, you have a mental deficiency ? Because there isn’t a way you didn’t have a “bad” meal 😂😂
I wish I went to that school instead of hogwarts
Hot food is hot food and is always something to look forward to especially after a long day of humping a ruck, but do crayons really taste that good?
bro what chow hall were u at ? lol
@@majordakka5743 I think you mean "fresh food" because US MREs have heaters.
Honestly it seems impressive until I realise that at my secondary school about 1,300 students were fed for lunch (hardly any food was from packets) and there were only around 8-10 cooks in the kitchen.
Granted, the food definitely wasn’t brilliant whatsoever, but let me tell you, those cooks were the hardest working staff in the entire school. By far.
Head Chef Helen from Poland, I still have all the respect in the world for you for doing that insanely intense job day in and day out, with basically 0 days ill, for the entirety of the 7 years I was at that school.
I'm not saying it's always like this, but there is certainly a long tradition within the military of over-emphasizing the hard work of the own personal while a lot of it is actually just posing and wasting energy for useless exercises. There are many people in the health sector, in contract and construction work, in the different service industries and even with state enterprises that work a lot harder than most military personal does (without talking so much about it). I'm certain the head chef of your school is or was one of them. ;) Cheers to her
@@jakobbauz what a lovely comment! thank you
Your school didn't feed all 1300 at once 3 times a day.
@@Toastybees and? i never said they did lol
@@Nooticus You directly compared your school to this operation. It was the entire point of your comment.
Foooor lunnnch, weee arreee havinnngg…chiiiickennn
I remember when I was in culinary school, the military came to recruit us. One thing they said that as much as society appreciates the soldiers, nobody thinks about who cooks for them. The cooks are your behind the scenes in the military. Yet the least appreciated. The only thanks they get is from the soldiers themselves. Cooks in the military, those who go out to vietnam and afghanistan, etc. They are trained as soldiers first.
I think eating meals together was one of the things i miss the most from my time in the subfleet. Will always be some of the best years of my life going from a nothing to actually feeling like i was worth something.
Worth what? A replacable government mercenary whose only job was to potentially murder a massive bunch of people?
As a 1982 West Point graduate I’m shocked at the throwing of condiments. I’m also surprised at how slow and robotic the minute callers were. In my day there were only 2 minute callers in each barracks hallway, and we raced through the prescribed minutes script like auctioneers
Not sure if you've taken complete notice, but, american youth are a mighty slow and special bunch of individuals.
They all probably have to hug one another and apply gold star stickers, to their 'my daily feewings' journal.
@@elgoog7830ok grandpa
Am current plebe, I didn’t realize that minutes used to be called fast, they taught us that you have to call them slow like that and all the plebes do it at the same time. Most people don’t throw condiments and some people still get really pissy about it
@@elgoog7830 ok grandpa
@@poppins6901
No problem, defect.
I remember these days. Some of the best eating in my life, never left hungry. Seem like life was better in the military then out.
It's nice to be part of a good team.
Them workers deserve recognition too. Yal keep it up cooks and servers yal are very well appreciated.
They sure work hard to provide sufficient meals. Seems like they don't receive enough credit for what they do.
Looks like something I would eat in the 3rd grade 🤮🤮 definitely not good meals
@@RosinDaddy5280have you ever eaten at the West Point chow hall?
@@RosinDaddy5280 nah i hear military meals in chow hall are actually really good
🙄 what do you know 🤷🏽♂️ , they are there and paid for their job , they Happy working ,but people like you always say ir write something stupid to generate división and fight ...😂😂😂
So does mcdonald's employees. It's a cook, not that special. I'm not going to seek out a cook to thank them for their service.
idk why but i bursted out laughing at 0:36 😂
My dad graduated West Point in 2000. When he went there you were only allowed to chew 3 times a bite. He trained my brother on how to do this before he got sent to West Point and apparently that’s not a thing anymore. Now my brother knows how to eat things without chewing too much.
that's so unhealthy. too bad all this fast eating isn't good for health.
@@theCosmicQueen is it really that bad though?
West Point became gay. You are not allowed to hurt these students' feelings. 😂😂😂
They made that req so you could quickly respond to a question...more so in Beast Barracks but helpful in the first few months before the upperclassmen got bogged down in studies/tests.
You can watch Philippine Military Academy Messhall culture. It's also known has mess hell
Mess hall workers are the best.
The more you look at these videos showcasing how military/industrial kitchens feed thousands of people multiple time a day the more you respect them.
This needs to be applied to our schools; order, discipline, a healthy diet.
Yes, American children need more iced cake in their lives!
Mess hall work ain't no joke and when they talk about all the time it takes to do that meal prepping, that's not even taking the cleaning into account. I only had to do it for one meal as part of a detail in basic and it was brutal. They always had my respect.
Man I miss WEST POINT. Class of 2011. Fun times 😔
I was there in 2011. But to visit the museum.
u are still in the millitary?
@@RS-ff1cv No sir. Left in 2020 after almost 9 years of survive post WEST POINT which included 2 tours in Afghanistan. Decided to go into business School at Chicago’s Booth. Now in Wall Street and hoping to relocate to Qatar with the firm I work for (JP Morgan). I really enjoyed working in Qatar in the Al Udeid US Air base during my deployment there, so I am familiar with the country ,her awesome people, culture and unparalleled hospitality!
@@theepicologist8811You and I must have had different Qatar experiences. Felt bad for imported labor folks that I met.
@@Ocean-Jay oh absolutely! One thing I didn’t like at all amongst other issues! But hey Qatar isn’t perfect and neither are we!
CWO Page has a combat action badge, air assault badge, and parachutist badge while also having an 82nd Airborne patch on his right arm (meaning he was deployed with them). What the hell kind of “food service” was this man in over the last 20 years!!
That’s some real officer shit, I never got fed like this as enlisted 😭
and they just leave all their dishes there to be cleaned. Officers really get treated so well before they are even officers
To this day the best officers were prior enlisted.
to be fair it is a school so
@JJVJ11 had a couple good LTs that were civilian bachlors to ocs, but yeah most officers that I liked turned out to be previous enlisted.
No shit right? I did get fed pretty well overall though.
At VMI, some of my most fondest memories were of the conversations we had while sharing supper together. Meal times were an opportunity for us to take a break from the rigorous demands of the Institute and to just relax for a short 15-20 minutes. I've actually never seen the operations of the Mess Hall at another military school so this was an interesting watch.
Once, again, another outstanding production. Kudos to the entire production team.
There’s something about him following up “it’s definitely the crispitos” with “sir” that got me rolling
When I was in ROTC in highschool. We went to West Point for a Drill Team competition. It's a really nice school. The whole atmosphere is relaxed. The view they have of the mountains is beautiful. I wish I could have attended this school.
Did you apply?
It’s relaxed if you don’t go there as a student. It’s weird though because it’s a different kind of stress.
Let's just appreciate how much amazing effort these people put in 🙌❤️
Man, as an infantryman who has been in for 3 years, CPL, I respect the cooks not because of what they give us at the DFAC, but because of what was given to us during OSUT. Call em POGs, but man, when they give you something other than MRE's in the field, or during training, they are the best thing to happen to the Army. All you 92G, be proud. We love you, but also hate you, in a good way :P
EDIT: Idk who somehow manages to get cake, but enjoy every bite, it wont last.
I also AKC within the grounds of the NTD so that the WMDYs don't BXN when the food AQMs.
You had 6 acronyms and I knew exactly 1 of them.
Take it you where at sandy hill I was over at harmony church
Acronyms
When you had a long ass day where everything is going wrong, you go to the dfac and there’s some bomb ass Mac n cheese… that’s America right there.. god bless the cooks they work hard
@@jesse111487 Alpha 3/47.
As a Retired Royal Navy Chef and a professional chef for 40 years. The way that they produce that volume of food, is limit choice in hot section. Plus besides that overcooked pasta and factory produced tomatoes sauce everything will come in pre packaged to save time and reduce wastage
Others here have raved about how great the food seems to be but you've nailed it. That spaghetti and meatballs and tomato sauce looked like pig slop! How much of all that food is prepared earlier and elsewhere and by other people and so the 'cooks' --- are they cooking or are they just unpackaging and heating? Rather sums up what so many think is cooking nowadays... go to supermarket, buy pre-prepared frozen muck, defrost in microwave, put it on a plate and call it home cooking... Even many of the videos in YT about how to cook this or that by 'master chefs' use pre-prepared sauces, chopped veg. pre-cut meats etc. Can no one actually cook anything from scratch anymore? By the way, why do so few Americans hold knives and forks properly? (And pens & pencils?)
I think the food looked disgusting. I would lose weight if I went there.
@@purselady7323it’s free food, quit complaining
@@purselady7323
Yeah ya already sound fat
Yeah and probably half of it being GMO crap too with tons of chemical additives included.
If it was organic quality, Id say the stuff here in the video including the salad choices looked fine. The pasta and meatballs still looked like something the average food place here would charge me 10-12 euros for
This was too cool my grandfather and uncle passed through those halls... we rent a pavilion and A frames every year to honor our brothers and sisters in the greatest army in the world...God bless yall...I pray all of u make it ok and thank you so very much for your service....keep Makin Americans proud...YEE YEE
the plebes calling minutes sounds like zombies leading zombies. It's kind of freaking scary how even just a meal can be a mind control weapon
It's more just silly punishment and painless abuse. Just the kind of Mackey mouse crap I knew I couldn't take. West Point had sent me brochures and an application for a congressional appointment when I was in either my senior year or latter part of my junior year in high school. I remember that it was addressed to me by name and the cover letter said they had found my name in the Selective Student Search Service and that i appeared to be a good candidate for an appointment. My family was not rich or even middle class. We were lower middle class and my dad didn't contribute to any Congressmen so no congressman would bother nominating me anyway.
And I was honest enough wirh myself that I couldn't tolerate the Mackey mouse harassment and abuse. But in my second year in college I knew I needed to get a job after college graduation and something besides being thr captain of thr Broomall team on my dorm floor so I transfered to another college and signed up for Ermy ROTC so I can earn my officers commission and have a job after graduating.
It's attention to detail.
ms.annthrope415 that’s not how nominations work, they usually have interviews with actual officers to find the best candidate. I know plenty of cadets from poorer families.
Unbelievable! Fun and educational to see this done.
The dedication and hard work of the kitchen staff is amazing. A lot of respect for them.
I am in Awe! A "well oiled machine" This is so incredible. I would love to be a part of that kitchen staff. Thank you for sharing.
"Did you ever kill anyone while you were in the military?"
"I was a cook, so definitely..."
This was absolutely mind-blowing and fascinating. So Cool!!!!!
Used to work in Washington hall. It’s absolutely amazing to see all those cadets in one place at the same time
NOT -BAD-
@tigginhpots3453 what’s standards can you see have plummeted in the video
When I saw this documentary I am reminded of that movie "The Long Gray Line.' Did you ever see it?
Lies again? AMWF CAR Causeway Point
This is mind-blowing! I'm going to save this for my son to watch after he graduates (in four years) so he can get a better appreciation for what fueled his career ❤️
They used to have this brunch in West Point (Idk if it's still going on) but it was the best food I have ever had. 10000% amazing chefs.
In 1981, our cook class at AIT in Ft. Dix, went to West Point to see the mess hall. We were so impressed. It was certainly nothing like the mess halls at Basic Training. The 1st women cadets were there, so of course, we women were thrilled to see them. We had just finished Co-ed Basic, and were pretty proud of ourselves.
Go 94-B. (yes, I know this MOS has a different name now, but it will always be 94-B to me)
The more women in the military the worse things will become for the enlisted troops. Where do I get my research how about 5000 years of military history
The lowering of military standards and the inclusion of women, the obese, and illegal immigrants will be seen as one of the largest contributors to the downfall of the United States. Today it was reported that the average veteran does not want their children to enter the military. It’s becoming an alternative to jail… and it all started with lowering the bar so women could enter.
@@riggingpots3453 Exactly! That lady had no place in the armed forces and should be ashamed of herself for being an agent of chaos. I'm sick of this anti-nature agenda from these psychopath anti-reality losers.
@@riggingpots3453 For combat personnel, I can agree to an extent. But women are just as qualified as we are for a multitude of other roles. Medical staff, logistics, pilots/drivers, communications, etc.
@@riggingpots3453 Well you need to do a bit more military history LMAO. Women have been in militaries forever and in most other countries much longer than in the US (1917). Not just support rolls either, they have been and are fighters. Lyudmila Pavlichenko would beg to differ with you.
A simple google search would tell you how wrong you are.
I sincerely take my hat off for these food workers. Amazing! That is a lot of food per day. Those spaghetti and meatballs looks scrumptious. I can tell that this is some hard work and everything has to be on time. Kudos to these workers. So much appreciated! They deserve all the pats on the back that, hopefully, they receive. They are so needed everyday. May they continue to do the wonderful work that they have demonstrated. Peace.
Nice team work by the chef's and kitchen staff for the Army Cadets at West Point! They are fed on time, all the time and thank you Chief Warrent Officer 4 Jason Page.
Anthony Joseph Lucchese
Much respect for cadets and cooks. Well done.
Thank you all for your service. On the civilian side, don't forget the dishmonkeys. The dish washers' duty is to clean and sanitize everything the cooks use, along with the flatware and tableware used by soldiers. If things aren't up to spec, harm is caused, especially in the medical bays and hospitals, not to mention our servicemen and women being compromised by a hastily cleaned sheet pan. I became a MED200 discharge in '95 from crappy lungs during Army Basic, and spent most of my 'hurry up and wait' time in the kitchen. The civilian staff at Ft Knox actually cared about their work, and I was honored to be their dishmonkey.
Thanks for sharing! Cool stuff to gain more insight to.
I’m proud of my son. He’s in the military.
He cooks his on meals
He’s a man of men
This explains so much into why officers act the way they do.
As a type one diabetic, my dream was crushed when I learned that I was not eligible to join the military. My respect goes out to all these brave men and women. Thank you for your service.🇺🇸
me too. I had an eye disease and a blood disorder. My older brother is Army, younger brother was Marine Corps.
You cannot join… but a so can 🎉🎉🎉 murica
I feel you. I was nominated to West Point in 1998, but color blindness kept me from an appointment. Life has turned out pretty well, but you always wonder…
count your blessings when the draft starts haha
This is so cool! What a gorgeous building, including the mural, so much history there. Best wishes to all the cadets!
I joined the USN when I was 18 in 1972 and very hungry. My first day in boot camp at Great Lakes I could not believe the breakfast. There was a large sign that read 'Take what you want but eat what you take'. As I was exiting the line with a huge tray of food, a 1st class Petty Officer approached and asked if I had read the sign. I told him yes but this was all I could fit on my tray and asked if I could come back for seconds. He asked if I was starving and I said sort of. I was 6'1" and 140lbs. He said, come on back as many times as you like. In four years I never had bad chow except when our water tanks in Mayport Fl were tainted with sulfur. The powderd eggs, coffee and milk all tasted like sulfur for a few days. In Brazil and Argentina we had steaks for every meal. The cook asked how I wanted it cooked and I always said sear both sides, hit it with a hammer to make sure its dead and slap it on my tray. After a couple times the cooks recognized me and knew how I wanted it. To this day, I always order my steak very rare in a restaurant. Thanks to those great Navy cooks, I was discharged at 185 lbs.
Ah, yes USN food services. I believe that the USN serves the best cinnamon rolls for breakfast and best fruit pies for dessert. USN trained bakers do great in the civilian world. IF you can make decent food in a warship pitching, rolling, and yawing on the North Pacific Ocean or North Atlantic Ocean then you can probably make decent food in almost any restaurant kitchen.
Bravo to all of the cook staff !. Bravo to all of the cook staff !.
I’m feeling more homesick than before I started watching this video. I miss the friendship
damn west point looks like the nicest military academy ive ever seen
Looks like a Better hogwarts
I'm shocked they aren't responsible for bussing and cleaning their own tables. I know their current schedule doesn't have time for it, but I'd think it would be something that the Army would want to instill in their cadets and take an additional 5 minutes for.
There's no time for that; also, Washington Hall doesn't look to be set up for cadets to take their dishes/utensils to a drop-off location.
It makes sense to me. When you're on the frontlines you don't have time to play clean. You get in do your shit and move. Your have to rely on your team to make sure that those on the frontlines can focus on the front and nothing else.
For what it's worth, at USAFA the cadets at least stack cups, plates and consolidate cutlery to make it easier for the folks coming behind them to clean up. Probably similar at USMA and USNA
As MINI said down here its about preparing them for combat and being situated in a dangerous enviroment. Those 15 mins are there so they stay sharp and not get to used to having alot of time, because the enemy doesnt care if its your foodbreak 😉
@@MINIMAN10000 When you are on frontlines you also dont have to stand for 20 minutes reciting whats for dinner because you are a freshamn ;).
I think what the author of the main comment meant is that this is giving a big mixed signal to people outside of this situation AND cadets.
"You will do everything by the book, on the clock", you have designated water pourer, soup person, utensils person.... buuut you can leave the place a mess when you are done. That would be a huge deal where i come from. Also gives off a vibe of "people that are below You will clean after you" which is never a good thing. Not when you preach camraderie and sense of "being together".
And finally, 14:31. If cadet has time to sit back and chat while someone cleans table, cadet time to clean the table.
ahh yes i remember especially in the field i got 5 min to eat my meal... cold, things mixed together just gulping it down otherwise you wouldnt get in enough calories lol. i once mixed choco powder with vanilla protein powder and beef stroganoff whilst it was cold. washed it down with an orange energy powder with water
And made John Wayne bars with the chocolate powder mixed with water spread over cookies. I drank the syrup in the canned fruit (C rats) just to get that extra bit of calories and sugar.
Infantryman's breakfast - pinch of Copenhagen in one cheek, pinch of instant coffee in the other.
My grandfather was in the Army he wasn't a Westpoint man he was at the Greenbrier which is no longer in existence for military use.
My sister works at the West Point mess hall, she says she feels bad for the cadets.
4:45 someone is not getting their 5 meatballs : (
Italian Farmer: Bolognese is an art. It took my nonna 50 years to master her recipe
West Point: 4:26
That shit looked nasty. Cooking pasta first with meatballs then adding sauce to simmer. Overcooked slop.
I love military standards and everything surrounding them. My dad was a Ret. Major and im not saying we were scared of him but we respected him. Who am I kidding we were scared. He took out 3 German machine gun nests single handedly. He was a strict but fair person. His brain was one of the first ones scientists used to find out what caused Alzheimer's.
eating a meal in 15 minutes and carrying on with your day - my ibs could NEVER
Terrific piece, well done.
0:56 the guy to the left. I bet his commanders often gets a bit frustrated when ordering him 😁
Bro someone explain how this video is trying to make it look like 1500 calories is enough to sustain a fully grown man, let alone one thats actually doing stuff all day long, I remember my hours at West Point being filled with just starving because they literally did not want to accomidate the amount of food needed, most of my guys were hungry all the time, its all I ever heard about.
They must have meant 1500 per meal. Just looking at the foods and the things on their plates, those types of meals are not going to be 1500 cal or less.
@@Rhasputinntake a moment to go and research how much of food is 1500 calories
@@vishensivparsadI think you should heed your own advice. If you think that one meal of spaghetti and meatballs with breadsticks was only 500 kcal or less, you’re uninformed. That’s not even mentioning the cake for dessert.
Lol they have it good as cadets. In ft benning we would burn more calories than what we take in. Only ones that would eat more were the smaller guys.
@@Mw2three take it slow, read what I replied to and then comment. I know it's America and y'all eat 1500 calories for starters but these guys are getting wholesome food, not junk
Those are some bizarre rituals. I'm curious what it adds to their education, personal growth, and miliary readiness. Traditions for the sake of traditions seem pointless but I didn't go there so what do I know?
Yes, some traditions are pointless. It's supposed to build a sense of community by doing stupid stuff together. Kinda like paths of initiation that they all suffered through.
Like Navy people would have anceremony when the ships crosses the equator. Look up the hazing and harassment done in good fun. Like when you finish airborne training and get your airborne badge. The initiation is the Sargent gets to pin it nice on your uniform then punch it hard so the sharp point puncture your pectoral muscles. Just to show you earned your wings and you stand there having blood drops coming out of your skin.
It's all part of the indoctrination. Military wants loyal drones.
So amazing to see this operation and that they get fed well
I had the opportunity to attend the SCUSA conference at westpoint and actually live with the cadets for 3 days.
Everything there is impressive and it all runs on a very well fabricated system that works as a machine.
The food was good, it wasnt michelin star grade but it was good nutritious and edible, it is the military after all.
It's actually hilarious how the guy said every meal is earnt and not given.
Well I do hardly anything I work a normal job and I eat better than you I don't have to rely on any government to feed me..... Wake up
0:36 For lunch we are having chicken and vegetables... Sound like brain washed zombies
Love how they tried to express the importance of etiquette while throwing silverware on the plates. Sliding plates across the table. Launching parmesan cheese and ketchup into the air. Emily Post would be proud. 🤣 Hard workers in the kitchen and in the hall...feeding that many is no easy feat.
Yes, the lack of manners shows how the American family has degraded.
hey Lori, nice that you had a moment or two here to posture out your immense superiority, but actually you're just ignorant. It's not Emily Post-style etiquette they are referring to - they're using the word "etiquette" to refer to the highly structured behavioural traditions [= "etiquette"- look it up] in the military - which is what they then illustrated.
@@genxx2724the enemy doesn’t give a f*ck about manners. I get it, you’re soft liberal. Typical
Trust me, it was not always this way. First of all, cadets were required to attend all three meals. Second, there was no salad bar or buffet. Third, the meals were very structured as far as when seats were taken and there was no “grab ass” amongst the plebes. The table was set by the staff not the cadets. Minute callers did no call minutes like they were “drugged out”. Where the hell did that come from?
@geodes4762 we still have assigned seats and everyone sits down at the same time, so idk what you saw in the video about “grab ass”. Also, everyone was taught to do minutes like that, I’ve never heard them called fast and I don’t know anyone that calls them fast so it’s been like that for a long time I’m assuming
Funny spicy chicken is popular in jail as well. I went to Navy boot camp in Great Lakes in 1978. This all looks familiar but the food wasn't so good. We had 15 minutes to eat and if you were at the back of the Company you had less. Food was very good on board ship. Amazing the logistics of it all. God bless our troops.
I've had to deliver to them a couple of times so this is cool to see what they make with what I delivered
Watching these cooks, with zero hair nets while prepping these large buckets of spaghetti, makes me sick. Multiple occasions, cooks bending over into the buckets, scooping, stirring, etc. excellent way for body fluids, from the nose, eyes, hair particles, etc. to enter the food chain. Quick fix, hair nets, mandatory, longer scoop bucket handles, automate the stir process & take out the human interaction, to block sweat, etc. Not very impressed with, with Mr. CW4 with an 82nd Combat patch to allow such poor sanitation.
The Cook Staff is amazing! It’s a unbelievable endeavor but they pull it off everyday!!! Bravo Zulu staff!!!
The main responsibility of a West Point Chef job is to make sure these cadets are fed well and have plenty to eat while in the academy。
Bravo to all of the cook staff !
5:06 “preparing a lunch that won’t be served for another 2 days”
If you listen closely, you can hear Gordon Ramsay shooting himself in the background
Have you never done meal prep before💀💀 It's incredibly common and efficient in getting balanced meals ready without having to cook every single day
@@bradlasalle2888It was a joke…
Ramsay will say all your asses will stank after you get done going thru the bathroom by the end of the night 🌃 🚽🪠 Tonite from all that preservative on that food oh my god 😮😅😆😂
Basic training at Fort Knox. We had 2 minutes to eat and if you look up or around you're done even if you haven't finished your food.
I know this whole idea is to instill discipline but the 5 to 15 minute sitdown time is ridiculous..at least let the cadets/recruits have time to breathe. 95% of them will never see combat so the "in warzones there's no time for blah blah" is irrelevant
Was in Fort Knox going through ROTC Basic Course in 1980. HURRY UP, GET YOUR FOOD AND SIT DOWN. SHOVEL IT IN YOUR FACE AND GET OUT! NOTHING TO ENJOY HERE! GET OUT. YOU! GET OUT, YOURE DONE.
Then at times we ate in two shifts as one shift had to stand guard over thr rifles stacked together. So first shift had to eat even faster so they can relive second shift so they can eat.
Jaycee509 the thing is, this isn’t basic training, it’s just regular life as a cadet during the academic year. It’s not the same thing
To some it up ... tyrannical dictatorship!
@@ripvanwinkler1548
Even in the warzone there is ALWAYS time. Half the time means being bored and nothing to do. Waiting and waiting and more waiting.
Even in conventional warfare in ukraine you see many videos from both sides doing whole cookups and having small kitchens and doing proper group dining in the front trenches. But the people who set these policies usually never ever serve in a warzone themselves. They sit on their butt in the pentagon after leaving university and watched too many hollywood military movies
1200-1500 calories? Damn that's rough esepcially with physical training it does not seem enough.
Yeah, If you're 5'10 and 180lbs your BASIC metabolic rate is 1800-1900 calories a day. That for sustaining your current body weight ONLY.. if you're engaging in any kind of physical exercise especially "intense exercise" you'll be at about 3000 calories
1200 is borderline starvation, It's not even enough to keep hunger at bay. I'm sure these guys use their savings on food delivery almost every day..
She misspoke it's per meal, not per day.
@@scottie89901 would be more sustainable lol
Yet some of them still manage to be fat.
cant be true. 1500 is what you eat on a rapied fat loss diet if your a man.
I also graduated in a military academy here in my country. They were trying real hard to copy West Point, anything and everything BUT the food. Even on our most special and grand occasion, it doesn't even come close to a regular day's meal in West Point. Spices? BARE minimum to get the palate going. Condiments? lol what's that?. Salad bar? We have bushes outside our mess hall. Desert? Best we can do is 1 SMALL piece of wrapped candy like twice a week. Coffee or any flavored beverages? You will drink your room-temperature water and you will like it!
West point measure the caloric intake of each cadet and make sure they get back the energy they spent, and then some.
We were fed only for the sole purpose of keeping us alive.
This sounds kinda trivial, but as a kid I got a chance to go on the USS Alabama, North Carolina battle ships. I got to take my oldest son to spend the night on The Yorktown in Charleston SC.. Nothing could compare to what you guys do, and go through. But my time on those older vessels has made me have more respect for everyone on your ship's
super cool to see this! i did electrical work at two of their buildings on site, its a really cool and interesting place.