"cshenk" > wrote in
:

> "atec 7 7" wrote
>>> "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> Sad isn't it even old army dogs can see shelly is pulling it ?
>
> Hey just curious, because i know little of Army, but at an established
> camp, how many cooks would they have for 400? I assume they also have
> the junior guys do a time of what Navy calls 'Mess Deck or Mess
> cranking' duty. Those folks handle the dishes, much of the serving line,
> storage breakout (mostly as a real CS will be there too directing it),
> and some of the basic food preps. I'm not talking in the field with
> MRE's, but where they actually cook. Just curious.
>


In an Infantry Battalion of approx 850 people, there were 3 Messes. OR's,
Sgt's, and Officers.

The OR's being the largest (cooking for approx 700) had (from my memory
going back to the late 70's early 80's) one WO1 Caterer in charge, with a
SGT cook, a couple of Corporals, and anywhere between 4-6 Private cooks.
So a cooking 'staff' of approx 9.

And then you had the GD's....... the guys on Mess Duty, who performed all
the 'menial' tasks of cleaning and clearing, and vegetable prep.

Bread was brought in from bakeries outside the Base.


If sheldon was ever *in* the military, I'd hazard a guess and say he was a
member of the GD's 151st Underwater Panel Beating Squad (Dixie bashers).


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?