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Because this is the coast guard, and like most other large services, most of the things can be centralized and standardized. I live in the balkans, and the mil
by ajsnigrutin 4y ago
Because this is the coast guard, and like most other large services, most of the things can be centralized and standardized.
I live in the balkans, and the military here (during conscription times) had standardized everything... they took a few cooking-inclined conscripts, gave them the recipe and food items per person and they cooked the food. Everything was precalculated. Some people are still so fond of "military food", there are actual military cookbooks for sale, with recipes such as "military beans" (vojnicki pasulj): https://secanja.com/vojnicki-pasulj-po-receptu-jna/ https://secanja.com/vojnicki-pasulj-po-receptu-jna/ (including the tables of nutritional info)
- nerdponx 4y agoThis is a good question. It's possible that the Coast Guard places high value on "good food" as part of their morale. It's also possible that the nature of USCG operations prevent them from standardizing food onboard, since it sounds like part of this particular ship's mission brought it to various ports where supplies were not guaranteed.
- woodruffw 4y agoI don't think the problem here is a lack of centralization or standardization. The US's military logistics are well known for successfully (and unsuccessfully) applying both, and it's unlikely that USCG cooks are making custom three course meals for their ships.