Re:Cook Shortage Threatens to Sink U.S. Coast Guard Operations
by longcommonname on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:28AM
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I am a trained military lab tech, military chef and I now do computer things as a civilian.
My military training included all those things. When you are feeding a war / humanitarian effort / training you have very little budget to provide a meal that hundreds will want to enjoy in a safe manner.
Don't minimize the knowledge/ effort required to do this.
Re:Cook Shortage Threatens to Sink U.S. Coast Guard Operations
by shagie on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @12:41AM
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I hope that I didn't trivialize the skills of a cook (too far). I recognize that they have an incredible job with a wide range of responsibilities and are responsible in part for the health and morale of the entire ship's crew.
The skills for being the only chef on a 24 person cutter compared to a ship with a hundred or several hundred and an entire staff (and longer deployments https://youtu.be/d2_wBfXBM1Q ) places additional demands on that skill set (or even up to the several thousand with an aircraft carrier, though that's not coast guard - https://youtu.be/w5th1yNwatQ ).
It's not like the crew can decide to go to a different restaurant when out at sea.
A culinary degree also covers food safety, nutrition, sanitation, menu planning, a bit of accounting (purchasing, inventory, storage), and other topics.
https://sealiftcommand.com/departments/culinary/chief-cook/2...
This isn't a four year STEM bachelors degree, but you want to make sure you have someone who isn't mixing utensils, going short on provisions, or spoiling food.