[oh8eleven]

From my time in the Navy, I remember chow hall food being filling and nutritious ...
I was on an LST during a 5-6 month Carib cruise. Marines ate after the sailors and we always got stuck eating ham steaks. Ugh.
However, there was this one time ... we had been out in the field for two weeks, then re-boarded the ship, then pulled into San Juan.
We were given a "treat" and allowed to eat breakfast at the Navy mess hall. So we marched over, opened the doors and there were dozens of 4 man tables covered with red/white checked table cloths.
We froze in amazement until the cooks starting yelling at us to, "move it you dumb Jarheads!" - then to our further amazement asked - what do you want to eat, how many do you want, and how would like it cooked?
LOL ... I will never forget that event and still shake my head in wonder.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Doesn’t sound like any Navy chow hall I ever ate in. But aboard the USS JFK you could get your eggs cooked to order at breakfast.