According to Chief Missile Technician (SS) Michael Swallom, noncommissioned officer-in-charge of FOL Charichcho, Robertson has exceeded expectations.
“As a junior sailor she has risen to the challenge of working in a combat kitchen and it’s impressive to see her work because you’d think a senior petty officer was running the show,” said Swallom. “She has unlimited potential and I know that this experience will help her whether she’s working independently or with several culinary specialists in future assignments.”
Without her, the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-40 Detachment Horn of Africa and the Soldiers of Delta Company 294th Infantry (light) would have to live off of Meals Ready to Eat, instead of meals that remind them of home.
“I think they like my cooking because I make a variety of stuff, so they’re not eating the same thing over and over again,” said Robertson. “I’ve had several of them tell me that I have the best food in the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of operation, which is nice because it lets me know they like my cooking and look forward to eating three meals a day.”
Robertson went on to say that her customers pay her many compliments, but she says the best compliment of all will come when its time to leave Charichcho.
“At the end of this experience, just a ‘Thank you Robertson, the food was great’ will be good enough for me,” she said.
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