He was a cook. In movies like Under Siege, military cooks are killing machines who can maim with a dirty look. In real life, military cooks specialize in cooking, because it's a job that requires a full-time commitment, unless you're feeding people the same slop over and over.
He be talkin' 'boutchu!
And the NCO cooks have to do all of the above and make sure their little airmen do the same, and write rating reports and all of that.
And smile cheerfully at 6:30 AM after 3 hours of work, and cook Top's eggs just right.
/johnny