Posted on 08/10/2006 4:29:32 PM PDT by SandRat
Crows are for Airedales.
Navy bump!
You are correct.
BZ to Petty Officer Julian.
If he gave that up to go to Afghanistan he must have really want to go.
His performance, attitude and working at a job "outside the box" made him deserving of the promotion. It's also tough to study for and take the exams from his location. There's not a whole lot more to do off duty on a sub, might as well study for PO2.
This guy has a great CO.
The significance of this promotion is that Navy enlisted advancement is typically through a combination of scoring on fleetwide exams, performance reviews and seniority in grade (or, it was when I served, about a hundred years ago).
BZ to the the hash burner, I guess. I should point out a skipper generally gets a quota of CAPs he can do after a deployment.
Except the Navy doesn't have a Combat Infantry Badge.
He is TAD to a shore unit -- no sea pay unless AT SEA.
Usually, a submarine chef does not need to break out the "high-altitude" versions of the "official naval cook book...."
(Lone Palm wonders what the "official naval cook book" really has it it ,,,)
The Navy maintains all the recipe cards for all the services. He would have been issued the appropriate cards for wherever he was to be deployed to. If he was augmenting another service unit, that unit would have already been issued the appropriate cards.
You can always improvise as 'local' ingredients become available.
'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Cooks aren't generally smart enough to operate a book. Recipes are printed on index cards instead.
Yes I know. It was a bit of humor.
But I think he would deserve one.
Perhaps the Army could find a way to give him one.
They have been putting guys like the Air Force FACs in for the new Combat Action Badge, so that might be a possibility.
Yes. Used to be MS or "Mess Specialist." It was changed a couple of years ago.
BTW, Navy chow is outstanding! Good food is a tremendous morale booster. These guys work their tails off to feed us. I've eaten more meals on a carrier than I can count and I've never found one to be unpalatable. A lot of the younger guys might complain (they're used to McDonald's) but I always remind them that there is a Marine in a foxhole somewhere who would gladly trade his MRE for some hot Navy chow.
Some of the food I've had on carriers rivals that of a nice restauraunt. I've never eaten on a submarine but rumor has it that they have the best food.
On a carrier, the Chief's mess serves the best food. Why? Because Chiefs run the Navy! The E-6 and below comes in second. The officers' mess is not so good (believe it or not). But it is still pretty darn good!
We eat steaks, lobsters and crab legs at least once every two weeks.
BZ Shipmate
I can imagine Petty Officer Matthew P. Julian sea story in the future.
"This is no s***, there I was in Afghanistan...
outstanding, bet he got a few second looks with Dolphins on his cammies *L*
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