Yeah, you don't want to mess with the Mess Sergeant.
Edrena

-- wrote:

> the marine cooks put all the egg in the huge blender bowl - shells and all -
> and beat the snot out of them -
> and every now and then, a carton if they dropped it in (no kidding) - but
> more than one carton and they made the guy take it out (cause any more
> probably affected the "flavor"?)
>
> "Dwayne" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My uncle was a mess sergeant during two of his 8 years in the Army Air
> > Corps. He told that he was in the mess hall at 4:00 AM with the lights
> out,
> > opening eggs into a big pan. He had to do it in the dark because he didnt
> > want to see what he was smelling as he opened them. Needless to say he
> > never ate eggs after that.
> >
> > He advised me to join the U.S.A.F. rather than be drafted. He said that
> > they and the Navy ate steak and ham, while the Army and Marines age C and
> K
> > rations. I took his advice and spent 20 in the Air Force. I honestly
> cant
> > remember getting a "bad meal". Now I look like it also.
> >
> > Dwayne
> >
> >
> > "The Joneses" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Thanks to all the vets here - it's Memorial Day in the US. The worst
> > > meal I ever had was that one Thanksgiving at West Fort Hood. The
> > > turkey was *not* all the way done. I swear, I wanted to charge back
> > > there and show them how to do it right. Seems they also had an
> > > abundance of sausage and used it to flavor - green beans. And corn.
> > > And spinach. And any other veggie on the line for next week or two.
> > > And I thought that memory was buried deep until all those war shows on
> > > tv today.
> > > Edrena