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mike · 06-21-2014, 10:56 AM

Is the food at boot camp good? My recruiter says it is, but I don't know if I believe that...

LT Guppy · 06-21-2014, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mike

Is the food at boot camp good? My recruiter says it is, but I don't know if I believe that...

The best food you'll have in the navy is at training commands.

Haasino · 06-22-2014, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mike

Is the food at boot camp good? My recruiter says it is, but I don't know if I believe that...

My LCPO summed it up in the most un-PC yet accurate way I've heard to-date... "It's prison food served by retards". That is to say, it's pre-made food delivered by the same contractor who provides food for the Illinois Department of Corrections... and it's reheated and served by Goodwill employees with physical or mental disabilities.

Fortunately, by P-2 day, you're not gonna care and it's gonna be the best food you've ever eaten, lol.

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The best food you'll have in the navy is at training commands.

Compared to a ship, yes... but the food here at NAS Jacksonville is excellent compared to RTC or NATTC in Pensacola. My friends up at NAS Whidbey Island also say great things about the food the CS' prepare up there.

LT Guppy · 06-22-2014, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Haasino

My LCPO summed it up in the most un-PC yet accurate way I've heard to-date... "It's prison food served by retards". That is to say, it's pre-made food delivered by the same contractor who provides food for the Illinois Department of Corrections... and it's reheated and served by Goodwill employees with physical or mental disabilities.

Fortunately, by P-2 day, you're not gonna care and it's gonna be the best food you've ever eaten, lol.

Compared to a ship, yes... but the food here at NAS Jacksonville is excellent compared to RTC or NATTC in Pensacola. My friends up at NAS Whidbey Island also say great things about the food the CS' prepare up there.

Stay away from Norfolk, the galley food here is not good.
Rhode Island food was great.

mike · 06-22-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Haasino

My LCPO summed it up in the most un-PC yet accurate way I've heard to-date... "It's prison food served by retards". That is to say, it's pre-made food delivered by the same contractor who provides food for the Illinois Department of Corrections... and it's reheated and served by Goodwill employees with physical or mental disabilities.

Fortunately, by P-2 day, you're not gonna care and it's gonna be the best food you've ever eaten, lol.

Compared to a ship, yes... but the food here at NAS Jacksonville is excellent compared to RTC or NATTC in Pensacola. My friends up at NAS Whidbey Island also say great things about the food the CS' prepare up there.

I heard they have a salad bar and lobster on Friday night at RTC........is that way off?

Haasino · 06-22-2014, 03:38 PM

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I heard they have a salad bar and lobster on Friday night at RTC........is that way off?

Lobster? No. But there is a basic salad bar that I highly encourage utilizing for lunch and dinner.

mike · 06-22-2014, 07:23 PM

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Lobster? No. But there is a basic salad bar that I highly encourage utilizing for lunch and dinner.

Thanks man, anyone have any idea what the options are for breakfast? And what about snacks during the day and dessert?

LT Guppy · 06-22-2014, 07:33 PM

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Thanks man, anyone have any idea what the options are for breakfast? And what about snacks during the day and dessert?

Snacking throughout the day is a habit you want to break before you ship.

jzhaun · 06-22-2014, 08:04 PM

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Thanks man, anyone have any idea what the options are for breakfast? And what about snacks during the day and dessert?

Breakfast had stuff like pancakes, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, biscuit and gravy etc, also cereal/oatmeal and lots of fruits and yogurt.

No snacks.

Dessert'll depend on the day (sometimes more fruit or yogurt, sometimes cookies, ice cream only on sundays, there was pie for Christmas), but your RDCs may yell at you for eating it. In my div the people who had passed a PFA were given free rein, anyone else would be seriously guilt tripped if they asked for dessert.

LT Guppy · 06-25-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppy2010

The best food you'll have in the navy is at training commands.

I take it back... I had lunch at Walter Reed today...

totally blows training command food out of the water.

shamablama · 06-25-2014, 07:48 PM

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Is the food at boot camp good? My recruiter says it is, but I don't know if I believe that...

I LOVED boot camp food. I actually miss it sometimes. There definitely was no lobster, but they did serve fish and veal every now and then. Breakfast was awesome. You can get cereal at all 3 meals if you want, too. The salad bar was good too. And the desserts were delicious!

mike · 06-27-2014, 10:41 AM

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I LOVED boot camp food. I actually miss it sometimes. There definitely was no lobster, but they did serve fish and veal every now and then. Breakfast was awesome. You can get cereal at all 3 meals if you want, too. The salad bar was good too. And the desserts were delicious!

Nice, now I'm excited for bootcamp...kinda. It will be nice to have ok food and a few grand in the bank at the end.

Btw, how much do they deduct from your paychecks during bootcamp? (rough estimate) I'm going in as e3 so I'm hoping to have 2 grand in the bank at the end of the 2 months.

shamablama · 06-29-2014, 06:25 PM

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Nice, now I'm excited for bootcamp...kinda. It will be nice to have ok food and a few grand in the bank at the end.

Btw, how much do they deduct from your paychecks during bootcamp? (rough estimate) I'm going in as e3 so I'm hoping to have 2 grand in the bank at the end of the 2 months.

I dont think I can answer this too accurately, I am married so I had BAH and separation pay coming in. But most of the e1s and e2s in my division even had about $2k in their account by the end of boot camp. But that also depends on you and if you have bills coming out of your account or not.

Sberrios96 · 07-04-2014, 07:10 AM

i was wondering about the peanut butter shot its honestly the only thing ive been worried about. im allergic to penicillin but i dont remember telling meps that i faintly remember telling my recruiter that i was before going up to meps. so my question is do they ask who is allergic to penicillin while they administer the shots? i meet with my recruiter wednesday so obviously im going to check with him although i already called him and he says he thinks that its on my medical records

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mike Banned Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0	Is the food at boot camp good? My recruiter says it is, but I don't know if I believe that...

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Sberrios96 Newbie Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	i was wondering about the peanut butter shot its honestly the only thing ive been worried about. im allergic to penicillin but i dont remember telling meps that i faintly remember telling my recruiter that i was before going up to meps. so my question is do they ask who is allergic to penicillin while they administer the shots? i meet with my recruiter wednesday so obviously im going to check with him although i already called him and he says he thinks that its on my medical records