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5. You can bet the Wardroom and Chief's quarters

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:52 AM

Apr 17

on the ~~bird farms~~ aircraft carriers are getting their steaks and lobster tails. It's the E-2's through E-6's that eat hamburger helper.

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Families Share Pics of Paltry Meals From Soldiers Aboard US Warships [View all] LilElf70 Apr 17 OP

I hope these images go viral. sop Apr 17 #1

But I thought Republicans love and support the troops? Chasstev365 Apr 17 #2

Only when they come back in flag draped coffins. Ray Bruns Apr 17 #20

New recruitment ads will feature "slimming" restricted diets. eppur_se_muova Apr 17 #3

Sad, but . . . Scubamatt Apr 17 #4

You can bet the Wardroom and Chief's quarters Submariner Apr 17 #5

CPO quarters and wardroom buy their food. bluescribbler Apr 17 #16

USN veteran here. You're absolutely right. Ray Bruns Apr 17 #17

There is a set money allocation per sailor Deminpenn Apr 17 #26

Replenishment at Sea NavyDem Apr 17 #29

There's a budget for food that's based Deminpenn Apr 17 #30

What the hell is that long gray thing on the plate with the carrots? greatauntoftriplets Apr 17 #7

Looks like some version of that gourmet food "Spam". llmart Apr 17 #12

On a military forum in reddit they are saying it's gyro meat. chowder66 Apr 17 #18

This Administration is so disorganized. Baitball Blogger Apr 17 #9

They are even worse than the W Bush administration mountain grammy Apr 17 #14

No one in LilElf70 Apr 17 #31

But the US taxpayer can pay $110 million thus far Grim Chieftain Apr 17 #11

I get a sense that they don't give Figarosmom Apr 17 #21

Jeez, ground troops in WW2 in Europe had better food than that. dugog55 Apr 17 #23

Well, that ain't lobster progressoid Apr 17 #24