Encampment Food

Peeka · May 28, 2013, 08:48:29 PM

Quote from: usafaux2004 on May 28, 2013, 08:40:06 PM
Quote from: aceofspades on May 28, 2013, 03:49:25 PM
Well, what they cant see cant hurt me

_____ is what you do when no one is looking.

...hmm...Core values anyone?

Garibaldi · May 29, 2013, 02:09:39 AM

Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is looking.

spazyjosh · June 02, 2013, 08:48:10 PM

Utah wing encampment last year was some of the best food I have ever had!

That Anonymous Guy · June 02, 2013, 08:56:09 PM

Quote from: aceofspades on May 28, 2013, 03:49:25 PM
Well, what they cant see cant hurt me

Should I start calling you maple?

The Happy Sergeant · June 04, 2013, 09:07:26 PM

Had some of the best food in my life at Cascade Falcon XVII. Biscuits and gravy(not to mention REAL EGGS!!!!!!) along with a killer burger at the Lewis/McChord D/FAC

a2capt · June 04, 2013, 11:21:27 PM

The mess hall at MCBH ranks fairly up in the ranks..

Been eating on base since last Wednesday.

Garibaldi · June 05, 2013, 12:12:26 AM

encampment food...isn't that some kind of oxymoron?

TexasCadet · July 13, 2013, 04:19:23 PM

The worst encampment "food" that I had was meatballs and sauce on a white hotdog bun. I didn't even eat it. I just had extra fruit instead.
The best was probably either the chicken enchilada casserole or the hamburgers. Like people say, no body joins the military (or goes to encampment) for the food.

PHall · July 13, 2013, 04:25:42 PM

Quote from: TexasCadet on July 13, 2013, 04:19:23 PM
The worst encampment "food" that I had was meatballs and sauce on a white hotdog bun. I didn't even eat it. I just had extra fruit instead.
The best was probably either the chicken enchilada casserole or the hamburgers. Like people say, no body joins the military (or goes to encampment) for the food.

What, you've never had a Meatball Sandwich? You can go over to Subway and get one for $5.

Майор Хаткевич · July 13, 2013, 04:28:31 PM

Quote from: TexasCadet on July 13, 2013, 04:19:23 PM
Like people say, no body joins the military (or goes to encampment) for the food.

180 degrees from my encampment experience, and we ate what the Navy recuits ate.

AACS Cadet21 · July 19, 2013, 05:41:47 PM

The food is good at COWG encampments, the hamburger buns were a little dry but other than that it was good! We even got Domino's one night, it gave me food poisoning

Eclipse · July 19, 2013, 05:47:05 PM

Quote from: AACS Cadet21 on July 19, 2013, 05:41:47 PM
The food is good at COWG encampments, the hamburger buns were a little dry but other than that it was good! We even got Domino's one night, it gave me food poisoning

Your sentence contradicts itself.

UH60guy · July 19, 2013, 06:15:21 PM

Quote from: Eclipse on July 19, 2013, 05:47:05 PM
Your sentence contradicts itself.

Not necessarily- some of my favorite meals made me the sickest (for example, I ate an entire large pizza by myself immediately after returning from a week of no food for SERE training). I guess the situation has some vote in the matter of how good things taste...

Eclipse · July 19, 2013, 07:51:31 PM

Montezuma would be proud.

UH60guy · July 20, 2013, 12:12:11 AM

Quote from: Eclipse on July 19, 2013, 07:51:31 PM
Montezuma would be proud.

Oh, he had his revenge.

But back on topic, VAWG was pretty lucky. Chef Steve from the catering company kept everyone well fed and I have to say, he did a great job. Yeah, there's some standard food fare in there from time to time, but he went out of his way to make it fun for the cadets and even stopped in to say hi at a few of the events throughout the encampment as well.

Luis R. Ramos · July 28, 2013, 04:48:35 PM

I did not have to worry. Found the food at the NY WG Encampment from Good to Excellent.

Sometimes a little bland but a little bit of salt on the side fixed it. Then again I eat a lot at McDonalds.

No Filet Mignon, no "Duck ala Orange" [sic], but it was still great.

Despite some recrimination from some of you guys on a different thread, I will still call Stratton Air National Guard Base cooks chefs! :clap:

Flyer

Jazjar · July 30, 2013, 12:59:19 AM

Back on the subject of encampment food... I agree with UH60, Chef Steve is an excellent cook. I am glad my first encampment (this year) was at VAWG.

Al Sayre · July 30, 2013, 03:05:12 AM

WIWAC, we had NY Encampment at Griffiss AFB in Rome NY (it's gone now

) They had the best breakfast omelets I've ever had before or since.

Eclipse · July 30, 2013, 03:38:12 AM

Quote from: Al Sayre on July 30, 2013, 03:05:12 AMThey had the best breakfast omelets I've ever had before or since.

Something I miss about the RTC as well. Before they went to contracting out food service, recruits would staff the
kitchen during their "buy week" after graduation. This was early 2000's when they still had consolidated galleys instead
of eating on-board "ship".

In addition to the standard fare, PO's and staff, including our people, were allowed to place "to-orders" for omelettes at breakfast,
as well as a few other "secret menu" items. You can still do that, but the PO's and Chiefs have to place the orders in advance now since
they don't cook much in the new galleys, it's all done at a central kitchen and then trucked over.

"Corn for the Navy"... memories.

ProdigalJim · July 30, 2013, 10:36:34 PM

Quote from: Al Sayre on July 30, 2013, 03:05:12 AM
WIWAC, we had NY Encampment at Griffiss AFB in Rome NY (it's gone now ) They had the best breakfast omelets I've ever had before or since.

I miss the encampment -- and the food -- at Plattsburgh AFB. NYWG used to have 200-plus there for two weeks...I *loved* that experience, each time I went (as a basic and on staff).

And yes, the food was pretty darn good (except the grits...something tells me that was the only place in upstate NY where one could see "grits" on a menu).