The rich school near me had the same thing. Navy medic came in to describe how amazing the navy treats you. Definitely not a recruiter, though. Made very clear up front that he wasn't there recruiting. Wink wink, nudge nudge.

I will say, that experience varies wildly by branch, and even chow hall to chow hall within a branch. I was in the Marines, and the "new" chow hall on Pendleton mainside (they opened it about a year after I got there, but that was 15 years ago now) was really pretty good. Solid breakfast burrito line, an omelet station where you could get real eggs, etc. Lunch and dinner had a few options, and a panini bar.

The chow hall we had before that one opened was a dump.

But then, I went TDY to an Air Force base. And let me tell you, that was better than most restaurants I've been to.

Army recruiter in elementary school? Wtf? Just when you think lemmy already showed you what it's like over there.. From "it sucks" to starship troopers's shit level.

told him so.

How did he respond?

Good for you.

This looks on par or worse than school lunch when i was in grade school. Looks like less too, somehow.

If I can only fix one I’m going with the school food.

The company that ran my alma mater's cafeteria also served kitchens. The food plan my college had selected was the one below what they serve in prison...

Isn't that like the first rule of history, always pay your military?

Ohhh that's bad. No pay and no food makes it difficult to run a ship.

Maybe. I would have thought there would have been brass pushed over the side just for that food but I don't know if that's happened.

Thermal paste

Boot insole

Not sure if lead slab or a cursed pickle... Maybe both.

A strip of a dr scholl’s odor eater

A thin slice of protein loaf.

Soylent Green

😂 all I can see is insoles

Well, it's gray of course.

Reminds me of frozen gyro I've purchased. Honestly spiced well and tastes good but usually you fry it up to be a bit browned on each side, and then you put a few slices in a pita with tzatziki and onion, cucumber, and tomato.

On its own it's also fine, but basically just a meat / protein at that point.

slice of tube egg, aged to perfeggtion?

Yum! Then sign me up for the "Chinese propaganda aircraft carrier" mission 😋

if i was a US soldier this would be the most demoralizing thing i could see

For many, joining the US military is the only way out of poverty, a path to citizenship, or a way to a higher education. Some others just are victims of propaganda, or just genuinely sadistic, but unfortunately most of the people joining the military are victims of a failed education and social security system designed to bring more troops into the meat grinder.

EDIT: Holy moly. I do not condone US imperialism at all. I am not saying that people who fall into the poverty draft get a free pass either. What I AM saying is that the US war machine is a fucked system that results in endless atrocities abroad but unfortunately will only to continue unless we dismantle the institutions that blindly draw people to the machine so that these people who would otherwise be vulnerable can wake the fuck up and turn away from it. These systems include capitalism, propaganda, imperialism, jingoism, a failed education system, etc.. Chill out friends.

Please note, these meals are recreations, and recreations only, based on the portions described by the food companies and corrections officials accused of skimping.

And this is what they proudly claim to be serving, the actual portions are smaller and the food is worse. This is the equivalent of the photos mcdonalds takes for their menu.

Yeah, about that school food comparison