Leaders Eat Last

[Subdeacon Joe]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4582615/

 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK2A10cRTUP/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

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[Dr. Zook]

Lead by example - I have an MCPO to thank for instilling that trait in me.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Found that clip on YouTube. 

 

 

[watab kid]

ive never starved nor wanted by eating last - a couple times the choices were slimmer than at the start but i never felt i missed out all that much , food is not my primary thought daily , i think about it when i get hungry ...................

[Dapper Dave]

Whenever we have potlucks or my Sgts and I just decide to bring in chow for our hard working staff at work, I always eat last, food goes to those who are doing the actual work first. Then my Sgts, then me. At one unit I had an officer who made a special lasagna that was HIGHLY prized by everyone, and she would ask me if I'd had any, to which I would tell her it was all gone by the time I got to the table. One day, she brought her special lasagna and a separate small container of one piece for me. I didn't ask, she just did it, and the oddball thing is, nobody here showed me how to do the "east last" thing, it's just the way I am. When I was in the Navy, us working stiffs all got in the same chow line, chiefs and officers had their own mess area, so that never came up. Maybe it was due to Boot Camp, as the Recruit Company AROC, (second in "command"), I always ate last. Did you know you can shovel a LOT of food in your mouth in three minutes?  

[Subdeacon Joe]

From https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/heapin-helpin-gedunk

 

"Because gedunk was so important for keeping up the spirits of the crew, some ships reserved it for enlisted sailors when supplies were low. Officers had to do without. On other ships, officers were known to pull rank to cut in line and get their gedunk before the stand closed—which did not endear them to the crew. There is an anecdote about two officers who tried this stunt only to hear someone bark at them to wait their turn. When they looked to see who had dared to rebuke them, they spotted Admiral Bull Halsey waiting in line with the rest of the sailors."

[Alpo]

8 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

From https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/heapin-helpin-gedunk

 

"Because gedunk was so important for keeping up the spirits of the crew, some ships reserved it for enlisted sailors when supplies were low. Officers had to do without. On other ships, officers were known to pull rank to cut in line and get their gedunk before the stand closed—which did not endear them to the crew. There is an anecdote about two officers who tried this stunt only to hear someone bark at them to wait their turn. When they looked to see who had dared to rebuke them, they spotted Admiral Bull Halsey waiting in line with the rest of the sailors."

That reminds me of a "humor in uniform".

 

Lady, recently hired to work at the base and did not know Navy rank very well, saw this guy walk to the head of the line. Yelled at him that the line started back at the other end.

 

He looked at her, grinned, and as he started down towards the other end he said, "I suppose she's right. After all, I am a REAR admiral".

[Texas Maverick]

I guess we take that to a different level around here. I always feed my critter family first. Horses and dogs get fed before I sit down to eat. That is the way it always has been in my home. Then the family sit down to eat together. Been doing this as far back as I can remember. I always felt the animals which we consider family rely on us for their food so they get fed first. 

 

TM

[Stump Water]

9 minutes ago, Texas Maverick said:

I guess we take that to a different level around here. I always feed my critter family first. Horses and dogs get fed before I sit down to eat. That is the way it always has been in my home. Then the family sit down to eat together. Been doing this as far back as I can remember. I always felt the animals which we consider family rely on us for their food so they get fed first. 

 

This being sorta an old west themed board, I was getting ready to say the pretty much same thing.

 

Take care of your horse before you head to the bunkhouse/chuckwagon. 

[Dapper Dave]

The story with Bull Halsey was ice cream, which was a HUGE treat in WWII. 

When I was on WestPac, store/geedunk allowances went up as you went up the chain of command. The higher the rank the more you could have. Our captain was not universally loved. The guy who RELIEVED him, Captain TM Smith, HE was awesome. Nothing like being hard at work after chow on Friday and hearing the 1MC, "Attention, I don't want to be here, you don't want to be here, liberty call, liberty call, get the hell off my boat."

[Subdeacon Joe]

17 minutes ago, Dapper Dave said:

The story with Bull Halsey was ice cream, which was a HUGE treat in WWII. 

 

In the article it's clear that it's ice cream.

 

On the importance of Ice. 

https://www.military.com/history/why-us-navy-operated-fleet-of-ice-cream-ships-during-world-war-ii.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dapper Dave]

Oddly enough, I really don't remember ever getting served ice cream at sea. Actually, now that I think about it, the only place I remember getting ice cream at any military base was Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson - zoomies eat well. 

[Caprock Kid]

Real treat in the field (especially in winter) was a hot breakfast (A-Rations) brought by the First Sergeant and the Supply Sergeant: bacon, eggs, even an attempt at field french toast. There was also always a mermite of the ever unpopular grits. Not sure I ever once ate bacon, eggs, or (heaven forbid) french toast since I always made sure my men ate first and it all disappeared quickly….but lucky for me, there was always plenty of grits!
  To this day, eating grits (butter and salt of course) brings back memories of life as a soldier.