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Submariner

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35. THE FOOD WAS GOOD at GLAKES!?!
Mon Sep 8, 2025, 12:09 PM
Sep 2025

I was there for boot in '65 and IC "A" school in '66, and BOTH times the scrambled eggs were like runny snot when it was ladled onto the tray. There were so many boots, and future submarine "Non-Qualified Pukes" (NQP) to feed, they didn't have time to cook the snot until it firmed up, we just sort of ate and drank the scrambled as is. And don't even ask how runny the over easy fried eggs were.

You know damn well the food was never good until you got on the submarines with us. The New York Sirloins with fried onions and mushrooms at any time of day you wanted it. Just had to clean up your own mess which was no problem.

And the steak smell from the grill helped knock down the diesel fuel mist in the aft battery mess.

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Chickens?.................................. Lovie777 Sep 2025 #1
B bawk buh bawk! I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2025 #4
Like roaches................ Lovie777 Sep 2025 #5
GLNTC. That sure brings back memories - Boot camp, singing Anchors Aweigh in the tunnel, then to ... marble falls Sep 2025 #2
I did boot camp in Orlando (in the summer) 70sEraVet Sep 2025 #12
Then you didn't get to spend your first week in the WWII barracks. I did, in February. They tore down Snipes Castle ... marble falls Sep 2025 #13
I went to BT school (Boiler Tech) 70sEraVet Sep 2025 #25
My best friend in the Navy went BT. He got told he'd never get his twenty because the Chiefs and PO1's never ... marble falls Sep 2025 #26
Did you re-up when your enlistment was up (being nuke, I assume 6 years)? 70sEraVet Sep 2025 #31
NOPE. Never got the speech, either. Glad I went, if not just for the VA benefits. Got to see a lot of great stuff ... marble falls Sep 2025 #33
I still have my best friend from those days. We see each other a couple times a year. 70sEraVet Sep 2025 #34
I try look them up every once in a while when I feel particularly old. When I was separated there was a horror show ... marble falls Sep 2025 #38
Operations Specialist Traildogbob Sep 2025 #27
Carriers, Marine craft? Auxiliary craft? Sounds like real work to me! marble falls Sep 2025 #29
Same here. Boot camp in Orlando & FT "A" school in Great Lakes Kaleva Sep 2025 #39
What was that smell at the chow hall? Onthefly Sep 2025 #16
That place was the craziest place. There was a four man space that hid a girl in their big locker for several weeks, ... marble falls Sep 2025 #28
THE FOOD WAS GOOD at GLAKES!?! Submariner Sep 2025 #35
Not as good as New London, but yes, the chow was plenty good. Food on board was a whole something else ... marble falls Sep 2025 #37
Slimy eggs and a side of hash Onthefly Sep 2025 #41
Great twist on the Goat Locker! Onthefly Sep 2025 #40
I did EM A School there over winter 81-82. pfitz59 Sep 2025 #20
Snow watch in boot camp is where I learned to never, ever volunteer for anything, ever. As in NEV-ER. marble falls Sep 2025 #30
At least you were on Hospital side where there were women and everyone got to stay clean ... marble falls Sep 2025 #32
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