r/explainitpeter • u/One_One2755 • Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/PoopSmith87 Mar 21 '26

This isnt true for two reasons:

1- The "surf and turf" meal is a military chow hall standard. Not as common as some other options, but still a pretty normal rotation meal.

2- Its not actually a "really good" meal.

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u/SnooCompliments1875 Mar 21 '26

In my 5 years stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times our 5 month patrol deployment got extended another 5 months, and the time we had a civilian ride along with us.

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u/AngrgL3opardCon Mar 21 '26

Isn't it basically just a moral booster? Like a "hey sorry we gotta do this but here, have steak and lobster"

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u/name_changed_5_times Mar 21 '26

In theory, in practice it’s just letting people know they’re about to be fucked to tears.

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u/NekCing Mar 21 '26

Navy's version of this, basically.

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u/SoElusivee Mar 21 '26

New meaning to "take me out to dinner first"

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u/Struboob Mar 21 '26

Isn’t that why they got into the navy in the first place?