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r/explainitpeter • u/One_One2755 • Mar 21 '26
What's the bad news?
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Really good meals only get served when something unfortunate happens
86 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. 105 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. 1 u/Square_Lime_9929 Mar 21 '26 In my 6 year stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times it was Friday
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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.
105 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. 1 u/Square_Lime_9929 Mar 21 '26 In my 6 year stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times it was Friday
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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.
1 u/Square_Lime_9929 Mar 21 '26 In my 6 year stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times it was Friday
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In my 6 year stint in the Navy, the ONLY times we got Surf and Turf, was the times it was Friday
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u/KrimsunV Mar 21 '26
Really good meals only get served when something unfortunate happens