Plague Monk says the sailors on the USS Lincoln were served moldy food. I want to set the record straight. The source of that “fact” was a story published by USA Today. Take a look:
That picture is a crop from this photo:
A few things that are important to note: Navy ships don’t have cinderblock walls. They don’t have drop ceilings in the enlisted mess (some officer messes do and the chief’s mess does, but this isn’t the officer mess, the tables are wrong). There is no bullseye on any of the walls. Note how the only two people visible in this photo aren’t wearing military uniforms. This isn’t from the USS Lincoln. It’s fake news ragebaiting bullshit.
In the Navy, the commanding officer and the embarked admiral get the best food. On a carrier, they don’t eat with the officers. He has a private mess, and he can’t eat in the wardroom without permission for reasons I will soon explain.
Next down are the chief petty officers (E7 through E9). They get great food. For example, the rest of the crew gets Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, and Special K. The chiefs get Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, and Apple Jacks. I used to find reasons to sneak own there and pilfer cereal from the Chief’s storeroom. One of my favorite tricks was to pull the fuses on the lights to their storeroom and show up to fix it with a tool bag. Once I wasn’t being watched, I would stuff the bag with all the food I could fit in it. Here is a pic of the Chief’s chow line. Note the food looks great, and they eat on real plates. There is also a battle lantern and a first aid kit on the bulkhead:
The officers are paid BAS, and pay for their food out of their own funds via payroll deduction. That’s why the CO and Admiral can’t eat there. It isn’t their food, that food belongs to the officers.
Here is the chow line for enlisted sailors (E6 and below). Note the woman getting fed. Does she look hungry or malnourished? This is how food is served on Navy ships- a line, and they give you as much or as little as you want. If there is an actual plate looking empty, that is because the person getting the food didn’t ask for more. Note the plate, electrical boxes, and piping and ductwork in this photo.
Here is the dining area. Note the plates again. There isn’t a divided plate in sight. Any photo you see where the Lincoln food is supposedly on divided trays is fake. See the bulkheads? Piping, wiring, no drop ceiling. Look at the light fixtures. Those are sealed against water, because it’s a ship. As an Navy electrician, I repaired thousands of those in my 6 years of service- the ones pictured are authentic. There is an officer in this photo wearing a flight suit. He is a Captain, likely the Commander of the Air Group (CAG), because this dinner is for a Mother’s day celebration.
This is what Navy ships look like, and any photo that doesn’t look like this is a fake.
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