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200. There haven't been "stewards" in the US Navy for over half a century.

Reply to Wash. state Desk Jet (Reply #70)

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 08:30 PM

Dec 2014

The appropriate term for food preparers used to be "Mess Management Specialist." MS in abbreviated parlance. It was updated to the fancier, schmancier "Culinary Specialist" or CS in 2004 or thereabouts. I guess the reason they changed it is because people were too thick to understand that the term "mess" had to do with meals at sea and had been used for CENTURIES of Naval heritage, and were pouting about having a specialty that some might think was messy, or something.

Stewards in the old days were mostly POC (Black or Filipino) and they functioned as cooks and personal assistants and cabin attendants. That whole 'personal servitude' element went mercifully out the window and the job was professionalized.

I've never known a non-LDO ensign to be trusted with by direction authority, never mind a weapon...but whatever.

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I know what you are getting at, mess cooks-mess management specialist Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2014 #234

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He created a fantasy to manipulate the gullible. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #352

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never said heaven05 Jan 2015 #410

Meh!!! GGJohn Jan 2015 #416

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DUzy! pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #329

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Well, I shot a man in Reno... R B Garr Dec 2014 #306

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Anyone can upload their own avatar BainsBane Dec 2014 #389

Copy PissedOffCoastie Dec 2014 #394

Once you size it properly, you can upload any image as your avatar under 'My Account' nt pinboy3niner Dec 2014 #397

We tried to completely ban him. Atman Dec 2014 #391

I see his new avatar -it shows on post reply Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2014 #390

This has to be one of the more spectacular crash and burns Oilwellian Dec 2014 #392

Stories from the sea 1000 years Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2014 #395

hey, hi, happy new year to you and yours. good to see you. nt uppityperson Dec 2014 #400

Hello there unpityperson and happy new year to you and yours too ! Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2014 #401

Your intentions might have been good, but it is a disgrace if it turns out to be true Jamastiene Dec 2014 #398

Testament is way better than Metallica. Throd Dec 2014 #402

Well, they are now, anyway. Iggo Dec 2014 #403

We can't let this thread drop Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #404

So how long did you serve, before getting your own boat? Rex Dec 2014 #405

I'll tell you about my ferry Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #406

Ah yeas, the Great War of 2933. I remember it well. Rex Dec 2014 #407

Lie Detection Wash. state Desk Jet Dec 2014 #408

Well, that escalated quickly. Common Sense Party Jan 2015 #409

Can we stop posting to this thread now?! A-Schwarzenegger Jan 2015 #417

OK (nt) pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #418

It's like kudzu. It's going places. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #420

Hiding this thread! Anybody want to join me? B Calm Jan 2015 #421

Are you kidding? This thread is now a DU classic! pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #423