CS> It's kina irrelevant to all but mess members .

 > I find it interesting that as a CPO you were so deeply involved in this
 > stuff?  I thought that was what officers were for?

 CS> Officers?  In the CPO mess?  NOT!  The line at E7 and even more at E8
 CS> blends between Officers and enlisted though.

But since it appears you, or others like you, took over the budget et al, 
what did the Supply officer do?  As i said, this was never given a thought 
back in my day and I always thought some officer did all the budget and 
buying etc?  

 >
 > The only extra I ever had was on the eve watch we always made a run to CPO
 > club and ordered hamburgers for the watch.  I think they were 35c back
 > then?

 CS> And we were happy to help watchstanders I am sure.

The made a buck or two on this. :)   

 CS> On the Fort McHenry and the ESSEX, the standard was anyone just
 CS> checking in fi rst got a hot meal unless they said 'no thanks, just
 CS> ate'.  Didnt matter what hour.  CPO mess kept ready food on standby,
 CS> like something you could fast warm up if it was 3am.  Later, after
 CS> getting some food, we'd find out where they belonged and get'em in a
 CS> rack or stateroom.

As i understand it, even back in my day, there was supposed to be a duty 
cook to fix something for the ongoing mid-watch.  I never once saw this guy 
on any base!  On Guam the mid-rat was always a inch slice of gooey Spam 
between two dry slices of weevil infested bread.

Skaggs Island was a bit better - often soup, whatever was left over from 
eve chow, and cold cuts etc so you could make a sandwich to your taste.


 
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