Army MOS-Foodservice Specialist-Any positives in this job?

I have only been it for awhile but I can't really comment because we don't do our job. When I was in the dining facility I did love doing it but I like to cook. The other cooks always looked depressed because we do work long and hard hours.

Over all most of the cooks want to change our MOS because promotion points are always very high and maxed. Also we don't get the normal perks of a four day weekend because we may have to work. SInce we don't cook in IRaq, cooks feel numerous positions as infantry men, administrative clerks, gunners and wherever else we can be used. I though as you did and am one of the few who actually thought it would be a good idea to cook. People put me down saying "blacks could only get jobs as cooks at first but now you want that job when there are so many other oppurtunities." MY dad says " I didnt tell you to join to be a cook." We cook soldiers stick together because we know each others pain. If a poll was taking of active duty cooks I am willing to guess many would change their MOS. Other MOS try to look down on us but at the end of the day everyone has to eat and when we do perform our job, the other soldiers are grateful. I am staying a cook a while longer to see if I can actually get anymore experience because me personally I do love to cook. ANd in a weird way if I wasnt a cook, I would be doing another job and not be doing intelligence work in Iraq. I am a cook and still am proud when people who grill in IRaq come to us for help and I smile to myself. I think every job is what you make. You can email me more if you want to hear what my other cook buddies think

Ya that's pretty much the truth. Cooks are being phased out. You always get picked for guard duty, details and such in Iraq. I was a cook in the reserves and it wasn't very fun at all. The only time when it was fun was when you were with a group of cooks you bonded with, other than that it sucked!!!I I changed my MOS to 92A "Automated Logistics".

Join the Air Force if you want to cook, you learn other job skills like restaurant and hotel management, recreation management and mortuary affairs all rolled into one mos. The air force also gives you the opportunity to earn an Associates degree in services. Sorry fully accredited degree.

Niki has given you the best answer so far

Before the 82nd went to civilian food service I used to know a lot of their cooks who were very proud of what they did. In fact, they were known for having a bigger attitude problem than most of the line dogs.

They worked very long hours and still had to do the combat thing just like everyone else in a front line unit, they just did it a few k's to the rear. I don't know why anyone would say it was a dead end job, but I don't think it would be a great prerequisite for a budding chef either.

I do know it took a lot longer to get rank though.