Troop catering
Troop catering is a form of catering in which members of the military receive hot and cold meals prepared according to fixed, locally and culturally different basic standards. It is divided into several meals and mostly consumed collectively during garrison service. During the deployment, food is either prepared by units of the rear security under field-like conditions (e.g. in field kitchens ) or provided to the soldiers in the form of various one-man or group rations.
armed forces
The meal rate for members of the armed forces in 2019 is a total of € 8.37 for three complete meals, breakfast (€ 1.77), lunch and dinner (€ 3.30 each). The issue in the troop kitchens takes place after the respective food stamp has been handed in. Unredeemed food tokens can be submitted to the accounting officer and paid out. In the morning, a breakfast buffet is provided, and at lunchtime you can choose between at least two menus. A salad bar is also available for lunch. Drinks are part of meals.
In addition, there is a special stockpiling plan for the submarine flotilla, which is based on the extraordinary stress on the soldiers on board.
National Peoples Army
In the National People's Army of the GDR there were two basic norms (see table) that were supposed to cover the daily needs of the army members. Soldiers with higher physical demands were entitled to the higher basic standard.
| designation | unit | Basic standard 110 | Basic standard 130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, sausage, meat and sausage products | Gram | 220 | 250 |
| butter | Gram | 50 | 50 |
| Whole milk and milk products | Gram | 300 | 350 |
| Fats | Gram | 30th | 40 |
| Eggs | Gram | 35 | 50 |
| fish | Gram | 45 | 45 |
| cheese | Gram | 35 | 40 |
| jam | Gram | 30th | 30th |
| Sugar / sweets | Gram | 30th | 40 |
| Nutrients | Gram | 60 | 60 |
| Potatoes, fresh | Gram | 800 | 800 |
| or peeled | Gram | 400 | 400 |
| vegetables | Gram | 300 | 350 |
| fruit | Gram | 200 | 200 |
| loaf | Gram | 300 | 300 |
| White bread / pastries | Gram | 200 | 200 |
| tea | Gram | 2 | 2 |
| Spices | Gram | 25th | 25th |
US armed forces
The US armed forces are currently catering for the common troops through the Unitized Group Ration A (UGR-A), a modular system for supplying 50 people each with a meal. In the absence of field kitchens, UGR-A can be heated with the agents it contains. The systems also contain materials for presentation and output. The rations are according to different requirements annually ( kcal requirements leading different types of inserts, vegetarian , kosher or halal -Preparations) recalculated.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Law on remuneration in cash and in kind for soldiers who do military service on the basis of compulsory military service ( Military Wages Act , WSG)
- ↑ General administrative regulation on § 3 of the Military Wages Act ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ General administrative regulation to § 18 Soldiers Act on the obligation to participate in communal catering in peacetime ( memento of the original from December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Food offer in the troop kitchen. Bundeswehr catering office, accessed on 25 February 2018 .
- ^ Handbook Military Basic Knowledge NVA - Edition 10th edition, editorial deadline: November 15, 1980
