mess duty
Cafeteria work detail
Mess duty is the assignment of military personnel to work in the mess hall—the dining facility on a base or ship.
Duties include food preparation, serving, and cleanup.
Mess duty rotates among enlisted members and is often regarded as tedious grunt work: I pulled mess duty for two weeks straight.
- KPKitchen police assignment
- kitchenFood preparation room
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
- chowInformal word for meals
- chow lineCafeteria serving queue
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military task type
mess dutycombat duty
Military service in warfare
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