Army Reserve- 92G Food Service Specialist (Capitola)

*Must be between 17 and 35 years old to apply*

Requirements

- U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder

- Be 17 to 35 years old

- Have no felonies

- Graduated High School with a Diploma or GED/ currently enrolled in High School as a senior

- Must be able to meet Height and Weight requirements for initial enlistment

- No tattoos on hands or above collar

- Commitment of 1 weekend per month and 2 weeks in the summer

Overview

The culinary specialist is primarily responsible for the preparation and service of food in field or garrison food service operations.

Job Duties

• Bake, fry, braise, boil, simmer, steam and saut as prescribed by Army recipes
• Operate, maintain and clean field kitchen equipment
• Perform preventive maintenance on garrison and field kitchen equipment

Training

Job training for a culinary specialist requires 10 weeks of Basic Combat Training and nine weeks of Advanced Individual Training with on-the-job instructions. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field, including practice in food preparation.

Some of the skills you ll learn are:

• Standard and dietetic menus and recipes
• Preparation and cooking of various foodstuffs and bakery products
• Food and supply ordering
• Storage of meats, poultry and other perishable items

Benefits

- Starting Pay ranges from 23,617.56 to 29,483.88

- Medical for employee and family

- GI Bill (36 months of paid college)

- 4,000 a year for college tuition

- Fast promotion rate

- Free Housing/ or allowance for housing based on zip code

Associated topics: ch 47 helicoptor, cyber, defense, department of homeland security, human intelligence, marines, sme, top secret, ts clearance required, ts sci clearance required