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With the meal card, can you have more than a single plate for food at the DFAC?
Sometimes, they give small piece of fish for an entree and I went to grab another plate of food after I finished one.
DFAC NCO said you are not allowed to grab another plate if you already had one, unless you have one another CAC for a meal.
I'm wondering if there are a regulation in DFAC with how much food you can take
Sometimes, they give small piece of fish for an entree and I went to grab another plate of food after I finished one.
DFAC NCO said you are not allowed to grab another plate if you already had one, unless you have one another CAC for a meal.
I'm wondering if there are a regulation in DFAC with how much food you can take
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I am a 92G (cook - DfAC manager). The Army has nutritional guidelines that specify how much foods you can have. As a DFAC manager, I was (I am retired 2020) responsible for a tolerance of 3% over/under the budget. The Army provides funding based on the number of soldiers subsisting, OPTEMPO, and the type of meal. Those reasons are why you can't go back for another plate. You can have more salad bar items, but you can't go back for more of the high dollar items. Also, when planning meals, headcount is taken into consideration when the ration items from TISA are ordered. Generally, we can't run back to TISA when we run short on rations. It isn't personal, the Army just doesn't want to spend more than it has to and wants healthy soldiers.
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I have a question SFC, I once was told by DFAC personnel that after eating my first plate, that I could get back in line and "scan in" with my CAC a second time and then get another serving. So let's say I get breakfast, lunch, and supper, then at either of those meals, use my CAC and get a second serving (a total of four meals in one day). Would I incur a larger meal deduction from my pay? (I haven't yet attempted to get an extra meal.)
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I'm clearly not a DFAC expert, but I've never been to a DFAC that didn't limit you to the allotted number of sides, and usually one main protein dish. If you want to go back for more, it's usually the salad bar which might have pasta.
Whatever "regs" might say I wouldn't challenge the DFAC NCO unless I was the Post Commandant.
Whatever "regs" might say I wouldn't challenge the DFAC NCO unless I was the Post Commandant.
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SFC Melvin Brandenburg
Excellent answer, sir. I gave a detailed explanation, but you are absolutely correct. And, you are spot on with the challenging the DFAC manager part. By doctrine the DFAC manager has a company commander, but operationally the DFAC manager answers to the installation commander or the food service officer that is appointed with an extra duty appointment.
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SFC Melvin Brandenburg - Don't go pissing off the DFAC, or the showers facility (in the field). As a QM CO I've had 92G's in the field. Never a straight up DFAC command. They are always busting ass the most in the field as QM and shouldn't have to take additional lip from A-N-Y-O-N-E in line at chow, lest they find themselves as KP duty, or if they outrank the DFAC staff find out their unit has to provide soldiers for KP. Because the DFAC Company CO had to hear about the flap, then complained in the Daily Sync meeting to the big boss, and the big boss pushed down the KP allotment accordingly.
I'm just say'n...............
I'm just say'n...............
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See SFC Brandenburg's answer for the official policy.
However - if you want "seconds" try this - go to the DFAC near the time when they about to close. If they have leftovers, they will probably give them to you rather than let them go to waste. Not even the best mess sergeant can predict how much food will be consumed on an given day and since they don't want to run out - they probably will have a little extra.
However - if you want "seconds" try this - go to the DFAC near the time when they about to close. If they have leftovers, they will probably give them to you rather than let them go to waste. Not even the best mess sergeant can predict how much food will be consumed on an given day and since they don't want to run out - they probably will have a little extra.
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Thank you MSG, this actually worked! They allowed me to have more protein when the dfac was about to close
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