There ' s a youtuber I watch sometimes who usually opens videos with ladies , gentlemen and beyond . <| sep |> Supply officer here . CSs get a bad wrap . It ' s what you make of it . You get a group of positive people together and food service divisions become the highlight of the ship . Cooking is one of the jobs that go unappreciated . Do your job great , no one cares . Do your job bad and food is eh , everyone hates you . You ' re only as good as your last meal . Being a cook is good though . Culinary specialists get to cook on grand scales . Draw backs , you will be up around 4 to prepare food for breakfast or work long days . Keep in mind long days happen for all jobs . Now for good FSOs , they ' ll create a rotation of 2 on 1 off meaning you work 2 days then have the third off or create a system of cycles to give you wider breaks . Not always the case but good systems usually allow for the cooks to rotate their schedules . Good FSO and good chief will seriously make an impact and motivate you . Being a cook isn ' t just cooking though . If you ' re good and are a go getter you could easily become the watch captain , LPO , Jack of the dust or records keeper . All those jobs involve management and inventory instead of the strict cook sense . Tell your chief you ' re interested and want cross training for the future if there ' s an opportunity . It ' s really eat you make of it . I ' ve never once looked down on a cook or anyone . You guys are the bread and butter of the operation .