92G Food Service Specialist

About the Role

As a Food Service Specialist for the Army National Guard, you'll be responsible for providing sustenance to your fellow Soldiers, ensuring they are well-nourished and ready to face challenges. This role involves planning and prepping menus, preparing and serving food, and maintaining food safety and facility sanitation, whether in the field or a fixed facility.

Responsibilities

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

Skills You'll Learn

• Standard and dietetic menus and recipes
• Food and supply ordering
• Storage of meats, poultry, and other perishable items

Helpful Skills

• Interest in cooking, home economics, health, mathematics, accounting, and chemistry

Training

Food Service Specialist job training requires:

• 10 weeks of Basic Training, learning fundamental Soldiering skills
• 9 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT), split between classroom and field training

Benefits

• Paid training
• A monthly paycheck
• Montgomery GI Bill
• Federal and State tuition assistance
• Retirement benefits for part-time service
• Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage)
• 401(k)-type savings plan
• Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans)
• Health care benefits available
• VA home loans
• Bonuses, if applicable

Requirements

• Military enlistment in the Army National Guard
• Must be at least a junior in high school, or have a high school diploma or a GED certificate
• Must be between the ages of 17 and 35
• Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards
• Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details)

Requires military enlistment. Programs and benefits are subject to change. Actual MOS assignment may depend on MOS availability.