Senior leaders assigned to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division serve food at the dining facility on Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, June 10. The lunch was held in celebration of the Army’s 246th birthday. (Army photo by Sgt. Andrew McNeil/ 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division) The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffThe Army is planning to privatize garrison hall dining. The Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) reported that the shift will mean that soldiers no longer serve as culinary specialists at dining facilities. These cooks, however, would still be responsible for feeding troops in the field during training operations and deployments.
The move, service leaders said, would enable these soldiers to devote more time to improving their soldiering skills, AUSA reported.
The change is still in the planning stages. In time, private companies would compete for contracts to manage garrison dining halls. The halls themselves would be patterned after those at most college campuses – to include grab-and-go, food truck and take-out options, AUSA reported.
Leadership also views the change as a key step in the ongoing effort to get soldiers to focus on their holistic health and fitness.
The changes would “increase food accessibility, provide flexible food options and improve the Army dining facility experience,” Sydney Smith, director of supply policy and programs in the office of the deputy chief of staff for logistics, told an audience at AUSA’s annual meeting and convention last month. The service expects to issue a nearly complete request for proposals in the near future.
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