WEBVTT 00:00:00.917 --> 00:00:03.545 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:68% I'm Corporal Melissa Miller from Calgary, Alberta. 00:00:03.545 --> 00:00:05.755 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:78% I'm a cook posted to CFB Comox. 00:00:06.798 --> 00:00:10.260 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:70% Being a cook in the military is never the same day twice. 00:00:10.260 --> 00:00:12.512 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:95% One day you could be cooking out in the field, 00:00:12.512 --> 00:00:15.890 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:125% the next day you could be doing a VIP dinner or a mess function 00:00:15.890 --> 00:00:21.354 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:113% and you're putting out 5-star food for people vs. the mass production of a buffet line. 00:00:23.148 --> 00:00:28.820 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:123% Seeing all of the happy troops that are full and ready to go back out into the field is great. 00:00:28.820 --> 00:00:32.157 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:98% We provide the morale for the military. We feed everybody. 00:00:35.201 --> 00:00:37.245 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:105% I love cooking for huge amounts of people. 00:00:37.245 --> 00:00:39.414 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:103% I'm actually terrible at cooking for two. 00:00:39.414 --> 00:00:41.583 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:100% There's leftovers in my fridge for days. 00:00:43.626 --> 00:00:48.047 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:110% Not everybody can cook a meal for 500 people and say "I cooked that." 00:00:48.047 --> 00:00:50.967 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:108% You know, that's a skill that is definitely very cool 00:00:50.967 --> 00:00:54.179 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:80% and I know my parents are in awe when I cook Christmas dinner 00:00:54.179 --> 00:00:56.055 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:90% and it takes me an hour-and-a-half and they're like: 00:00:56.055 --> 00:01:00.018 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% "We start the turkey at 5 AM - why are you putting yours in now?" 00:01:00.018 --> 00:01:01.770 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:80% It's just what I know how to do. 00:01:04.564 --> 00:01:06.107 align:middle line:85% position:50% size:93% Definitely, there's challenges there. 00:01:06.107 --> 00:01:09.527 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% You're going to learn all different aspects of cooking - 00:01:09.527 --> 00:01:11.988 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% from some butchery, you're going to learn how to bake, 00:01:11.988 --> 00:01:14.908 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:68% you're going to learn how to make salads, sauces. 00:01:14.908 --> 00:01:17.327 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:78% And you have to learn how to make it taste good, too. 00:01:19.078 --> 00:01:24.083 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:103% I decided to join the Canadian Forces because it looked like a great adventure. 00:01:24.083 --> 00:01:27.337 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:88% My husband had been in the military for about 9 years - 00:01:27.337 --> 00:01:31.132 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:93% he was always away on adventures so I wanted to get in on that action. 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:39.766 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:85% You need to care - you need to put the love into food 00:01:39.766 --> 00:01:43.436 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:83% 'cause if you don't put the love, people can taste the difference. 00:01:44.270 --> 00:01:48.024 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:100% And I know that sounds crazy, but you can taste the difference in food 00:01:48.024 --> 00:01:51.820 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:108% that's been prepared by somebody that loves their job and loves what they do 00:01:51.820 --> 00:01:55.448 align:middle line:79% position:50% size:83% vs. somebody that's just doing it because they need a paycheque.