Looking for a copy of a Cooks Rate
Howdy all, I'm on the bludge could some please send me a copy of our cooks rate?, as I'm looking at getting some badges made for the up coming reunion. I will pay for these, I have an ex Chief Writer thats doing them for me depending on the cost. I would like to hand a few out at the reunion to my bestys should only need a couple LOL ,a colour copy would be good and sent to my email quinn52_2@hotmail.com . Thanks Quinny

Quinny, Glendinnings are still around (The Stacey bit has gone). You can try this link and ask them if they have any in stock :- http://www.glendinnings.com.au/front.html or alternatively I will attempt to scan the rate badges from my Blues and my Sixes and send them to you. They are still in my kit bag from when I paid off in Oct '80. The bag has never been opened since then although I have threatened to open it a few times. :shock:

That's gotta be worth a kit muster Cliff !!! Better still , wear your sixes to the re-union !!!!

Hells bell Cliff i hope you washed your jocks and socks before you put them away.

Kit Musters - the ultimate inspection - and the worst punishment The kit muster caused much stress. You had to have all of your kit washed, ironed and folded. Then it was laid out for inspection. Some of you still had to do kit musters at sea when you were Ordinary Seaman. They were also given as a punishment - sometimes very unfairly. Days routine Monday 14th Jan 2008 0600 - 3 mile run 0700 - breakfast 0800 - Parade 0900 - Kit muster for all :lol: :lol:

Ta cliff I havent got any kit left If i was to have a kit muster these days all id have would be my tootbrush .

Ahhh kit musters!...scary thought! This is all I have left from pussers days....

I see you have cross rifles as I do... Got mine in 68

Can't be many who have their whole kit Cliff. Last I saw of mine was when I packed them in boxes when I went overseas after getting out of pussers. Not sure what happened to them but think Life Line accidentialy picked them up when the folks were moving.....some things just disappeared :cry:

Just thought I would post this here if any one is interested http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/navy/logisticsHospitalityAndSupport/ Cook | Careers Explorer | Defence JobsCooks are responsible for the preparation of food for the Navy at all times and in all conditions both ashore and afloat, in surface ships and ... www.defencejobs.gov.au/default.asp?media=html&initMedia=1&p=819 - 38k -

It's not the same kit that I started with as a recruit, but most of the important stuff is there. I think I even have a set of Blues with the red badges. (forgot what number they were called) I will have a big unveiling this week and put a photograph up here in the forum and try to scan the badges for you Quinny. (7)

Kit musters, as an OD cook in 1970 I'm sure Trevor Spain (PO Cook at that stage)got his jollys giving od cooks running kit musters from six block to the Main, got me once, hated the man with a passion after that as did many others,funny thing is after all these years think it was one of best lessons I got in my Navy life, don't know where Trevor is these days ,but,if he saw how some of these civvies turned up for work these days he would be in running kit muster heaven.

Never worked in the Main Galley at Cerberus, the closest I got was the Wrans Galley whilst at the Cookery School , so, after the day at the School finished and on weekends thats where I worked I was the only one in my class to get that job. :grin: The rest had the Main Galley I think. I think the names were drawn out of a hat and that's how I scored the Wrans Galley. To be fair though I was up to the job. :twisted:

Quinny, You may also like to contact this gentleman, he is a Rate Badge fanatic. He is a collector of Rate Badges, has his own site and is also on the Staff at the Cerberus Museum - Allen Inderwisch. He has a huge collection. http://www.ratebadges.zoomshare.com/