Feeding the military should be done by the military, for the military as it always traditionally was done. All living-in personnel should be fed by military cooks using the unit's own allocated ration allowance. There is a reason why the military were always provided with rations out of the military budget and that reason has never changed.
An army still marches on its stomach.
Stax mentions Halton. I was there not long ago for a reunion. We were treated to a snack in what we knew as No.2 Wing Apprentices Mess and were amazed to find it looked and smelled exactly as it did all those years ago. The officers mess has on the other hand, deteriorated considerably. Its just a crumbling old ruin today. The once beautiful and atmospheric dining room is a shambles and the bar simply isn't fit to drink in. A 'Happy Eater' would perhaps, be something of an improvment.