Service food going down the pan ? Army influence maybe ?
I remember when i was a teenager in Gibraltar, food in the Airmens Mess was superb, then after a year the army came in to live upstairs on the 3rd floor and things went 'joint service', omg what a turnabout! Mess turned into a down market canteen fit for, well, not human beings anyway. Mess manager was a terrific bloke who took huge pride in his little empire and the food was the best on the Rock, no exaggeration whatsoever. But he soon headed for a nervous breakdown, and was lucky to reach the end of his tour soon afterwards.
Everything went to the dogs, food, Naafi, way of life, we were expected to salute Ruperts who were the other side of the football field, sgt majors and the likes shouting their heads orf whilst some of us were sleeping orf night shifts. Turned into a living hell.
And there's no improvement then ? decades later ?
Condolences to you all.............