Coffeeeee...
Or 10 ways Veterans drink coffee, in or out of the military.
1. Black – Because additives are a luxury and suffering builds character.
2. Black – No cream, no sugar, no feelings.
3. Black – Drank it this way downrange. Never changed back.
4. Black, but aggressively hot – Skin graft temperature. Must burn.
5. Black, reheated three times – Microwaved until legally questionable.
6. Black, from a mug older than the marriage – Chips add flavor.
7. Navy Sludge – Thick, burnt, oily, and somehow alive. Drinkable by law, not by choice.
8. Black, in a Yeti that’s been through hell – Coffee tastes like memories.
9. Black, brewed too strong on purpose – “If my eye isn’t twitching, it’s weak.”
10. Black, but cut with enough sugar to make Pablo Escobar proud – Still technically black. Don’t argue semantics...
100. Shitty Army Coffee (warehouse-aged, 3+ years). It’s black.
Milk/canned cow/powder is fine, if you have it.
Sugar is fine, if you have it.
My crew would go through TWO of these pots in a 12 hour flight. And woe unto the idjit that actually CLEANED the ##@$%@) coffee pot!!!
And any leftover coffee was used to clean up the galley!
h/t Mike K and Don C
My husband's navy career was destroyed prematurely when he was ordered to clean the wardroom but not warned against cleaning the coffee pot or (shudder) the cups hanging next to it...
Into a 50-cup coffee urn -
Fill it until the water touches the bottom of the basket.
Fill the basket with Navspec coffee water level
put the lid on, plug in, and perk through
When the done light comes on, pull the plug and let it cool off stone cold
Plug it in again, and let it perk through.
When the done light comes on, it is ready -
It will keep you awake for days, soothe your nerves while you wait for something to happen, give you an eye a twtch after a while, keep your gut running smoothly, and if accidentally spilled on the deck, it will peel the paint off the deck right down to bright metal