Culinary Specialist (US Navy)

Culinary specialist
Rating insignia
Issued by	United States Navy
Type	Enlisted rating
Abbreviation	CS
Specialty	Main Space Engineering

Culinary specialist (abbreviated CS) is a United States Navy occupational rating. It was formerly the mess management specialist (MS) rating until 15 January 2004, and commissaryman (CS) and steward (SD) prior to 1975.

In the past the rate was limited to African-Americans and Filipino Americans.

Culinary specialists operate and manage U.S. Navy messes and living quarters in addition to many other duties including but not limited to:

Navy culinary specialists run the White House mess for the President of the United States.

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