You know, Pete Hacksith was worried that this is going to break the bank and cost a lot of money to actually feed the troops what they want. He was going to do it. But The cost that the Pentagon allocated and was being spent prior to Chevron Irvine getting there was $18.50 per day per soldier. So that's for three meals. $18.50. We are now feeding them for $10 a day. And one of the things that Chef Irvine said from the beginning is we don't need more money. (14:42–14:53)
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