In the Navy, kitchen work had been done by appointed personnel, thus limiting the soldiers who learned how to cook curry and rice, whereas at Army nearly all personnel experienced kitchen work.
海軍では炊事を専門の者が行ったため、カレーライスの作り方を覚えた兵はごく一部だったのに対し、陸軍ではほぼ全員が炊事を経験した。