Chow Time.

They say an army travels on its stomach. And now the nascent Afghan army is taking responsibility for its own stomachs. The U.S. Army News Service

reports that Afghan military leaders are cajoling recruits at the Kabul Military Training Center to volunteer to become cooks. "As the Afghan National Army continues to develop and becomes more self-sufficient," says the news service's report, "the less it must depend on contractors to provide essential services." That's good news. Because an army should never have to rely on contractors for essential services.