Cooking in the army is a key job and a skilled one...

Taken from "Woman in Uniform" by D Collett Wadge (1946 - Page 126)

"Cooking in the army is a key job and a skilled one.  Complete and first class training is given under qualified experts and the intelligent, physically fit woman, even if she is a beginner, is accepted for this work.  The training at her cookery training centre starts with lectures and practical experience in making a few simple dishes and then goes on to teach her how to cater and cook for large numbers.  At the end of this course students pass out as classified cooks and are entitled to additional pay according to their qualifications.  Qualified cooks now wear a distinguishing badge on their right arm of their tunic - a "C" in a wreath".