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Originally Posted by Oberon
Love the tea bag in the British MRE, I know the Challenger II has a boiling vessel (bivvie) for boil in the bag MREs and brewing tea. Just seems such a stereotypically British thing and I love it.
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I share the sentiment.
I've had the privilege of working and training alongside the British military on a few occassions, and I have to admit that there is something almost charming about their tendency to put the kettle on and sit down for a nice cup whenever an opportune moment arises.
Make no mistake, I'm proud of my nation and I'm proud of the US Marine Corps, but when one is sitting in a ditch, digging about in one's pocket for the remnants of a tasteless cracker left over from breakfast whilst sucking stale water from a back-mounted plastic bag through a tube, seeing a group of Bristish Marines having an amicable discussion over a cup of tea in the shade of their Warrior IFV (they have boilers built into the rear door) can make a person feel somewhat uncivilised.
