Military Rations

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

As long as there has been a military of any nation anywhere in the world there have of course been rations of some kind to feed the troops. And of course it wouldn't be the military without have someone lament about the food, hardtack biscuits, C and B rations, goober peas, and so on. Of course the modern military uses MREs or Meals Ready to Eat and in this case there is an MRE so bad it's now a T-Shirt. Menu Item No.4 the cheese and veggie omelet.

It was so bad the troops nicknamed it the "Vomelet".


https://slate.com/human-interest/201...=pocket-newtab

I guess I’m not mad about the pizza. Food has a serious effect on morale. It’s not just how bad a meal tastes: It’s how that meal can heighten all the other stressors of military life. For me and the other soldiers in my unit, the omelet became a stand-in for how we believed the Army felt about us and how we expected to be treated. The omelet MRE went into production just before George W. Bush’s 2007 troop surge in Iraq, which extended my unit’s yearlong tour to 15 months. Having to eat that felt like the Army was giving me the finger for helping its grandmother cross the street. When I think back to my years in the Army, yeah, I remember singing Bob Marley over the Humvee’s radio, knowing my platoon was laughing and their spirits uplifted for a brief, rewarding moment. But I can still taste the vomelet."

[Sailor Steve]

I was in the Navy. Our food was prepared by cooks on the spot. It was never the greatest, but it was always good.

Or, in the words of the old song:

[ikalugin]

Yea, my experience with Russian MREs give me Diarhea.

[August]

Half frozen C-ration Spaghetti. C-rat Green Eggs and Ham at any temperature.

[Mr Quatro]

I just saw an ad for MRE's on a FB page for 12 MRE's and no heater included (non military) for $69. I'll pass ...

I want to make my own out of dried fruit and seal them for the day of infamy

[August]

Best military rations that I ever ate were "LRRP rats".



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRP_ration




I believe they still sell them in the civilian market under the trade name "Mountain House".

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

My dad told me that when he was in the Army in the 50's they had to heat up the K rations using the engines of jeeps and trucks. I had my own experience with food in the military, back when I was in Navy separations the food we got was just like food you'd get in the joint. After a while of eating powered scrambled eggs one day my stomach was just like "Nope, put the fork DOWN!". I couldn't eat real scrambled eggs for nearly two years after that.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Yea, my experience with Russian MREs give me Diarhea.

That's a difference between Russian and American MREs.


Eating American MREs locks you up so you are pooping cinderblocks after a few days.

[August]

Originally Posted by Mr Quatro

I just saw an ad for MRE's on a FB page for 12 MRE's and no heater included (non military) for $69. I'll pass ...

I want to make my own out of dried fruit and seal them for the day of infamy

Thing about buying surplus mre's is you never know if they're tainted. The military regularly samples their stocks and will toss entire lot if there are any failures. This is not necessarily done with surplus stocks.