But at least they had cheese
Worst MRE ever?
I only ate the 90 to 05 MRE's and chicken ala thing was my least favorite. In many ways I preferred the C Rations I ate from 78-82. It seemed to me that the fancier they made the food the less I liked it. My favorite was a ham slice MRE on crackers with cheese and hot sauce.
C ration canned apricots were great on a hot day. The potatoes and beef chunks C rat was nasty when cold ( this was before we were issued any way to heat food). I remember that the first C rat I ever ate was cold canned spaghetti.
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C ration canned apricots were great on a hot day. The potatoes and beef chunks C rat was nasty when cold ( this was before we were issued any way to heat food). I remember that the first C rat I ever ate was cold canned spaghetti.
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They supplemented our food during Desert Shield every once in a while with something local that looked like sausages. We were afraid to ask what it was.
At my first duty station someone in my section got the bright idea of signing out a propane Coleman stove from MWR every time we went to the field. We also signed out a campfire percolating coffee pot to go with it.
1. We ALWAYS had hot coffee which sucked because the Platoon Sergeant lived under our net .
2. We had hot food
3. Best of all at night we'd set up the stove in the tent and run it long enough to heat up the tent then turn it off. No fire guard.
1. We ALWAYS had hot coffee which sucked because the Platoon Sergeant lived under our net .
2. We had hot food
3. Best of all at night we'd set up the stove in the tent and run it long enough to heat up the tent then turn it off. No fire guard.
jalapeno cheese spread or peanut butter. Legend has it the debate is still ongoing.But at least they had cheese
The worst MRE to me was something called tortillini. Yuk The absolute worst foot that I ever had in the Army was b rations, especially those green eggs. We called them possum eggs. It was all dehydrated. A really good cook could make it edible but just barely.
Oh no. This was in the old days when there was no such thing as Jalapeno Cheese Spread. Straight up cheese.jalapeno cheese spread or peanut butter. Legend has it the debate is still ongoing.
When I was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston the 187th Medical Training Detachment served that nasty MRE Corned Beef Hash for breakfast twice a week.
Hmm I started out with 90's brown bags. Swear there was jalapenos cheese, anyways it won over peanut butter regardless.Oh no. This was in the old days when there was no such thing as Jalapeno Cheese Spread. Straight up cheese.
C-RatsI only ate the 90 to 05 MRE's and chicken ala thing was my least favorite. In many ways I preferred the C Rations I ate from 78-82. It seemed to me that the fancier they made the food the less I liked it. My favorite was a ham slice MRE on crackers with cheese and hot sauce.
C ration canned apricots were great on a hot day. The potatoes and beef chunks C rat was nasty when cold ( this was before we were issued any way to heat food). I remember that the first C rat I ever ate was cold canned spaghetti. View attachment 993083
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0ciBudwIV0
did U like ham and m'f--kers?
(LIMA BEANS)
Veggie omelette gives chicken ala king a run for its money But comes in a close second to the king of nasty MREs
Thankfully those were gone by the time I enlisted; lima beans are one of few vegetables I dislike.C-Rats
did U like ham and m'f--kers?
(LIMA BEANS)
The 4 Furters were the worst of the worst.In the original MRE menus from 1982 up to around Desert Stoem, it was pretty much a toss-up between the frankfurters ("four fickle fingers of death) and the dehydrated pork and beef patties, which was about like trying to chew a brillo pad.
I actually liked the dehydrated pork patty. The key was you had to take the time to hydrate it, and the secret was the dehydrated ketchup pack. That you didn't hydrate, you sprinkled it on the hydrated pork patty like a condiment. Good stuff (for and MRE). I could eat the dehydrated beef patty the same way, but it wasn't near as good as the pork patty.
One thing that grossed me out was the HAM STEAK. The ham steak itself was eatable.... but the thick grease/goo GOB that was on one end or side.... visual turnoff to the extreme.
Now the squeeze cheese in a pouch (white or yellow)... controversial to way the least, but not with me. As an armor crewman I found it could be used to seal a work tank hatch gasket during a rainstorm.
Well after I exited, I heard they now had a Tuna Fish MRE.... the horror, the horror...
I despise chicken ala thing.Veggie omelette gives chicken ala king a run for its money But comes in a close second to the king of nasty MREs
Ranger school. One MRE a day...2,000 calories and your probably burn 6,000. You ate EVERYTHING...the sugar packet, the dehydrated coffee (dip it like skoal to keep you awake on perimeter security). Nobody complained about the MRE....
In the real Army in the field it depended on the ration cycle. A, B. or C rations. A rations were fresh food prepared by the mess teams in their field kitchen. B rations were T-rats supplemented by fresh fruit and milk, kool aid etc. C rats were MREs. Typically in the field depending on the tempo and mission the ration cycle was C, C, B. Meaning MRE's for breakfast and lunch and T-rats for dinner. That's how it was published In the operations order in Paragraph 4--Service and Support--"ration cycle C C B"--and everyone knew what they were gonna get. The t-rats were big pans of pre-cooked things like lasagna etc that were heated up by the cooks in large vats of hot water and put in thermal containers caller Merrimite Cans and then pushed forward to the soldiers along with some fresh salad or fruit and something different to drink like coffee, kool aid or milk. From time to time the soldiers got cooked meals called A Rats that the mess teams made from fresh food. Although they also used many dehydrated products like eggs which were passable if you had a mess sergeant that knew how to keep them from turning green in Merrimite cans (the key is bacon grease) and also to keep them from being grainy...the key there is to rehydrate them the night before. And there were all kinds of things from the Mess teams during holidays like turkey and ham dinners at thanksgiving etc. Coffee in a thermal can was always available with breakfast and dinner. First Sergeant usually left the cans of coffee overnight.
I ate C rats 80% of the time I was in Saudi/Iraq because we were so isolated. To this day I gag when I smell a MRE...Meals Rejected by Ethiopians as we called them. Seven months of MRE's! You can keep em...
My tank driver had standing orders to keep a pot of coffee brewed on the front deck of my tank whenever we were stationary. I had a small propane stove and aluminum coffee pot with a lot of fresh Gevaila coffee (long story). I did this for a couple reasons but the real motive is because all the NCOs would come over to my tank and grab a cup from the "old man". (I was 30. LOL). and I'd always get the lowdown on what was really going on in my unit.
In the real Army in the field it depended on the ration cycle. A, B. or C rations. A rations were fresh food prepared by the mess teams in their field kitchen. B rations were T-rats supplemented by fresh fruit and milk, kool aid etc. C rats were MREs. Typically in the field depending on the tempo and mission the ration cycle was C, C, B. Meaning MRE's for breakfast and lunch and T-rats for dinner. That's how it was published In the operations order in Paragraph 4--Service and Support--"ration cycle C C B"--and everyone knew what they were gonna get. The t-rats were big pans of pre-cooked things like lasagna etc that were heated up by the cooks in large vats of hot water and put in thermal containers caller Merrimite Cans and then pushed forward to the soldiers along with some fresh salad or fruit and something different to drink like coffee, kool aid or milk. From time to time the soldiers got cooked meals called A Rats that the mess teams made from fresh food. Although they also used many dehydrated products like eggs which were passable if you had a mess sergeant that knew how to keep them from turning green in Merrimite cans (the key is bacon grease) and also to keep them from being grainy...the key there is to rehydrate them the night before. And there were all kinds of things from the Mess teams during holidays like turkey and ham dinners at thanksgiving etc. Coffee in a thermal can was always available with breakfast and dinner. First Sergeant usually left the cans of coffee overnight.
I ate C rats 80% of the time I was in Saudi/Iraq because we were so isolated. To this day I gag when I smell a MRE...Meals Rejected by Ethiopians as we called them. Seven months of MRE's! You can keep em...
My tank driver had standing orders to keep a pot of coffee brewed on the front deck of my tank whenever we were stationary. I had a small propane stove and aluminum coffee pot with a lot of fresh Gevaila coffee (long story). I did this for a couple reasons but the real motive is because all the NCOs would come over to my tank and grab a cup from the "old man". (I was 30. LOL). and I'd always get the lowdown on what was really going on in my unit.
New rations to replace the first strike rations. I don't think I would like these for more than a day or two, but they are light and compact. The first couple of minutes shows how compact they are.
Ham and Chicken loaf, then Chicken Ala King.
Our new LT’s had to eat Chicken Ala King, till the PSG decided they were not cherry’s. Usually a few months in light infantry, and we lived in the field.
Late 80’s BBQ meatballs was my favorite (not the one in the late 90’s with tomato sauce).
Our new LT’s had to eat Chicken Ala King, till the PSG decided they were not cherry’s. Usually a few months in light infantry, and we lived in the field.
Late 80’s BBQ meatballs was my favorite (not the one in the late 90’s with tomato sauce).
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