Comments on: “Meals Ready to Eat”: A Visual Guide to Military Rations http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/ Where every man is king. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joe http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-49721 Joe Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:47:05 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-49721 For those of us who are little longer in the tooth and who can remember the happy days of c-rations, the MRE is haute cuisine... even the first gen MREs. Ahh, I remember with fondness fucking around with the p-38 to get a can of beans and motherfuckers (green lima beans and ham slices), utterly tastless John Wayne crackers, the tooth shattering joy of the toffee candy, and trying to heat anything over a triox bar. And, if you ever found yourself a bit backed up, the spiced beef was better than anything to get things moving... Better remembered than lived. For those of us who are little longer in the tooth and who can remember the happy days of c-rations, the MRE is haute cuisine… even the first gen MREs. Ahh, I remember with fondness fucking around with the p-38 to get a can of beans and motherfuckers (green lima beans and ham slices), utterly tastless John Wayne crackers, the tooth shattering joy of the toffee candy, and trying to heat anything over a triox bar. And, if you ever found yourself a bit backed up, the spiced beef was better than anything to get things moving… Better remembered than lived.

]]> By: randy http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-49384 randy Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:11:40 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-49384 Always remember: eat the cheese on the way out and the peanut butter on the way back. Always remember: eat the cheese on the way out and the peanut butter on the way back.

]]> By: Havoc http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48813 Havoc Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:22:51 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48813 Don't knock them till you've tried them, there not bad if your hungry. Oh and remember MREs are Meals Rejected by Ethiopians. Don’t knock them till you’ve tried them, there not bad if your hungry. Oh and remember MREs are Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.

]]> By: Bryan Price http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48720 Bryan Price Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:05:05 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48720 Canteens? Who needs canteens to explode? My 21 year old MPs have brought home a number of heaters, and have exploded numerous plastic bottles all over the yard. And not just after Basic either. <i>I have no idea if anyone ever actually did that, but it’s a nice idea.</i> It's not just an idea. Trust me. Canteens? Who needs canteens to explode?

My 21 year old MPs have brought home a number of heaters, and have exploded numerous plastic bottles all over the yard. And not just after Basic either.

I have no idea if anyone ever actually did that, but it’s a nice idea.

It’s not just an idea. Trust me.

]]> By: Jim http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48678 Jim Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:56:28 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/26/meals-ready-to-eat-a-visual-guide-to-military-rations/#comment-48678 MRE's aint that bad. I would certainly take it over ship food (I have never before and never since had to put hot sauce on fucking chicken to make it taste good) But they are LOADED with calories. Usually we ate half for lunch half for supper and stashed any others we got someplace else for emergencies. Current MRE's are light years better than the first ones though. I was told those where like eating fucking cardboard. MRE’s aint that bad. I would certainly take it over ship food (I have never before and never since had to put hot sauce on fucking chicken to make it taste good) But they are LOADED with calories. Usually we ate half for lunch half for supper and stashed any others we got someplace else for emergencies.

Current MRE’s are light years better than the first ones though. I was told those where like eating fucking cardboard.

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