MRE Evaluations
The fine folks over at the Smoking Gun have taken a break from collecting celebrity mug shots and outrageous concert riders to provide us all with a fascinating look at what soldiers think of the new Meals, Ready-To-Eat (MREs). According to the website, the Army tested several new MREs on 400 solders stationed in Alaska, and asked for their comments.Â
My personal favorites:
“The vanilla pudding is so good that I ripped it open. Licked the inside and rolled around on top of it like a dog”
“… you must always have a spread for the crackers if not anger is the result.”
Following the Chicken and Dumplings: “…it sounded like a flatulence symphony in my tent all night.”
“Oh my god what were you thinking…”
“fiesta breakfast was about as much of a fiesta as a full body dry heave.”
I think you get the point. I’ve had MREs in the past, and while the food was certainly edible, I found some of the gastro-intestinal side-effects to be somewhat off-putting.  But then again, you go to war with the MREs you have, not the MREs you want.Â
Posted by Jeopardy
On September 3rd, 2007 under Food, Humor, Military.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from doorkeeper
Time: September 3, 2007, 12:43 pm
Got a chance to sample some “left over” from last drill. For some reason, the kids are fascinated, so the MSG brings home any he’s not forced, by extreme hunger, to eat.
It was nasty. ’nuff said.
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Comment from John
Time: September 3, 2007, 5:22 pm
As we used to say: “Meals, Ready to Eat: three lies in one sentence.” Nasty doesn’t begin to properly describe those “meals” … but when you’re in the field, you use what you humped in.
Comment from unkawil
Time: September 3, 2007, 7:19 pm
They aren’t too bad, better than C-rations we had to eat back in the day.
Scrambled eggs and ham, what we used to call Alpo and Rocks (beef and new potato’s) pineapple jam that would gag a maggott. plus they were Heavy.
Comment from Justthisguy
Time: September 3, 2007, 10:55 pm
But Unkawill, the C-rations were associated with the P-38 can opener, one of which is on my keychain right now, and which may be the coolest tool ever invented.
You don’t have to have been a sojer to appreciate the P-38, just someone with some brains in his head.
Comment from unkawill
Time: September 9, 2007, 2:06 am
I carry the P-38 also, I think most vets do!
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