[yongxingfreesty]

http://i14.tinypic.com/2lwoufd.jpg

[Pax Jordana]

I don't think this is a weapon, unless chicken and veggies gives you the runs :rolleyes:

One time I was eating MRE's with a friend of mine at his house (his dad was airforce) and I had to go back in the house to grab the pitcher of tea... well while I was gone he managed to empty that entire little tabasco bottle into my spaghetti sauce. So, he had to get his own tea because I claimed the rest of the pitcher.


Perhaps this was to go in the picture testing forum?


(vote to close thread plz)

[Nematocyst]

:barf:

Three times as many calories for the same amount of weight
can be available by carrying rice and lentils with far less packaging.

MRE's appear to be a bone thrown to the modern soldier.

Soldier: ask your commander this question:
"We're putting our lives on the line here.
Where's our freaking cook?"

PS: What brilliant mind decided that a soldier in combat
will be concerned with "Nutrition facts"?

[MatthewVanitas]

They're fun to eat once in a while, but not for three months.

After that point, everyone just dumped them all into the Rat-F*** box and fished out the single items they liked. I was living on the peanut-butter, cream-crackers, fudge brownie, Combos pretzel/cheese snacks, and ZamZam Iranian cola bought from the tajjirs.

It having been almost two years since I ate one, I think I wouldn't mind eating one again, especially the new flavors that have come out in the last couple years.

Is there some website that lists the current-issue MREs? There should be 24 different packages, and they're always cycling through.

-MV

[MatthewVanitas]

Wikipedia is me mate:

MRE I (1981) ~ MRE V (1985)
Pork pattie
Ham & chicken loaf
Beef pattie
Beef slices in BBQ sauce
Beef and Mushroom
Beef stew
Frankfurters with beans
Turkey diced with gravy
Beef diced with gravy
Chicken a la King
Meatballs & BBQ sauce
Ham slices
Beef ground with spiced sauce
Chicken loaf


MRE XXV (2005)
Grilled Beefsteak with mushroom gravy
BBQ Pork rib
Beef ravioli
Cheese & vegetable omelet
Chicken breast filet
Chicken fajita
Chicken with salsa
Hamburger patty
Beef stew
Chili with macaroni
Penne with vegetables and sausage in spicy tomato sauce
Veggie burger in BBQ sauce
Cheese tortellini
Vegetable Manicotti
Beef enchiladas
Chicken with noodles
Sloppy Joe filling
Cajun rice with sausage
Pot roast with vegetables
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Chicken Tetrazzini
Jambalaya
Chicken with cavatelli
Meatloaf with gravy

Whoa, they're up to 16 menu items that I actually wouldn't mind eating if forced to by an irate GySgt!

-MV

[Joe Demko]

I never minded the c-rations Uncle gave me, some years ago. Other than the cans being OD in color, they were no different from the canned food one might buy at a grocery store. The only thing I've never seen available in civilian packaging is the round crackers that came in a "tuna can" usually with a candy disk of some kind. Water crackers are similar in flavor and have the same shape, but the c-ration crackers were thicker and firmer to the bite.

[Babarsac]

What no wheat snack bread in there?

:what:

CURSES!

[yongxingfreesty]

i thought this was for non firearms, sorry.

[hso]

No problem, but it's non-firearms weapons.

The dessicated pork patties could have been considered a lethal weapon by some, but I don't even think they fit get average definition of a weapon.