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A friend's son is at NTC on rotation. He is telling her that they are only getting two meals a day anod often they are both MREs. Naturally the fanatics turn this into a "military is getting screwed by Obama" meme. I say it is likely a screwed up support system. Now, who has been at NTC lately and can shed some light? What is the standard meal plan while in the box?
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Sir I am stationed at Fort Irwin now. The Soldiers in the box receive 2 hot meals a day, breakfast and dinner. The only time a soldier may not receive 2 hot meals is probably due to being engaged in the war at that time which they will get a MRE if they are complete with that exercise after dinner hours (which is rare). Each position in the box has DFAC stations set up where the Companies come pick their chow up and return it to their Soldiers at the fighting line. The only time Soldiers eat MRE's twice a day the entire time they are out there is by choice or of lazy leaders.
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SGT Michael Glenn
I confess, I am out there eating all the hot meals and forcing those soldiers to have to dine on the new MRE that by far surpasses the ones I had to eat with the Ole John Wayne bar in them.... now if you will excuse me I hear a fresh batch of scrambled eggs being dished up...nom nom nom !!!!!
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LTC Gross, I concur. Sounds like the S4 didn't do his job.
Last time I went (2002) we had a mermite-M-mermite schedule, but I was with the Regimental Support base cluster so we had the cooks within our footprint. There ARE advantages of being a support weenie... ;o)
Last time I went (2002) we had a mermite-M-mermite schedule, but I was with the Regimental Support base cluster so we had the cooks within our footprint. There ARE advantages of being a support weenie... ;o)
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1SG (Join to see)
The last time I trained before being stationed here, we had our own DFAC personnel traveling with us, so there was always hot, cold or MRE's available for us. NOW that was lovely!! But like you said, depends on your job and what Unit/Company you are with!!
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Was there in January. All meals in the box were MRE, we are a Stryker infantry unit though. We were all over the place and game on at all times. You're MOS and duties in the box may affect what kind of meals you will be able to get. Your suppose to get three a day but sometimes we didn't know when we would get resupplied so we only ate two a day sometimes
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