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Do you remember or currently use them?2014-12-07T20:18:24-05:002014-12-07T20:18:24-05:00PO2 Corey Ferretti359887<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>We were given a beer ration card when I was in Spain it was hilarious. Who knew you could ration beer to Seabees. Well they tried.Response by PO2 Corey Ferretti made Dec 7 at 2014 8:33 PM2014-12-07T20:33:19-05:002014-12-07T20:33:19-05:00PV2 Private RallyPoint Member359922<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Sorry but never had to use them. I guess I'm not as old as I thought I was. lolResponse by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 8:56 PM2014-12-07T20:56:24-05:002014-12-07T20:56:24-05:001SG Private RallyPoint Member359968<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Being stationed in Germany 74-77 and 79-82, cigarettes, liquor, sugar, and coffee were the major rationed items. We were able to purchase a certain amount of coupons in order to purchase gas cheaper on the German economy than the Germans paid.<br /><br />Those four items were the major black market items that the Germans would pay big money for any of these items.Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 9:36 PM2014-12-07T21:36:28-05:002014-12-07T21:36:28-05:00CW5 Private RallyPoint Member359973<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I used them in Germany and in Korea. I believe cigarettes, some alcohol, gas, and probably some things I'm forgetting were rationed.Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 9:36 PM2014-12-07T21:36:35-05:002014-12-07T21:36:35-05:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member360025<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Never heard of them...Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 10:17 PM2014-12-07T22:17:24-05:002014-12-07T22:17:24-05:00SSgt Private RallyPoint Member360057<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>80s here Ramstein onlyResponse by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 10:33 PM2014-12-07T22:33:59-05:002014-12-07T22:33:59-05:00SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member360149<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Used them in Germany.Response by SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2014 11:57 PM2014-12-07T23:57:21-05:002014-12-07T23:57:21-05:00SFC Mark Merino360177<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Oh yeah! 1990-1992 Germany. Inprocessing 101..."Hey kid, do you smoke?" "Are you a beer drinker or the good stuff?" If the answer was no......BEG the PSG to put him in your room! Rationing 101...If you returned from stateside leave you better had brought back "stateside Copenhagen" in the cardboard containers. The plastic overseas ones wasn't as good (from what I was told).Response by SFC Mark Merino made Dec 8 at 2014 12:22 AM2014-12-08T00:22:55-05:002014-12-08T00:22:55-05:00COL Jean (John) F. B.360881<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Yes... Used Ration Cards in Germany in the Commissary; for gas in Italy; and, although did not have a card, items in Korea were rationed.Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Dec 8 at 2014 2:03 PM2014-12-08T14:03:32-05:002014-12-08T14:03:32-05:00CPT Private RallyPoint Member360997<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>They're still issued for cigarettes, alcohol and (thankfully) gas in Italy. Without them it would cost more than 100€ to fill the tank.Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2014 3:42 PM2014-12-08T15:42:32-05:002014-12-08T15:42:32-05:00SGM Erik Marquez361215<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely.. I only had need for the gas ones though ..Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Dec 8 at 2014 6:51 PM2014-12-08T18:51:53-05:002014-12-08T18:51:53-05:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member361516<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gas rations in Germany are on a Esso Card today much like a gas station's loyalty program card, just swipe it at the counter, the clerk verifies license plates and you sign.<br /><br />Coffee, hard alcohol, cigarettes and some other items are rationed but the Germans have better and cheaper coffee so why even bother?<br /><br />Heading to Korea next week and hear they have the ration too...yayResponse by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2014 10:27 PM2014-12-08T22:27:42-05:002014-12-08T22:27:42-05:00LTC Stephen F.703501<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I used them when I was stationed in Germany during the early 1980s. I used the gas ration cards when I was traveling around Germany and the surrounding countries. Cigarettes were also rationed along with alcohol.Response by LTC Stephen F. made May 28 at 2015 5:05 PM2015-05-28T17:05:32-04:002015-05-28T17:05:32-04:00TSgt Kevin Buccola703675<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Panama and moreResponse by TSgt Kevin Buccola made May 28 at 2015 6:07 PM2015-05-28T18:07:58-04:002015-05-28T18:07:58-04:00SPC Charles Brown703685<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The ration card was a must have in Korea. Without them you couldn't buy the "luxury" items that made home feel not so far away. 30 packs of cigarettes per month, 3 bottles of liquor, 2 six packs of beer not to mention the big ticket items like televisions. Had to have one to buy any of these items.Response by SPC Charles Brown made May 28 at 2015 6:13 PM2015-05-28T18:13:26-04:002015-05-28T18:13:26-04:00SSG Paul Setterholm703881<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My friend paid his rent with liquor. I let him use mine. I use to buy my girlfriend cigarettes with the tobacco card. 4.70 a carton. She paid 25 on German economyResponse by SSG Paul Setterholm made May 28 at 2015 7:32 PM2015-05-28T19:32:36-04:002015-05-28T19:32:36-04:00SPC Corie Davis705480<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>But I do have my grandfathers unused ones Response by SPC Corie Davis made May 29 at 2015 11:14 AM2015-05-29T11:14:22-04:002015-05-29T11:14:22-04:00TSgt Clarence T Montgomery723789<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Great program, as my wife and I were both military and did not drink or smoke ~ The black market was live and well!Response by TSgt Clarence T Montgomery made Jun 4 at 2015 7:59 PM2015-06-04T19:59:27-04:002015-06-04T19:59:27-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member1002694<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Always traded my cigarette ones for alcohol ones.Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2015 2:12 PM2015-09-29T14:12:33-04:002015-09-29T14:12:33-04:002014-12-07T20:18:24-05:00