What is the worst meal you have had in the field?

SGT Joshua Young — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:31:07 -0400

I've had some really great hots and some hots that made me think about foraging in the woods. What is the worst hot you have had?

Response by PO3 Shaun Taylor made Oct 23 at 2014 11:33 AM

PO3 Shaun Taylor — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:33:31 -0400

That damn omelet MRE even hot it sucked.

Response by CWO4 David Young made Oct 25 at 2014 5:56 PM

CWO4 David Young — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:56:33 -0400

My "field" is not like the Army's "field" as I was U. S. Coast Guard. On a Coast Guard cutter underway one time I had a mid-watch in the engine room. The cooks are supposed to feed us before we go on this particular watch as one is sleeping after the work day to ready for the watch. Normally it's leftovers from the dinner meal, but in this case they ran out. They also didn't plan ahead so they didn't have anything available for the watchstanders. They took frozen hot dogs and deep fried them; burnt on the outside, still frozen on the inside..... I came down on the Chief (E-7) in charge of the galley the next day. He didn't care....which was the whole problem to begin with....

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 25 at 2014 10:09 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 22:09:16 -0400

Every one, but dehydrated pork/beef patties top the list with tuna casserole a VERY close second.

Response by CW4 John Wheatley made Feb 24 at 2021 10:59 PM

CW4 John Wheatley — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:59:41 -0500

C ration Ham and Lima beansIcan,t remember anybody eating them.Could not give them away.