Which of these fine Military rations have you enjoyed ?

CW5 Jack Cardwell — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:12:54 -0500

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Feb 25 at 2018 7:42 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 07:42:37 -0500

CW5 Jack Cardwell all except for the canned food, before my time! Great share!

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 25 at 2018 8:03 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 08:03:07 -0500

When I was growing up, my dad would bring home some C Rations from time to time. They were far better than the MRE's I got when I was in.

Response by MSG Chuck Odom made Feb 25 at 2018 8:03 AM

MSG Chuck Odom — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 08:03:14 -0500

Everything in the photo!

Response by Maj John Bell made Feb 25 at 2018 9:31 AM

Maj John Bell — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:31:14 -0500

All of the above. Except the cigarettes were lucky strikes, no filter.

"Piss Poor Pudding"
Pound cake-1 torn to 1/2" pieces
Cocoa Beverage powder-2
Coffee Packet-3, 4 or 5 depending on how long your ambush patrol is.
Cream Substitute Packet-3
Sugar Packet-3
Canned Peaches Juice -1

Stir all ingredients into a canteen cup, attempt to cook over a heat tab and two TP packets (you won't need them this stuff will plug you up for 3 days) until completely pissed off or achieving the perfect mix of mostly cold with a burnt spot on the middle.

-cocoa beverage powder three coffee packets

Response by Maj Marty Hogan made Feb 25 at 2018 9:52 AM

Maj Marty Hogan — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 09:52:23 -0500

All but the cigarettes I believe

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Feb 25 at 2018 10:39 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 10:39:55 -0500

Actually M R E' s and C Rations, my son cut his teeth on C Rations.

Response by SGT Philip Roncari made Feb 25 at 2018 1:14 PM

SGT Philip Roncari — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 13:14:16 -0500

C rats ,breakfast,lunch and dinner for ten months and fourteen days while on my Southeast Asian holiday.

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Feb 25 at 2018 3:32 PM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:32:40 -0500

the bastard got Fruit??? i usually got apricots (still hate 'em)

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Feb 25 at 2018 4:18 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:18:31 -0500

As a matter of clarification, CW5 Jack Cardwell, I would think very few RP members have actually consumed C-Rations, as they were replaced by Meal(s) Combat Individual (MCI) in 1958. Although MCIs were simply second generation C-Rations, and were called C-Rations by everyone, they were different rations. Considering the packaging of the Newport cigarettes in your photo, I’m fairly confident that’s an MCI unit.
I’ve consumed MCIs and MREs.
CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025 may have actually consumed real C-Rations, but I’ll leave that for him to confirm!

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Feb 26 at 2018 2:09 PM

CSM Richard StCyr — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:09:58 -0500

Our C rations still had the cigarettes when I came in. I never heard of an apricot let alone ate one till I got C rations.