Posted on Jun 9, 2021
Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base
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Reports in that M.R.E. have a civilian fan base and could be valuable during natural disasters. How were the M.R.E. 's that you had?
Unloved by Generations of Soldiers, the M.R.E. Finds a Fan Base
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SGT Dave Tracy
I enlisted long after MREs were introduced, but I am also old enough and aware enough to know of the existence of C Rats.
I figured they must be both hearty and disgusting, as on more then one occasion, I found caches of those cans left out in the training areas at Ft. Bliss. Some of the cans were still intact! We opened one up and it looked like molasses; thick, brown and with a gooey consistency (insert joke here). Of course we would dare each other to try it, but no one ever did. We may be grunts, but we aint that dumb!
I figured they must be both hearty and disgusting, as on more then one occasion, I found caches of those cans left out in the training areas at Ft. Bliss. Some of the cans were still intact! We opened one up and it looked like molasses; thick, brown and with a gooey consistency (insert joke here). Of course we would dare each other to try it, but no one ever did. We may be grunts, but we aint that dumb!
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In 1997 I had my first MRE at a pooley (delayed entry program) meeting. It was the ham omelet. Luckily for me I am a huge fan of eggs so I was able to endure it. It was kinda round though.
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