"How Military Rations Have Evolved Over The Years..." Topic

… To Feed Hungry Troops

"If you've ever gone on a long hike, you know how important packing the right food can be. You need sustenance that is not only nutritious, lightweight and sufficient to last the trip, but also doesn't taste like cardboard — or worse. For those serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, meeting that culinary criteria is of critical importance — potentially a matter of life and death. To meet the vital food needs of modern service members, the Department of Defense — with help from the food industry and academia — have taken the task of feeding troops down to an exact science.

Thanks to technological advancements, especially those made in recent decades, those serving today have access to an impressively wide range of edible options that are nutritionally dense, extremely portable and actually taste pretty good — at least for something with a shelf life of three years. In fact, you might be surprised to learn that many of the advancements made to feed troops in the field, can be found on our refrigerator shelves and in our kitchen cabinets…."
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Amicalement
Armand

Nowt wrong with baby's heads and sausages in lard,

Tally Ho!

Well when I started training in Army ROTC in '75. We had C-Rats a left over from Vietnam. And then in '80 with the 101 we got the same C-Rats and occasionally some LRRP Rats left over from Vietnam. Liked LRRPs, but had to add water.

Then in about '84 we got MREs. And later occasionally @ '86 we got the T-Rats. Which were supposed to replace the Hot A-Rats. A-Rats was actually hot food. Cooked by real Army cooks ! But generally you got MREs … If we didn't get As …

I have read that the troops in the Spanish American war were issued hardtack from the civil war.

Could be possible?….

Amicalement
Armand

C-Rats & MREs were good for about 25 years. I still have @ 3 MREs but they have long expired !

(smile)

Amicalement
Armand