Cougar_ml Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Citra47 said: You must have a really strong stomach. Enjoy the MRE's I usually do enjoy them. I'm sorry to see they don't have the vegetarian burrito anymore, that was one of my favorites. Tomorrow night I'm going to take a couple I already have for a buddy to try out. He's considering buying a few cases to have around, but has never eaten them before. The way I view it, $6 for a lunch or dinner I can toss into the car and forget about for a few months until I'm really hungry isn't a bad deal. My job tends to take me to all sorts of random places around here, usually not more than 20 or 30 minutes from civilization, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. My Battalion commander would always eat the Turkey with Gravy MRE when we were away from base and he was going to go exercise later that day. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Cougar_ml said: I usually do enjoy them. I'm sorry to see they don't have the vegetarian burrito anymore, that was one of my favorites. Tomorrow night I'm going to take a couple I already have for a buddy to try out. He's considering buying a few cases to have around, but has never eaten them before. The way I view it, $6 for a lunch or dinner I can toss into the car and forget about for a few months until I'm really hungry isn't a bad deal. My job tends to take me to all sorts of random places around here, usually not more than 20 or 30 minutes from civilization, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. My Battalion commander would always eat the Turkey with Gravy MRE when we were away from base and he was going to go exercise later that day. When I was in the service MRE's had not yet been developed but were probably in the testing process. Some of the more specialized troops in Viet Nam, especially long range patrol units carried LRPs if they could get them. They were supposed to be much more tasty than the boxed c-rats and also more compact. I tried some of the first issue MRE's after I was out of the service and while more palatable than c-rats I didn't much care for them. I understand MRE's did progress into pretty tasty meals. That's a good thing. Edited March 8, 2019 by Citra47 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Citra47 said: When I was in the service MRE's had not yet been developed but were probably in the testing process. Some of the more specialized troops in Viet Nam carried, especially long range patrol units carried LRPs if they could get them. They were supposed to be much more tasty than the boxed c-rats and also more compact. I tried some of the first issue MRE's after I was out of the service and while port palatable than c-rats I didn't much care for them. I understand MRE's did progress into pretty tasty meals. That's a good thing. I liked the C rats better than the original lots of MREs. Plus you needed water for the MREs and it could be an issue at times. (at least if you wanted to heat it up) the latter ones with the heaters and better menus seem to be an improvement. . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just now, Dric902 said: I liked the C rats better than the original lots of MREs. Plus you needed water for the MREs and it could be an issue at times. (at least if you wanted to heat it up) the latter ones with the heaters and better menus seem to be an improvement. . agreed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWalrad Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Citra47 said: When I was in the service MRE's had not yet been developed but were probably in the testing process. Some of the more specialized troops in Viet Nam, especially long range patrol units carried LRPs if they could get them. They were supposed to be much more tasty than the boxed c-rats and also more compact. I tried some of the first issue MRE's after I was out of the service and while more palatable than c-rats I didn't much care for them. I understand MRE's did progress into pretty tasty meals. That's a good thing. Chicken ala King. I'll rip the arms off of the next man that hands me a Chicken ala King MRE and beat him about the head and neck with them until dead. Edited March 8, 2019 by KWalrad 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cougar_ml Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 minute ago, KWalrad said: Chicken ala King. I'll rip the arms off of the next man that hands me a Chicken ala King MRE and beat him about the head and neck until dead. you'll be happy to know then that it's no longer on the menu. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Just now, Cougar_ml said: you'll be happy to know then that it's no longer on the menu. That's a good thing too. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 current menu for MREs https://www.mreinfo.com/mres/mre-menus/mre-menus-2019/ Some of them sound kind of tasty, others not so much, as I dislike tomato. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Dric902 said: Which one was dead??? Or were they both blind??? Edited March 8, 2019 by Citra47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cougar_ml said: current menu for MREs https://www.mreinfo.com/mres/mre-menus/mre-menus-2019/ Some of them sound kind of tasty, others not so much, as I dislike tomato. Some of those sound good. I laughed at menu 4. They finally put PopTarts in the MREs. (PopTarts have been a combat zone staple for years) . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cougar_ml said: current menu for MREs https://www.mreinfo.com/mres/mre-menus/mre-menus-2019/ Some of them sound kind of tasty, others not so much, as I dislike tomato. I can't believe the variety. Most of those sound great compared with the first MRS's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I was in service 2005-2009, I always ended up with a good MRE once I figured out the ones I liked. Heck, a little bit of horse trading, and a vegetarian MRE that tasted bad to me could be turned into 2 decent meals by all the sides/deserts in the veggie meals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 PTR-91 in 7.62 NATO, 20+1 round capacity , 17.7 barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pipedreams Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 (edited) Just another man friendly tool. Edited March 8, 2019 by pipedreams 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Hallbert Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 The 2 most common phrases I heard in the ER were 1] "I only had 2 beers." In this context 2 means more, maybe many more, than one, and 2] "I have no idea how that got in there." There are a few common variations on this, like "I passed out at a party and when I woke up......" "That" being most produce and any inanimate object up to about 3 times what you would think. Beyond the entertainment factor, it's important to remember that lonely people do what they need to do to numb the pain of loneliness......and, “Daddy doesn’t drink.”; “I don’t do drugs.”; “The pain (or problem) started four months ago.” LOLSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Hallbert Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 It looks like R2D2 copulated with a Storm Trooper..... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Pulled from facebook. The "99% will fail" is a bit overstated. Reading through, looks more like about 66% fail. Personally, I say #3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Cougar_ml said: Pulled from facebook. The "99% will fail" is a bit overstated. Reading through, looks more like about 66% fail. Personally, I say #3 If I'm reading it right (ie some of the pipes are blocked) then I say 3 as well. If all pipes are clear then 4. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Cougar_ml said: Pulled from facebook. The "99% will fail" is a bit overstated. Reading through, looks more like about 66% fail. Personally, I say #3 3 the connection to 4 and 6 is closed, 5 is blocked 3 is smaller that 2 and will fill to the sideline first, but it is blocked. So while 7 is filling, 3 will top off. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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