What is your favorite MRE #, the year it was introduced and what you like best inside?

MSG Darrin Smith — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:26:29 -0500

Use this link to help you pinpoint the MRE you love and the year it was introduced.

http://www.mreinfo.com/us/mre/mre-menus.html

MRE Menus

MREInfo.com, Contents of the MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) menus from all years.

Response by MSG Darrin Smith made Feb 3 at 2015 9:28 PM

MSG Darrin Smith — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:28:38 -0500

#11 Ham Slice 1985 and the Ham Slice

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 9:49 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:49:30 -0500

To this day, my all time favorite WAS meal #1 Pork with rice in bbq sauce. This was back in 93-95 or so. That one was awesome hot or cold. I still miss it.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Feb 3 at 2015 9:54 PM

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:54:06 -0500

Chicken with rice.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2015 10:32 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 22:32:05 -0500

#17 beef teriyaki 2001-2005

Response by MSgt Michael Durkee made Feb 4 at 2015 7:04 AM

MSgt Michael Durkee — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 07:04:39 -0500

I'm pretty simple, but I've always liked the 09 - Beef Stew. It was always the easiest for me to get down, and it was well suited for heating up on most heat sources.
The best thing to come along was the MRE Heaters in the 90's - except of course, the propensity for bored Airmen to make MRE Bombs :)

Response by SFC Royce Williams made Feb 4 at 2015 9:12 AM

SFC Royce Williams — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:12:59 -0500

I had two. The old brown bag ham slice and the five fingers of death (basically hot dogs of sorts) you could keep them in your cargo pocket and eat em as you were walking if you had to. All these new ones you pretty much have to stop an heat em up to be able to eat them. Five fingers of death saved me many times in mile ten or so of a foot march when you needed a little more energy.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2015 9:59 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:59:43 -0500

2011 buffalo chicken. So much spicy, something I've never experienced in any other MRE, ever. Plus it came with dreamsicle cookies and other good side items. Wish they'd bring it back

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Feb 4 at 2015 11:14 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 11:14:43 -0500

I was in on the first generation of MRE's. I first saw them on Okinawa in 1983. Going from canned C-Rats to MRE's was not a great experience and spelled the end of the John Wayne on the dog tag chain. Yes, they were lighter and easier to carry than canned rations but they were not as good to eat.

The ones that were was most favored (traded for) were the chicken a la king and beef stew. The ones you never, ever wanted were the dehydrated beef or pork pattie since we almost never were able to reconstitute them it was like eating a brick and didn't do much for the digestive system either.

Response by SGT Mark Halmrast made Jul 6 at 2017 6:00 PM

SGT Mark Halmrast — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:00:19 -0400

First gen MRE...dehydrated pork was best. Mix in canteen cup w/water and cheese, heat w/tabs. (Brutal if try to eat w/just water.)

Ham slices, too.