Who here has already done this "experiment" the Army is trying to find volunteers for?

SGT Dave Tracy — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:27:38 -0500

So, who wants to give this a try (again)? Looks like the Army is working on it's MREs again!

With that in mind, who here has entertaining/frightening/nauseating MRE stories?

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2015/12/30/army-needs-volunteers-eat-only-mres-21-days-straight/78011512/

Army needs volunteers to eat only MREs for 21 days straight

Three weeks,nothing but MREs.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2015 8:46 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:46:09 -0500

Been there, done that. :D

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Dec 30 at 2015 8:54 PM

CAPT Kevin B. — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:54:44 -0500

Early versions of the MRE were required to be eaten in order as you'd plug up otherwise. SMs had a problem with that. The worse example of an MRE is a packet entitled "Bean Component: Warning not for Flight or Preflight Use". Your gut would pressurize something fierce if you went up in a plane and they'd be sticky bombs. Only thing I'd know that would overcome the odor of hydraulic fluid on the Hercs.

Response by SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz made Dec 30 at 2015 9:23 PM

SGT Roberto Mendoza-Diaz — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:23:41 -0500

Spaghetti or veggie burger

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 30 at 2015 10:13 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:13:07 -0500

Body Fat Test to follow right after.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 31 at 2015 1:26 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 01:26:43 -0500

Simple...give them to those at NTC and JRTC...not like they have a choice otherwise.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Dec 31 at 2015 9:43 AM

SGT Dave Tracy — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:43:29 -0500

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Response by Sgt David G Duchesneau made Dec 31 at 2015 3:49 PM

Sgt David G Duchesneau — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:49:46 -0500

I really can't relate but I can attest that the C-Rats that we ate in Nam, other then the pound cake and peaches, tasted like shit! Those things had more grease and oil in them then the Motor Pool!

Response by CPT Pedro Meza made Dec 31 at 2015 3:54 PM

CPT Pedro Meza — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:54:40 -0500

MREs, were my food to go when the food at Bagram gave me the runs, because the MREs were the solution to having the runs, but then I had to go back to the dining hall to unplug me. I looked forward to going out the wire so that we could buy kabobs and fried rice.

Response by SPC Anna Larson made Jan 2 at 2016 5:47 PM

SPC Anna Larson — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 17:47:00 -0500

I worked as a vet tech and our unit included the food inspectors. One of the food inspectors brought over a case of MRE's that was stinking. They had to decided if it was because of the way the MRE's were stored or if there was another reason. They opened up the case and individual MRE's inside our kennel area for the stray dogs and cats. It was the worst smell imaginable when they found the rotten one. It took days to get the stink out of the kennel. Not even the dog and cat poop was as bad as the stink of the rotten MRE's. I'm very careful about inspecting and opening MREs now.

Response by MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht made Jan 3 at 2016 5:47 PM

MSgt Marvin Kinderknecht — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 17:47:36 -0500

I ate one at the deer lease. It wasn't bad. Then I checked the ingredients. WAY to much salt. Never ate another one. All canned foods, dried foods etc are preserved with salt. And to believe we were given salt tablets in Nam.

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 4 at 2016 8:31 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:31:00 -0500

?? I have been warned that MRE stuff you up and you can't ... "dispose" them properly .... lol

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 4 at 2016 5:58 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:58:07 -0500

I did this on 2003 for 90 days or so until we got a MKT in the base in IRAQ... it was horrible. 60 day later KELLI OPS finished the New Mess Hall.