The Coast Guard is turning up the heat for culinary arts in the military
When people think of food prepared in the military, visions of dried out MREs and meat surprise chow halls may come to mind. For individuals looking to be real chefs,…
This is what the average sailor ate aboard a WWII era ship
When an individual is deployed in a warship, they expect to eat stale, canned and highly processed foods, as the ocean surrounds them with no food source. During the first…
7 reasons ‘Enlisted Service Member’ is actually the worst job
A bunch of data crunchers at CareerCast have released their list of the Worst Jobs of 2017 and enlisted military service member was ranked number 4,
These 17 hilarious reviews of MREs from troops in the field will bring back memories
If there’s one thing the DoD can count on soldiers to be bluntly honest about, it’s the food. In 2005, 400 soldiers from Fort Greely, Alaska, were asked to taste test a new menu of Meals, Ready to Eat for anything that might stand out to them.
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The 6 absolute worst field ration meals ever created from any era
We give up a lot of our free speech rights when we agree to wear the uniform of the United States. The military is quirky like that, to put it…
7 ways military rations used to be a lot better
Military scientists work tirelessly to make modern rations as light, nutritious, and healthy as possible for the warfighter. But they don’t seem to care about them being awesome at all. Here are 7 things they’ve removed from the menu that modern …
11 regional American foods we’d like to see in MREs
MREs do what they can to bring a little taste of home to deployed troops. How successful they are or have been in the past — and how tasty those attempts were — is open for debate.
This is why instant coffee is the best coffee for troops
Instant coffee has been in high demand since its invention due to its convenience and affordability. Not so many things can connect the different military eras as coffee does. It…
How to identify edible foods safely in the wild
In medieval times, feeding large troops was a huge challenge, especially when combat extended longer than anticipated. The soldiers would result to alternative methods as survival was key not only…
This is why the MRE is more than just a meal
The military’s standard individual field ration, the MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), is the well-known and much-discussed bag of food eaten by service members of the U.S. military when deployed in combat, to remote locations, or when training in the fiel…