New Zealand Army Soldier Rates US Military MRE | Boot Camp | Business Insider

A New Zealand Army soldier tries a US military MRE — or Meal, Ready-to-Eat — and compares it to New Zealand MREs. An MRE is designed to sustain soldiers during training or an operation while food-service facilities are inaccessible.

Sam, a bombardier serving in the New Zealand Army's 16th Field Regiment, asked us not to use his full name for operational-security reasons.

While much of the American MRE Sam tries resembles a New Zealand MRE, he shared some terms that many Americans may not be familiar with, such as "scroggin." We asked Sam to heat up an MRE's main course of creamy spinach fettuccine using the flameless ration bag. He also reveals what he plans to eat once he's back home in New Zealand.

In November 2023, the New Zealand Army participated in the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center training exercise hosted by the US Army's 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii.

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[jiema]

you guys handing him a spinach fettuccine is the worst thing to happen to NZ-US relations in the last half century

[Nemo-wktu]

You gave him the Spinach Fettuccine MRE? That is one of the worst you could give. Even Steve1989 could barely eat it and he literally ate century old rations from the Boer War.

[pwollerman]

“Aah, it’s not too bad” is how he rates everything. Good bloke.

[kieranogle]

Literally the most kiwi guy i have ever seen and thats coming from a New Zealander

[Janko]

2:57
"That's the MRE heater."
"What's it for?"
"To heat up your meat pack..."
Rock solid interviewer, Business Insider.

[SomethingOrganic-me]

Dude is so polite and chill. Maybe I'm overreaching a little bit, but I don't think I've ever encountered anything to do with New Zealand that I haven't liked. Never been there, but from what gets to me here in the US, I'm envious.

[TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

Out of 24 different possible MREs he gets the worst ones. Love our NZ homies though! Especially the ones in artillery, love seeing a fellow gun bunny.

🇳🇿 🇺🇸

[apollogaming]

This dude has incredible teeth, surprised no one has noticed?

[CaptainBill]

Col. Sanders: "Captain, get that man some fried chicken!"

[elchaposione]

This dude makes me proud of all our pakeha kiwis who are just chill in any setting..

[deceptivesheep]

Glad to see Old Greg cleaned himself off and started a new life.

[seanrota]

For our American friends, this soldier sounds like he is from the Southland region at the bottom of the South Island of NZ. As a Kiwi, yeah his "accent" is heavy, the way he sounds his Rs suggests he's from the deep south. Kiwis love KFC, anything free too so doesn't matter just put it in the bag they'll eat it!

[daniellenard]

He is being polite not to be disrespectful which he wouldn’t be at all. The initial look and wince on his face said it all

[fuzzy]

During Desert Storm we would put the main meal in the engine bay of our armored vehicles and leave them there all day, so they'd be warm and we could eat quickly, since we didn't know how long we might be stationary. I lived off those things for many months. I can attest to the fact that it's Meal-Resisting-Exit.

[ianray]

Not even thes awful MREs can deter him, glad he's on our side

[asahearts]

He didn't prop it up on "a rock or something."

[jinwoooooooo]

*he has this nice vibes and i can feel it lol i think, we need more mre episode with this guy lol*

[Loscha]

At 4:45 he is saying a "pottle" of peanut butter. A pottle in NZ is a small container of something, either pre-made from the factory like peanut butter, jam or Vegemite, or a small serving of nuts or dried fruits.

[_stutuJZ]

Love our USA Brothers. This was an awesome watch. Respect from New Zealand.

[tannerbyrd]

The small laugh before the first bite of fettuccine is accurate.