2014 Greek Individual Combat Ration 24 Hour MRE Review Meal Ready to Eat Taste Test

Check out this Hellenic Armed Forces (Greek) 24 hour MRE! Turns out about half of this ration was missing! Here is a list of the missing contents:
2x small packet of Honey
1x pack of Aspirin
1x pack of water purification tablets
6x packets of gel fuel
4x packets of sugar
1x pack creamer
1x packet of Ceylon tea
1x packet of salt
1x packet of Nescafe instant coffee
1x pack of matches
1x metal fuel and cooking holder
1x small pack of toilet paper

That means I am still looking for a complete Hellenic 24 Hour Ration so we can come back with a complete and proper review of a ration that quite frankly has not been properly documented in the U.S. as of yet. This ration seems very complete and compact if you include those missing contents - so it is safe to assume it is actually a very good ration. Still on the hunt after all!

For correspondence, or to send a Military Ration for review, my mailing information is:
Steve1989
3616 Harden Blvd
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Lakeland, FL 33803

And thank you everyone for watching & subscribing - hope
you enjoyed this one, as I certainly did making it!
-Steve
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LET'S GET THIS OUT ONTO A TRAY, NICE™

NICE HISS™

I'LL BE COMING BACK AT YOU WITH SOMETHING NEW OR OLD, ALRIGHT COOL SEE YA™

[Mister_Greek-qw]

As a current soldier serving in the Hellenic Presidential Guard, this video makes me incredibly happy for some reason...

Some hints for the "Basic" look of the ration. Rations like these are mainly used on exercises due to the "defensive only " objectives of the army. Field kitchens are usually in close proximity so the use of rations of these type is uncommon and used by the Special Forces branches mainly.

As for the "gouda cheese", this thing is given to the army free of charge lol. Its basically whats left of the cheese production and put inside a tin can.

Edit: Btw, those hardtacks are basically packing almost 200 calories each. Its like eating a loaf of bread really...

Greetings from Greece Steve

[DIChronicAddict]

"It's very... Spartan." Couldn't resist the obvious pun, heh?

[athanasiospetras]

Steve as a Hellenic Army veteran I have to tell you they dont put any forks knifes etc or toilet paper in the ration itself as we carry all these things on our back on the M71 bag which we are obliged to carry at all times with these things in it plus a flask of water, a small tray, shaving kit, instant coffee and sugar and a pair of clean socks....so the only thing we only need is the ration of canned food itself....

[Warhawk_of_Chogoris]

I love that he’s never changed his format or presentation. It makes all his vids timeless and equally excellent in quality

[ScrapwoodCity]

Those cans are a pretty good quality can brand! I am Greek and as one I have served in the army. The food was OK in general (deoending on the cooks). But I have never seen the MRE special forces have! I was amazed with the quality of the food! Awesome vid man!

[trashman]

Holy hell, that's 4B! I packed thousands of those during my service! The ration packs we made contained two pork meals with tomato, curry or lemon sauce, a can of either peas or dolmadakia, gouda cheese and crackers. There was also a smaller bag inside the pack that contained instant coffee, tea, sugar, salt, aspirin, raisins, matches and solid fuel. Thanks for the video!

[pasgkentz]

I am from Greece. Other Greek MREs used to have a mini alcohol stove, coffee, sugar, napkins etc. Fork and Spoon not included because everyone carries his own. All these canned meals can be found in every super market, except the cheese. It's produced just for the army needs and It's better if you can melt it first. But generally it has much less staff than other MREs.

[larryjohnston]

I spent 30 years in the army and I thought I'd never want to see another mre again!! But you're actually interesting to watch!! You get some pretty unique items!!

[dagoongsta]

When he said ‘Nice Little Hiss’ for the peas, I can just imagine the person who made the tin watching this and saying in an incredibly strong Greek accent - ‘I’m glad you like my hiss’

[SagratHGR]

The Greek MRE is basic because the Greek soldier that fights anywhere inside the Greek territory is always close to a supply line so they don't need a ton of survival material. The Greek army is not an offensive one and it's mostly designed to repel attackers and fight inside the borders hence there's no need for expensive rations that the US military uses for instance.

[MattMonk]

I would have combined the peas and the pork.

[ΘοδωρηςΚυδωνης]

Finally something about my country from my favourite channel!

[GreekRallyFan]

Hi Steve!
First of all i want to thank you for your amazimg description on this video.
I'm greek veteran in greek marines. This food basically are the greek MRE at exercise field.
We dont have a variety of foods or drinks.
As one greek friend said, any staff for food and drinking, we carry them in our bergen like water, spoon and other.
I wish you the best.
Greetings from Greece.

[damaskosc]

Ok, let me drop some knowledge on you:

- The biscuits are very thick and hard. You will need lots of water to wash them down with.

- The cheese is kinda gross, until you learn how to cook it fondue style. Essentially, you cut it in a star pattern (4 lines, intersecting in the middle) and you put it to cooking. Once it stars to rise you must start turning it, into it's all melted. A little might get burned on the bottom, depending on the heat. Congratulations! You have some nice fondue to enjoy with your biscuits. Once I was taught the trick I even had it at home. Love it!

[Thomas-lkcu]

Damn Steve, I thought they put you on a tray! Nice to have you back!

[DrRCStone]

Of course he’s still around people. It just takes him 3 weeks to shit after eating 4 MREs for our entertainment and education. Give a dude a break! 😉

[Master]

Who else gets hungry after these videos?

[rollpoll]

Your respect for these rations and for the men and women eating these rations under their circumstances is why I keep watching your videos.

[demetriosvassilas]

Older rations also contained heating device with fuel, tea, coffee, water purifications tablets, multivitamin tablet, matches, paper tissues and honey. Last few years we are cutting off expenses so we stick with the absolute basics. I should know .. i am currently serving in the Hellenic Army as a Major of the Supply and Transport Corps. Thanks Steve for your sincere presentation of our rations.

[FrostySnowdrift]

*Steve walks by a cat in an aleyway who hisses at him.*

Steve:




"Nice hiss."