Worst MRES vs the Best MRES

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Show Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
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[activatekruger]

I served in a private anti poaching unit protecting rhinos in South Africa for six months, and if I learned one thing, it's that hunger is the best seasoning.

[JustinLaFleur]

My best friend was deployed to Ramadi in 2010 and they still had stocks of the Veggie Omelet MRE and his unit drew straws on who had to eat it, he unfortunately did, he ate everything else but the main course and tried to offer it to a starving dog that had approached. Even the dog rejected it.

[HeisenbergFam]

11:13 "veteran military MREs suck overall, but chili mac is life, beware of smelly after effects" truer words have never been spoken

[jeremiahwaller]

I was in Marine Combat Training late 2006. During a field op that included multiple days without sleep, I drew a Cheese and Veggie Omelette MRE. I was starving and didn't know better. I slathered the gelatinous slab in salt and Tabasco, and ate the whole thing. I spent the next 2 days puking, delirious from malnutrition and sleep deprivation, barely keeping up on forced marches. Damn. That. Omelette.

[nooneofconsequence]

In my 14 years in the US Army, I have only seen one MRE not handed out, and that was the Cheese and Veggie Omelet. To hear senior NCOs say "this MRE isn't fit for human consumption" is all you need to know

Edit: I was infantry, so the mentality of "If you complain about the taste, you aren't that hungry" was dominant

[ElmerFudd]

I was in the french army, and during my service i had the chance to exchanges with USMC in Djibouti for couple months. We were delighted to exchanges our MRE, we loved theirs as they were more proteines and they loved ours as they were more tasty (according to them). Overral the french are not really satisfied with it, and ifelt the same with the USMC that were kinda fed up with theirs too. I think whatever the army youre in, at one point your fed up eating the same kind of MRE for months and months, and when you can get your hands on new ones, you just jump on it !

[paulroberts]

12:24. My favourite part of the video. Holding hands when in pain. Never done it exactly like this, but felt the need on occasion

[pablopablo]

The French MRE slaps on another level its actually absurd.

[Gomanx]

It would be interesting to see which MREs would be considered the most effective in actual military operations.

[crazytrain]

We trained a lot of NATO troops at NTC, and once we had traded some MRE's to a group of German troops. Best for the best. You should have seen their faces light up with joy chowing down on chili mac /w cheese. It really is the best out there.

[pknuttarlott]

Another meaning for MRE is meals refusing to exit.

[CShivery]

My uncle was at Camp Pendleton as a marine in the 80's when I was a kid. He'd come visit us on the weekends in Riverside, and he'd bring C rations for me. My favorite was a brownie in a small can. I always thought he was so cool bringing me stuff like piss cutters, covers (hats), and MREs.

[filipm_g]

Had a chance to eat the american MRE. Most of them are delicious. The cheese spread and the jalapeno chesse spread are god tier. The after effects are rather nasty tho. But the one thing i just couldn't eat was the beef in bbq sauce. Absolutelly disgusting.

[ActingNatural]

North Korean soliders: You guys are getting food?

[KidarWolf]

There's some British MREs that I feel are conspicuously missing from the list - the Lancashire Hotpot is an absolute treat, and I would trade just about everything else in my ration pack to get it, if I knew someone in the unit had one. That one is amazing hot or cold, for me. I'm also partial to some of the curries in some of the older British MRE packs, they're not god tier, but they are bloody good. Saying that, I actually liked some of the rations others turned their noses up at, which often meant I could make out like a bandit during trades, and end up a slew of decent choices for the day. I have tried some of the prized American rations in this list too, and yes, again, I'd trade just about everything to get a chilli mac or buffalo chicken, definitely. Cackling at the US Marine noshing on crayons!

[BlueViper]

Wait.. Are you telling me the Veggie Omelet was only from 2005-2009?! I got saddled with that more than 3x pulling from the MRE box. Only PTSD I have from the military is that meal.

[EccentricEnthusiadam]

A moment of silence for the animator having to draw 20 minutes of gastronomic distress

[brandonsmith]

Tried the South Korean MRE while I was stationed there. I remember it had rice, kimchi, some sort of meat, and I can't remember what else. It was good, but not very filling.

[psychromaniac]

My dad served in Vietnam, and he said the Ham and Lima Bean cans were the most godawful thing he'd ever eaten.

[kyuketsuki]

Yep I love Steve1989MREInfo unless it is completely unredeemable he typically finds a way within the ration pack to fusion or comes up with suggestions from already available ration packs to have better combos. The thing I love the most is when he gets one and has such expressed enjoyment that as a viewer you really want to just try it, in addition to the reindeer stew, I fondly remember his review of the french rier duck cassoulet and the american chicken burrito bowl.