American Couple & US Marine Reacts: UK vs US Military Ration Packs! Food Wars! FIRST TIME REACTION!

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  • American Couple & US Marine Reacts: UK vs US Military Ration Packs! Food Wars! FIRST TIME REACTION! We have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST on today's episode! Gunnery Sergeant Brian (long-time friend of Natasha's) United States Marine! Brian is here to help us better understand what the USA calls MRE's, Meals-Ready-To-Eat and the comparison to the UK's Ration packs. There is SO much in this episode and it's very interesting to see all the different varieties, differences and nutrition content. As a Marine, Brian has eaten thousands of these and has a great deal of knowledge on the US's ration packs but what does he think about the UK's? This is a fun and fascinating episode and we are very excited for you to meet Gunnery SGT Brian! Please give him a warm welcome in the comments! Thank you ALWAYS to any Active Duty Servicemen & Women and ALL Veterans watching! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below...
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  • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
    @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    We have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST on today's episode! Gunnery Sergeant Brian (long-time friend of Natasha's) United States Marine! Brian is here to help us better understand what the USA calls MRE's, Meals-Ready-To-Eat and the comparison to the UK's Ration packs. There is SO much in this episode and it's very interesting to see all the different varieties, differences and nutrition content. As a Marine, Brian has eaten thousands of these and has a great deal of knowledge on the US's ration packs but what does he think about the UK's? This is a fun and fascinating episode and we are very excited for you to meet Gunnery SGT Brian! Please give him a warm welcome in the comments! Thank you ALWAYS to any Active Duty Servicemen & Women and ALL Veterans watching! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

    • @seanbumstead1250
      @seanbumstead1250 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a very important question,what happens if you have a severe gluten allergy like me and can't eat like 95% or more of this food,or would I even not be allowed in the military because of my allergy?

    • @Aloh-od3ef
      @Aloh-od3ef 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beverage whiter is basically powdered milk for hot drinks like tea or coffee

    • @JG-fv9bv
      @JG-fv9bv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beverage whitener =powdered milk

    • @zednotzee7
      @zednotzee7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Porridge is made from Oats so it's what you'd call Oatmeal. And I bet they put some of the jam in it !

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for the invite y’all! I had a blast!

  • @sarahfoster6765
    @sarahfoster6765 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    What a lovely man Brian is, please bring him back especially for some more military reactions. ❤️🇬🇧

  • @Sgt_MoDog_USMC
    @Sgt_MoDog_USMC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    The main thing to remember..... MRE's main purpose isn't to be Gourmet eats, it's intended to put food in your gut and give you sustenance and energy to be able to keep fueled and fighting.

    • @Mr.Agateophile.
      @Mr.Agateophile. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      you're 100% right of course, but it can't be understated that their number 2 purpose is morale.

  • @Kari_B61ex
    @Kari_B61ex 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    When my ex-UK Army husband used to come home from exercise, he would always bring home his leftover ration pack! I used to really enjoy them.

  • @jamesgornall5731
    @jamesgornall5731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    28:05 guys, a biriyani is a traditional Indian/Persian dish which is slow cooked and features layers of ingredients and rice cooked together and can be baked at the end to give a bit more of a dry consistency. Extremely delicious if done well, something everyone's Mum has a slightly different recipe for and overall one of my absolutefavourite things to eat and I'm as Northern European as they come. Not usually good in restaurants as thry try to Anglify/Americanise it but if a friend's Mum is making it and you get invited over then you're in for a real treat, it'll have been cooki g all day and, just the smell alone... Ambrosia.

    • @cmlemmus494
      @cmlemmus494 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There are a couple of restaurants near me that do good biriyani, but I live in an area with high immigration from India (also China & Philippines) so there's probably more pressure to do it well.

  • @JamesHyde1986
    @JamesHyde1986 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I’d love to see you all re-react to some of your favourite military videos but with Brian, especially some of the Royal Marines videos to get a US Marine’s perspective.
    Also thank you Brian for your service. As a Brit, your service in the US forces helped preserve my own freedoms and keep my country safe, as we continue to stand shoulder to shoulder as the greatest alliance the world has ever seen 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Semper Fi

  • @Liverpool5084
    @Liverpool5084 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Welcome Brian and thank you for your service.

  • @shaunsworld430
    @shaunsworld430 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thank you for your service Gunner SGT Brian…..
    What a wonderful guy, great sense of humour and comes across as being a very well balanced man, especially after what he must have gone through during he’s service….
    Please please do have him back again, he’s a natural for TH-cam

  • @Owen7070
    @Owen7070 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Brian was a great addition as many others have said, would be nice to see him on more videos... especially British military reactions. love from the UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇸

  • @GJackson64
    @GJackson64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When I was in the RAF back in 88-92, I lived on a USAF Base and my wife worked in the Chow Hall. They used to sell MRE's for $1 each so she used to buy a bunch and I'd take them on exercise in case I didn't like the stuff we got. Thankfully, on most of exercises we had a field kitche so we'd get a proper full English breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper would normally be stuff like sausages, burgers, meat pie etc with chips and beans/peas and they'd even do a supper around midnight for those working through the night.

  • @johngardiner6800
    @johngardiner6800 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It was reported here in the UK that in Dessert Storm 1, that American troops were swapping bullet-proof vests for British MRE's (rations.)

  • @DavidCalvert-mh9sy
    @DavidCalvert-mh9sy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This is one of the funniest videos you've done. Side note, my brother was in the Australian military for 23 years. I've always loved camping in the Aussie bush, and when my brother came out of service I suggested we go on an extended cramping trip in the Outback. "Bugger off", was the response I got. "I've done enough camping in service to last me 3 lifetimes".

    • @cohort075
      @cohort075 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      lol 😂
      I know what he means.
      After serving for 18 years, hotels are very good when camping.

    • @jasonyoung7705
      @jasonyoung7705 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I had the same reply when I suggested me and my dad go on a camping holiday.
      And he left the army over 50 years ago.

    • @russcattell955i
      @russcattell955i 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      STARS
      The Navy steer by them.
      The Army sleep under them.
      The Air Force rate their accommodation by them.

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’d have to agree. I’m not really one for camping in a tent anymore. I’d rather glamp it up now!

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@russcattell955iAnd the Marines shoot them bad boy! 😜

  • @nancyrafnson4780
    @nancyrafnson4780 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I want Sgt Brian back! For sure!!
    Great episode.

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      We can pretty much guarantee his return 😉

  • @jamielindsay1506
    @jamielindsay1506 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I loved this video girls. It was great to get Sargent Brian's insights into this topic. He seems like a really nice guy! I'm not American but I thank him for his long service to the US Marines.

  • @davidricks7128
    @davidricks7128 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Gunnery Sergeant Brian Thank you for your service would also like to thank you for your insight on this video loved the point you made when you pointed out "Food is food, anything food in your belly is better than hunger"

  • @mandypotts9090
    @mandypotts9090 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    More Brian please. This was an interesting and fun episode and your very special guest added so much extra detail and insight.You should ask him back for more military content.

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      We already have! Thanks Mandy! ❤️

    • @lewissmith3896
      @lewissmith3896 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheNatashaDebbieShowGive him my regards.

  • @barrygage2176
    @barrygage2176 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Bring Brian Back! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @christophercarr3755
    @christophercarr3755 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Really really enjoyed that reaction, Gunnery SGT Brian is so lovely and what a guest to have to go through the ration packs with you and how interesting we all learnt something there between uk and usa ration packs. Loved that please do invite Brian back on I bet his knowledge Is amazing, sending you all love❤

  • @Stevesixty7
    @Stevesixty7 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks to all three of you, I really enjoyed this one. You've got to get Brian on video with a retired British soldier so they can compare everything (not everything, you know what I mean lol) 😂

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’d be down with doing this! It’d be awesome to see what their retirements are like and what their ceremonies look like.

    • @clayhead12000
      @clayhead12000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm guessing from the Stoke City badge that like myself you're from Stoke on Trent.

  • @lucylewis9437
    @lucylewis9437 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Another amazing episode from you 2 awesome ladies. Was lovely to see your long time friend Gunnery SGT Brian and thank you for your service. Thank you to all military and veterans for your service. Was interesting to see the difference between the both ration packs.

  • @shaunsheldon1219
    @shaunsheldon1219 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Welcome Brian thank you and all forces for your service. I have watched quite a few mre videos in the past from different countries

  • @richardkirkisapsycho
    @richardkirkisapsycho 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    A very interesting video. What a lovely down to earth guy Brian is. Thankyou for your service. Intriguing seeing the differences and likenesses of the military food our brave guys have to choose from. Going to watch it again. Loved it.

  • @rozhunter7645
    @rozhunter7645 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you for a superb video, I loved that and Brian is an amazing guy and I hope we will see him back soon. Love ya ❤️

  • @michaelfoster5577
    @michaelfoster5577 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    During my reserve service I worked with a US liaison officer, an armor and ranger trained LTC. He referred to the MREs of the time as “Meals Rejected by Ethiopians”! This was about 15 years ago.
    UK “rat packs” have changed quite a few times over the years, from can based storage to dehydrated blocks and now pouches. We were given experimental chocolate (Mars bars) designed not to melt in the Indonesian jungle - but given them in winter in Brecon. We had to saw them apart and lick the dust - it was impossible to bite them!

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂😂😂. Honestly never heard than one, but accurate!

  • @megfreeth4377
    @megfreeth4377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    More Brian please he’s lovely ❤

  • @jackierichardson901
    @jackierichardson901 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Welcome Brian all military do an amazing job whatever country they serve thank you love from England x x

  • @tim1812h
    @tim1812h 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was an absolutely fascinating video. Having Brian there to add his military take on the video was an inspired idea and I think we need more Brian. Perhaps on a live chat? My oldest son was in the Air Training Corps and did camp out. On these camps he did try MREs, some he liked, others he said were ok and others were not enjoyed. Love, hugs and prayers from Sussex, UK. PS A large and heartfelt Thank You to all serving and ex military.

  • @wolfie934
    @wolfie934 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Gunny Brian brought the SME! The oat blocks were my favourite. I used to soak them in hot water for a sweet porridge type thing. Great way to start the day. And most of the hot food was OK with seasoning and Tabasco 😊. I can’t believe they’ve removed the choccie bars…it was the best bit! Yorkie bars branded as “not for civvies”…always made me chuckle, even when cold wet and feeling a bit miserable 😂. I remember the tinned ‘Rat Packs’ from my early days in the RAF. HORRIBLE mostly. They had such a stock that when the new rations arrived we were fed the old rations in the mess to get rid of them. I remember seeing cans with dates in the 60s and 70s being used…amazed I’m still really😂.

    • @nemosis9449
      @nemosis9449 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I used to mix my oat block with the chocolate powder until it was a paste. Spot on.

  • @ItsJustTheWayWeAre
    @ItsJustTheWayWeAre 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This was a really interesting video. All your videos are. Please bring SGT Brian back for some more reactions. He was such fun to watch and a lovely man. Thank you for the video. X

  • @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja
    @Heather.C-kiwi-ninja 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thank you Brian for your service and being part of the Natasha and Debbie show! I would love to see you back again ❤. Thanks once again N & D for a fun and informative reaction video. Lots of love to you both from the land of Hobbits and Kiwi's 😀❤❤

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thanks Heather! Tune in Wednesday for our 1st of many New Zealand Episodes!

  • @markhosbrough9180
    @markhosbrough9180 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I remember many years ago when back home in England when the British forces moved from ration packs to the MRE style that they have now the defense minister that the uk had at the time after trying the MRE style meals he said that MRE stood for meals rejected by Ethiopia

  • @garulusglandarius6126
    @garulusglandarius6126 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Always love your channel ladies and the addition of Brian was excellent. Brian comes across as a very decent stand up guy, good man 👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Thank you! What you see with our channel & the guests we have on is what you get. 100% genuine

  • @susanashcroft2674
    @susanashcroft2674 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thank you Natasha, Debbie and especially SGT Brian for such an interesting video. Thank you for your service sir and sharing your personal experience of the US ration packs.

  • @rowietappy187
    @rowietappy187 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Definitely need more Brian on the channel, absolutely fantastic gent and a star guest 👍🏻 great video ladies 👍🏻 much enjoyed.

  • @scottaubrey9046
    @scottaubrey9046 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like this, the fella Is clearly a chilled good man with a respectful past 👍🏻

  • @andy70d35
    @andy70d35 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great reaction Natasha & Debbie & Brian. The issue with some of the items were as Brian said they were not heated. Hope Brian is in some more videos, he seems a great guy.

  • @kathryncoleman6973
    @kathryncoleman6973 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He has good knowledge Brian thankyou.❤

  • @dicem8977
    @dicem8977 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wornick has been owned by the Baxter soup company from Fochabers in the Scottish Highlands for several years.
    I wonder why they don't make provisions for the UK army too.
    Brian seems like a great guy, loads of personality and good fun.

  • @carlhancox-no4lj
    @carlhancox-no4lj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good morning , yes looking forward to this one , out of all my nephews and nieces I have 2 in the Police force , one about to join the army and another about to join the Marines , so very proud , just leaves me as the black sheep of the family lol , xx

  • @jamesgornall5731
    @jamesgornall5731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The British ones come with a flameless heater, which is virtually always going to be used due to a brew going on (tea, or some people like instant coffee these days)

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's the same as ours

    • @terryteed1903
      @terryteed1903 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bring Back Hexamine cookers and cleaning the black off the the mess tins on the wet grass lol.

  • @cohort075
    @cohort075 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Natasha, and Debbie, you have hit this video for six (that’s a cricketing term), or as you Yanks say “out of the ballpark”.
    Sgt Brian is a great addition to the team, and it’s a great idea to have his take on the military videos you guys do.
    As for Australian army ration packs, you say sweetened condensed milk to almost any Australian soldier, and watch his reaction, it will near be ecstasy, one small tube of that was like gold, you never put in anything, you just squeezed it straight out of the tube into your mouth, glorious!
    I left the army many moons ago, but the one thing that is a constant is there is a tube of sweetened condensed milk in the fridge.
    A great video girls, and from a Royal Australian Artillery Gun Sgt, to Sgt Brian, thank you for your service 🇺🇸🇦🇺

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you & Thank YOU for YOUR service 🫡

  • @janetburrows137
    @janetburrows137 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I found this really interesting. Thank You and yes Sgt Brian was cool 😎 😂😂❤❤❤🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧

  • @magdahearne497
    @magdahearne497 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really loved watching Brian's take on things from a US Vets pov. It would be great if he could team up with one of our lads from the UK to do a comparison video.
    Would love to see him back on the N & D Show, anytime.
    Thanks for giving up your time Brian.. Huge respect & thank you for your service 🌺

  • @samday9328
    @samday9328 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    From the old UK Rat Packs: Oat biscuits, mixed with apple flakes and sugar , add hot water - hit the spot every time!

  • @Ubique2927
    @Ubique2927 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Who remembers Babies ‘eads, treacle pudding, milk and jam in a tube (like toothpaste), powdered tea (I actually liked it) and tinned sausages?

    • @jamesgornall5731
      @jamesgornall5731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Treacle pudding in civilian life just isnt the same, cant get it just right... babbies 'yed, gorgeous.

    • @digitalbegley
      @digitalbegley 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I loved babies heads

    • @stormblooper
      @stormblooper 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😅 Don't forget cheese possessed, Screech and biscuits AB. It took your body's digestive system a week to recover once you finished eating rat packs.

    • @brianlee7716
      @brianlee7716 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Babies head, pilchards (I used to get all the cans others were not wanting and end up like Buddha) and Bacon Grill!

  • @paulsmith1345
    @paulsmith1345 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    when i was in the RN rat packs came with a hexi stove to cook with, yes i'm old

  • @thomasmullen4684
    @thomasmullen4684 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thank you for your service Brian and to all those that served all over the world, i had the honour to nurse veterans from WW2, RAF, Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines in a nursing home opened in WW1,to nurse veterans from WW1, it still nurses veterans from the RUC, UDR and others that served in our conflict

  • @user-tk7ku9or9r
    @user-tk7ku9or9r 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Respect to Brian for his service and great video guys! As a Brit I found your comments on curry particularly amusing 🙂

  • @doberski6855
    @doberski6855 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🤣Natasha face while Gunnery Sergeant Brian was trying to explain the slang terms for snack food! Made the whole video for me!

  • @gailstubbings8606
    @gailstubbings8606 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely love me this Ty Gunnery Srgt Brian for your service and it was great having him on your show girls absolutely loved this xxx

  • @user-cx9fs5oo5u
    @user-cx9fs5oo5u 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was excellent and very informative . Please come back Brian.

    • @TheNatashaDebbieShow
      @TheNatashaDebbieShow  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks! We will certainly have our Certified Expert back!!

  • @liamspence4334
    @liamspence4334 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for another great video and thank you for your service

  • @patterdale4332
    @patterdale4332 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did 32yrs in the Royal marines I joined the boys army at 16 and the marines @ 18 just retired the MRE's are very good now but back in the 90's they were terrible 99% of British soldiers hate it when someone says to them thank you for your service,I think it's an American thing

  • @Reapergrim-kv2ps
    @Reapergrim-kv2ps 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Natasha & Debbie, Great video once again, I would Love to see more reaction video`s with you both and Gunnery Sergeant Brian, he seems like a very chilled and cool person.

  • @markduggan3451
    @markduggan3451 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He seems like a great friend.

  • @russellfrancis6294
    @russellfrancis6294 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'd love to see Brian back ! Nice guy.

  • @petstoreman
    @petstoreman 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When I was in the British military. The ration packs were still in tins. I was a cook in the Royal Air Force and the most popular things in the 10 man packs were the tinned sausages and the tinned steak puddings x

    • @GJackson64
      @GJackson64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Babies Heads were my favourite followed by compo sausages and bacon grill... I wouldn't eat any of the stuff in these modern packs.

    • @Cleow33
      @Cleow33 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you remember chocolate bars in tins…or did I dream it?

    • @GJackson64
      @GJackson64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Cleow33 I don't recall a chocolate bar but they might have done a chocolate sponge pudding.

  • @1sostatic
    @1sostatic 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well done girls, dragging a Marine kicking and screaming out of his foxhole 🤪- -I'm ex Royal Artillery - the respect we have for each other across the pond is eternal. 👍 What they do is astonishing ... all we did was make rude noises and make things go "BANG" ... at least we were loud.

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Marines are good at two things….. killing and blowing s*1t up! I think you’ll agree! Rude and crude noises are a must with Marines. The ruder and cruder you can get, the better!

  • @karenblackadder1183
    @karenblackadder1183 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you can find Scots Porridge Oats.a serving is 3 quarter cup of oats to 1and one half of cold water. Pinch of salt and heat until thickened in microwave. 1minute at time stirring each time.
    It will easily keep you going for a number of hours.
    You can serve it plain (as in Scotland), with milk and sugar or with fruit.
    Absolutely gorgeous any way you serve it - and very economical!!!

  • @michelletrudgill4573
    @michelletrudgill4573 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Coming back later to watch, looks like a good one again girlies xx ❤

  • @darrenwilson8042
    @darrenwilson8042 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We used to go camping at Easter and it could often snow - best meal of the weekend was "all in stew". Any food left so like a tin of soup - some beans - a tin of sweetcorn - some peas and a tin or steak in gravy for example was chucked in a pan and heated up and had with any left over bread .......... THE BEST MEAL of the camp !!!

  • @themoderntemplar1567
    @themoderntemplar1567 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was an eye opening video and it was a nice touch to have a 22 year veteran in Gunny Brian to share his views for us. 💪👍

  • @stuarthumphrey1787
    @stuarthumphrey1787 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was fun and informative. Loved Gunny, got to bring him back sometime

  • @robertwatford7425
    @robertwatford7425 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was excellent and informative. It would be good to have Brian comment on other military subjects.

  • @kennethfarrand-collins6405
    @kennethfarrand-collins6405 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    M.R.E used to mean: Meals Rejected (by) Ethiopians. That was back in the 70's-80's so there must have been an improvement to them. Greeting from Down Under.

  • @Sgt_MoDog_USMC
    @Sgt_MoDog_USMC 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I see you rocking that US Marine Corps gear with the Gunny! Hey Gunny.... SFMF !!!!! OOH-RAH!

  • @joancline4844
    @joancline4844 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Aww ask Brian back he was lovely xxx

  • @lisaslaymaker7303
    @lisaslaymaker7303 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Omg what a gent Brian is! Please send my regards and thank him for his service, also, how interesting is this! Never even thought of the rations people in the military have here and the US ❤

    • @Beezles1981
      @Beezles1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you! I do miss my Marines these days.

  • @OriginalHandprint
    @OriginalHandprint 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A very informative and fun episode - get him on again 😁👍🏼

  • @iainmelville9411
    @iainmelville9411 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was great. I really loved it. That was so cool. Very much appreciated.

  • @lynnejamieson2063
    @lynnejamieson2063 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I will say that the steak one from the UK Ration Pack was likely a type of stew seeing as how it came with dumplings. Traditional UK dumplings (also known as dough buoys in the part of Scotland I grew up in) are nothing like the types of dumplings found in other countries. Theses are balls of flour, suet and water that can have herbs and seasonings added and are generally cooked in a stew, though sometimes baked in an oven but even those that are cooked in a stew are sometimes placed under the grill (broiler) to brown the top once cooked. They are delicious balls of pure stodge. But I do think that if the steak had been heated up, the colour would have been darker (due to the fat melting back into the gravy) and more appetising looking.

  • @kathryncoleman6973
    @kathryncoleman6973 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is interesting to have a retired vetran to really explain what kind if food the uk/USA have.and thanx Brian for his ervixe.usa.❤❤

  • @jenlaw398
    @jenlaw398 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video girls. Loved Brian, what a cool guy!.

  • @johnellis7445
    @johnellis7445 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Natasha,Debbie & Brain.Happy New Year and all the very best for 2024. This is for Debbie. Please watch the Jubilee muster marching to barracks and watch until the
    end. Natasha this is for you, please watch 4 Scots matching to Canterbury for Thanksgiving. For both of you the Cadbury grillra advert. Please watch until the end.

  • @charlenewoods1967
    @charlenewoods1967 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this episode and may I say, what a lovely man Brian is, would like to see him back in more episodes and thank you for your service.
    Love from the UK 🇬🇧🇱🇷

  • @samnemeth-smyth6109
    @samnemeth-smyth6109 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi you two 👋 serving British squaddie here - if we deploy on exercise/operations each man would carry a complete 24 hrs pack split down so it will fit into our packs/webbing, although we may also have an extra 1 or 2 depending on how long it is between resupplies.
    Brian is right though 😂 food is food, especially if you've been put for a few days or more - at that point people just want something hot and filling

    • @clayhead12000
      @clayhead12000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What regiment/corps? I'm ex RAMC.

    • @samnemeth-smyth6109
      @samnemeth-smyth6109 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@clayhead12000 Former KRH, now R Sigs

  • @rowlandcole5670
    @rowlandcole5670 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember having the Tinned version of British MRE (Commonly called a Rat Pack) between the 70's and 90's. For breakfast we would use the oatmeal biscuits and milk powder and add hot water to make porridge, sachets of jam also got added for a fruity version. We carried bottles of Tabasco and Worcestershire Sauce and curry powder to make the Rats at least palatable. If we were pushed for time, we would gather all the hot meals and cook them all in one mess tin, That led to such delicacies as Beef stew with dumplings and chicken casserole all m,mixed together with lashings of curry sauce to kill the taste. I love the memories this video has stirred :) Thanks Ladies :)

  • @F11BAR84
    @F11BAR84 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Looking forward to this, good morning everyone and happy Friday :-)😊

  • @waynethomas4728
    @waynethomas4728 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for your service sir - from Wales, GB.

  • @user-uu2yq3tc4j
    @user-uu2yq3tc4j 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's Ange
    lovely to meet Brian this was really interesting the meals were more varied than i thought they''d be Very interesting

  • @nancyrafnson4780
    @nancyrafnson4780 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good morning everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.

  • @robertrauter8459
    @robertrauter8459 หลายเดือนก่อน

    love Brian get him back!!!! as one vet to another....I understand

  • @clayhead12000
    @clayhead12000 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    British rations have changed a lot since I was in the army. I don't what they're called now but they used to be called compo (short for composite ration) and when I first joined the army way back in 1987 a lot of the meals came in small tins and a tin opener was issued as part of the kit, in the 90's they replaced the tins with boil in the bag pouches and were known for a while as arctic rations but essentially stayed the same. There was also no vegetarian option. Depending on which menu you had breakfast could be bacon and beans, sausage and beans or corned beef hash, all menus had porridge oats. Evening meals could be beef stew and dumplings, chicken supreme with rice, burgers with beans and some others that I can't remember, for desert there was rice pudding, mixed fruit cake or fruit dumplings and most menus came with dried apple flakes. There wasn't a meal for lunch but there was high calorie snacks such as chocolate, boiled sweets and glucose tablets. There was also a sundries pouch which contained a small packet of chewing gum a sachet of powdered soup, fruit drink powder (orange or lemon) also a small tin of chicken pate with a ring pull lid and 2 packets of hardtack biscuits that was a substitute for bread and a packet of fruit biscuits (nicknamed the combat garibaldi) as well as tea bags, coffee powder, whitener (aka powdered milk) sugar, regular matches and windproof matches and sterilising tablets. I'm glad they still have the oatmeal block, I love oatmeal blocks. They didn't have a self heating bag so they also came with a hexamine burner.

  • @nancyrafnson4780
    @nancyrafnson4780 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And a special 2:48 good morning to Sgt. Brian! My beloved brother was also a Marine and Vietnam Veteran even though he was Canadian!

  • @lloydcollins6337
    @lloydcollins6337 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The UK military used to have "biscuits brown" which as the name suggests were biscuits which were brown. They were renowned for stopping you up for up to a week if you overindulged.

  • @davidroberts7485
    @davidroberts7485 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Oh girls. Another very entertaining show. Just love the way you put things over and the topics you cover in the UK. Thanks to you among others, hopefully those that de cry the UK, especially , well won't go into that now....I really hope when you pop over this year you come to my neck of the woods for a visit. Might do 2 types of porridge for you. But can do something which might be slightly different, a traditional Brit dish. David...... Not enough tea bags in the compo rations. Hence most, especially soldiers would take there own tea for a brew. Thanks girls, you are both such a wonder

  • @garycastle3709
    @garycastle3709 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    from my time in the British Army. MREs only came in towards the end of my service. The best mix. Was the hot chocolate powder mixed with the rolled oats( porridge)

  • @thomasmullen4684
    @thomasmullen4684 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    love your show, all the way from Belfast UK

  • @paulvamos7319
    @paulvamos7319 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Please, bring that nice Brian back! 😊 Natasha, you are a gem and along with your beautiful wife Debbie, make a formidable team and I love learning about all of this fantastic stuff! Also, my daughter is named Natasha and her girlfriend is named Debbie! 😂

  • @MrHws5mp
    @MrHws5mp 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The thing to remember is that Indian food is to the UK what Mexican food is to the US. As a nation we consume VAST quantities of curry and it's especially favoured by tough young men, such as you find in the armed forces, for whom "how hot can you take it?" is a challenge that must be accepted. Also, cold weather and fresh air makes you want stronger flavours, which is another reason why you see so much curry and chilli in these packs. As for mixing rations, yes I've seen video of Brit troops doing that. Putting biscuits in stews to bulk them up is the one I remember.

  • @alecbowman2548
    @alecbowman2548 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Improved a lot since the 1980s. Most guys took curry powder. I remember some scoff we made in the car park of a German military police barracks (don’t ask). Took bacon burgers (breakfast), beef stew, apple flakes and rice pudding mixed up with loads of curry powder and heated on a hexamine burner. Magic.

  • @xlprop6687
    @xlprop6687 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ex British army here. Everything is carried on your back. All depends how long your patrol will be and resupply options. In training you may carry maybe 3 to 4 days worth of rations but during a deployment it is quite shocking what they make you carry and I have up to 7 days while only on foot. When you have the use of vehicles then you take what you need.

  • @glenmiller272
    @glenmiller272 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved the oat biscuits and chicken curries, the beverage whiteners is basically powdered milk for tea, coffee

  • @alchristie5112
    @alchristie5112 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please bring Brian along for some reaction videos of Royal Marines. My son is an active RM Commando, recently returned from California USMC mountain warfare center. From time to time some US Marines come across to the UK for a few months to take the All Arms Commando Course and earn the green beret.
    With his rank and length of service, Brian will undoubtedly have worked alongside our British RM units.

  • @Paul.J.Mitchell
    @Paul.J.Mitchell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brian was great, would love to see him again, and you should definitely try a chicken tikka biryani 😊

  • @apsutcliffe2010
    @apsutcliffe2010 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There are a number of videos out there that feature soldiers from different countries, comparing their own ration packs to that of other nations. Some really interesting comparisons.

  • @baylessnow
    @baylessnow 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "beverage whitener" is what it says on the tin, a 'whitener' for your beverages. ie: coffee and tea. So powdered milk basically.

  • @jamesgornall5731
    @jamesgornall5731 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The treacle pudding circa 2004 used to be effing delicious, this was worth trading your mates something for. Beef stew too, lovely stuff. Err, the British ones that is. Unlikely to be finding treacle or ginger pud and custard in US MREs

    • @Ubique2927
      @Ubique2927 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Treacle pudding in 1970/80s was an on the go snack. Babies ‘eads from the 10 man pack was awesome.

    • @terryteed1903
      @terryteed1903 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I could never eat the treacle track pad, made my teeth electric.

  • @joshuapeckham2453
    @joshuapeckham2453 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice one! In my limited experience, while flameless heaters are cool and convenient, if you've got time to cook then you've got time to make yourself a hot drink. The water in that heater pouch is wasted - which means you've carried it around for no reason. If you cook with a solid-fuel or gas cooker, then you get drinkable hot water out of it afterwards. Jetboils are well-made and popular.

  • @danielw5850
    @danielw5850 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's a great spoof TH-cam video, from (I think) the 1990s, made by a Royal Marine Training Team, revealing the contents of an "Officer's 24hr Ration Pack".
    From the box, on the table, the NCO pulls out silver cutlery, linen napkins, silver candelabra & candles, a bottle of Claret, a bottle of Port and on it goes, all with a straight face - very, very funny!