What do Soldiers Eat
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Imagine sitting on your couch with 3 cheeseburgers, a large soda, and even a bag of chips. Then you scroll through TH-cam while waiting for the unskippable cutscene in your 80 dollar video game to end, only to see your spitting image in military uniform on a simple history thumbnail. Couldnt be me
Touche`
Guess ur a soldier
It's wingsofredemption
I think its just an illustration bro
@@kirojk666 illustration of someone you know
Variation is probably the most important part of the keep the troops happy.
An interesting fact to this was a slave revolt in Cape Town. Lobster was so abundant and easily caught in the 1600s and 1700s that it was the base food for slaves.
The slaves revolted and was appeased by and agreement with the VOC that they will not have lobster more than 3 times a week.
Lobster then wasn't the same as modern lobster. It was simply crushed, long dead, shell and all into one cold and unbuttered mash.
@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok
If the answer is food that is unfit for civilian consumption & military / prisoner use only.
One half rat in one lasagna, never found the other half.
When the DFAC makes literally everyone so sick you take microbial test strips to every utensil in it.
And still soldiers have undiagnosed abdominal issues.
You will be fed 5-7 year old mre’s. Whatever is in rotating stock.
@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok ill report ya instead
There's actually a different reason lobster was considered worse than gruel back in those days.
The reason being that it was common practice to kill the lobster before cooking them.
Lobsters rot pretty fast after death since their bodies are just constantly fighting against bacteria and barely winning, which is why it's now common practice to boil them alive since you'd be killing all of that bacteria before it can affect the taste of the meat.
This video has been done before but I still love it.
@@redrix20 still love it though.
Indeed. I love history vids on food.😋
During the war, every soldiers someone to eat
@@DontReadMyProfilePhoto_3end your life
@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok
I can remember my dad bringing home a c ration now and then when he was in the army. That was right around the time they were switching to the mre. They were so good I wish they still made them. I guess it was the mci unit rather than the c ration but he always called it c rations.
Yup. C rations are far superior in taste to MRE's. They sacrificed taste for weight...
And do you remember how old they were?. I remember getting some from the 50s when i was in the Corps back in 80.
@@johnsee9696 not really. I was only about 8 at the time.
My dad was a Reservist- and he bought a couple cases of C-Rations once.
On my first ever overnight camping trip as a Boy Scout- I carried, prepared and ate C-Rations.
Never again...
P.S.- I *_DO_* still carry a P-38 can opener on my keychain...
@@brianknapp6215 best can opener made.
*I love these "what do soldiers eat" videos.*
Food history is super underrated, I hope they do similar videos about specific empires. I hope they show us the average diet of a mongol soldier or an ottoman soldier next.
In Alaska soldiers eat cold weather MREs during the winter which contain more calories than standard MRE (because you burn more calories in the cold arctic weather) and it’s all freeze dried meals because standard MREs contain water which freezes quickly when temps are consistently below zero during the winter.
Coldest I’ve seen it was -40 ambient with windchill down to -60. I had my energy drink freeze solid within 5 minutes of being outside.
Do they put hot water in those? Eating too much freeze dried food could likely cause dehydration, or make you extremely thirsty at the very least.
@@lancelindlelee7256 that's the idea
Did you use a p38, cut open the can, and make I into an energy popsicle?
@@memeticgenetic5160 No. I put it into my Stryker right by my heater. Thawed enough to drink within an hour.
@@lancelindlelee7256 Yes. We carry Jet Broils to boil water. Or we use the issued squad stove (which is trash and never works if they are issued)
When I was in the army, they had to give us 6000+ calories a day. I remember exaggerated dinners to compensate for calorie requirements. One example: lamb shank, rice, lentil soup, a pack of pistachio, a can of tuna, a banana, and a chocolate bar for one dinner.
Sounds like a bodybuilders dream. I’m in the Air Force and the portions they give out at the dfac are just sad especially when it comes to protein
Sounds good.
I would not be able to shovel that down my mouth hole. Then again I'm not in the military, not yet anyways...
Damn and what kind of army is that? I heard they only feed yall MRE’s and food similar to school lunch
@@Ysumbruh0 MREs are for active duty. I never ate MRE. When you are in the base, you get hot food. It was generous in our base because we were only 40+ people but it is generally crappy during BootCamp.
The silent zoom in on the fat soldier made me laugh harder than it should've.
When I was in the Air Force from 1990-1999, it varies. You have the standard chow hall food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight. If you're deployed, it depends where you're at. We had catered food from Hilton when I was in UAE. When I was Kuwait, it was mostly chow hall food, sometimes we ate MRE's.
Narrator: “this could only feed a soldier for a limited amount of time”
Me: “Doesn’t every food do that?”
Yeah
Not a DR inmate’s last meal 😂
Full meal can get you through hours of the day
That ration is for emergency,and probably only fed you for 30 minutes or an hour.
From what I heard alot of soliders eat MRE (meal ready eat) of beans because they're high in protein and easy to scarf down, also pieces of chicken for the same reason as well
We do have alot of beans in our rations, but I have yet to encounter chicken in a meal. Except for the traditional chicken broth powder we bring to each training. The broth tradition is older than me and will probably outlive me.
@DontReadMyProfilePhoto_3ok
@@SgtLogOfWood there is multiple mre with chicken. There is even one called chicken chunks in water
My personal favorite was "Weiners and Beans" as you got protein and fiber, AND it gave you that "Hot Dog" taste in some pretty ugly places. Like having SOMETHING from home!!!
@@braggadocio7054 not in ours. I'm Canadian.
I served with the British Army, as a sapper for close to a decade. Some months after taking part in the invasion of Iraq and our only 'fresh' food being spam and processed cheese, we were slightly bemused to arrive (for three days R&R) at a forward supply base with Americans (who hadn't yet been warned about playing cards with Royal Engineers when money is on the line*), an upcoming concert by an ABBA tribute band, and mobile versions of Pizza Hut and Burger King.
Won't lie. That first cheeseburger, after months driving about in the desert making enemy things explode into teeny tiny pieces, tasted so good it started an obsession.
* The phrase "Let the Wookie win." was coined for moments like those.
Hurrah for the CRE
heh, so how many arms were ripped out back then? ;)
Who knows tactics, wins battles. Who knows logistics, wins wars.
Whom
An army marches on its stomach
You boss.
_ art of War.
Americans are pretty good at warfare.
For anyone without military experience, when Soldiers are in garrison, they eat the same meals that civilians can eat in restaurants. Almost every Soldiers favorite DFAC meal being Chili Mac or Yakisoba with a Coke!
Favorite? DFAC was garbage besides breakfast and that was a stretch lol. Yakisoba was only the favorite because it was decent, especially with hot sos lol
Thumbnail made me sign up for the military immediately
Thumbnail was me 2 weeks before I got my DD214
@@j18397 i get my DD214 on this January. Cant Fucken wait
You'll always remember your first MRE when you were in the military. Mine was the Beefsteak with Mushrooms
Beef jalapeno patty, taste like liver but M&Ms and chocolate chip cookie made it worth it. Ate it with my platoon while DS was yelling at us in a chilly 25 degree 0430 morning.
I don't remember, now to me they all taste almost the same.
Chicken a la King.
I also still crave the dehydrated pork patty!
I got lucky. Chili Mac. Probably why I never had the extreme distaste for them a lot of guys did.
Mine's beef shredded
Lets get this video out on a tray.
Nice.
When I served in the Austrian armed forces, we did not have such modern stuff as MREs, we just got a bag filled with seemingly arbitrary stuff - yet everytime there was at least a full pound of bread as one big bulk.
As the bread was way to much for most of us, one could either find someone, who really ate it (a friendof mine did so) or just put it into ones own backpack. Or one could just throw it away amidst the nature - I mean it is bread, so who cares?
Well a guy from the other plattoon was seen by an officer throwing his remaining bread away - I think that was a changing point in his life.
The officer gathered the whole plattoon and let them search for more bread (which they luckily did not find) and then let them dig a grave for the brave comrade bread, who fell so meaninglessly, when on duty.
They had to dig 2x1x1 meters and then put the brave soldier bread into it - of course with all military honors! They had to sing 'the good comrade' and fire a gun salute before closing the grave.
I think these guys never ever threw away any of their field rations
What kind of bread did you get? i would honestly eat it i love bread
funny way to teach a lesson
My Dad was stuck doing this after he swatted a mosquito. He had to bury it with full honors. XD
The next video of this series should focus on the rations eaten by Far East armies like the dynasty era Chinese warriors and such, I read they had different styles of ration provisions compared to the Western armies mentioned in these videos.
You forgot the Humanitarian Ration and the First Strike Ration. Agreed, First Strike is a minor variation on 3 MREs but still worth 45 seconds at least
FSR should’ve been included for the immediate “food on the go” during a few days period were combat is more extensive and the standard MRE isn’t available. HDRs are more or so less for humanitarian aid and include mundane and basic menus to apply to a larger scope of individuals who can’t consume beef or pork in countries where they are needed. I have heard stories from a few of my friends who were in various conflicts during 2003-2010 where all they had was HDRs and they hated them lol.
@@cmccoyy6 that's interesting because according to official dod regs hdrs are not allowed to be supplied. Your buddies G4's must have been really crap 🤣
@@jessicaregina1956 honestly could’ve been a lie. Who knows lol. I only mentioned what I was told. Not necessarily a “matter of fact” thing lol
🤣 this is the United States Military, we have an actual line of rations just to feed those detainees at Gitmo!!! Every other country would just hire some chefs with their culinary experience, we went and made a full line of rations just to feed them!
You can search "meal alternative regionally customised" or MARC 🤣
I'd recommend you keep about a dozen modern MRE's with the chemical heater if you need to go hiking or use in an emergency like a winter power outage
Tastes pretty good especially if you're hungry.
Reading soldiers and sailors comments about rations are the best parts of military ration videos.
In the Canadian Army we have Hayboxes (Boxes with heated food which is cooked and directly brought out to the troops), Cafaterias, lunchboxes(a cardboard box with cold sandwiches, juice boxes, deserts, and candies)(sometimes the lunchboxes are swapped for local fastfood restaurant delivery boxes), IMP(Individual Meal Pack, which is basically an MRE). And you always have to bring your snacks 😂
Canada has an army?
lol, nice
@@trickolas78 Yes.
Snax,mate lol
Yeah but your army also doesn't really do anything
2:38 the orange cat w/the fish...priceless^^
At the beginning of my military service, I didn't mind the MRE's but once you've had nothing but them for a month plus, they lose any appeal they once had. I think they put something in the food so you don't have to use the restroom or more accurately can't use the restroom on a regular basis.
High energy
Your body consumes everything so very little waste
Guys would pack cans of fruit so could go
Yeah MRE and IMP can get old fast but the science behind them make them great compared to ww2 rations. Look at how much they charge on Amazon for them.
@@ferociousfil5747 also they were able to add a lot more variety and even dietary allowances to it. You can get a variety of meals and can get vegetarian or religious based meals if you request them (halal, kosher, etc.).
I feel that this video is a repost of an already existing video on this channel
it is.
Meatballs and Marinara Sauce is the best MRE, hands down. actually tasty.
Beef stew is the best if you put the Tabasco sauce in there
Both are amazing. Kinda miss MREs
Chicken Pesto
It's always interesting to see how food was used in the military throughout the ages. Personally the chili mac mre was my favorite
Same, brother
Let’s get this out on the tray ... nice!
Anyone remember the picture of the big fat soldier with a boonie hat, combat shirt and pizza boxes in Iraq?
Glad u make a whole video with the old 3 years video and the 5 months video
Next week's episode will feature all previous videos on shuffle. Again. Can't wait
I love that they combined the videos. Makes sense. Also, Chili-Mac for the win!!!! I served in the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne.
Keep up the interesting content 👍
I buy MRE to eat at work because I can get them almost new for just over $100 for a box of 12 and I LOVE them.
Son u are special
@@bigmungus4864 It's hot food, that's cheaper per meal than what I would pay for a normal lunch.
Plus the veterans I work with try and take the little Tabasco bottle.
@@TheStrayHALOMAN u know now that I think about it that’s a good idea plus it means I ain’t gotta pack nothin your special tho in a good way
@ArmyMF No they feel fine, I'm 6'1 inches tall and 114 pounds, I eat constantly and lay bricks like a mason.
@@TheStrayHALOMANhere in Spain they cost about 34 dollars each so not economical
Why does this man’s voice change every year like what.
We eat food👍
From the swedish army🇸🇪
surströmming is the source of power of the swedish military xD
Swedish Meatballs
They eat anything they can get their paws on. When I was in Iraq. We be on base before we went out on the road. Getting everything loaded and checked. Mess hall be open 4 times a day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Midnight chow. Usually for the ones working 3rd shift or those coming off the road late. Usually just sandwiches and maybe left overs they heated up. But there were some who would not miss any off them. Some looked like the picture at the beginning.
Thanks for this comment. I don't even need to watch the video now and lose 20 minutes of my life.
Was great if you worked out a couple times a day.
@@samhall5096 Think that was the issue. Some slacked off going to the Gym. We had a pretty big guy, looked pretty much like a Weight lifter or ex football player. Guess the Muscles helped with the Body Tape. Guess 4 meals a day did him in. Xtra Large Body armor on him look like he had a small. Army forced him out, even after he showed so much improvement in getting it off. sad.
Those little baby bottles of Tabasco are cute and awesome
You can still get them, available directly from Tabasco. Search for "Tabasco Countrystore". They're called miniatures. (1/8 fl oz, 4ml) and come in a couple of flavors.
The stuff in MRE's today are in flexible sachets.
Great stuff.
The amount of times the MRE evolved while I was in was just insane...they really did well updating it, but am both happy and sad they removed the 5 fingers of death.
Simple History best channel ever!!!
Food.
What a trick question.
Those early 2000’s rations with the little tobasco bottle. I loved those. Jambalaya was bangin.
The awesome Brit voice over is back 🎉
Let's get this out onto a tray........nice
Me, as a lieutenant in ROK Army....
Our batallion feeds us quite well.
Let me give you an example)
Today's lunch
Plain rice(밥)
Spicy chicken with cheese(치즈닭갈비)
Kimchi(OH THE KIMCHI)
Oyster soup(굴국밥)
Fried hua juan(꽃빵튀김)/condensed milk(연유)
And mandarin orange, quail egg salad for extra dish
Idk about other battalion.
Very good job fellows!! Congratulations.
From what I heard alot of soliders eat MRE (meal ready eat) of beans because they're high in protein and easy to scarf down, also pieces of chicken for the same reason as well. Happy Holidays everyone!🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻👦🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎁🎄🧣🥇🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👦🇺🇸👦👦👦👦👦👦
whats with the emojis?
It's nice to watch simple history 😌
Can you do a video on the battle of Lechfeld?
Anyone notice the cat at 2.36 ?
US soldier: "I hope these are Feen-A-Mints and not Chicklets. I ain't gone in 3 days."
Let's get this out on a tray, Nice! 😉
Mission objective: protect the cooks.
Glad the editors added a noise every time the animated soldiers ate. very cool.
10:43 Skipped coloring in the jackets😂
thank you
and let's put it out on a tray. Nice!
Love the description, "food"
Whats Better than US MREs? Italian Module B/F
why? Cordial alcohol included and food is best
Aníbal milhais the most decorated portuguese soldier of ww1 my sugestion of next episode
cool vid, is it possible to expand to other regions/countries?
Adding details to the meals of ancient warriors:
An Athenian made fun of the warriors of Sparta, and concluded that their willingness to die in combat, was because of their food: "Black Soup", made of blood, salt, vinegar and pig feet.
Also Roman legionaries had rations of salt, vinegar and pork fat/lard, as well as grain.
Vikings had a version of hardtack, still used in Scandinavia, called "knekkebrød" ("breakbread"). They also ate a lot of fat food, like sausages, to better handle the cold, and onions to prevent scurvy.
Good God! I must have been that Athenian in past life))) That's virtually the comment I wrote below a Black Soup re-creation vid by a popular German or Dutch chef on this here Tube )
It was also common for armies having baggage trains with live stock to be butchered when needed.
How many times do they keep re uploading this video
Now I want one
Let's get this out on a tray...
love the last part. lol
just the combined version
chill vid
great job on the thumbnail
Bro is that thumbnail a reference to the MSG Burger meme
I eat at the defac and sometimes I’ll order food XD when we’re in the field either mres or whatever the chefs make
18:10 "rock or something"
Whatever they are given, & whatever they can get their hands on.
There's an exhibit at the small frontier fort Fort McKavett in Texas that actually talks about early Army rations from Tin Cans. In the US, especially for Plains Soldiers, the cans were often faulty, and led to mass spoilage/disease.
It’s also because those companies taking care of that were also using spoiled meat and purposely putting it in those cans, hence the birth of the FDA. It’s crazy how they got away with it for a long time.
the first few second make me think my sound is mesed up
I miss the chicken and rice mre from the 90s
A comment I heard from someone who fought on the Vietnamese side during the Vietnam War was that one thing they prized was finding US MCIs.
Finding one was basically a whole picnic they could enjoy, since they didn’t get much rice to eat.
I imagine that's what it's like for any insurgency, actual rations, despised by soldiers, are heavenly for the insurgents because food is still food
one man's trash is another man's treasure
I wish they mentioned the tea making equipment in all British tanks
I praise the invention of Astronaut's liquid foods, instant foods, and MRE. Now we civilians hiking/trekking in the mountains don't worry anymore about what to carry and eat.
Is this a re-upload? I could’ve sworn that we already seen this same exact video on this channel before months ago
I once heard an Indian army officer say that when he and his unit were deployed in Kashmir, the only food they got was salted rice and they survived on it for months.
That's an Airman in the thumbnail not a Soldier.
If you see what troops put into their bodies, the civilian population would be shocked. Half of their diet consists of whiskey, cigarettes/dip and energy drinks. Then wake up hungover and go for a 10km run at 6am.
that thumbnail describes alot of us after COVID
A logistical nightmare feeding an army.
Make more videos on Soldier's food of different countries.
18:12 "Rock or something." If you know, you know.
lmao in bootcamp they made everyone throw away the candies.
Needless to say we raided tf out the trash cans that same night and were livin good for 2 nights
I wish I can try the MRE! Sounds delicious!
See, it's war that push new inventions, the canned foods we take for granted today
What did we eat as soldier? Just about anything to avoid having to ingest C-RATs and MREs
Yes , and while on exercise you can step out to your local Mac for a meal 🤣
How’d you get the pic of the Air Force for the thumbnail lol
MRE comes in many flavors except for anything from the Asian continent. Haven't seen any decent rice.
i would guess Food? (as the ad plays)
Ive often wondered this. I mean how much food can you carry? They must have had wagons that were tightly controlled as well as a lot of pillaging going on. I suspect most armies literally pillaged and assaulted everyone they came across.
Usually it was a mixture of livestock driven along with the supply train plus pillage 🤣
Depends.
40-60lbs would be decent for long distance. 80+lbs would suuuuuck for long distances.
Mobility is also a consideration.
One big pro to forrest or jungle war is water is everywhere so purification is your go-to.
Ideally you wouldn't be a few days from a secure supply drop location. War is seldom ideal.
During those times, especially when field kitchens can't be established due to location, some troops would often rely on their rations for months...or just begin foraging and asking locals.
Apparently this is the case in Ukraine in 2022 where Russians ask locals for food because their supplies almost never include food. In WW2 those assault troops of the US military rely on K-rations for months due to being overstretched.
Have a good day
*humbnail made me sign up for the military immediately*
The peart where they are leaving the empty ration packs serves to tell the enemy how big the force is. not info that you want to give to the enemy. They should remove at least half of the empty packs to give false info to the enemy.
Yes, I'm sure the enemy will count the amount of wrappers and rely on it as an estimate of troop strength.
Including the 6-pack cigarette ration was a game changer