The Evolution Of Military Rations Throughout History
For centuries, troops have marched off to fight, risking their lives in combat. But what did soldiers eat in different eras? And which conflict offered the tastiest military foods? From blood soup to fermented horse milk, soldiers’ rations throughout history have contained some unappetizing options. There have even been military provisions so disgusting that they actually took the lives of soldiers. Some armies would have been happy to get any food.
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@SamLAB-y2x
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
🤣🤣🤣🤣…. 👍👍👍👍… ❤️❤️❤️❤️….. I LOVE UR SENSE OF HUMOR SIR….. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️….. 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣… U were Not joking regarding Ur comment on desert storm era MREs… I could still ttaste the "Preservatives" after taste in my mouth despite of the years… 🤣🤣🤣… The dried pears were Ok…. So with the kool aid that came along, but Some of the main menu items tasted like Chemical warfare agents…. 🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝
@RichardRubalcava-Chavez-t5n
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Garbis💵
@Nartoday
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Absolutely not. We would not eat the saddle stew.
@longtabsigo
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
I was part of the army as it transitioned from C Rats to MRE’s; or as called most of them, Meals Rejected by Ethiopia.
@sandybiltz2476
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Remind this to the narrator! He's very disrespectful & not funny. I wanted to look at this as a serious look at history. This kind of disrespectful audio means probably none of this is true. Respect is more important!!! This has no truth, when you ursself don't take this seriously!!!
@stevoplex
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Fascinating. I'd also suggest a video about the food eaten by submariners, astronauts, mountaineers, miners, polar explorers, desert caravans, sailors, pirates, slaves, Gypsies, Bedouins, Polynesian seafarers.
@dansallee1481
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
10:47 the MCI was so similar to the C ration of World War II the Us soldiers in Vietnam, referred as C ration still
@vegamineral207
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
You forgot to mention how Spam was a major rational during WW2. How could you forget to mention the historical significance of Spam?
@glasshalffullofwhatever3106
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Still not….great. But they are trying….
@douglas2632
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
We ate C rats in RVN in the mid 1960's I could tolerate all except ham and MF'S. Beef chunk was good as well st the pork chunk
Beany weenies were also good
@nicksoapdish157
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
I was a cook in the Navy. I've actually been issued MRE's cause I used to do a lot of field training exercises with my unit. My favorite was always the vegan chillmac, vegan burger, and sloppy joe. We also enjoyed the kool-aid they gave us too.
@bobmorgan8748
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
I was in the Air Force then the Texas National Guard. Let me tell you, you had to be pretty hungry to eat the MRE's. But eventually you did.
You get hungry enough, you'll eat anything!
@EricGiebel-hs7uv
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
The tuna with noodles mre did me wrong always!!! No matter how much tobasco sauce I drowned it with!!!
@StratBurst92
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
During the war in Vietnam LRRPS or long range recon units were using freeze dried foods to take, similar to what Mountain House has today.
@pierrelombaard9961
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
No offence…load of crap and not really informative…just hype
@RivetGardener
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
As a former Infantry Paratrooper veteran, I have had the prviledge of eating many modern day military rations. I remember to this day how wonderful and delicious French as well as Canadian field rations were. The Brits ate super well in garrison, their field rations no better than our MRE's. Our US Navy messhalls bring back good memories to me, as many times in my service I was able to eat at dozens of different Navy messhals and also box meals made by same on long non-jumping airplane flights. The Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterrey, CA messhall brings back particularly good memories.
@michaelsherman6492
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Meals Refused by Ethiopians is the proper term lol
@edbecka233
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
MRE: Three lies for the price of one.
@emirvmendoza
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
11:18 What's with the blur?
@owenyoungg1
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
OKAY OKAY OKAY the pizza MRE is not all that its made out to be, it more a of dried disappointment. when you eat it. It doesnt look bad though at first glance, much better than creamy fettecuinie
@chrisbellon3739
April 20, 2026 at 9:36 am
Funny thing, the can opener was invented after can foods, haha