Posted on 01/17/2013 4:04:26 PM PST by Nachum
Soldiers in Afghanistan have been filling us in on what it means to no longer get a hot breakfast each morning - and it has a lot more to do with morale than hunger.
The comments are in response to a story that appeared in Home Post last week about the Pentagon's dismissal of a viral email that claimed all troops in Afghanistan weren't getting breakfast. According to the American Forces Press Service:
The Internet myth’s genesis came from a few forward operating bases in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province that are closing or being turned over to Afghan security forces. Instead of a hot, prepared breakfast, service members at those bases receive packaged meals known as “meals, ready-to-eat,” or MREs. This streamlines the logistics for these closing bases, officials explained.
(Excerpt) Read more at kpbs.org ...
I realize I’m a fossil, but when I was in our battalion had a dedicated mess section for each company that could deploy with any company deploying to the field. Or we could combine them and create a battalion kitchen. Not true anymore?
A few years ago, when Ethiopia was plagued by famine, it was said that “MRE” stood for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.
A few years ago, when Ethiopia was plagued by famine, it was said that “MRE” stood for Meals Rejected by Ethiopians.
No idea. I get the impression the only foodstuffs left to them at that hour are MRE's.
FWIW, I lived on scrambled eggs.......Scrambled eggs in the morning when working days, scrambled egg sandwiches for dinner following the afternoon shift and scrambled eggs again the next morning...........
I love scrambled eggs with hot Tabasco sauce.........
Military is forced to pay for the One’s Hawaiian vacation.
And they had deuce and a halfs converted into mess trucks or rolling kitchens.
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