Talk:United States military ration

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Comment 1

Should there be a page about military rations that then links to this page? Tfine80 20:20, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

If someone wants to make the page, I'd say yes. I'm sure militaries besides the United States feed their military personnel rations as well. :) --TransUtopian 15:54, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

TOTM

We need a page on TOTM "Tailored Operational Training Meal"s. External link: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/subs/rations/programs/totm/totmabt.htm They've been some handed out here in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. -- Infrogmation 02:16, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

Naming convention/Capitalization

Since the name of the organization serving these rations is the United States Army, shouldn't the article be moved to "United States Army ration" from "United States army ration"?

I think you're right. If there are no objections after a few days, I'd say move it. -- Infrogmation 22:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Ho-Rah Bar

I removed the mention of the Ho-Rah bar as it is a component of some ration, it is not a ration itself. In the same way as "Canned peaches" are not listed as a separate ration. Sorry that I did not explain my rationale. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 12:53, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

In addition to being issued as a small ration, it's a component found in many MRE menus that has managed to gain enough notability for its own article. That's definately a related item worthy of a "see also". bahamut0013^words_deeds 13:54, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

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Units?

What are the exact units being used in the article when "oz." is mentioned? Are they just ounces, or are they sometimes fluid ounces? If the latter, are there any instances of some being US customary fluid ounces and others being imperial fluid ounces? I ask because some of the measurements refer to liquids while others refer to solids, and some of them are from dates in which imperial fluid ounces may well have been used. Clarification would be much appreciated, so that I can begin adding {{convert}} templates. ―Nøkkenbuer (talk • contribs) 13:23, 1 March 2017 (UTC)

Why do American MREs display the name of the meal in French?

On the front of recent American MREs, right below the menu name, a French translation of said menu can be found in parentheses. Could not find any resource explanation online about this. 184.161.4.107 (talk) 04:40, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

You forgot Vietnam era LRRPs

Those were Long Range Recon Patrol rations, and were military versions of civilian freeze dried backpacker foods. Very light, and you added water to the package to reactivate the ration components. You could hump over a weeks food without needing a log bird drop of food, which could give away your patrol location. MREs are tastier IMO, but heavier than LRRPs, and both those lighter than C-Ration boxes. 100.7.193.138 (talk) 08:57, 25 August 2024 (UTC)