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By Oct 24, 2019
Mandatory Fun

US Army study proves what service members have known for decades: MREs make it hard to sh*t

A rigorous scientific study found out what any grunt knows after just two weeks in the field: MREs make it...
By Feb 18, 2019
Humor

6 things the military does that are way better in moderation

Here are 6 things you see in the military where less really is more.
By Sep 6, 2018
Lifestyle

Watch Troops In Afghanistan Try The MRE Pizza For The First Time

The Army won't field its much-anticipated Meal, Ready to Eat pizza until 2019, but a few soldiers deployed to Afghanistan managed to...
By Aug 1, 2018
Lifestyle

The Army Is Delivering Pizza MREs Sooner Than Expected — With Sides!

For all those troops who get the munchies in a war zone, the Army is about to deliver. After years...
By Jun 1, 2018
Health & Fitness

The Pizza MRE Is Headed Downrange Sooner Than You Think

Editor’s Note: This article by Matthew Cox originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community. The pepperoni...
By May 30, 2018
Health & Fitness

Finally, A Fancy (And Compact) MRE For The Grunt Who Prefers Only The Finest Vacuum-Sealed Rations

The Tetris-style packing prowess of the American infantryman is unparalleled, enabling a grunt to cram weeks’ worth of supplies into...
By Mar 19, 2018
Code Red News

Get Pumped: Soldiers Are About To Get MRE Pizza That Can Last For 3 Years

Hey bro, did you hear about that new pizza joint a couple blocks from the gate? Dude, it's awesome. They...
By Mar 2, 2018
Health & Fitness

How To Eat Everything, According To The Army’s Retro Survival Guide

There are few foodstuffs more American than the good old-fashioned MRE, that bland, tasteless swill meticulously engineered by the eggheads...
By Sep 25, 2017
History

7 Everyday Foods That Were First Developed Just For The Military

Did you ever crack open your lunchbox as a kid at school on a Monday and find yourself wondering how...
By Sep 14, 2017
History

A Brief History Of How Tabasco Became The Military’s Favorite Condiment

Tear open any MRE and you’ll find a vacuumed-sealed meal, utensils, coffee, gum, salt, pepper, and sugar. But the holy...
By Aug 2, 2017
Humor

Watch These Vets Duke It Out In An MRE Iron Chef Challenge

Task & Purpose’s veterans have been fighting for years over who can create the best masterpiece from some of the...
By Jun 29, 2017
Humor

11 Objects That Only Veterans Will Look At And Think ‘Sure, That’s A Toilet’

There are always differences between service members’ experiences. You’ve got soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors, and coasties; grunts and POGs; officers...
By May 16, 2017
History

Watch This Guy Smoke 74-Year-Old Cigarettes From A World War II K-Ration

If you got your hands on a U.S. Army K-ration from 1943, would you peel back the box top, dump...
By Apr 18, 2017
Entertainment

Watch A Master Chef Turn MREs Into Meals Fit For A King

The standard Meal, Ready to Eat is far from a delicacy, and even the best options need a hefty dose...
By Mar 29, 2017
Health & Fitness

Marine Corps Chow Halls Are Getting A Healthy Food Makeover

The Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty schools, where the careers of of young Marines are minted, are facing an extreme...
By Mar 14, 2017
News

Military Delays Pizza MREs Because They Look Really Nasty

So you’re stuck in the field, it’s raining — because why the hell wouldn’t it be? — and you’re famished....
By Mar 9, 2017
Humor

Does MRE Gum Really Contain Laxatives?

Judging by the havoc MREs wreak on service members from beginning to end, you might guess that the military doesn’t...
By Dec 12, 2016
News

Eat, Rat F*ck, Kill: Your Unofficial Guide To MREs In 2017

In the field, the act of picking over a box Meals Ready-to-Eat is a ritual of sorts. Called rat-fucking —...
By Nov 23, 2016
Humor

We Had MRE Thanksgiving, And It Was Disgusting

Sometimes MREs are a lifesaver. Like when you’re on Day 10 of a field op, or stuck in the middle...
By Sep 30, 2016
Health & Fitness

What Does The Perfect Infantry MRE Look Like?

The Marine Corps is considering a grunt-specific option for Meals Ready to Eat. Considering the fact that infantrymen typically have...
By Sep 12, 2016
History

Here’s The Ridiculous Story Behind A ‘Rock Or Something’

If you've served in the military in the last quarter century, then you've probably eaten an MRE, and unless you...
By Aug 5, 2016
Entertainment

10 Questions Only A Veteran Would Ask Rudy Reyes

Many of us join the military in search of a calling or a purpose, but some aren’t searching. They know...
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If you screw up your cashier duties at McDonald’s, chances are your boss won’t smoke you, unless he wants a...
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Humor

Civilian Destroyed After Eating MREs For 21 Days

In January 2016, the Army put out a call for 18 to 62 year-old people to risk the health of...
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Entertainment

The Best MRE-Inspired Videos On The Internet

A staple of modern military service, MREs, or Meals Ready-To-Eat, are a common sight as well as a common source...