Stupid GI Tricks

[dragoon500ly]

Back in the day, when C-Rations were the main meal of choice...the most hated one was the Ham & Lima Beans ration. Heated, this one was disgusting, eaten cold....well let's just say that if given the choice of taking on a grizzily or eating H&L, well Mr. Grizzily, two falls out of three?

Favorite joke passed around was that H&L was intended for prisioner interrogation, sort of "talk or we'll make you eat more!"

Of course, the H&L did have its usage. During on FTX we were "completely tactical", no lights, no radios, no fires, no visible signature. Normally, this is not a problem, but it was the middile of winter in Ft Hood, with a nice "norther" blowing and dumping snow and 15degree weather. Our fearless company commander had been a serious "pita" since his assignment to the company and it was decided to teach him a little lesson. The line platoons raided the CP after hours while the captain was at a meeting with the Bn CO, we left two cases of c-rations for the "midrats", knowing that only the captain would be indulging. And yes we took to time to load 24 Ham & Lima Bean meals.

When he came back and grabbed a charlie-rat, hearing the sudden outburst of cursing come out of the CP was music to our ears.

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

Back in the day, when C-Rations were the main meal of choice...the most hated one was the Ham & Lima Beans ration. Heated, this one was disgusting, eaten cold....well let's just say that if given the choice of taking on a grizzily or eating H&L, well Mr. Grizzily, two falls out of three?

Favorite joke passed around was that H&L was intended for prisioner interrogation, sort of "talk or we'll make you eat more!"

Of course, the H&L did have its usage. During on FTX we were "completely tactical", no lights, no radios, no fires, no visible signature. Normally, this is not a problem, but it was the middile of winter in Ft Hood, with a nice "norther" blowing and dumping snow and 15degree weather. Our fearless company commander had been a serious "pita" since his assignment to the company and it was decided to teach him a little lesson. The line platoons raided the CP after hours while the captain was at a meeting with the Bn CO, we left two cases of c-rations for the "midrats", knowing that only the captain would be indulging. And yes we took to time to load 24 Ham & Lima Bean meals.

When he came back and grabbed a charlie-rat, hearing the sudden outburst of cursing come out of the CP was music to our ears.

Let me guess he seem to have all the good c-rats before they distributed to the troops.

I am sure your units wasn't the only one to do this to a Company Commander that they didn't like.

So would this be during the same FTX that happen over the holidays or different one.

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull

Let me guess he seem to have all the good c-rats before they distributed to the troops.

I am sure your units wasn't the only one to do this to a Company Commander that they didn't like.

So would this be during the same FTX that happen over the holidays or different one.

Well, lets just say that he felt that rank had its....and that he took every advantage!

It was a bridge-ex in early December.

[Panther Al]

I always missed the spicy meatballs, about the only one in my unit granted, but still. The charms was always good for a laugh though as most thought them cursed- once tossed a pack in Hutch's hummvee and laughed my ass off as he leapt out of is if a grenade was tossed. He would't even get back in unless someone else would get them out of his ride.

[Abbott Shaull]

I remember the Chicken ala King MREs it seems almost every part of the chicken was found at some point or time in that meal, to hear others talk about. Come to think about it it was the one meal I would wait until it too dark to tell what it was. I rather not see what I wasn't suppose to eat...lol..

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull

I remember the Chicken ala King MREs it seems almost every part of the chicken was found at some point or time in that meal, to hear others talk about. Come to think about it it was the one meal I would wait until it too dark to tell what it was. I rather not see what I wasn't suppose to eat...lol..

Chicken a la King sucked cold (which was the way we normally ate it), but was pretty good hot.

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

Chicken a la King sucked cold (which was the way we normally ate it), but was pretty good hot.

mmmmmmmm...those freeze-dried pork patties, you could break a piece off, let it soak in your mouth and it still tasted like wet cardboard!