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BobTheSubgenius

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27. A far cry from WW2 standards.

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:13 PM

Apr 25

Both the US and Canada fed their troops exceptionally well during that time. It may not have borne any resemblance to fine dining, but, barring exceptional circumstances, our service people had fuel to be able to do what was done.

Canada went from a standing start - a prewar military of 4500 people - and virtually no infrastructure to being able to give its people 3800 calories a day. Ir was something that POWs in both Canada and the US were left gobsmacked over. The modern, bustling countries fed their prisoners MUCH better than had their POWs own countries, and tthey had arrived on this side of the pond to expecting starving civilians barely hanging on to the ruins of their lives and found an industrial capacity that Germany could not POSSIBLY compete with. As one German agent put it in a missive about "What the hell are we doing?" he said that America had grain fields as big as Germany.

The pictures above remind me of the 40-mile Convoy To Nowhere in the first days of the (second) Ukraine invasion.

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Lunch During Trump's Wartime: "New photos from the USS Abraham Lincoln show service members' minimal food portions" [View all] Miles Archer Apr 25 OP

403 forbidden niyad Apr 25 #1

Yeah, I got that, too... GiqueCee Apr 25 #13

This needs to go viral.................. Lovie777 Apr 25 #2

I'm guessing it hasn't because it's disgusting but not "provocative." Miles Archer Apr 25 #4

Perhaps popsdenver Apr 25 #22

So ... our servicemen are being treated like FalloutShelter Apr 25 #3

prisoners def eat better. mopinko Apr 25 #5

True of most Private Prisons popsdenver Apr 25 #24

By contrast: no_hypocrisy Apr 25 #6

And there are people on Social Media who think Hegseth's "Red Lobsterfest" was SERVED TO THE TROOPS. Miles Archer Apr 25 #7

Didn't Kegbreath spend millions on lobster? superpatriotman Apr 25 #8

This is a CRIME. Joinfortmill Apr 25 #9

Not exactly steak and lobster now, Hegseth lame54 Apr 25 #10

Seafood? BattleRow Apr 25 #21

Doesn't do much for their immune system in these breeding-ground-for-disease environments. NBachers Apr 25 #11

Certainly is Rebl2 Apr 25 #14

A piece of chicken, broccoli and some other unidentified thang. twodogsbarking Apr 25 #12

Russian ship Potemkin, 1905 Sequoia Apr 25 #15

Second pic looks like vomit, but might be one biscuit with Ilsa Apr 25 #16

That's probably creamed beef Ligyron Apr 25 #20

A combination of Turbineguy Apr 25 #31

US Military MREs have gotten better since 2010. haele Apr 25 #26

A relative ate them for months in the Persian Gulf War. Ilsa Apr 25 #36

And yet, I watched an interview on tv, I think BBC, where they interviewed Bev54 Apr 25 #17

This is evidence of dump's absolute contempt of the troops. Clouds Passing Apr 25 #18

Apparently, the Military is having to scrimp due to the high cost of grocery shopping. Couponing can only go so far! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Apr 25 #19

OMG - do they provide a bucket with every tray? WTF is on the right-hand tray besides the eggs? Vinca Apr 25 #23

Hard boiled eggs and chipped creamed beef on toast. haele Apr 25 #29

Thanks. It looked like a blob of old oatmeal to me. Vinca Apr 25 #32

"Shit on a shingle", an old Navy standby. nt eppur_se_muova Apr 26 #37

I think Bahrain is a key Navy resupply station Zorro Apr 25 #25

A far cry from WW2 standards. BobTheSubgenius Apr 25 #27

And $20 million for Dept. of War (whiskey Pete) Lobsterfest. republianmushroom Apr 25 #28

If Dr. Fermi hadn't shown us how to split the atom Turbineguy Apr 25 #30

Neither trump nor hegseth gives a darn about our troops LetMyPeopleVote Apr 25 #33

USN says it's untrue WarGamer Apr 25 #34

In about two days... jmowreader Apr 25 #35