ARmy Rumour SErvice

**spike7451** · 10-06-2012, 11:27

Daily hate scaremongering again or a real issue?...

Soldiers go into battle in Afghanistan on empty stomachs | Mail Online

Napoleon famously declared that an Army marches on its stomach.

But soldiers serving in Afghanistan are going into battle hungry because they refuse to eat the ‘disgusting’ food in their revamped ration packs.

Troops are unhappy that ‘good old British’ meals such as sausage and beans and Lancashire hotpot have been replaced by salads, muesli and strawberry porridge.

The contents of the ration packs were changed in 2009, supposedly to make them more palatable for young squaddies.

But one sergeant deployed in Helmand province said his men were so put off by the healthier ‘rat packs’ that they regularly gave half of them away.

Bring back bacon grill,babies heads & train smash I say...

**chocolate_frog** · 10-06-2012, 11:35

Salad? In a ratpack? How does that work? desicated lettuce in a box?

**Mr_Snakey** · 10-06-2012, 11:38

I rather like the new rat packs. I always throw half mine away.

I think the boil in the bag ploughman's lunch was a bit ambitious though...

**Timble** · 10-06-2012, 11:39

Sure this has be covered on here before. I thought the new ones were pretty good last year - remember this was only one letter, and to the daily mail. The rat packs (did) come with feedback cards if you did think that they were that gopping.

**Recce19** · 10-06-2012, 11:41

It has to be true - 'hellsbrink' says everything we read in the papers is completely on the level and all information is correct!

**CQMS** · 10-06-2012, 11:43

We did it here in January when the article was published

http://www.arrse.co.uk/intelligence-cell/175969-army-marches-its-stomach.html

Should change the title to "Soldiers whinge about something - again".

**tuffy52** · 10-06-2012, 11:44

Lettuce?,,,how does that work then?,do you have to reconstitute it?,how about salad dressing (olive oil+lemon juice+black pepper)?,is it a special variety that does not wilt in the heat of a Afghani Summer?,does it come with tomatoes and grated cheddar?.....The mind boggles....

**Draft Dodger** · 10-06-2012, 11:47

instant fruit muesli, breakfast of champions

**chocolate_frog** · 10-06-2012, 11:47

Originally Posted by Timble

Sure this has be covered on here before. I thought the new ones were pretty good last year - remember this was only one letter, and to the daily mail. The rat packs (did) come with feedback cards if you did think that they were that gopping.

I think they feedback cards have 'expired'. You'll still find them in there though. Bit likewhen you had to replace the chocolate and cheese possessed.

**the_guru** · 10-06-2012, 11:48

So they're not going hungry because of lack of food. They're going hungry because they are picky fuckers. I used to hate some of the old tinned compo stuff, but I ate the fucking stuff when I was hungry.

In short, stop dripping, man the fuck up and eat what's put in front of you.