- I ate a lot of RP-4 in my youth, and even saw a picture of a case of RP-1 in a book. The RP-4 was a 24hr ration of tinned food, crackers and condiments in a cardboard box. Six to a cardboard case, I think. From there we went to IMC in the mid seventies, then IMP in the late eighties. In CFE we ate American: MCI (remember the green tins and 'B3' units?) and then, early eighties, to MREs
- Crew cook was almost always breakfast. Worked well in tanks, but was often a pain in a Recce Sqn. Fresh rats had to be delivered mid-week by the Troop Leaders, and when the OP Screen was stuck behind the 'enemy' covering force ACR, it made for an interesting evening. Still, when we did get to stop and eat it, we ate like kings. Failing that, one could trade certain items to the local kids for beer.