Vietnam War field rations, were WW2 K-Rations still being used?

[BEAR]

It's not your Dad's Army any more!

My son came back from weekend drill some months ago with these:
Attachment 86975
Look at the top of both boxes for an explanation.
I wonder if they have Corned Beef and Cabbage w/ powdered Guiness (yech!) for us Irish Americans?

BEAR (BDY)

[browningautorifle]

powdered Guiness

The officer's ration would have a small bottle of Burgundy...just add water and wine.

[old tanker]

http://taskandpurpose.com/heres-ridi...ock-something/

[oldpaul]

Personally, I think the achievement medal ought to go to the person who designed this little Gem.

Commonly called a P-38. Sterilize before re-use the package says. Does wiping on your fatigues count as sterilization? I too never saw anything but C-rations

[browningautorifle]

Does wiping on your fatigues count as sterilization?

Yes, same as licking your spoon off before stowing it counts as cleaning...

[BEAR]

Yes, iconic "P 38". Another name like "Jeep" with no direct link to the names origin. I have heard that it takes 38 punctures to open a C ration can (I never counted) but I do know it makes one painful puncture on the chest when you throw yourself in the prone position and that little sucker is "open" on your dogtag chain.

BEAR (BDY)

[Flying10uk]

In "C" rations, you got a packet with it that included:
1. Toilet paper
2. Salt and pepper
3. Candy bar
4. Cigarettes
5. Spoon, knife and fork
6. Matches
7. Heat tab
8. Sugar

British ration packs, I seem to recall from the cadets, contained 2 leaves/sheets of toilet paper. Were/are American ration packs slightly more generous in this respect?

[browningautorifle]

sheets of toilet paper.

There was about enough to be useful. I have dozens still in a bag waiting for whatever.

[Aussie48]

Australian one's certainly were but the catch was the paper was green (naturally) but shiny and smooth as a babys we were still being issued with that wonderful biscuit survival made in 1942-45 in the kerosene tins with the lid soldered on in 1976. After Vietnam there was a 2 year period where we were force fed tinned tiny taters, they must have warehouses's full of them as it took 2 years to use them up before the kitchens managed to get issued fresh spuds again.

Dick

[browningautorifle]

the paper was green (naturally) but shiny and smooth

That was to spread things around so it dried faster...UK issue on rolls was same but had broad arrows. Wax like...