24 Hour Rat - Lancashire Hotpot

sas-survivalist · Post by **sas-survivalist** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:56 pm

hey all the British rats didn't used to have menu lists on them but iff you get one from 2004 onwards they have ingredient lists on them

SpikNik · Post by **SpikNik** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:14 am

Bear in mind that most of the currently available for sale Menu E Lancashire Hotpot rations will actually contain curry with rice as a subsitute.

This isn't marked on the box in any way though.

Baldy · Post by **Baldy** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:22 pm

Last year a young Australian named Nathan Francis died after eating a peanut-based dish from a military ration pack. As a result of this tragedy, cadet activities no longer involve military ration packs. I'm not aware this has had any effect on the use of ration packs by the military; IIRC from my own service, people with serious allergies are barred from enlisting.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2007/s1924982.htm

For those of you who don't have cadets in your country: the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force cadets are movements aimed at teenagers. They're affiliated with the military, but do not constitute an avenue of entry into the forces: it's not the same thing as ROTC or OTC. Very roughly, it's like Scouts/Venturers but with a military theme. Consequently, I believe the medical standards for cadets are much less stringent than those of the armed forces.