I just ran across this picture in flickr - it's a pic of three MREs picked up from a distribution point for hurricane relief:
Check out that center MRE. It looks like a Sopakco Sure-Pak 12 civilian MRE but notice how they're using that commercial retort pouch instead of the usual entree.
No, the Sopakco civilian MREs have always had the soldier and rifle logo on them. The main difference is that the military MREs say "Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual" whereas the civilian version just says "Meal, Individual" and has the clear bag.
kman wrote:No, the Sopakco civilian MREs have always had the soldier and rifle logo on them. The main difference is that the military MREs say "Meal, Ready-to-Eat, Individual" whereas the civilian version just says "Meal, Individual" and has the clear bag.
"Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army."
Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War;
shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered
to not wear their khaki leggings.
kman wrote:I just ran across this picture in flickr - it's a pic of three MREs picked up from a distribution point for hurricane relief:
Check out that center MRE. It looks like a Sopakco Sure-Pak 12 civilian MRE but notice how they're using that commercial retort pouch instead of the usual entree.
I suppose they must have a shortage of generic retort pouches?
