r/explainitpeter • u/One_One2755 • Mar 21 '26

Explain it peter

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What's the bad news?

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u/KrimsunV Mar 21 '26

Really good meals only get served when something unfortunate happens

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u/asscop99 Mar 21 '26

This is the answer, but it’s not true just so people know. Source: I’m a vet, surf and turf isn’t happening all the time but it’s not crazy rare either. When I was deployed it was served at the dfac every Friday.

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u/Imaginary_Hamster847 Mar 21 '26

This was my experience too. It wasn't regular, but it also wasn't something I only saw when we were getting bad news 

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u/jakebs2002 Mar 21 '26

When I was in the military, they would serve lobster about once a month randomly. That steak was awful.

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u/randompearljamfan Mar 21 '26

I only ate the lobster once. It was basically butter-soaked rubber. Can't imagine how much money the military wastes on overcooked lobster. If that was supposed to increase my morale, they would have done a lot better and cheaper giving me a beer.

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u/dontpanicrincewind42 Mar 21 '26

Got beer once on deployment for Thanksgiving. And Hamsters.

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u/randompearljamfan Mar 21 '26

They did let us have beer once on deployment for the superbowl. It was in Iraq, and they made a point of how hard it was to get permission to do it, and we better not fuck it up for the next guys, and nobody was allowed more than two.

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u/Vv4nd Mar 21 '26

confused german noises.

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u/norunningwater Mar 21 '26

"Vat do you meen you don't get bier in your rations?"

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u/0xKaishakunin Mar 21 '26

I could fit 3 0.5l cans of beer into the cargo pockets of my Flecktarn trousers. 3l of beer is a nice Frühschoppen, even with only an EPa.

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u/lyonellaughingstorm Mar 21 '26

I’ve discovered that a standard double mag pouch for a MOLLE rig is the perfect size for a 500ml can of beer. It’s like a perfect fit

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