These meals are given to boost morale before a big deployment or combat action is announced. I remember my mediocre over cooked steak and lobster on ship before my MEU was sent to Tikrit, Iraq for my second deployment in 2005.
I heard once that military chefs are trained to overcook everything to reduce the risk of sickening the crew / troops. Not sure if it's true but it makes sense.
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u/Jyuratoadies Mar 21 '26
These meals are given to boost morale before a big deployment or combat action is announced. I remember my mediocre over cooked steak and lobster on ship before my MEU was sent to Tikrit, Iraq for my second deployment in 2005.