Awesome Cap! My Grandfather was in the 1st Canadian Airborne (Can 1 Para) serving under the British 6th Airborne Division (The Red Devils), jumped into France threw to the Battle of the Bulge, across the Rhine onto the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. Respect & thank you to all that serve Freedom!

Hello from Scotland! Thank you for your service. We don't underestimate what you guys in the states do for and with us. ❤

Sobering pictures of the embassy. Rip to all the marines that lost their lives over there. Thank you for your service sir!

That FRH took off like a volcano. Why the US can't have something like this in the MRE's is beyond me. This MRE is a winner. Thanks for sharing.

I'm really enjoying your history lessons. And thank you for your service. ❤

There's my favorite Veteran!!! God bless you and your family. I love it when you upload! You have a wonderful personality. It makes my day and puts a smile on my face! ☺️

I recently subscribed to your channel via your sons channel. I have to say I never realized I'd be so interested in learning about MRE's.. I can tell you a lot of it is based on you personally. Seem like a very friendly and engaging person & great story teller. I've thoroughly enjoyed you & watching your videos. Thank you for service, I appreciate it.

Excellent video and what a wonderful gift. That hat is beautiful. As always I enjoy the stories and pics and thank you for reminding us of the true price of freedom and your service.

Love your videos! Just had a Canadian IMP over the weekend. This looks good but I definitely recommend trying a 24-hour British MRE. Keep up the great work!

I love all your stories I find them lovely also love ur sons channels much love from the UK :)

Man that was bad ass as usual to both of y’all highly enjoy it, and cheers from San Antonio🫙

Glad you found our plum jam and added the ending clip, us brits love our plum jam, great video

Thank you for your service and a fun video.

Another great video , y’all kepp getting better and better. That heater definitely meant business. Keep em coming. So do enjoy.

I love his excitement!!!! ❤❤

Thanks for that. You gave me some good family memories ❤ My Grandad served in the royal navy, and his brother was a marine. Rest in peices Pat and John x x Thank you for your service too sir.

I saw the movie, " A Bridge Too Far", again recently, it's a pretty good WW2 movie, based on Operation Garden Market. It has several big screen stars in it. I read some information about how realistic the movie was, and I believe that several reviewers gave it around a 90% accuracy rating on the situations, and the outcome of the various blunders made by the allies. A 3 hour long movie, that is a real departure from most movies about the battles of WW2. I enjoyed your pictures of the embassy, such a tragic event though. Great video, looks like the military in the UK, eat very well. Thanks for your service, and may God bless.

Hi Me Ancient first off I absolutely love your videos. I am also subscribed to both of your son's channels they also have awesome content. Well what I should have said first is thank you for your service sir!! I was not born until 1986 so your stories of your marine corp days are fascinating to me because they were before my time. I was also military. I spent 4 years in the Minnesota Army National Guard we were an armor/Tank battalion. I did my basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky. Which I didn't know until I was there but fort Knox is also a marine training facility. Anyways thank you for the video please keep them coming.

That does look awsome, I would take that with me camping, Awsome video as always!!!

Thank you for your service brother! I love the videos!

I love that 3 in 1 Coffee! so good! The hospital I worked at, the ER doctor always brought 3 in 1 Coffee packs for their dept. it was so good!

Hello Ancient Me from Florida. I have two cousins who are US Marines! Hoorah! My father were both Air Force! I have been following your videos for a while now. Your mix of history and ration commentary is fire. Thank you for your service. And please keep the entertaining videos coming.

Looks awesome, gonna watch video now! Very cool.

They've changed a lot compared to what my dad brought home after being on exercises in the 80s... I'm pleased you got a hold of one.

Always happy seeing new video from Me Ancient, greetings from Poland

Another great video! When you unraveled that MRE, it reminded me of a gift bag from a mall.. LOL! I wonder if you served with my Brother in- law.. He was also stationed in Beirut in the early 80's and was an Radio Operator.. He also served in 29 Palms (stumps), and the Marine Corps. Logistics Base in Dagget, CA. I was in from 1997-2002 and did most of my time in Okinawa at Camp Hansen and Camp Foster (S.D. Butler). Anyways keep up with the awesome videos! Semper Fi Brother!👹🐶

I love your video's because of the store's you tell. Thank you for your service sir

Great review as always thanks

i love your videos, thats so cool man, hope it tasted nice, video is a 10/10 keep it up amen!

Thanks for another great video. I'm sorry but when you squeezed out the sausages I had to laugh. Other than that it all looked delicious 😋

In Afghanistan British Forces were a pleasure to work with!

Awesome review I have a couple British rations but I have the ones in the box this video makes me want to break open one of them

That picture of the US embassy brought back memories of seeing it on I think the BBC when i would have been 14. At that point i thought we (UK) were the only ones who suffered terrorism (naive child) as we still had the IRA who liked blowing things up. Those little fruit smoothie things used to be in the British ORPs too, but for some reason they took them out in I think 2020. I love that you are reviewing a Brit rat, and that you are enjoying a great British tradition of a proper (sort of as instant tea is fine, but..) cup of tea. :) Im so glad you enjoyed the SMR. They're pretty good, mostly. Could use some more variety, or a change of some of the menus, but theyre good for what they're for. Haha i was wondering where the peanut butter or jam went. Great video again. :) Fun fact: I live right next to Northolt Air Base and we have the polish war memorial right on a main road roundabout to mark the sacrifice of the Polish pilots who flew for us during WW2.

Wow the Brits have a good one there.. THANKS Marcus for sending that over to Me Ancient to review. Me Ancient great review !!

Hey Brother!! I don't say this every time I message, but I should. With my apology on that, comes a request, from this strange old retired Navy drudge :) Thank you for your Service. You exemplify the care and precision required of people in uniform. I appreciate you greatly.

Hey any new videos coming out soon? My pregnant wife loves watching them with me! Keep up the awesome work and thank you for serving!

Another awesome video Me Ancient! I have been wanting to try a British MRE as well. Looking at their menus though, seems like that they have a lot of vegetarian meals which I am not too fond of. Watch out for those TS and Hurricanes and stay safe! vr, S

Outstanding, you actually mixed the tea properly. Did anyone else notice that small detail?

Gotta love it. Hey just curious when you going to review the Brown bag I sent you months ago. Great video.

My wife works with a Marine who was buried in the rubble of the barracks needless to say he has life changing injuries from that bombing.love the videos.

I wanted to share a funny story. My cousin has been in the navy as a corpsman for over 7 years now. When he went to join the recruiter told him he couldn't join because he wasn't tall enough. According to the recruiter you have to be at least 6ft1 to join the navy or USCG. That way when your ship starts to sink you can walk right out of the water 😂.

I love a good strawberry drink. And that fruit sauce looked good too.

British Ration packs have come a long way from what I remember and usually come with alot more than what this one did. I'm wondering if this was one of the newest ones that are mean't emulate US MRE's. Since Marcus was in the Airborne forces it might be a "lightweight" version, since I don't recall them showing up in bags until maybe 2017-2018. The ones I remember are usually alot bigger, called ORP's (Operational Ration Pack), in a big cardboard box giving you 4000kcal worth of food for 24 hours. Thats usually 3 main meals, numerous snacks, fruit and nuts plus an assortment of drinks.

Thank you for showing pictures and thank you for your service sir :D

Hi Me Ancient. I’m happy that you finally got to try a UK MRE, although I have to say that both the French and Spanish ones look more appetising. The cereal bar definitely looked a bit plastic! I wish I could find a Scottish MRE that had haggis and Irn bru on the menu, but I’m pretty sure they don’t make those! Best wishes from Scotland 😊

Biscuits Brown, versatile, savoury or sweet. The Vestry Foods Cookies and Cream are great too. My favourite menu is the Beef and Dumplings, closely followed by Hunters Chicken. However I love the US Chilli Beef Mac. Thankyou for your service Sir. ✌❤🙏🍻🇬🇧

me ancient i wanna thank you for teaching me how to pray properly before i eat, i would always be kinda "bad" at praying as in i would always just say thank you god for this food today amen" but now i say a similar pray that you say, thank you so much! , and ofcourse thank you for the storys,knowledge and entertainment you give me any many others!!! - your friend nick from vancouver canada

Letssss goooo love ur mre vids

Tell ace I said hi! ❤ love the cap and thank you for your service

I appreciate you sharing your experience of the world I know it is not always pleasant . And I think people need to know that

Me ancient ( aka dad )when u was in the service I was born in 1983 when u left service in 1984 i was 1yrs. thats why i love all of your story keep them coming

Nice add in with the plumb jam

You managed to get a British ration, congratulations! But I hope to see a review of Brazilian mre in the future!

Barking Dogs Won't Bite ..I wouldnt mess with Me Ancient. Very Humble Guy! I'm sure he is a dangerous guy in battle . Keep Posting Videos Man!

Bless you, thank you.

The flag in the thumbnail is upside down, by the way. The Union flag (commonly referred to as the Union jack) has not been symmetric since 1800 after the Kingdom of Ireland got incorporated and is represented in the current iteration with red diagonal stripes from St Patrick's Saltire. The wide white diagonal stripe goes over the top of the thin red stripe in the top left corner, and this pattern is then rotated around each corner in an anticlockwise manner. Thanks for the great content.

Great videos

It’s what I believe to be Chai tea, very neat, Tfs 💖

Enjoyed.

The dessert looks like those sesame seed candy coated ones that you could even find at Costco but I’m not sure I’m still watching your reaction! :)

Sir. I’d like to see mystery meats from around the world taste test with no Google translate lol .. great video as always wish you and the fam well.

My grandad was in the uk army and my nan was a nurse and she always has amazing stories about the war times love to see your liking our food Me Ancient

the 3 in 1 tea is a high tec version/ tribute to WW2 British rations they had a block which a mixture of tea leaves sugar and powdered milk compressed into a black hard square

OMG! I love watching these and I love hearing your stories!!..🤗🤗❤️

Thanks for the video, Me Ancient!

Semper Fi Ancient Marine! 1989-1994 Marine Here and served on one of the last LPH-2 Iwo Jima Main deployments off the coast of Yugoslavia at the time. I love Acea’s (spelling?) gifts to you a USS Iwo Jima Mug… but sorry, it has killed me to not say something for a year or more. He meant well and finding the LPH-2 Iwo Jima (decommissioned 1993) mug is hard if not unattainable to find. But you as well as me never served on the LHD-7 Iwo Jima (commissioned 2001). I know an old Marine like yourself knows this but some youngsters don’t (not calling your grandson?) a youngster but there are others that might watch that don’t know the Navy sometimes reuses name of old War Dog Ships. I did server for a short time on the USS Wasp LHD-1 same class as LHD-7 Iwo Jima but left the Marines before the New Iwo was commissioned. I have enjoyed your video’s and watch Him, you and me grow older…. Keep up the Video’s and if I find a Correct IWO JIMA mug I will send it to you. Semper Fi Marine!

I love these videos, my biggest regret and failure in life was not joining the military. Now I'm too old and broken down. Much respect

My Granddad was one of the first British Paratroopers , 1940 No2. Commando/II SAS - X Troop - Operation Colossus , The first British Airborne Combat Drop of WW2 February 10 , 1941

I wish i had enough money to try one of these makes me so hungry watching this

Thank you my brother for another entertaining video, and I love your stories and pictures from your amazing military career... take care and may respect to ace, your friend from Canada

I was hoping there might be a Lion bar in there for you!!! Thanks, see ya on the next one!

Ancient what mos were you keep up the good work great videos

Interesting as usual. Thank you for sharing the pictures from Lebanon. It's always so boring to see what Freedom costs. I appreciate your part in that service

Another great video. Also, do you like the American Rations or the British Rations better now that you have tried both?

That must be the sausage... Too funny man. Have a good one.

All about Operation Market Garden can be seen in the movie A Bridge Too Far. It has an all star cast. Robert Redford, Sean Connery, Elliot Gould, among many others.

I'm proud that both of my grandfather's served in WW2 on both fronts. Both of them had very respectable duties. On my father's side. My Poppa served in one of the units for the Navy who secured Japan on JD day. I'll have to look through pictures to find out which one. My Poppa on my mother's side served in the army on the German front on I'd have to ask my uncle what unit. But his job was one of the many overlooked duties that helped us in the war. He was part of the Army Core of Engineers who helped set up the communications network that eventually lead to the Native Americans fooling the Germans. They were both blessed with long lives as a result and now have true peace with God for helping give everyone freedom. 🙏 Both of them have been role models to me and I love them so much

I found your channel completely by accident and have been referring to you as "uncle mre". I think I like your style of review more than others cuz there's sometimes a bit of a history lesson in there, as well as how soldiers would actually eat it; most of the other reviewers just review the individual items like they were packaged grocery items and rarely talk about how this would be used in context of field conditions. If they're compared to just the canned foods on the shelfs, of course they'd be "meh". But how it would be used in field conditions gives more context to what is in the package and why some items were way more desirable to a soldier when it looks mundane to us.

Monday funday huh thanks for the video TFMTV

What did you end up getting into after the Marines? You have some great stories thanks for your service

A close second to the French ration the British rations are top rate. As with most other nations rations, it has a shorter shelf life. The biggest drawback being its bulk and size. But the quality makes it worth it!

These rat packs are a long way removed from the crap we had in the 70s-80s…compo rations! In fact my interest in world rations started when attending an air show and visiting the logistics corps stand where they were cooking modern ration packs and inviting attendees to sample their wares….my gawd what a difference and very tasty!

I'm just wondering where were the windproof matches and condiments eg Salt as you said and the hot sauce.. Believe me I had a fair few of these.There's always a small hot sauce .?? As for Arnhem "the bridge too far" The allies did not realise a panzer unit had been taken off the line and sent to Arnhem by Model for Rn R. as they had intel that it was likely Volksturm or lower grade units defending the bridge.

Brit here. This was a single meal ration, the biscuits are for dunking in the tea and for that fruit juice stuff. I would quite like you to try a 24hr ration. I will search your channel and see if I can find one. Cheers for the video!

Loved the video and the stories, just one correction it was the Portuguese that brought tea to Europe, and a Portuguese queen that married an English King took 5 a clock tea and sandwiches to England. But in Portugal coffee was always more popular, and tea was associated with nobility, so it never was that popular in the larger population. The only place where tea is naturally grown and harvested in Europe (edited to add "in Europe") is in Portugal, in the Azores Islands.

There are a lot of videos on rations savouring the taste etc but they all forget to a soldier on the move food is fuel so shovel it all down your neck as fast as possible and carry on but keep the tea for quiet moments when you can boil water and enjoy it.

This makes me hungry!

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What a compact, lightweight airborne MRE!

Plum jam is very common with British, Australia,Canada

So does the synonym "Meal Refusing to Exit" also apply to british MREs? You should give a follow up after 3 days from eating it.

After REFORGER 1977 I spent 30 days with the Royal Dragoons cross training. The UK was so broke they couldn’t afford fuel, and other necessities. The British soldiers were embarrassed to no end. We ended up supplying rations and fuel for the duration.

The Brits have a great MRE selection.

Crush the biscuits and add to the meal to soak up the juices / gravy.

You need to try the British 16:37 24 hour pack theirs loads more in it and a large menu to choose from

Good day from Arizona I would like to know what is the best MREYou have tasted?

I was hoping you got the Chicken Tikka Massala British MRE.

do have a question for you after hearing where you served. around 1993 i meet a navy medic who became a good friend. he gave me a tripod camping stove designed for 1 lb propane bottles. he had it with him also when he was on the beach in oct 1983. so my question to you is have you meet dennis cooke. navy corpman. would have been on the beach at any of the sickcalls or after the barracks blewup.

If you were in Beruit in 83, then we may have served at the same time. I entered MCRD San Diego July 1 1981. Semper Fi