The Horrifying Truth About Stormtrooper Rations

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If you think military rations in real life are terrible... imagine supplying a massive military force that has to be deployed galaxy wide. In this video we enter into the realm of heavily processed mystery meats and shady protein paste.
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@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

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@sketchtherapy1218 Жыл бұрын

NYC stable, LMAO

@chriscummings4206 Жыл бұрын

For some reason, I can envision stormtroopers eating only hot dogs...

@brianlindee4397 7 ай бұрын

Alan if you had a crystal ball you would never said New York City is stable it's more like a judge dredd maga city in chaos full of illegal immigrants

@mikkelnpetersen Жыл бұрын

My dad told me that, while he was in the military, one of the most important members of his group was the one who always brought spices with him and knew how to cook.

@maxwhite8616 Жыл бұрын

That would be me as I'm not much good at anything else

@Stormcrow_1 Жыл бұрын

Always take spices and Tobasco with you when you deploy.

@fyreantz2555 Жыл бұрын

Pain is MRE's leaving the body...

@Stormcrow_1 Жыл бұрын

@@fyreantz2555 Meals Refuse to Exit.

@HylianSith920 Жыл бұрын

If you can spice or salt up your MREs, you're set.

@Marisa_arts Жыл бұрын

During WW2 the US Navy had created Ice Cream Ships to keep moral up and provide frozen treats to all allied forces.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

I imagine it has ridiculous amount of weapons emplacements on it to protect it from ice cream thieves

@Marisa_arts Жыл бұрын

@@GenerationTech sadly, no, it was just a ship made of concrete that delivered delicious frozen treats. But the Marines on board, those, are the real weapons that you shouldn't f with.

@sentrysapper45 Жыл бұрын

If memory serves me correctly there was a Japanese commander who despaired when he learned of the existence of American ice cream ships, since your average Japanese serviceman would get little more than a couple handfuls of rice and dried fish for their daily rations. They had no hope of competing with an enemy supply supply chain so extensive that it could regularly feed its soldiers luxury food like ice cream.

@Marisa_arts Жыл бұрын

@@sentrysapper45 I think so??? Not exactly sure, but wouldn't surprise me lmfao Like what the hell would you do after seeing the insane supply chain an enemy faction has? I'd sure as hell would try to think of a way to just find a means of keeping my guys alive and if it means surrendering to live another day (if it isn't the Russians) I'd go for it if it was like the USA that offered it. There is no shame or dishonor in surrendering to survive.

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

Only for a few naval ships Not for marines

@lordnul1708 Жыл бұрын

I remember in Jedi Fallen Order, one of the random bits of dialogue Stormtroopers can have while you're exploring has one of them blame their infamously bad aim on the rations.

@orrthehunter Жыл бұрын

I will not be surprised if that was true consider how bad food can affect someone who react to it in negative ways.

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

Hard to use that fancy blaster if you feel like Ewoks are chewing on your insides.

@genericuser984 Жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert using that saying is how karma sends you to Space Vietnam™

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

@@genericuser984In that case their insides really were being chewed on by Ewoks. If Order 66 was enough to nearly give Yoda a heart attack, what would someone being butchered do? Does Yoda even have a heart?

@eurosonly 8 ай бұрын

So they're all hypoglycemic?

@Irish37 Жыл бұрын

If you want to see a telescoped course in bargaining and haggling, watch a group of soldiers in the field when ration packs (like MRE's) are passed out. If a soldier gets stuck with an unappetizing main course but a sought-after dessert item, the entire group will converge on him, offering a better entree in return for his dessert, along with various other side items like cookies, slices of ration bread (MRE bread was surprisingly good), and so on. If all went well, everyone in the unit would come away with something he liked to eat.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

Market economy is what humanity does best ;)

@specterusarmy3983 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes been there done that

@nuke7777 9 ай бұрын

Thats some shit we do at the cafeteria lunch table when a nigga brings a lunch box😊

@andrewshaughnessy5828 9 ай бұрын

In Burma during WW2 the British troops would trade their dried fish to the Gurkhas (who regarded it as a delicacy) in return for their chapatis. It was a win-win!

@daviddevault8700 8 ай бұрын

A whole box of Omlet with Ham MREs. It looked like the seat foam of my Humvee. I think the seat would have tasted betterm

@ericklozada2440 Жыл бұрын

As a 5 year army vet...there's much truth to this in the real world...in my final assignment before getting out of the military the food we received was such garbage i was insulted as a human that a couple occasions i refused to eat.

@Zachomara Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the defac messed up my stomach so much I couldn't eat there anymore. I straight up got sep rats because I was medically incapable of consuming the defac's rations. I wasn't even deployed at the time.

@thegamerboy1000 Жыл бұрын

@@Zachomara I'd rather eat the food I had when deployed as at least that never made me nauseous

@jeremypintsize7606 Жыл бұрын

I had only made military service in France Navy in Fusiliers marins but ... the NATO approved RCIR (ration de combat individuelle réchauffable) - Combat Ration Individual Reheatable - is pretty good it's 1500g (3.3 lbs), 294L x 149W x 63H (11.6″ x 5.9″ x 2.5″) cardboard box in plastic wrap for 24 hours... It has a good quality control: The choice of products depends 70% on quality, and 30% on price. The quality is judged by a jury of 8 to 15 soldiers who test the menus blind.

@amberkat8147 Жыл бұрын

Not like I'm medically eligible to serve, but it makes me wonder. I have fodmap issues and a food allergy- I would get sick from some rations and straight up not be safe to eat others. How would they handle that?

@ericklozada2440 Жыл бұрын

@amberkat8147 honestly it be something to bring up from the beginning and even then if you get a bad one out of the bunch it can be pretty bad

@5stardave Жыл бұрын

What's more important is Grogu's lack of rations. Why do you think he is grabbing and eating whatever he can? Din Jarin is starving him.

@ShadowReaper-pu2hx Жыл бұрын

This is why the Mandalorians had to be wiped out. -Imperial media.

@Angry_Squirrel555 Жыл бұрын

😂 It’s kind of true.

@jacob4920 Жыл бұрын

Grogu's species literally eats whatever it can get its' hands on. Yoda does this as well. These aliens can gobble up anything, and enjoy it. Yoda lived, for decades, alone on Dagobah. What exactly do you think was in those soups and broths that he fed to Luke, when Luke was training with Yoda? Hint: It sure as hell was NOT prime rib...

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

@@jacob4920 I thought Luke had his own rations in the X-wing.

@nightraven836 Жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert which Yoda promptly stole and ate

@russward2612 Жыл бұрын

I worked as a civilian contractor for a state air guard unit for 7 years. It was a stateside base with what you called Garrison cuisine. These folks ate well, basically civilian food. No restaurant I ever worked in had more polite customers, but these folks Were under military discipline, and had to behave as such.

@brothersbornmedia Жыл бұрын

I spent enough time in the military where I grew to enjoy those MREs good times.

@KnightsWithoutATable Жыл бұрын

The US military endeavors to have the best food it can provide. I wouldn't say that US base and field kitchen food is the best out there, but a lot goes into the budget compared to other militaries to ensure that the food is at least OK to good.

@fcnation1537 Жыл бұрын

@@brothersbornmediabeef strips be BUSSIN

@ChrisSV98 Жыл бұрын

We dont have to behave a certain way. We have integrity and honor that was instilled in us since boot camp or our parents. Thats why us service members active or retired are polite(for the most part).

@djtrac3r935 11 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure anyone who gets a hot meal that was not made in a processing plant would make most happy or polite.

@grayflaneur4854 Жыл бұрын

Well, I was U.S. Army, infantry and an NCO from 1986 to 1994 and we used to call our MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), the Morale Reducing Element... Some of these offerings really brought out some of the most visceral, ugly responses from soldiers as the tastes could go from average (beef and gravy), to surprisingly good (dehydrated peaches or the fruit cup were excellent), to the awful like the scrambled eggs... jokingly, I recall that we would make up different menu options. Like MRE Menu No. 14: Beer and Cigarettes. Ah, those were the days. As I was an Anti-Armor Specialist and usually was attached to a HMMWV, we would carry some extra canned goods to add a little spice to life. I used to also carry a cartoon of cigarettes. Not to smoke, but it was like currency and good for trading, especially with those creatures that inhabited supply depots.

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

Don't MREs also give you diarrhea?

@grayflaneur4854 Жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert It's been along time since I ate one, but more likely the opposite. Best to drink a bunch of water with it, but your mileage may vary.

@dureteheiral1793 Жыл бұрын

@@twistedyogert what you really mean probably constipation.. MREs anywhere almost always emphasized on proteins, vitamins, nutrients less fiber and less carbo which in turn lead to constipation but YMMV...

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

@@dureteheiral1793 A guess it's useful not needing to stop and poop every few hours.

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the warning. As someone with a temperamental stomach I'll know to keep clear unless I have to.

@strambino1 Жыл бұрын

Good rations mean good morale. Never mess with a soldiers pay or food and they will do as they are asked.

@sokagofferenginar8669 Жыл бұрын

Except there are still people who complain about the taste of the rations sometimes saying they're barely even edible

@bigmekboy175 Жыл бұрын

They have improved quite a bit but some of those meals really are inedible. If you're lucky you can trade with a buddy who freakishly likes it but we used to just dump in Tabasco to hide the flavor. Unfortunately the new MRE's no longer have that life line 😢

@KnightsWithoutATable Жыл бұрын

Food is fuel for the body. If you are fighting non-stop for a day or 7, you are going to need to eat and eat well. Having the rations even taste even somewhat good can be a real boost to morale. I know that the US Army does a huge focus on their field kitchens being able to put out food that is simple and tasty that will feed a person that has just fought through hell. The cooks at a field kitchen should get a smile from the soldier when they get their tray, even if everything else has has gone wrong that day.

@bruhmomentummm Жыл бұрын

@@KnightsWithoutATableLMAOOO cooks have a horrible reputation. the bottom of the barrel ends up as cooks. i’ve met one that was actually a cool guy. most are the shittiest of shitbags.

@jacob4920 Жыл бұрын

Which is exactly why blockades, and siege tactics, are so vital to wearing your enemies down.

@LairdErnst Жыл бұрын

A quote that has stuck with me: “Good military leaders talk about tactics. Great military leaders talk about logistics.” Battles are won or lost by your ability to supply and feed your forces.

@nuke7777 9 ай бұрын

🤖

@Ilyas-ty6cy 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, like how war happen in history. The one who can maintain their logistic supply properly is the one who will won the war. Yeah, good tactic can make you a win a couple of battle, but with working logistic its mean you can give your army more chance to stay fighting even after lose some battle.

@TF2CrunchyFrog 7 ай бұрын

Which is why it makes me facepalm every time some idiots call ex-Stormtrooper Finn (from the SW sequels) a "janitor", when Finn was a trained ground trooper who worked in Logistics. An army without food, equipment, medicines, and yes, latrines and toilet paper, can't function.

@jeffjones4654 Жыл бұрын

Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. We had field kitchens in Desert Storm. The food they served was a nice break from MREs.

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

Ever eat hot As Mres were better

@therookie7060 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever try the vegetable omelette, I heard that was not a well received ration.

@grayflaneur4854 Жыл бұрын

@@therookie7060- truly awful.

@therookie7060 Жыл бұрын

@@grayflaneur4854 I'm guessing you've had it?

@grayflaneur4854 Жыл бұрын

@@therookie7060- Oh yes.. I suppose it is why they include a small bottle of Tobasco sauce in the condiment pack so you could choke it down.

@appo9357 Жыл бұрын

Better than the empty plates the clones were eating from in Episode 2.

@Spooglecraft Жыл бұрын

considering the kaminoan style, i guess the food was white, too

@joshuagonzalez5959 7 ай бұрын

@@Spooglecraftyeah it was tofu so I would blend in with the plate I guess

@johnfitzgeraldii1952 Жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong with good MREs. Loved it when I got Corned Beef Hash or Beef and Noodles. The dried "Desert" bar was great to munch on and could be broken up as snacks when it had no water.

@TeamValkyrie2023 Жыл бұрын

Corned beef hash was a favorite of mine as well

@bigmekboy175 Жыл бұрын

A lot of times i preferred my MRE's to field chow especially the breakfasts. Eggs came in two forms, chalk or slightly thick soup. That said, there definitely are a few stinkers in those MRE boxes. My least favorite of all time was Tuna noodle casserole. For those thinking about trying an MRE, avoid the breakfast MRE's, avoid trendy items like hamburgers or burritos, and remember that the veggie meals almost always have the best snacks. Anything and rice is almost always good, if it is usually a batch made item like chili Mac it'll probably be good. Above all else, don't eat the crackers dry, it's a safety hazard.

@TeamValkyrie2023 Жыл бұрын

@@bigmekboy175 forgot about tuna casserole 🤮

@bizmasterTheSlav Жыл бұрын

@@bigmekboy175 Ukrainian army MRE is kinda good, a lot of meat there

@toakongu1 Жыл бұрын

Lets not forget during WW2, the US Navy had literal freezer ships that were used to haul ice cream along for the troops on the front lines. This tidbit of intelligence struck a major blow to enemy morale, particularly for the Japanese I believe whose troops were all having to survive on standard field rations without any of the luxury foods of home

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

None which made it to front line troops

@userequaltoNull Жыл бұрын

They didn't even have the luxury of "standard rations". They got a few handfuls of dried rice and maybe some dried fish.

@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis Жыл бұрын

@@tomhenry897it made it to combat pilots at least.

@tonyfriendly4409 Жыл бұрын

United States had ice cream to raise morale. The Japanese used "comfort women", which is a lot less wholesome.

@twistedyogert Жыл бұрын

@@userequaltoNullSometimes they ate their prisoners.

@jameslewis2635 Жыл бұрын

In Empire Strikes Back Luke had a ration that looked suspiciously like a pepperoni sausage. To quote Yoda's reaction to trying it "How do you get so big, eating food of this kind?"

@AudieHolland 7 ай бұрын

The rest looked like Tokyo Mix.

@busydadscooking001 Жыл бұрын

My dad was a director of us Army mobile food service and housing r&d in the 90s/00s. Their number one concern was how to get soldiers to eat all the food. An army that chooses not to finish the ration is one not fighting the best the next day. They didn't always succeed (I remember some 140f certified chocolate samples), but they were trying hard. You can thank them for the tiny ass Tabasco bottles :D

@lerneanlion Жыл бұрын

I remembered when I was watching Tasting History about bread pudding, it turned out the hospital foods during the American Civil War tasted a lot better than the hospital foods in nowadays. Now, imagine a bunch of Imperial officers and Stormtroopers who get to taste the hospital foods that turned out to be delicious and willingly injured themselves on the front line just so they can come back and eat foods that are not rations. I'm making this point because the foods serving for the troops on the fronts and the ones who are being hospitalized will be different, right? After all, during the American Civil War, making coffees out of potatoes is an ideal choice only because they tasted like coffees but not because they are actual coffees.

@TF2CrunchyFrog 7 ай бұрын

Hospital rations were better only ifthe hospitals were far behind the front lines. Mobile frontline MASH units didnt have that luxury. But you want to get injured or sick soldiers to get better, thus the better rations. While armies in the field historically often plundered the countryside for additional fresh food, stealing animals or extorting supplies from the population. But soldiers who injure themselves voluntarily to be relieved of duty will be either court-martialed or (in brutal regimes) executed without bothering with a court first.

@lerneanlion 7 ай бұрын

@@TF2CrunchyFrog I mean they voluntarily put themselves in the lines of enemy's fires so that they can get hospitalized and better foods, of course.

@Angry_Squirrel555 Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the “Donut Dollies” during WW1 and onward through Viet Nam who provided donuts and coffee to the front lines. Those ladies deserve mention.

@isaackim7675 Жыл бұрын

Are you tired of living the same routine? Are you ready to see the galaxy and commit war crimes? Then join the Empire! They have Taco Fridays.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

Taco tuesdays!

@david124cherrington5 Жыл бұрын

When I was in the service we always joked that M.R.E. stood for Meals Rarely Eaten or there were three lies 1: It was a meal, 2: It was ready, 3: You could actually eat it. We always joked with the Civilians " Don't worry, If you get hungry enough they taste pretty good."

@vladimirmihnev9702 Жыл бұрын

You eat civilians?

@david124cherrington5 Жыл бұрын

@@vladimirmihnev9702 No, the reference was to the MRE's tasting good if you were hungry enough.

@thorpeaaron1110 Жыл бұрын

If I was an Imperial Stormtrooper I would just go hungry or steal food from civilians because I'm not eating those rations .

@mikkelnpetersen Жыл бұрын

Remember that scene in the star wars carton, where Anakin eats bugs? that would be perferable.

@bigwhitehound Жыл бұрын

Say that again, after 5-10 days without ANY food. I guarantee you will eat the rations and be thankful for them.

@thorpeaaron1110 Жыл бұрын

@@bigwhitehoundI can just steal food from Civilians

@thorpeaaron1110 Жыл бұрын

@@mikkelnpetersenIndeed

@bigwhitehound Жыл бұрын

@@thorpeaaron1110 Depending on your Imperial CO you might get away with that or you might get shot.

@johnnyanderson2-roblox185 Жыл бұрын

Logistics is I'd argue perhaps the most complicated part of running a military, which also makes it one of the most interesting parts. To have war heroes on the battlefield, you must first have the unsung heroes in the Logistics office making sure everyone is properly supplied and fed.

@ThePheonixSoldier Жыл бұрын

Having had times where i'd go 2 weeks with American MREs (and having tried a few other militaries field rations) even good field rations don't compare to bad garrison food. a good spice selection brought along can help but you're still dealing with the same limited rotation of premade foods. also keep in mind most field rations are also being made with the mind set of being quick to consume and easily transported so that soldiers are both able to carry a larger supply easily and spend less time in a more vulnerable state while eatting.

@eldorados_lost_searcher Жыл бұрын

All you need is a little time, some water, and a rock or something. I still hate that they took away the Tabasco.

@ThePheonixSoldier Жыл бұрын

@@eldorados_lost_searcher eh, I always brought ghost pepper or some of my own other hot sauce even when that was a thing.

@Firesgone Жыл бұрын

@@eldorados_lost_searcher The tabasco is still in rotation! Though it was so rare I question mentioning it. I bought 2 dozen MREs and 2 had it in place of instant coffee or drink mix

@redpolscorp Жыл бұрын

"This might not be the most interesting video" me as a chef: Oh, it is interesting, my dude. Would love to hear more.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

There definitely are a lot of similarities between a well run kitchen and a well run military unit

@W3-productions Жыл бұрын

I have to say this. I'm glad this channel finds things to talk about in the Star Wars universe without always focusing on how Star Wars is "ruined" every other video. Giving criticism when it's due and moving on to the things that fans do love. Kudos.

@spectreshadow Жыл бұрын

Once again love how you combine Star Wars with real life in your topics. Very fascinating videos.

@casbot71 Жыл бұрын

Still better than Corpse-starch ...

@jarlathquinn2628 Жыл бұрын

Attention citizen we have been informed by multiple third party individuals that you have complained about your corpse starch this is a breach of several passages of the book of judgment

@robertkeaney9905 Жыл бұрын

You are what you eat. And there's nothing better than being human.

@bspgamingfan218 Жыл бұрын

No it's not

@JessFromMead Жыл бұрын

Anything is better than corpse starch

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

Where do you think the troublesome batches of clones went 🤔

@jayrey5390 Жыл бұрын

Love these more niche topics, sometimes a galaxy far far away can bring things at home into perspective

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

Yeah one of the benefits of not having new shows out is we have a chance to cover more nuanced topics.

@kevingluys3063 Жыл бұрын

@@GenerationTech I love it when shows about sci-fi/fantasy/military cover topics beyond "The Top Ten Big Machines That Shoot Big Boom"

@manhunter433 Жыл бұрын

As Napoleon states, "An army travels on its stomach."

@darwinskeeper421 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know that the "portions" that Rey was eating at the beginning of The Force Awakens were Imperial Stormtrooper rations. It kinda makes sense.

@MM22966 Жыл бұрын

Pilfered mil-rations sold on the black market is a long & honorable tradition.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

Imperial or new republic could’ve either. Janky was basically one large graveyard for military ships loaded with rations

@MM22966 Жыл бұрын

@@GenerationTech You don't want to eat MRE's that have been left out in the sun, trust me. I shudder at the fact that you CAN do that with Imp rations.

@Chris1982416 Жыл бұрын

When I was in the Army my unit had a MKT or mobile kitchen that came with our battery in the field/deployment. We got a hot breakfast and dinner. We had MREs for lunch. The food from the MKT wasn't the best but it was good to get a hot meal. The only thing was you had to perform security during your meal because it would be a time for the enemy to attack. Half on security and half eating. The taste of your food depended on the cooks that got supplied to your unit. Most cooks hate going to the field. Especially with a firing battery. Because we never stayed in one place. They had to take their MKT down every time we moved sites.

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

No they didn’t The ALOC Nevered moved Trucked the food out to you

@Chris1982416 Жыл бұрын

@tomhenry897 yes it did. How are you going to question my own military service. Look up MKT.

@Chris1982416 Жыл бұрын

In Patriot missile batteries we had actual MKT because we didn't go back to the rear. Our tact sites worked as mini FOBs

@XGhostReignX Ай бұрын

Active USMC cook here, We also serve breakfast and dinner but we usually don't use MKT. Instead all we needed was a TRHS and either a humvee, JLTV, or MTVR to the field.

@Chris1982416 Ай бұрын

@XGhostReignX what is that? Must be something new? I been out almost 20 years

@user-sf9my2jg1d Жыл бұрын

This video brings back some memories of my time in the U.S. Navy. I never saw war or a conflict of any kind. I was on an aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71, and we had large stores of food and supplies. Two mess halls for the enlisted, large kitchens. We also carried resupplies for the other ships in our task force. I never had to eat field rations because we took our kitchen with us wherever we may go. We also had options for food 24/7 as the ship was active every minute of the day and night.

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool you served on an carrier, very few people can say they did those things are engineering marvels

@PhantomQueenOne Жыл бұрын

My daughter is on the Abraham Lincoln. She says the food 'isn't that great'. My dad was a POW Guard in Korea. He said the food was nearly inedible, and the C rations were worse. He said the POW's ate better than he did.

@user-sf9my2jg1d Жыл бұрын

@@PhantomQueenOne I remember watching the keel being laid out for the Abraham Lincoln in Newport News. My memories of chow are 35 years out of date. Maybe it was better back then. I don't know.

@vikingsword3485 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy the real life vs fantasy aspect of your vids

@rexlumontad5644 Жыл бұрын

Join the Stormtroopers, they said. It will be fun, they said.

@justinboyett8843 Жыл бұрын

2:25 these are Field Rations, NOT garrison rations. There are different kinds of field rations. These are called "Hot Rats". They are cooked in the field and delivered via your friendly acquisitions specialist. To give an example of the logistics involved, each of those foods has a different "turn around time"; i.e. how long before we take it back to the cooks because it is no longer safe to eat. Yet somehow, it always ends up mixed with rice and left over night at the TOC... that is the breakfast of Heroes. Now start factoring in the logistics of getting those foods to the front lines, and you can see how fresh food can be difficult to receive, let alone arrive to the trooper in a tasty way. An Army marches on its stomach. You can send a trooper in without ammo, but only if you feed him first.

@funveeable Жыл бұрын

The Navy has better meals than the army. The only MREs the Navy eats are in boot camp.

@Gr3nadgr3gory 11 ай бұрын

Food is ammo for the body.

@levierickson7321 Жыл бұрын

Nice episode! When I was a WWII reenactor, I supplied repop edible K-rats for my unit with everything but the cigs Ruined a couple printers forcing cardboard through them but it worked

@elsamariahertervig6171 Жыл бұрын

I find videos like this extremely interesting, also the videos you've made about the ships and the economy in galaxy far, far away.

@Reoh0z Жыл бұрын

I've been lied to my entire life, they always told me the Dark Side would have cookies.

@mogreen19 Жыл бұрын

You forgot the imperial student rations: cheap ramen noodles from a galaxy far far away and canned Ewok meat. I demand more imperial credits! I am so over canned Ewok meat! MRE's with Ewok meat are also known as "Meal Rejected by the Enemy".

@virtualwastrel Жыл бұрын

Or "Mess Rejected Ewok"

@Darthdoodoo Жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure the chunks of grisle and inedible crap i found in an mre were in fact dog or ewok meat lol😂😂😂

@jameskenney8280 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making videos about the behind the scenes operations and how life would really work in Star Wars

@Ikcatcher Жыл бұрын

I’m sure Stormtroopers would love having a Turbo Dog

@VhonteTervo Жыл бұрын

This is one of the reasons why I love the Republic Commando series.

@samuelhaverghast2442 Жыл бұрын

actually hardtack was edible but, you would have to break it up in a stew, it was called Hellfire stew

@pauljazzman408 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting about Star Wars logistics. I loved the BBC tv series 'Bullets boots and bandages' by Military Historian Saul David. Really good history of how armies were fed in the field from Napoleonic period to the present day.

@Papyrus_in_a_HEV_Suit Жыл бұрын

I find it crazy how you seem to find a interesting topic for every video.

@theblindsniper9130 Жыл бұрын

Ive made videos exploring MREs and rations from militaries around the world and humanitarian aids. Yes, I am interested in this kind of stuff haha great video.

@demetrinight5924 Жыл бұрын

One of the details I liked from the Republic Commando books series was the inclusion of ration cubes by the clones and how they preferred eating anything else. I remember at least a few clones would hunt and eat different types of vermin just so they didn't have eat ration cubes again.

@Saturn452Polite Жыл бұрын

Tech it has been a long long time you helped me learn so much for star wars thank you for sticking with it. Much love.

@danielkohli1542 Жыл бұрын

As far as the Civil War rations goes, the marching rations were most often salt pork, hardtack, and coffee. The full ration includes stuff like beans, rice, candles, soap, and other relatively shelf stable items. It was common practice in the 18th & 19th century for forts in North America to maintain a garden. Some times they might even have a few pigs and one or two cows.

@hungmungo4015 Жыл бұрын

This is super interesting. I love hearing tidbits like this. Gives me a lot of ideas for my own writing

@FrameandGame Жыл бұрын

The haircut/shape up looks top notch Alan, you must have one of the galaxies best barbers!

@tagginondawal3961 9 ай бұрын

When talking about Hardtack, I was half expecting Max Miller's hard tack (him banging two pieces together with a look of despair).

@Carstuff111 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, this is one of the coolest videos you folks have made!

@eseperro213 Жыл бұрын

Interesting topic. You foos always deliver unique content on Star Wars; keep it up. Thank you.

@FireFlyMaxx Жыл бұрын

Is there any chance American Ben can do a cameo? You two were a dynamic duo. The Eminem and Dr. Dre of Star Wars. Keep up the good work! For the Republic!

@Echo_419 Жыл бұрын

We need British Ben

@sauron6064 9 ай бұрын

I think having more droids as part of the crew would help. The droids can do the more basic tasks while the organic beings can do the more complex ones somewhat like what the CIS did.

@Celestial_Reach Жыл бұрын

This is one reason wehy Sloan made a good admirial, while she was guarding count vidian she learned logistics and how important they are to opperations

@yuvarudra6602 Жыл бұрын

With the scoundrel's cantina from long time. Thx for recommendin. His videos r great too. 😊👍

@evilchaosboy Жыл бұрын

Yer hat is on crooked, Steve, and it looks like you have a nice home. I found this episode very interesting because I am a Jr. WW II Historian and food played a HUGE part of that Catastrophe! I actually had a modern...K-ration(not sure if that's what they are still called) and this thing even heated up to cook whatever it was! I'm pretty sure it was not bad! So, I'm guessing the Star Destroyer Cafeterias prolly didn't have any pizza or enchiladas? Good episode. \m/

@brothers_of_nod 8 ай бұрын

I like content like this, its the details like this that I find interesting.

@mattd2026 Жыл бұрын

I don't want to see your audio levels EVER again. Love u. Been watching this channel for nearly 10 years ❤

@GenerationTech Жыл бұрын

🤣

@mattd2026 Жыл бұрын

@@GenerationTech are you going to endorse rfk Jr this election cycle?

@The_Lone_Outlaw Жыл бұрын

Would love more videos like this! The basic day to day stuff the common grunt/civ would deal with. Equally as interesting to me as the supernatural stuff or epic war machines

@Wildman_-co9ic Жыл бұрын

I have been waiting for a video like this forever I love hearing about the small but incredibly important details of stuff like this I have been in the army for a bit and know how important but cool these minor details are. Btw meatballs in marinara sauce mre is the best

@jnort95 Жыл бұрын

Great Video!

@danwhitesall3521 Жыл бұрын

I think you missed another point on why rebel field rations were more varied is they had to feed more species of aliens. The empire were just humans.

@philly83 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing these types of videos.

@asurlybarber3620 Жыл бұрын

There are terrible Star Wars KZfaqrs, there are good ones, and then there's Generation Tech, which is the GOAT.

@circuitbreaker7765 Жыл бұрын

Nice Napoleon quote at the end there. I find the ration portion of this quite interesting.

@johannesbowers7467 Жыл бұрын

There is actually a middle ground that is a lot more common.... There are tactical kitchens that do deploy with units to provide At least one, maybe 2, hot meals a day. While the other is your combat ration. Any position you can have any semi permanent infrastructure built around will have a mess hall.... It will also provide portable rations, Hot meals out to outer deployed semifixed positions. It takes very bare bones facilities (often either at the beginning or the end of an operation) logistical isolation, or extended tactical patrols to reduce you to 3 meals a day of MREs for an extended block of time.

@chrystal2588 Жыл бұрын

I am always interested to hear the logistics behind the scenes of starwars and in general. so this was a VERY interesting watch

@metalmyron 5 ай бұрын

love these behind the world videos

@jaxonmalchow3230 Жыл бұрын

Very very interesting, this is some of the content I enjoy

@frost4607 Жыл бұрын

Have to admit, I’m a huge fan of these logistics videos. Wouldn’t mind more of them

@johnthesergal6395 Жыл бұрын

Hello proto (:

@CelticCubby Жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@CG87343 Жыл бұрын

Napoleon and Frederick the Great are attributed saying “an army marches on its stomach”. Apparently the Imperial military didn’t get the memo. I’d also add that the US Army also had chocolate bars designed to not melt in extreme heat if I remember correctly. Suffice it to say a military needs a good food supply.

@tba113 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. If memory serves, Napoleon was one of the first adopters of canning, so his armies wouldn't have to rely as heavily on foraging. Not only did that mean his armies could move faster (because they didn't have to zigzag their routes to ensure they had raidable cities within reach as much), but they could be much larger, because they could support more troops with only a modest increase in the number of supply wagons they'd need to bring. I haven't heard about heat-resistant chocolate _bars_ specifically, but I have heard that having chocolate that wouldn't just melt into a puddle during the heat of a Pacific Theater day is where M&M's came from.

@mickeycarminecomedian6733 Жыл бұрын

Actually M&M’s we’re developed because the soldiers chocolate bars were melting on them in the field. The hard candy shell prevented the chocolate from melting. The shell came only in brown and they were sold in a tin tube similar to the ones that M&M Minis came in. They never came up with a chocolate bar that couldn’t melt but I think this is what you’re referring to.

@tomhenry897 Жыл бұрын

Never served have you To keep the troops from eating it to fast was made un eatable

@wolfie5135 Жыл бұрын

Yes they were called Hershey's Tropical bars

@Nemeroth_ Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in the Astra Militarum: "Here, take this ration made with beef, vegetables, deceased imperial citizens and other ingredients from suspicious sources"

@MarcusNcc17 Жыл бұрын

The thought of a space McDonald’s or outer rim Captain D’s on the death star is hilarious to me.

@starseeker3002 Жыл бұрын

"The deathstar had luxury rations" I mean the place did have an ommlette bar, a straight up ommlette bar!

@jccjccjoanne Жыл бұрын

Matt the radio technician in the mess hall 🤣🤣🤣

@elijahbrooks8589 Жыл бұрын

Did a retirement ceremony at McDill AFB and that DFAC was nice, the food was great, they even had bus boys

@akalion213 6 ай бұрын

The moving green bar on the laptop monitor really adds a lot to the video

@cabbievonbump 2 ай бұрын

You're right. Logistics is boring, but I heard from a book in theBelgariad series: Any fool can raise an army, but you will run into problems around suppertime.

@DADNOIZES Жыл бұрын

Let's get this out onto a tray.. NICE!

@mikhailiagacesa3406 Жыл бұрын

Surprised you didn't show the clip from RC with the Death Star's cafeteria and omelet bar. ;-)

@maxbrandt6 Жыл бұрын

In a backstory for a stormtrooper legion I came up with, I describe one of their aspects as "snake eaters" meaning they eat whatever they kill while on long range recon patrols, they have good survivalist skills and operate differently than most stormtrooper legions.

@Veldrin-Barra Ай бұрын

Something about hardtack, it was commonly broken and soaked in soup. And as someone who actually likes hardtack and pemmican you can mix both of them with potatoes and water to make a wonderful stew.

@elbruces 3 ай бұрын

Every time he mentions hard tack, I expect Max Miller to pop in and **clack clack**.

@damienblauwald Жыл бұрын

Great video. Yes, feeding the military is the only way to win a war. This part goes often overlooked in storytelling.

@luisemoralesfalcon4716 Жыл бұрын

Food is always the movement of an army.

@jeffagain7516 8 ай бұрын

In the 1970's, two field rations you NEVER traded away, was the "canned bacon" and the biscuits. The canned bacon was semi pre-cooked but packed with enough fat to fry pretty much anything in, like the powder potato mix you could make into hashbrown patties with a bit of water and canned peanut butter. Also, a tiny bottle of Tabasco sauce went a long way in making things palatable, heh. The biscuits were almost a cookie and delicious. :)

@doorknockerpingu6932 Жыл бұрын

Even the best MREs get old over a long deployment. My personal worst was Salmon in white sauce..... i dont know what sadist decided to make that menu selection but i hope you enjoy a hot afterlife.

@y.vinitsky6452 5 ай бұрын

As a soldier who had to live on canned food for awhile until more purmenennt solutions could be setup, this makes me thankful I still had real food

@ShinxSparks Жыл бұрын

The Horrifying Truth about Stormtrooper rations is that they are...irrational

@scrimpishimp4857 7 ай бұрын

Yoda practically spat out what Luke brought with him. "Yecch! How you get so big eating food of this kind??"

@simmyjester 8 ай бұрын

13:09 My ex was an army cook for six years so I actually found this pretty fascinating. It reminds me a bit of a conversation with him and another army cook about what it would take to feed the crew on (Stargate) Atlantis (for a fic I never finished from the POV of a cook on the Atlantis Expedition).