Talk:Field ration

Vandalism
Vandalising IP address seems to be in the US. Tracked to: pool-151-203-229-250.bos.east.verizon.net. Enough said. I'm bored with reverting.

Oh wow, you can do a reverse lookup. --151.203.229.250 15:53, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

I have protected the page to defend against the vandal who consistently adds the same joke. Bratsche talk 5 pillars 13:35, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

Well, its been nearly a month... might be time to unprotect. Donovan Ravenhull 00:28, 7 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Might be? :)  I agree.  :)  Wikibofh 03:38, September 7, 2005 (UTC)

Is there a way to lock the page down? This is getting really tiresome. Mitchberg 16:56, 17 March 2006 (UTC)


 * It's been sprotected. I'm banning any account or IP that engages in the same vandalism.  Wikibofh(talk) 22:48, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Where is the gallon of Chardonnay that goes with the French Ration? - Just kidding

German EPA
+ Originally there where four versions + A heater is not part of the EPA since it is part of each soldiers personal equipment. Similar to the one included in the French version + EPA where always issued with bread, either fresh or canned + Rice with Fruit was considerd "inedible" by the troops —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.227.95.165 (talk) 00:52, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Naming
I moved the article to field ration for now because the term "combat ration" smacks of being a rather modern American term. Google searches support "field ration", but arguments to the contrary are welcome. Just please don't try to claim that we have to go by whatever the army calls it.

Peter Isotalo 14:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

colombian ration very accurate
im glad that the information of the colombian ration its completely accurate. i was talking just last week with a soldier and he told me that the rations are exactly like the ones described in the article. i might add a translation of (Tamal, Envueltos, Lentejas con chorizo, Arvejas con carne, Garbanzo a la madrileña, Arroz atollado, Ajiaco con pollo, Sudado con papas y carne, etc) in the future. keep up the good work.

Gcancelado 17:14, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Lanugage use?
I saw that under the France section, some foods are in French when it could be easily translated in english. Pomme-de-terre, as a example can be translated as Potato . I consider this vandalism, as this is the English section of wikipedia. Can someone change this?
 * Done it, but your view on vandalism is a bit extreme, some of the meals have no equivalent name in english, do you have an English word for paella, chili con carne, casserole ? You have a point, as it is possible to translate some of it, but in Wikipedia you always should assume good faith. 143.65.99.20 (talk) 10:21, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Just to say that the re-translation from English to Spanish of the Mexican Combat Ration´s name ("individual soldiers daily combat meals box") is not correct. The correct way would be "Ración de Combate Diaria Individual del Soldado" though, this being redundant, a better free translation should be "Ración Diaria Individual de Combate". Anyway, I´m sure the SEDENA has a Spanish name for it (like Spain´s "Ración de Combate"), so if anyone could provide it, it would be better. Really good article, very detailed. Keep up the good work;) (And my apologies if I did anything wrong with this editing: first time I write in Wikipedia, and no idea of the protocol). --88.101.230.127 (talk) 17:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

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Iron ration
Why does "iron ration" redirect here, yet the term is not discussed in the article? Badagnani (talk) 20:05, 6 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I've fixed this so it now points to United States military ration, which discusses the term. --Jtgibson (talk) 15:06, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

That doesn't make much sense. "Iron ration" is a term that was used by the Germans, Americans, and British in the early part of the 20th century. I believe the term is going to need its own article, as linking it to United States military ration implies that its an American term, when it is not. Mrschwen (talk) 04:13, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

ORP = Gorp ?
I brought this up on the trail mix talk page, is there a connection between the two terms? They sound similar and the foods are used for similar purposes. This is just speculation on my part.213.212.75.70 (talk) 15:31, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Have you read this article at all? You are clearly confusing two quite distinct concepts. ORP or "Operational Ration Pack" is the official designation of the British military individual ration pack. "Gorp" is a slang term for a mixture of nuts, dried fruit etc. which is more formally called "trail mix". Trail mix is not a component of the British ORP. The closest thing to trail mix seen in modern ration packs would be items such as muesli bars. Roger (talk) 16:07, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


 * There was certainly a trail-mix like substance in the 90's GP rat packs (well, a pack of peanuts and raisins anyway) - but it was never referred to as GORP in my hearing. But yeah, certainly no connection.  62.196.17.197 (talk) 12:45, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

NYTimes review
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/09/04/weekinreview/20100905_gilbertson.html?ref=weekinreview&_r=0 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.172.140.177 (talk) 16:15, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

UK
Just before I left the army in 2010 they had introduced a new menu with about twenty different kinds of ration packs, I think they've also got rid of the Yorkie bars in favour of generic ones that taste like dog turd, can anyone confirm these facts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allthestrongbowintheworld (talk • contribs) 16:36, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I noticed there is no Yorkie bar in the NYT article and photo referred to above. Roger (talk) 16:54, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * The chocolate in military packs tends to taste a bit funky as it's often a hot-climate blend which stores better, but tastes noticably different from the civilian ones (at least in the UK). That said, as the repeat post below notes, the last I heard chocolate was being phased out as it isn't compatible with the weather in Mordor.  62.196.17.197 (talk) 12:47, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

UK ORPs
The information in the section regarding UK ration packs is not current; recently (I'm not sure when), the MoD changed the style of ration packs. One difference for example is that the current ration packs no longer contain chocolate as it melts in warm climates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.158.107 (talk) 22:01, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

I have updated it Tallmale188 (talk) 19:18, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

History section
Armies have had field rations for hundreds of years. This article needs a history section. Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 18:07, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * If you have good sources please go ahead and start such a section. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:24, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

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