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Military rations are food intended to feed
military personnel Military personnel are members of the state's armed forces. Their roles, pay, and obligations differ according to their military branch (army, navy, marines, air force, space force, and coast guard), rank (officer, non-commissioned officer, or ...
. Types of military rations include garrison rations and
field ration A field ration (combat ration, ration pack, or food packet) is a type of prepackaged or canned military ration. Field rations are distinguished from garrison rations by virtue of being designed for minimal preparation in the field, as well ...
s. They may be used where fresh meals are not available.


Australia

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Combat Ration One Man The Combat Ration One Man, or CR1M is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging procured by the Australian military for its members for use in combat or other field conditions where organised food facilities are not avai ...
(CR1M)


Canada

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Individual Meal Pack The Individual Meal Pack or IMP is one type of field ration used by the Canadian Forces. The IMP is designed so that a continuous diet provides all the nutrition needed to sustain a service-person in the field. The IMP meets Canada's nutrition r ...
(IMP)


UK

* Maconochie ration


United States

* Iron ration * A-ration * B-ration * C-ration * D-ration *
K-ration The K-ration was an individual daily combat food ration which was introduced by the United States Army during World War II. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle co ...
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Jungle ration The Jungle Ration (or "J-Ration") was a dry, lightweight United States military ration developed by the U.S. Army in World War II for soldiers on extended missions in tropical regions. Origins, development, and use Prior to World War II, during ...
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Mountain ration The Mountain Ration (or "M-Ration") was a United States military ration developed for use by U.S. troops operating in high-altitude or mountainous regions of the European theater of operations (ETO) during World War II. Origin, development, and u ...
* 5-in-1 ration *
10-in-1 food parcel The 10-in-1 food parcel, commonly known as the 10-in-1 ration, was a field ration prepared for soldiers of the United States Army, intended to provide one meal for 10 men. Development Although the possibility of packing the B ration in units of t ...
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Meal, Combat, Individual ration The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE).Meyer, A.I. and Klicka, M.V., Operational Rations, Curren ...
(MCI) * Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (LRP, LRP-I) *
Meal, Ready-to-Eat A Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging purchased by the United States Department of Defense for its service members for use in combat or field conditions where other food is not availa ...
(MRE)


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Alexis Soyer Alexis Benoît Soyer (4 February 18105 August 1858) was a French chef who became the most celebrated cook in Victorian England. He also tried to alleviate suffering of the Irish poor in the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849), and contributed a p ...
* ANZAC wafer (hardtack) * Armed Forces Recipe Service *
Army Catering Corps The Army Catering Corps (ACC) was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was formed in 1941 and amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. History In 1938 Leslie Hore-Belisha, the Secretary of ...
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British military rations during the French and Indian War During the French and Indian War, British military rations contained enough food energy to sustain the soldier in garrison but suffered from a lack of vitamins that could lead to nutritional deficiencies if not supplemented by the soldiers themsel ...
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Combat Ration One Man The Combat Ration One Man, or CR1M is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging procured by the Australian military for its members for use in combat or other field conditions where organised food facilities are not avai ...
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Dining in Dining in is a formal military ceremony for members of a company or other unit, which includes a dinner, drinking, and other events to foster camaraderie and ''esprit de corps''. The United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States ...
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Field kitchen A field kitchen is a mobile kitchen, mobile canteens or food truck used primarily by militaries to provide warm food to the troops near the frontline or in temporary encampments. Description The first field kitchens were carried in four-wh ...
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Field ration A field ration (combat ration, ration pack, or food packet) is a type of prepackaged or canned military ration. Field rations are distinguished from garrison rations by virtue of being designed for minimal preparation in the field, as well ...
* First Strike Ration *
Flameless ration heater A flameless ration heater (FRH) is a form of self-heating food packaging included in U.S. military Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) rations (since the early 1990s) or similar rations, capable of raising the temperature of an entrée (main course) by ...
* Foods of the American Civil War * Garrison ration *
Hardtack Hardtack (or hard tack) is a simple type of dense biscuit or cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voy ...
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History of military nutrition in the United States Based on advances in food research technology, and methodologies for the improvement of U.S. military soldiers' overall health and nutritional status, the history of military nutrition in the United States can be roughly divided into seven historic ...
* History of military nutrition * Soldier Fuel, HOOAH! Bar * Humanitarian daily ration * Imperial Japanese rations *
Individual Meal Pack The Individual Meal Pack or IMP is one type of field ration used by the Canadian Forces. The IMP is designed so that a continuous diet provides all the nutrition needed to sustain a service-person in the field. The IMP meets Canada's nutrition r ...
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Jungle ration The Jungle Ration (or "J-Ration") was a dry, lightweight United States military ration developed by the U.S. Army in World War II for soldiers on extended missions in tropical regions. Origins, development, and use Prior to World War II, during ...
* Paul Logan (colonel) * Lusikkahaarukka * LRP ration * Maconochie *
Meal, Combat, Individual ration The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces from 1958 to 1980, when it was replaced by the Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE).Meyer, A.I. and Klicka, M.V., Operational Rations, Curren ...
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Meal, Ready-to-Eat A Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging purchased by the United States Department of Defense for its service members for use in combat or field conditions where other food is not availa ...
* Mess kit * Mess * Military chocolate (United States) *
Mountain ration The Mountain Ration (or "M-Ration") was a United States military ration developed for use by U.S. troops operating in high-altitude or mountainous regions of the European theater of operations (ETO) during World War II. Origin, development, and u ...
* Salt pork * Vinogel * George Washington (inventor)


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* * {{Set index article Military food