Former soldier found guilty in scheme to steal $1.12 million worth of MREs from Texas base | Stars and Stripes
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Stars and StripesFormer soldier found guilty in scheme to steal $1.12 million worth of MREs from Texas baseJoseph Lavar Davis was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government property and one count of theft of government property.
Replying to @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org
@ai6yr … why would you try to steal MREs? From what I’ve heard, they’re basically meals of last resort.
Edit: I've never had an MRE, this is how a friend described them ~15 years ago.
Replying to @rpmik@avgeek.social
@rpmik @younata @ai6yr I liked MREs bit we're talking late 80s, early 90s. We had things like a real ham slice and chicken ala king and basic items. Not these crazy things they have now.
@rpmik is right though- that fruit cake was good. I remember it having more the flavor of an orange/cranberry bread. I did like the dehydrated fruit mix and cheese spread as well.
A local grocer sells them and once a year I go grab one much to my wife's protests. Maybe I'm just odd.