Trusbx,<br><br>I was/am not a Marine, but I did five years active duty with the Seabees (in the NAVY, Chris....only the surface fleet and the aviators are as bad as you think they are, and maybe not that bad) and going on five years in the Army Nasty Guard (but not for much longer). I have plenty of experience with MREs, having lived on the #%^#$@#ed things for months at a time, when there were only four varieties and we had access to only two of those. Eating only two different meals for 60+ days is enough to gripe about, I don't care what anybody says.<br><br>Having said all of that, the newer ones aren't bad. The entrees are getting to the point where they're almost palatable, and the number of varieties has hit double digits. Tom, is right though...not enough roughage. You'll need to supplement for that, either fruits and veggies, or something else with "laxative" properties (I use Fibercon tablets when lots of MREs are on the menu). All of this only applies for longer duaration use.<br><br>Also, be sure to check expiration dates on the individual packets. I have personally seen out of date MRE's sold in cases marked with acceptable dates.<br><br>They wouldn't be my first choice to eat, too many bad memories of those brown plastic bags...but they wouldn't be my last either.<br><br>Take care,<br><br>Andy