Cool "insider information" JJ <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
It seems this is more of a general overhaul to make every item in the MRE more palatable? I think a lot of guys throw out certain items, though an ex-marine I know says you can make any MRE taste really good if you just have a little time to mess with it.
A friend asked me what MRE's taste like. I told him "Tabasco Sauce. All of them." That was when I first joined, they are a lot better now and don't require the heavy dousing of sauce.
The barter system is still going strong, if you don't like it, chances are some one in your platoon does and will trade something for it. I am lucky since I don't like candy. So, I can get just about anything with a bag of Skittles or M&M's. I'm keeping my Reece's Pieces though. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />