Meals, Ready to Eat and government-issued food rations lie on a mat at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif., March 13, 2012. Araceli Alarcon/U.S. Air Force
US Troops In Afghanistan Bid Farewell To Lobster, Steak And Salsa -- The Guardian
Military scales back catering, morale, and recreation services as US embarks on $6bn withdrawal of 70,000-strong workforce
No more surf'n'turf overlooking the Hindu Kush, no more salsa classes on the Kandahar boardwalk or mocha frappes in the Helmand desert.
The US army has decided to cut back on catering, morale, welfare and recreation services as it starts the $6bn (£4bn) relocation of a nearly 70,000-strong force, who must all leave by the end of 2014.
Soldiers used to enjoying four hot meals a day, including a midnight snack, will have to replace two of them with ration packs by the autumn, the US military has said. Commanders can choose which meals to cut, but breakfast and late-night servings are the most likely to go as that would remove a whole shift of cooking duties.
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Update: As US packs up in Afghanistan, the return of the dreaded MRE -- Stars and Stripes
My Comment: Sighhh .... no more donuts and bacon.
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