The Horrifying Truth About Stormtrooper Rations

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During WW2 the US Navy had created Ice Cream Ships to keep moral up and provide frozen treats to all allied forces.

My dad told me that, while he was in the military, one of the most important members of his group was the one who always brought spices with him and knew how to cook.

I remember in Jedi Fallen Order, one of the random bits of dialogue Stormtroopers can have while you're exploring has one of them blame their infamously bad aim on the rations.

What's more important is Grogu's lack of rations. Why do you think he is grabbing and eating whatever he can? Din Jarin is starving him.

If you want to see a telescoped course in bargaining and haggling, watch a group of soldiers in the field when ration packs (like MRE's) are passed out. If a soldier gets stuck with an unappetizing main course but a sought-after dessert item, the entire group will converge on him, offering a better entree in return for his dessert, along with various other side items like cookies, slices of ration bread (MRE bread was surprisingly good), and so on. If all went well, everyone in the unit would come away with something he liked to eat.

As a 5 year army vet...there's much truth to this in the real world...in my final assignment before getting out of the military the food we received was such garbage i was insulted as a human that a couple occasions i refused to eat.

I worked as a civilian contractor for a state air guard unit for 7 years. It was a stateside base with what you called Garrison cuisine. These folks ate well, basically civilian food. No restaurant I ever worked in had more polite customers, but these folks Were under military discipline, and had to behave as such.

Good rations mean good morale. Never mess with a soldiers pay or food and they will do as they are asked.

Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics. We had field kitchens in Desert Storm. The food they served was a nice break from MREs.

Well, I was U.S. Army, infantry and an NCO from 1986 to 1994 and we used to call our MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat), the Morale Reducing Element... Some of these offerings really brought out some of the most visceral, ugly responses from soldiers as the tastes could go from average (beef and gravy), to surprisingly good (dehydrated peaches or the fruit cup were excellent), to the awful like the scrambled eggs... jokingly, I recall that we would make up different menu options. Like MRE Menu No. 14: Beer and Cigarettes. Ah, those were the days. As I was an Anti-Armor Specialist and usually was attached to a HMMWV, we would carry some extra canned goods to add a little spice to life. I used to also carry a cartoon of cigarettes. Not to smoke, but it was like currency and good for trading, especially with those creatures that inhabited supply depots.

A quote that has stuck with me: “Good military leaders talk about tactics. Great military leaders talk about logistics.” Battles are won or lost by your ability to supply and feed your forces.

Better than the empty plates the clones were eating from in Episode 2.

In Empire Strikes Back Luke had a ration that looked suspiciously like a pepperoni sausage. To quote Yoda's reaction to trying it "How do you get so big, eating food of this kind?"

Lets not forget during WW2, the US Navy had literal freezer ships that were used to haul ice cream along for the troops on the front lines. This tidbit of intelligence struck a major blow to enemy morale, particularly for the Japanese I believe whose troops were all having to survive on standard field rations without any of the luxury foods of home

There is nothing wrong with good MREs. Loved it when I got Corned Beef Hash or Beef and Noodles. The dried "Desert" bar was great to munch on and could be broken up as snacks when it had no water.

Are you tired of living the same routine? Are you ready to see the galaxy and commit war crimes? Then join the Empire! They have Taco Fridays.

My dad was a director of us Army mobile food service and housing r&d in the 90s/00s. Their number one concern was how to get soldiers to eat all the food. An army that chooses not to finish the ration is one not fighting the best the next day. They didn't always succeed (I remember some 140f certified chocolate samples), but they were trying hard. You can thank them for the tiny ass Tabasco bottles :D

If I was an Imperial Stormtrooper I would just go hungry or steal food from civilians because I'm not eating those rations .

Don’t forget the “Donut Dollies” during WW1 and onward through Viet Nam who provided donuts and coffee to the front lines. Those ladies deserve mention.