Chitterlings…. (Hog intestines!) During BCT at Ft. Polk I made the mistake of asking one of the Black Drill Sergeant what he was eating. Chitterlings, want some? Have some! Yeech! No spitting it out of course! Literally had to choke it down.
Tried it at Ft. Benning (twice), same result. The worst c-rations were ham and Lima beans, which were referred to as something else that would earn me a time out on here. They were dated from the 50’s as I recall. Pack of smokes and chiclets gum in each one.
Tried a ghoulash at F. Gordon, literally no one in the chow hall could eat it except for that one guy. Everyone else filled up on salads and side dishes.
The XO of our training battalion came in and saw all the food dumped in the garbage and went nuts, until he tasted the food. Threatened to court martial the mess cook if he ever served something that again. I to this day believe he added “something” to that food.
Other then those specific instances I usually had pretty decent chow when I was in!
Regards, Rick Gibbs