New Zealand Army Soldier Rates US Military MRE | Boot Camp | Business Insider

[@jiema2020]

you guys handing him a spinach fettuccine is the worst thing to happen to NZ-US relations in the last half century

[@BIGJATPSU]

🤣🤣☠☠ I mean.... he did pick it for his own reason.

[@yaseer_507]

😆 🤣 😂

[@derrickheng564]

Baked bean on toast enuff said aha ha ha ha

[@Johnthecollie]

You’ve never had the veggie omelette. My dad brought one back for me from Kuwait. The worst i had while I was in the service was the southwest black bean. Shit fucks your stomach up.

[@jastrapper190]

I agree. The “veggie” MRE options were consistently the most awful tasting meals. He needed Beef Stew with cheese and crackers mashed up together. That was tasty.

[@Nemo-wk9tu]

You gave him the Spinach Fettuccine MRE? That is one of the worst you could give. Even Steve1989 could barely eat it and he literally ate century old rations from the Boer War.

[@misterhat5823]

Steve has a habit of saying how bad something is and then going for another bite. If he could barely eat it, that's saying something.

[@wmd202]

Those US Vegetarian MRES arent going to eat themselves you know ! (hint for NZ you bury them when no one is looking)

[@ody734]

creamy is my favorite lol guess im weird

[@bradbrown7273]

Meals rejected by everyone 😂

[@coolgamers2794]

Spinach Fettuccine MRE is still way better than EGG Omelet MRE! 🤣🤣🤣

[@pwollerman]

“Aah, it’s not too bad” is how he rates everything. Good bloke.

[@barbsmart7373]

Typical Kiwi.

[@alvarohigino]

He doesn't want to say something is bad, it's called manners.

[@sadie8558]

generic answer for a kiwi lol

[@ivgotballsofsteel4048]

lol

[@TheGreatestTerrariaPlayerEver]

Its like eating but you dont like it but you do it for the sake of energy

[@kieranogle8916]

Literally the most kiwi guy i have ever seen and thats coming from a New Zealander

[@antonschollum3128]

Legend

[@NatMG]

aye, sounds more kiwi than me lmao

[@JaemanEdwards]

Shameful having this South Island hick representing NZ

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@NatMG???

[@NZKiwi87]

Yup, and he’s got that down south drawl on some of his r’s

[@Janko630]

2:57 "That's the MRE heater." "What's it for?" "To heat up your meat pack..." Rock solid interviewer, Business Insider.

[@hairetikos6402]

Just Kiwi responses are pretty dead pan.

[@nuck-]

He's American, tells you all you need to know.

[@TicklmypicklGaming]

end of interview, what are you gonna eat when your back home? Mate, oi already said KFC do you not listen

[@mullups]

I think the interviewer was asking what food was he heating with it. Not what the heater was used for?

[@pingapete666]

no the interviewer specifically said 'what's it for?' when he was holding the heating pack@@mullups

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

Out of 24 different possible MREs he gets the worst ones. Love our NZ homies though! Especially the ones in artillery, love seeing a fellow gun bunny. 🇳🇿 🇺🇸

[@alexandralite835]

We love you to.

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

@@alexandralite835 eat shit

[@SKKT1992]

tortelinni isnt that bad brah

[@3Dwesley]

Cannoncockers.

[@llliiimmmeee]

sending love from the other side of the world! (just dont set up any military bases here please, don't want to end up like aussie XD)

[@SomethingOrganic-m7e]

Dude is so polite and chill. Maybe I'm overreaching a little bit, but I don't think I've ever encountered anything to do with New Zealand that I haven't liked. Never been there, but from what gets to me here in the US, I'm envious.

[@LogieT2K]

The only bad things here are ours road and current geopolitical apathy 😂

[@ma61king]

@@LogieT2KDon't forget the outrageos house prices and cost of living in general, ever-increasing gang violence and failing infrastructure

[@richardscanlan3419]

Sadly,the truth.@@ma61king

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@ma61king"Gang violence" 😂😂😂 Stfu.

[@NZKiwi87]

It’s good here 😊 wish he’d clean under his nails tho, specially for filming.

[@apollogaming7439]

This dude has incredible teeth, surprised no one has noticed?

[@jackiechan_wtf4041]

His pearly whites are brighter than my future. 🙃

[@sghaxzor202]

We get free dental till we turn 18,most of have good teeth

[@gsd4me00]

I did, more than likely done on the NZ taxpayer dime too. They look even more so against the make-up.

[@garethpreston8275]

New Zealand people are like American people, we're not British.

[@tamimi9231]

@@garethpreston8275 British dentalcare is one of the best in the world, better than America lmfao

[@bigboi7817]

20 pack of wicked wings goes hard

[@fuzzy3440]

During Desert Storm we would put the main meal in the engine bay of our armored vehicles and leave them there all day, so they'd be warm and we could eat quickly, since we didn't know how long we might be stationary. I lived off those things for many months. I can attest to the fact that it's Meal-Resisting-Exit.

[@charleslumberger8441]

Thank you for your service

[@ronv6637]

Fuzzy, you weren't hydrating enough. At least one canteen per MRE plus 3-4 more. But too much cheese could stop you up.

[@truedemoknight6784]

I can't imagine going that long off just MREs. I get so stopped up after just two days in the field, much less weeks or months. I'm usually a regular daily shitter but after being in the field I'll be shitting at the weirdest times, or sometimes I just can't shit at all...

[@DarkHawk666]

You lose or gain weight?

[@JaemanEdwards]

Bullshit. You would only need an hour to cook. Not all day you fool.

[@JosephMts2]

KFC, the most NZ answer 😂

[@LeSwexy]

facts hahahahaha give this man a Zinger box 😂

[@SKPonr]

Agreed

[@yakkattack]

Fush n Chups

[@AkashSharma-vj4ck]

@@yakkattack unlike the aussies "feesh n cheeps"

[@Rooxie973]

fəsh and chəps

[@daniellenard2872]

He is being polite not to be disrespectful which he wouldn’t be at all. The initial look and wince on his face said it all

[@CombatBodies]

But he did say he had eaten to many.

[@tannerbyrd9958]

The small laugh before the first bite of fettuccine is accurate.

[@CaptainBill22]

Col. Sanders: "Captain, get that man some fried chicken!"

[@misterhat5823]

KFC is the worst in the US. Supposedly it is actually good in other countries.

[@M4A1_DELTA6]

@@misterhat5823here in Canada Quebec is disgusting but mostly from neglect from the workers rather the food being bad Depends where you go some are ok and pretty decent but most of them are ppl that hate there life’s and don’t respect cleanliness of being a fast food place

[@ShadowOfDeadRhodes21]

It depends on where you get it from though yeah. Not to judge but a lot of the people around here who work the fast food restaurants don't really take pride in their job.​ I have never really known what it was about but in small little areas like Theodore Alabama down here people around the Black folk who work them and they seem like they always have an attitude but idk. That maybe most people. I'd say the Popeyes is a lot better than KFC though@@misterhat5823

[@ghoward562]

After Covid lockdowns the lines outside the kfc stores was miles long worse then McDonald’s in Auckland Nz

[@ytzpilot]

He is correct KFC is still good in New Zealand and very popular with Maori and Pacific Island people

[@asahearts1]

He didn't prop it up on "a rock or something."

[@dabakes]

i die every time i read that

[@deceptivesheep5792]

Glad to see Old Greg cleaned himself off and started a new life.

[@ou4534]

😂

[@johnriddington9514]

Ask him how he illuminates the target ;) ;)

[@ausinasmith96]

I WAS THINKING THIS ASWELL!!

[@Lex-wx3ib]

imagine if there was baileys in the MRE

[@fallout28]

lol great comment

[@elchaposione5808]

This dude makes me proud of all our pakeha kiwis who are just chill in any setting..

[@michaelmarama-de4gx]

Our Pakeha brothers are honestly chill, well most of em😂

[@ianray8823]

Not even thes awful MREs can deter him, glad he's on our side

[@kiwiryker]

KIWI PROUD - ANZACS ❤

[@Loscha]

At 4:45 he is saying a "pottle" of peanut butter. A pottle in NZ is a small container of something, either pre-made from the factory like peanut butter, jam or Vegemite, or a small serving of nuts or dried fruits.

[@subculturenz]

A pottle is pretty much a plastic jar, but in NZ we only call it a jar if it is made of glass, if it is a jar made of plastic then it is a pottle.

[@houstonswisha143]

roughyl how big like something to grab and eat at once or like a small container fora couple days

[@drewmis1]

​@@houstonswisha143 i would presume enough for a day or two

[@SomethingOrganic-m7e]

A bottle, but paller.

[@Hyoscyamus369]

How did I end up reading this comment thread after eating some shiny golden blue mushrooms . Pre pottle everything seemed easier and made sense and now nothing doesn’t 😮

[@jinwoooooooo1]

*he has this nice vibes and i can feel it lol i think, we need more mre episode with this guy lol*

[@seanrota3359]

For our American friends, this soldier sounds like he is from the Southland region at the bottom of the South Island of NZ. As a Kiwi, yeah his "accent" is heavy, the way he sounds his Rs suggests he's from the deep south. Kiwis love KFC, anything free too so doesn't matter just put it in the bag they'll eat it!

[@tancredbey606]

Definitely not a Jaffa for sure

[@seanrota3359]

@@tancredbey606 Agree!

[@JaemanEdwards]

Shameful to have a South Island hick representing NZ.

[@kevin5073]

Nope. I'm a Southlander and the Southland R is a lot harsher than what I am hearing. Definitely a South Islander though.

[@seanrota3359]

@@kevin5073 As a Wellingtonian I shall defer to you on this!

[@rodjones482]

Just another bloody awesome Kiwi. Kiwi proud!

[@_stutu2JZ]

Love our USA Brothers. This was an awesome watch. Respect from New Zealand.

[@kraftyboi]

Sending love from US to our Kiwi brothers

[@NewKanyeFan]

Basic training US Army. On a field training exercise, I was handed a pork sausage MRE. The worst in my opinion. I told my drill sgt "I can't eat this it isn't Kosher, I am jewish" Drill sgt gave me a tortellini MRE. I was satisfied. Next day I was in the DFAC eating bacon. Drill sgt blew his fuse, asking me "why tf are you eating bacon? You said you were jewish!" I responded. "Freedom of religion drill sgt, I smelled bacon and converted" "Well played carry on private"

[@FutureRobert]

You dont know how good those energy bars were. Everytime I got them in my MRE it was like Christmas.

[@nickwojtow6787]

Those First Strike bars suck dude!! The old Mocha Dessert and Peanut Butter dessert bars are 100x better. The Salted Caramel energy bars that come in the extra foil pack are awesome too. But they don't put those in the regular MREs anymore. US military MREs are laced with seed oils, soy, GMO corn, HFCS, and absolute toxic crap. They just got rid of trans fats in all their stuff a few years ago.

[@madeintexas3d442]

One day me and my dad are at a gun show and they had some of these for sale. My dad called my mom and said go downstairs I am bringing something special home for dinner. We laid out a bunch of MREs on the table and invited her up. She was not impressed.

[@BunderChowed]

Alright, let's get this out on a tray. Nice!

[@ravenks1sr15]

Lmao saw this one coming

[@jackiechan_wtf4041]

*sniff *Oh God! that smells rancid! *continues sniffing 😅😅

[@BunderChowed]

@@jackiechan_wtf4041 the takes a bite

[@mrdodge4529]

I'm from nz, when I was living in canada i would always suggest getting kfc and people would look at me like i was some kind of animal. I finally got some when i was on my own and thru it out after one bite. The difference is night and day.

[@paulredinger5830]

Thanks for your service brother!

[@brohanfromrohan5771]

Block you up is an understatement. It came to a point in Iraq where I was only eating crackers and peanut butter and didn't shit for a week.

[@teaodaly5335]

crazy to see this just pop up haha kiaora from Aotearoa Opotiki soldier and thanks for your service

[@JaemanEdwards]

Do you know Dean Mio from Opotiki ? He was a senior when I was a junior at school and in army cadets. I heard he went into the SAS.

[@teaodaly5335]

@@JaemanEdwards cant say i do know him, I know the Mio family though but Willie Apiata is our legend

[@muhammadfahmi7159]

In Singapore, our own version of MRE or Combat Rations has improved but many Singapore service personnel will agree that US MRE is much better than Singapore version.

[@russjacks4583]

Man, so much better options than when I was in the Marines. Hopefully they got rid of the omelette MRE. Sooo bad. Chili Mac was pretty good and I loved the MRE bread and granola bar.

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

Oh, stop daydreaming about the good ol' days, ya old fart! (I got out in 2016...I constantly find myself saying "Well, when I was in...") Lol, these kids really don't know how good they have it though. Semper Fidelis

[@dethofgod666]

I had one in 2010 I'm almost positive it was rotten unless it was supposed to smell like vinegar

[@donnakawana]

I was homeless during the pandemic...An we were given a case of MRE's which is 2 wks worth of meals it you eat 1 a day..plus all the extras saved our lives .. but flavor,well its missing some flavors...! This was fun to watch!!

[@matthewcullen1298]

I hope you're ok now mate

[@tesstickles1280]

Did he paint his face just for this challenge? So perfectly done!

[@kwerk2011]

On exercises in Hawaii, it says at the start.

[@everythingUTrealestate]

The directions on the MRE heater bag is to literally put it on "a rock or something" while warming lol

[@colonelfustercluck486]

I'm pretty sure that he is aware of this, but thru practical experience he understands that there is no need for that. The rock thing is a precaution for inexperienced users, so that they don't lay it on their cellphone or their chocolate bars or on an inflatable boat. (Directions are for the absolute obedience of the inexperienced, and for the guidance of the wise)

[@StealthFB22]

Now you should give the US soldiers a Kiwi MRE haha!

[@SomethingOrganic-m7e]

For some reason I suspect it might be better than the creamy spinach fettuccine.

[@JaemanEdwards]

The hangi mre is the best. That and the steak and cheese mre.

[@fern9234]

"I'm old Greg!"

[@emeralse]

"Do you just open it by hand?" This is the worst interviewer ever, what did he expect? For him to pull out a pair of kitchen scissors to cut the packet open???? LMAO

[@vipergtsmre]

You gave him the worst of the 24 menus... not cool, but I do like the maple pork patty.

[@Bonk-oz3pv]

maple pork patty fucks

[@miguelm6195]

This soldier deserves a Medal of Honor for giving it a 6 out of 10 😂

[@georgespringett1063]

everyone saying interviewer got him the worst MRE, the guy literally said he asked for it as he hadnt tried it before, clearly you lot dont listen 😂😂

[@Marcellolin22]

Gotta try out the American Halal and Kosher MRE. Now those are amazing. I always bring myself some good ol Tapatio or Sriracha to get the flavor going.

[@nathangriffiths6218]

Scroggin and KFC, the cornerstones of New Zealand cuisine :)

[@megladon89]

NZ folk are pretty good people, glad they're on our side!

[@KingDeadMan]

The pretzels taste like combo's pretzels. They're really good! 😯👍

[@skidlinerz]

Classic Kiwi, good on ya Mate

[@Zulutime44]

These MREs look pretty good for field rations. In my active duty days the best were "individual meals", consisting of excellent canned food . The worst were the old Combat Rations, everything you need for one day. Three of those in you kit and you were ready for the line of departure.

[@SpcKringUSA]

What happened to the Hot Sauce bottle that was in the MRE's? Those made the MRE's way better

[@MrDocq]

I like that they found Old Greg to interview.

[@wrath231]

The Kiwis deserve better leaders. The handling of the pandemic there is disgraceful.

[@jujumaccas]

The horse head’s gone…..to a job with the UN of course.

[@sadie8558]

That bloody accent, always warms my heart to hear my fellow countrymen speak

[@Schlickness-p9q]

Soldier: "Theres chewing gum" Producer: "Can you try that?" Soldier: *Chews* "its peppermint" 😂😂😂 dunno why i found that hilarious

[@D_Handler]

People don’t know how fyre 🔥 NZ KFC is

[@Polish_Gopnik]

kiwi accent through the roof. i have a kiwi friend of mine, sometimes its hard to comprehend what this guy is saying XD

[@StreetLightPony]

Came to the comments in outrage only to shed a tear in solidarity as it is a mutually accepted fact that the spinach fettuccine is, indeed, a war crime on its own.

[@simonkupa5041]

Good old fashion kiwi lad . Gotta love the kiwi humor chur bro

[@JaemanEdwards]

He's a hick

[@MarcusTheDarkness]

You have captions for the wrong person! 🤦‍♂️

[@TheRawdawg]

Chili Mac was my favorite

[@markf5609]

The interviewer interpreted his favorite meal as beef ravioli. But I think he meant beef ragout. If MRE makes a beef ragout? I think he meant beef ragout. Or maybe he meant beef ragu. But I don't think he meant ravioli. French and Italian dishes get all scrambled up by the US Army.

[@MakeItWithCalvin]

Speaking as a civilian who's had a few MREs in my day on camping trips, some sides are better than others. Peanut butter on crackers, or preferably bread, is a great way to get some quick energy on a hike. Even better if you have some jelly to slap on top as the crackers and bread tend to be pretty dry. As for the honey mustard pretzels, I prefer those over the ones you find at say a gas station merely because they are more "airy" and way easier to eat without feeling like you are going to split all your teeth open! The ration heaters in my experience are very hit-and-miss but I would get my MREs as surplus so who knows how long they sat before I got it. I always save the spares from one MRE for use at a later date. Some hot sauce and jalapeno cheese spread really added some flavor to a bland chili-mac backpacking meal on a trip once.

[@andoyskies9855]

Handsome soldier

[@JaemanEdwards]

Gaybo

[@mattkoselowski-wh9vj]

Also 1992 flamless heaters added. In the Aussie Army we were using Hexi tabs and stove, or if mounted ( Armour etc) - then also got issued a small gas stove and a jaffle iron.

[@georgesheffield1580]

The Freach and Italian equivalent are by far the best , much above most other nations . Their restaurant food is also much above other countries also .

[@MrKbtor2]

Had the gulf war (91-92) surplus leftover MREs in 96 in the Canadian army. The Canadian army MREs were from some small company in Quebec and were amazing but cost $25-$30 at that time. These modern ones look pretty decent.

[@balaramalauder]

I can taste that water bottle from just watching this video 😂

[@conneralexander7514]

I loved the chicken pesto pasta MRE. Any time that was available I would snag it. I never ate the meals heated, I preferred them cold.

[@MattUK36]

Next time try the 🇪🇸 Spanish rations.....thank me later 😉

[@shannonbuck7357]

Spinach caught in your teeth makes great tooth camouflage.

[@kitsunenz87]

BTW a kiwi saying "not too bad" = Bad, just trying to be nice about it :D

[@colonelfustercluck486]

"Not Bad" or"Not too bad" mean good, good enough or reasonable in NZ. Its a backhanded compliment. Said in a laconic way. We often understate things.

[@Theire1]

I was raised by a working Mom that hated to cook and she was married to a man that lost his sense of taste and smell to an illness at age 23 .... she was a horrible cook but as a kid I knew nothing else until I got to school. Man those school lunches were fantastic, I don't think there is an MRE in the World that I would not enjoy . 18 of years of bad food makes you admire even the simplest meals. Im very Blessed

[@melodyparra2960]

Not the worst looking thing but I wonder if they trade mres with each other

[@corvettesbme]

Probably!

[@TheWaifu4Laifu]

we 100% do. During an exercise in Poland I traded with the British and Polish for theirs. Objectively speaking they're more or less the same quality of ingredients, but the novelty of a foreign MRE in different packaging (i.e. Polish MRE had potted meats or canned stews) really made it taste better when in the field.

[@joshuapierson5682]

Thank you for your service, soldier.

[@blackberuang]

SUBTITLES?

[@asahearts1]

Press the cc button

[@johnlee4249]

One of my favorite MREs was the beef patty meal and cheese spread, only trouble though the beef patty was not ever big enough to fill me up. LURP MRE's were also good.

[@1.4142]

awkward but funny

[@IAmGeeeWiz]

Nah mate, not awkward, that's just a typical kiwi

[@jefffaulkner2875]

For those of you who do not know. When you're in the field, you don't EVER get to use the heating source! It's lunchtime, you have three minutes!

[@SCRB1GR3D98]

Spinach fettuccine is ranked up there with the vomlet as far as worst MRE's

[@shygorilla8082]

I don't know if anything can compare to that veggie omelette.

[@jennerb7059]

Wish that I would have known IS military was this luxurious!

[@FinancialShinanigan]

You'd think the soldier would get subtitles lol

[@thegingergiant2683]

Y’all gave him three bad ones. 😭

[@Ohmygodstfu2045]

Gave the poor guy the worst mre of them all since the omelette

[@Big.Stepper.]

New Zealand has an army? For what?

[@georgesheffield1580]

For dumb questioner, worked with them in beautiful sonny SE Asia . Quality Soldiers they are .

[@MinecraftDelivery]

Bro thinks NZ is only about sheep and lord of the rings I bet he has never been to New Zealand

[@mamingakuri2436]

erm.....for defence?

[@subculturenz]

Umm maybe for all the World Wars we have fought in and peace keeping we do all over the world. What a dumb question.

[@subculturenz]

And the Boer War, Vietnam and the Korean War.

[@kimjongun2105]

Anyone else notice that the cardboard heater cover was for hashbrown casserole?

[@ForgottenHonor0]

My uncle was in the Marines in the Gulf War and they quickly realized their British counterparts had canned goods to spare and readily gave away their MREs to the Iraqi POWs so they could dig in to what the Brits were bringing. The POWs didn't argue and just wolfed down the rations they got because they were all pretty much starving when they were captured.

[@frankadams2401]

I will pray for this man.

[@MackDonaldo]

lol I used to take the stickers of the First Strike bars and put them on my canteen

[@alinzelnan]

5:32 lol that tear notch isn't just for show, works pretty well almost every time

[@kurkruk70]

I love his MACV-SOG boonie hat! He cut down the brim like the old Green Berets did in Vietnam!

[@evangonsalves4347]

No, I think anyone should try the veggie cheese omelette as their first MRE for the authentic experience. For some reason that gray jiggly blob was mostly our only option for a period of time

[@AdamKorz]

Best MREs Pork sausage Chilli Mac (an og mre) Burger (looks like shit but amazing with wheat snack bread) Pizza (people fought over these) Taco Shredded beef Cheese Tortoreli Any of the cold weather ones, these are rare to get and rare to find. I only got one from a 10th mountain soilder, 10th mountain division is savage, like one of the most aggressive and adaptable units. They were significant in GWOT. The best land navigation soilder I've seen.

[@kennethquinnies6023]

New Zealand army? Thats like my national guard unit rating US MRE

[@davidgoldsen8504]

Those meals were made for eat when you can . The heaters are good for blowing up bottles.

[@Hendo1955]

Go the 16th Field My Dad would have loved that stuff in Korea 1952

[@BuzzzdLightyear]

Can't believe Old Gregg joined the military

[@michaelwescott8064]

The crushed red peppers and salt improve the fettuccine quite a bit.

[@jeffreymacintyre2711]

I got so constipated from MREs in the 90s when I was in the US Army. I always ate it cold, never heated it up

[@marleyboy7732]

always heard mixed stories about mre's. Some like it an some not. Some even wish they had food like Vietnam. Even getting cigs in there mre's. My oldest is crazy about these. And is the only person that wants these for xmas & his b-day. So his aunt an Uncle (Army) send him quite a few bags. That boy could be in a middle of a war, surrounded by other troops just dreaming about american fast food or Mama's cookin. And he would be like an excited child with a bag of mre's. Crazy boy lol

[@MikecWilliams-kn7qu]

I had the MRE from early 90's. Gulf war addection. Love pork patty and bread biscuit. Our heaters were the sun or engine block. Would block you after week of eating