Ranger School: Eating an MRE in 5 Minutes

[@saharafox8209]

When I was in the marines I would sometimes combine everything into the main meal except the dessert and drink mix. Sometimes it made it alot better.

[@Mr_Nobody913]

How we all ate in infantry basic training. Head down, shovel food. You don’t have time to look around. I didn’t know they made you eat them in 5 minutes for Ranger school. That was excellent.

[@GrittySoldier]

Too easy 👍 like riding a bike

[@robjose5669]

lmao first month literally had 3 min to eat every meal

[@bl533]

I gotta say, I always thought the timed meals at Ranger School was a myth but it’s good to see that it is real and can be done. Thank you

[@whiteprivilege7961]

Shit meals are timed in prison 2

[@ghostmortem5650]

they time our meals in basic training and i had multiple instances in my unit, in the field, and in country where we were given like 5 mins to eat. not very uncommon IMO.

[@ViktoriousDead]

They’re not really timed, it’s just about not fucking your buddy on the patrol base

[@JohnWilliams-wz9vk]

12-90..we got 1 big spoon..and seemed like..2..3 mins..to slam it down..then..the games..began..

[@VagabondTexan]

Eating so fast that you barely take time to breathe and hardly taste the food. FINALLY, a skill that I know (and my wife would agree) that I could max with no training. Yes! LOL. It's good to know the airlines prepared me for something.

[@GrittySoldier]

😂 REAL SKILLs 🤘

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@GrittySoldier how can I be a ranger out of high school, I am a volunteer junior firefighter right now?

[@imgoodatdokkandokkan6318]

@@emmanuelawosusi2365Talk to an army recruiter and talk to them about it and they can try to get RASP in your contract

[@johnkongsaisy7014]

@@emmanuelawosusi2365 Go airborne and volunteer for RASP, ask your command structure for a recommendation, or ask your recruiter for an Op40 contract (your preferred MOS may or may not be available)

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@johnkongsaisy7014 thanks

[@ezzardpickett7548]

Never thought I’d be seeing an MRE mukbang on the internet

[@GrittySoldier]

😂

[@ciagangstalker]

fucking laughing so hard at this

[@hopliteoperator]

Not in the military yet but this reminds me returning from the gym early in the morning and shoving some food down before college class or work. Fun times.

[@dvabio]

We were able to dump our beverage mix into our canteen (while the instructors weren't looking) which helped with hydration. We also would break the cracker into fourths and spread the cheese (or peanut butter) on them with the candy. A couple of quick chews, a little water, (not your mix water) then down the hatch. Also, a lot of time but not always, (we knew which MREs had them) there would be a small packet of salt, sugar, ketchup, instant coffee (sometimes coco) and creamer. We would dump the salt and sugar into our canteen, (hydration) suck down the ketchup (sugar) then mix a handful of instant coffee/coco and creamer with a mouthful of water for a caffeine rush. A lot of times we would hide the packets for later. Our instructors never really checked...of course, this was back in 1989. I remember having a couple of packets of coffee, coco and creamer. I mixed it with enough water to make a paste. It would get hard like a small candy bar. It was a perfect pick-me-up on that late night security post.

[@kr3wz89]

That's funny my, old man was a RI in 1989 I was actually born same year at benning

[@doom4067]

MREs have come a long way over the last 20 years. At basic I didn't mind them only because they gave us a reasonable amount of time to eat.

[@aixpert291]

I love these videos. I really appreciate you sharing all of this with us!

[@GrittySoldier]

🤜 🤛

[@zacharyweiss3488]

This is some top tier content! But seriously thank you for putting this content out for us!

[@GrittySoldier]

👌

[@calamities1497]

You and goggins man, inspirational. Thank you a lot for clearing out some information for all of us about ranger school. Much appreciated! rip toilet

[@sintenal4078]

Grinning the entire time watching you destroy that meal. Well done!

[@rez9993]

Those teriyaki sticks are no joke the way they’re sealed so damn tight

[@GrittySoldier]

For real

[@AldoSchmedack]

@@GrittySoldier Did they allow you a proper knife at chow hall? Some mess halls would not allow it. Some learned to sneak a smally in despite that to help open for themselves and others who would watch out while the one guy would help ;)

[@АндрейБелозеров-к6ю]

Thanks for the information, good luck!

[@TobiA0000]

Was waiting for this video. Fun to watch, thank you

[@TripleAAA53]

Admiring your GRIT !! You are INSANE !! Congrats !!

[@Jackdaniels-bi4hg]

Two ways to save a bit extra time is most of the time something like chilli mac or beef stew I toss in the cheese and crushed up the crackers to in the chili Mac it just makes it easier to eat the crackers

[@ericvlaeminck8256]

Education and motivation to 🤙

[@dusty265]

My first exposure to the MRE was on Fort Hood in 1983, We went on a 3-week FTX for the sole purpose of testing those nasty brown bags of $H!T then we were then surveyed about what we thought of them, Fortunately Myself like most of the other NCO's in the company had some spare cases of C-rations on board to make the 3 week deration. what I see today looked NOTHING like the ones we got in 1983!!! Shure did miss the Old C-ration with the Cigarettes and hot sauce then too!! lol now a non-smoker for 35 years. great content!

[@doom4067]

They've come a long way in the last 20 years. I imagine in 2002 they were much improved from your first experience.

[@American-Orthodox-Christian]

@@doom4067 Had some at fort Benning about 6 months ago they are not too bad.

[@3ddon602]

Most processed food on the planet is an MRE and that weird milk they gave me in basic that had a shelf life of 10 years.

[@AldoSchmedack]

And that freaking 'cheddar' cheese like stuff. Nasty!

[@NathanWainwrightdotca]

Really enjoy how well you present the information, and a solid yet still fun/interesting way. (Also that ranger flag is just, damn cool). Thanks for posting this one.

[@perochialjoe]

RIP that lamp. Well done Gritty! Also for a future video idea (feel free to pass though): Advice for training in extreme heat / humidity (preparation, expectations, potential adjustments to training, etc). I was rucking in 99% humidity yesterday and figured it'd be something you've got plenty of experience with- especially considering your recent training in Hawaii.

[@GrittySoldier]

👍

[@beeefstick]

Some of your videos make me miss the army days. This one does not!

[@USMCGrunt-jd8je]

Excellent!

[@arttheclown9458]

Awesome stuff man. You’re an Army guru

[@GrittySoldier]

😂 ⚔️

[@randalldemichel4818]

Great effort for someone coming out of MRE retirement! I’m gonna do 5 Poptarts in 5 minutes, with coffee.

[@GrittySoldier]

😂

[@commosection]

I guess at my age of 59 eating fast is the ONLY thing i wouldn't have a problem with at Ranger school lol. I'm not sure if i learned to eat fast in the Army but from the first week at basic (40yrs 6 months) until today people always say why do you eat so fast. I rarely chat at meals until finished. I always remember our NCO cadre at AIT ( They were basically sheep herders who ran morning PT then sent you to chow and on to class unlike today's Drill sgt's who do this) in a deep southern voice would say " Put down the rake (Fork) and pick up the shovel (Spoon). Never forgot that saying and it does work when your in a rush lol.

[@doom4067]

I evidently ate fast before I joined the army. I was the only one that never seemed to have an issue with the time allotted to eat, except the few times they gave us 60 seconds.

[@AldoSchmedack]

Rake for those who don't want to eat much. The rest of us use a shovel who care to get any food in. Rake is not worth even having in chow hall. You can learn to do without a lot. Calories is not one of those. In SF you would go through boxes and boxes of meals and pick out what you need for a mission so that you would not have to heat things and would have more calories for long marches. So many more lessons too.

[@johncarney6576]

Hilarious. Gritty is nuts - in the best way.

[@carterlambie9767]

Looking forward to testing this myself in the future👌great content Gritty!

[@SpaceFrawg]

In the "how to field strip an MRE" video you talk about keeping electric tape on your load out which is a true pro tip. I love electric tape, I use trash compactor bags at home even though I don't have a trash compactor, they're a little bigger, a whole lot stronger, contain liquids and stank 100%. Smash 'em down, squeeze the air out of 'em, give 'em a spin, twist the up the top and wrap 4" of electric tape around it to secure it... I LIKE it. All that being said, I think if you incorporated a knife, or better yet, a Leatherman with scissors into the mix here you could save the time ripping stuff open with your teeth and hands, while ounces do equal pounds... seconds equal minutes.

[@junkymunky2741]

Impressive actually!

[@malcolmsoh5648]

just watching you eat would give me an indigestion LOL I remember when I was doing my prep course in Singapore, we would eat our hard tack and pineapple jam while on the go.

[@billyteflon1322]

To consume it all in a sitting...it is possible, especially if you are hungry. I did it the SnackPack2Eagle way and keep stripped down meals in my cargos....but if you only have 5mins...this is how to do it. Well played good sir, and yes you will need those cals.

[@JesusisLord-7A]

WHAT!?! NO VOTES FOR THE OMELET?!? "Eat it now, taste it later."

[@hunterdempster8913]

I graduate from ranger school tomorrow. I was typically given 10-15 minutes to eat my mre throughout school. I only heard one instance of a platoon being given 5 minutes one time. I guess things used to be harder 🤷‍♂️. Just wanted to get as much up to date info to my fellow rangers as possible.

[@MrZachgonz]

Congrats on your graduation!

[@rafaeljensen8973]

Congrats brother 🫡

[@survivetolife]

Well done!

[@markferguson3365]

The most important "principle ", you want the squishy food!!!!

[@chriswhite8852]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… in the field Chili Mac is currency. Don’t 5 min that beautiful Chili Mac. Savor it…. Enjoy it.. find “A rock or something” and actually heat it up. When you’re out there dreaming about real food, Chili Mac is your friend.

[@felixtorres6719]

Keep up the great content sir, keep it up. Weirdly want an MRE now.

[@GrittySoldier]

😂 👍

[@victorbloom8286]

Wonder what they did with the Cans I Soldiered with . YEA I'm old .

[@joelbrown6411]

Well done 👍

[@journeyfurthur6396]

Lol 😂 that was awesome 👍🏻

[@GrittySoldier]

👍 😂

[@Stratboy999]

That was some good scoffing.

[@charlesridgeway7670]

Wife always telling me to slow down even at restaurants. Props for eating a more just to show people the time hack and not about enjoying food but quickly consuming calories for energy and so that your battle buddy can eat while you pull security.

[@MichaelSmith-gu3tt]

Beef taco is so freaking good

[@Ratclan]

Did you just say 20 MILE run tomorrow morning? You sir are a fucking god.

[@dylanmartinez2157]

Just found your channel today and subbed! Do you have a video on the water portion of RASP? I’ve got 6-8 months to fully prepare before enlisting opt.40. Thanks for sharing!

[@---bu6eg]

Gritty Soldier, I appreciate every effort youve put into the channel. Just purchased the Ranger School Fitness Program yesterday- started it today- and bought a copy of the handbook this morning. In the fitness program it explains theres a percentage for lifting weight according to your body weight, but i cant seem to find that. Could you provide some help/ guidance on where i can find that resource?

[@jonathangarcia5248]

you in colorado springs, i can tell by the mountians

[@DUBUHYA]

In winter classes, if you have a first strike bar, you're gonna want to grab that first and shove it in your groin area to try and warm it up. They're teeth shattering hard when cold.

[@jmira44883]

Joey Chestnut is laughing his ass off !!

[@jsh1242]

Love it

[@gabrielmercado2039]

Badass!

[@ghosttoast8326]

What do you say about another youtuber who said in BT that they'd get the MRE package box and have 3 minutes to open, distribute, eat, collect trash and then be in formation?

[@davidamador655]

Used to have a contest to see if anyone could eat an MRE cracker in 2 minutes without water. Never saw it completed.

[@GraffioJ11B]

Impressive. 4 minutes for breakfast is no problem.

[@Benutzername260]

Ah yes, memories.

[@FISHH00KS]

LoL - I'm thinking about the dehydrated food, the crackers, the peanut butter ------------ from the 80's where you would choke to death if you had to eat it in 5 min. My throat burned eating it normally - I imagine only a few know what I'm talking about.

[@Rancher247]

Old, broken, and retired. Unfortunately, still eating fast; wife gets upset when we go out and eat.

[@nasirmohammed2810]

New subscriber to your KZbin channel! Looking forward to learn from you and Team Swartz told me about this channel

[@ryliebryant6623]

Haha I would always try and save a chili with beans on the FTX if the RI made us eat quick. 😋

[@GrittySoldier]

😂

[@billbillson5082]

I remember this in ranger school. What you should do is take the main meal, dump everything in it (salt, pepper, tobasco, crackers, etc) and then u scarf it all down.

[@GrittySoldier]

👌

[@viper7320]

How to lose weight and train for 75 ranger regiment for a 15???

[@homeslice4551]

How was the 20 mile run?

[@GrittySoldier]

💩

[@vibeliss458]

Great content gritty! Quick question for eating an MRE during ranger school. What if someone had an allergy to a certain MRE item such as peanuts? Are they able to swap it out or just out of luck?

[@GrittySoldier]

😬if I remember right, shit outta luck…

[@AldoSchmedack]

Peanut allergy is an immediate disqualifier for military.

[@4ni4r4]

Unrelated to this video, but did the Strava challenge group ever come to be? I just watched the video where you mentioned it and think it's a great idea! Thank you

[@stealthandysteath1069]

Lol nice one mi friend 💪👍😎😂🇬🇧🙏🇺🇸

[@ty.69]

Worst time hack we ever received was 15 minutes didn’t seem bad right. But it was because it was pitch black and we were in a patrol base with 50% security, so 7.5 min per person still not to bad but we had to do it under nod’s.

[@dwrutsgnt4225]

After I retired from the Army I’m still shoveling it down🤷‍♂️😂😂😂 my friends and family give me crap because after 22 years things hasn’t changed 😂😂😂😂

[@GrittySoldier]

Yeah I still eat way to fast lol

[@AmericanArtifacts]

5 min to eat. 5 days to digest. RLTW

[@GrittySoldier]

RLTW

[@HeyMikeyLikesIt2]

I always ate when I was pulling security.

[@ericlori8231]

who the hell needs 5 mins to eat ...... you army dogs are slow ..........love......... tabbed Marien

[@GrittySoldier]

I think it’s extra special you spelled Marine wrong 🤜 🤛

[@ericlori8231]

@@GrittySoldier Choo choo and cryaons

[@user-df2uu3qp3y]

*this guy eats his MRE faster than my computer start up*

[@tylerross6075]

What about the salt packet and gum

[@Osprey1994]

Trying to slow down how fast I eat is the real goal, I always feel weird when I look around and realize people are nog even half way and I am done.

[@moose2934]

… is that Honolulu? Schofielddddd!!!

[@jimmyjones6497]

Riddick loves beefy enchiladas

[@GrittySoldier]

😂 I love riddick. “How do I get eyes like that?”

[@charlesedwards4705]

Hey man, just swore in as an 11x. Any advice for prepping for RASP and Ranger school?

[@michaelcelovsky3136]

isnt 11x for special forces, and option 40 for rasp and ranger school?

[@charlesedwards4705]

@@michaelcelovsky3136 11x is an infantry contract

[@GrittySoldier]

Take preparation seriously, the better prepared you are the better your chances are to finish. DONT QUIT!

[@notinteresting1495]

You made a mistake not being 100%confident you're ready when you sworn in. Not that it's impossible But you'll want to be confident you can pass the rft and ruck 12 miles fast as well as having overall strength and endurance to run 8 miles in general

[@notinteresting1495]

What I mean is that they'll absolutely chew you up and cast you aside

[@Michael-yk5pk]

What happens if you have to take a mean dump like 10 mins after? MRE dumps are unpredictable

[@randalldemichel4818]

If you do that again, maybe you could call the ‘no Lamp’ MRE challenge! Then you can throw the beef taco

[@GrittySoldier]

Ah good idea

[@Chancey13]

Frickin teriyaki sticks always feel like a mofo trying to get out

[@pnutbutta1234567]

On a side note, only eat MRE's if you have to. . .they are loaded with a couple thousand milligrams of sodium. You may feel fine now, however, you will wake up at 46 with a headache you can't shake and when you see your PCM, you'll get diagnosed with hypertension and then will have to take medication the rest of your life.

[@Swxt-]

You can bring gum to ranger school?

[@majorow1778]

Sheeesh must taste good 😂

[@GrittySoldier]

Delicious

[@anitahalvorson6586]

cool. you can't shove stuff down your shirt for later?

[@Xycomm]

Idk about y’all but I’d be putting that cheese spread on the cracker no matter how Lucy time I’ve got. I’ll eat on the move if I have to

[@bearieroblox6451]

Watching you eat that cracker was painful, then things are so damn dry

[@coledipatre1538]

he starts eating at 4:23

[@michaelw2263]

Too bad it's timed cuz the best thing to do for the Chili Mac is to crunch up the crackers and mix them into the mac!

[@GrittySoldier]

Agreed

[@johnholliday2526]

In the last 5 years… every time I have eaten the beef taco MRE It has destroyed my stomach to the point of almost being unable to function 😂 I ate it during the crucible at Parris island… and then went on that fucking resupply run. At night. I threw up every time we took a turn 😂😂😂😂

[@maddmoxx6414]

Class 1-90, You got 1 MRE for each day of the field portion of phase up front. You had to strip them down and stuff in your ruck and ration yourself for the entire field problem. Crackers with PBJ for breakfast, dessert package for lunch, Main entrée for dinner, chewing chicklet gum for entire 24 hours. Coffee powder between your gum and lip when pulling security. You had to worry about food thieves, especially out on patrol so you buried your shit deep in your ruck. Candy was considered contraband and MREs didn't have them at the time, except around Florida phase they started showing up in MREs. Cadre were caught off guard with this MRE upgrade, but policy is policy. Dumb asses who ate them and not turn them in ended up with integrity violation and were dx'd. I remember the entire Florida Phase of candidates being hauled into an auditorium or church for mass night court, and dozens of wannabe Rangers called out and dx's on the spot, for integrity violation it was crazy. When I opened and dumped out the contents of my MRE, out came a bag of Peanut M&Ms, I wouldn't even touch it with a 10ft stick, immediately notified RI and turned that shit along with many. RI then had a 100% shake down and anyone found with wrappers or candy stashed ended up getting on that dx list. Poor dumb bastards no coming back for integrity violations!

[@ACOG_batteries]

Lower the music, crisp and clean mic. Take the shades down

[@ApexSwords]

The military version of Matt Stonie.

[@johnrodriguez3870]

I have seen the 4 Minute Ranger Breakfast Challenge, featuring the famous " Ranger 🍩", and now, the 5 Minute Ranger MRE Challenge, but, what is important to the Civilians watching these Videos is that the Mission Essential Objective, id est, Ranger Objective, is NOT to sit down and have a slow paced, recreational , full course meal as in a restaurant or a cafeteria. Ranger School is NOT a " " Gentleman's Course"; You only have 61 Days to learn leadership, patrols, ambushes, and raids, as well as other Skills, Training, and Experience ( STE) required to earn The RANGER Short Tab, and ,take that Military Forces Knowledge to the Service at large, for in the U. S. Army Ranger School, food is fuel, not for mere pleasure, but , a vital necessity. RLTW!!

[@Eieioy]

How do you dispose of the trash when you are out in the field?

[@GrittySoldier]

You don’t! You pack it out and bring it back with you when you go back to the rear.

[@Neotidus]

Chili mac has been the best since the dark brown mre’s were around. Way to down that MRE, impressive.

[@dansubchenko]

He's too pristine

[@ACOG_batteries]

❤️

[@estatemanager1130]

😀

[@GrittySoldier]

Hey you know you won the supplement draw right? Seriously this isn’t spam, send me a message on Instagram or email me [e-mail] I want to get the supplements to you! 💪

[@charlesh777]

Hope you were ok about an hour after this ☺️

[@GrittySoldier]

Nope lol 😂