Officials said service members will still get hot, nourishing meals in the field - even without the kitchens and cooks. Gen. Chuck Mahan, the Army's acting deputy chief of staff for logistics. Mahan added until units establish their dining facilities and staffs, there may be a lot of meal combinations for service members to see. For soldiers on patrol, hot meals will consist initially of T-rations. There's a choice of five breakfasts and 10 dinners.
Units can easily transport and heat T-rations.
They are an easy way to give troops in the field a hot meal, Mahan said. They're designed for these units that are in constant movement. Many times you don't have a fixed facility or the food service personnel available. This provides commanders the chance to give their troops a hot meal. Officials designed a better way to heat meals, ready to eat, using a bag and a half cup of water.