APAD: An army marches on its stomach

An army marches on its stomach

    You must eat properly if you want to perform tasks well.

Etymology

Unknown; first attributed to Frederick the Great, and often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

Here is the US army ration summary of WWII,  several specially designed  non-perishable, ready-to-eat meal that could fit in a soldier's pocket as a short-duration, individual ration in order to ensure the army's combat effectiveness and morale.
 

One is called the K-ration was a United States military ration consisting of three separately boxed meal units: breakfast, dinner, and supper. It was originally intended as an individually packaged daily ration for issue to airborne troops, tank crews, motorcycle couriers, and other mobile forces for short durations. The K-ration differs from other American alphabetized rations such as the A-ration, consisting of fresh food; B-ration, consisting of packaged, unprepared food; C-ration, consisting of prepared, canned food; D-ration, consisting of military chocolate; and emergency rations, intended for emergencies when other food or rations are unavailable.

In addition to nutrition supporting basic body functions, the US army also supplied coffee, cigarettes, and coca with meals.  Coca-cola even set up manufacturing in Europe during the warfare in order to let American soldiers to have their hometown taste.

The US army service report stated : World War II was a logistician's war

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-ration

所有跟帖： 

• 這是看見樓下的美食帖子，有感而發啊？哈哈。 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (167 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:33:14

• nope, had the US tasted hotpot, they'd never want2 fight any -移花接木- ♂ (14 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:36:20

• coz with hotpot life is too good to fight -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:24:13

• Could not agree more. lol -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:27:34

• even more so for astronauts, as it can be so lonely up there -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 06:44:57

• Right! eating is the best remedy to cure loneliness -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:30:47

• And we see plainly the result in obesity surveys :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:33:13

• 哈哈. but I do feel sorry for them and won't never become one. -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:47:16

• Once you control your diet, you can control so many things -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:55:12

• Are soldiers belly dancers:)) -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:47:09

• 據說生產商怕美國大兵利用資源優勢，用供給裏的巧克力去泡妞就故意做的很難吃，但歐洲妞還是禁不住任何巧克力的誘惑 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 07:51:37

• 歐洲難道沒有巧克力？我咋覺得歐洲巧克力例如比利時巧克力比美國本土的好吃多啦。LOL -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:09:40

• yes, 如果戰時還在生產 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:17:58

• 民以食為天 ：） -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:27:03

• Need A-ration for VC. Scurvy is alive and kicking. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 09:38:06

• 美國就這麽豪橫，得到無限給養的美軍士兵抱怨配給裏的午餐肉叫僵屍肉，而撒切爾夫人的回憶錄裏同時代家裏拿出僅有一盒午餐肉 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:51:24

• 用於親戚聚會，被讚歎有麵包香腸的生活是幸福無比。海軍大將時的山本56回家探親，唯一菜肴是一大家人隻能分食一條小魚 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:54:17

• Fascinating Yin and Yang. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 11:05:28

• 哈哈，查了一下Google翻譯：這個諺語的意思是：軍隊趴著行軍：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:28:33

• 哈哈哈，that doen't make sense! -CBA7- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 10:40:53

• 兵馬未動 糧草先行 -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 01/26/2024 postreply 14:04:59

• 這個中文翻譯到位，讚！ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 01/27/2024 postreply 06:54:14