can we "trade" MREs

[MPunderdog]

i know we cant techn sell mre's but a sgt told me we can trade them since there is no profit involved anybody know?

[evidens83]

When we're out on a FTX people trade em all the time. I'll trade my poundcake for a apple cinnamon ranger energy bar any takers?! BTW back in basic I traded my candy and cakes for dollar bills all the time...

[rero360]

Is that a sham shield in your avatar picture or a cadet disk?

[thebloodsonthewall]

Do you mean like trade a box of MRE's for a Ipod or something? That seems like a bad idea to me.

[Snoopy47]

Huh?
1) when in BCT we traded all the time with other MRE's
2) when in AIT we couldn't have them in our rooms (I suspect for the hazmat hazard of the heating unit).

Outside of BCT no one really cared because we could pretty much eat whatever we wanted.

While in BCT we couldn't have anything (especially food), so the only time we could "trade" anything was while we were eating them with Drill SGTs watching over us.

[MPunderdog]

spc. (sham shield) anyways guys im just saying i have about 100 or more mres that are just sitting in my closet that id like to trade with civilians since they go crazy over mres lol

[MPunderdog]

lol remeber the tainted strawberry milk shakes and how the had m&ms crispy...they dont make those anymore!

[Scuba Steve33]

How and why do you have ~8 cases of MREs?

[Tracer666]

How and why do you have ~8 cases of MREs?

He Probly collects them just like I used to, Anyways, Your good to go for the trading with civi's as long as u are definitely not making any profit what so ever and if you do dont go blabbin about it. There is nothing I hate more than going to a gun show and seeing OUR MREs Being SOLD for almost 20 bucks a meal!!! And it specifically states US GOV'T. Property not for resale. Dam Civi's!

[rooster85]

lol remeber the tainted strawberry milk shakes and how the had m&ms crispy...they dont make those anymore!

Those crispy M&Ms were quite the hit while they were out. I had civis trying to buy the MREs off me that had those damn things. I never cared for them myself.

[Unit74]

You guys are week.... Who remembers getting stiffed with 4 fingers of death? You couldnt trade those for gonorrhea if you wanted to.

Your old school if you know what I'm talkin bout.

[MPunderdog]

20 bucks a meal?? the commissary sells them for like 8 bucks?? why the hell would anyone pay 20 dollars for those it that per meal or per case, and yes to answer your question i save up, and have been saving for a very long time and im getting yelled at by my gen. at home you all know who that is...

[MPunderdog]

i think also the civ selling the MRE's at gun shows have some spc licsn to sell those not sure...maybe im wrong, but i laugh when i see them there selling the BDU and ACU uni and gear haha

[tanksoldier]

i know we cant techn sell mre's but a sgt told me we can trade them since there is no profit involved anybody know?

Technically, no.

You're still exchanging government property for something else and keeping it. No different than if you "traded" if for money.

You're supposed to turn the MRE in if you don't eat it.

Keeping them isn't a big deal because you might eat them at some point but trading them for a TV, even if it is an equal trade, isn't going to fly.

Now, the only time I've ever seen this be a problem is if somebody is stealing cases of MREs and selling them to surplus stores or the like. You might get chewed out if your chain catches you actually SELLING some (maybe NJP if it's really blatant) , but CID isn't going to kick in your door, and nobody is going to care if you throw a few you were issued but didn't eat into your truck for emergencies.

ETA: If you're an MP you're held to a much higher standard, as you should be. If you get caught selling or trading government property you'll almost certainly get NJPed and may lose your MOS. Not hardly worth the risk.

im getting yelled at by my gen. at home you all know who that is.

Turn them in to your supply room. That's all you can do.

[steelrain82]

How is it gov property after they give it to you! We would rat **** the hell out of them and even throw whole mre's away (mushrooms and beef) all the time. I know plenty of people that would sell their mre's to people because they were left over. And command would even know because they were trying to get rid of the remaining cases or left over meals after a field op and were always glad someone took them. In Iraq we gave the crap chow to the little kids out their so we could watch them fight over it.