they stopped putting cigarettes in mres in november 2003.
they stopped putting cigarettes in mres in november 2003.
when did they stop putting cigarettes in mres?
november 2003
the adverse health effects of cigarettes were known by the mid-19th century when they became known as "coffins nails." german doctors were the first to identify the link between smoking and lung cancer, which led to the first antitobacco movement in nazi germany. during world war i and world war ii, cigarettes were rationed to soldiers. during the vietnam war, cigarettes were included with c-ration meals. in 1975, the u.s. government stopped putting cigarettes in military rations. during the second half of the 20th century, the adverse health effects of tobacco smoking started to become widely known and text-only health warnings became common on cigarette packets.
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the growth of mres listed on ebay in 2005 resulted in a government investigation of whether they were intended for hurricane katrina victims, and the news media nickname "meals ready for ebay." some cases are being sold from louisiana, mississippi, florida and other gulf states affected by katrina. the internal cost of a 12 pack case of mres is $86.98 (approx. $7.25 a meal) to the government, much higher than what is actually paid to vendors. that said, mres can be purchased by civilians directly from the contractors who supply mres to the united states government. these mres are very similar to genuine us government mres, differing only in minor details (i.e., design of case and bag or type of spoon).
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