My first drill in the reserves in the fall of 1983, I was issued a C-Rat from either 1951 or 1953, I disremember the exact date, but it was from the Korean War and more than 30 years old. It was slightly off-putting, and my fellow soldiers had me open the tins in mine first, kind of a right of passage, as I had been issued MRE's in Basic and hadn't had a C-Rat before. The original MRE's weren't all that hot either.
Is it wrong that I hope they get some dented cans, and that botulism wipes them out ?