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This item about breakfast no longer being provided to U.S. troops deployed overseas dates back to January 2013 and had some elements of truth to it, but not to the extent suggested by the example reproduced above. It isn't true that, due to Congressional raises or fiscal cliff-related budget cuts, breakfast has been completely eliminated for all U.S. troops stationed outside the U.S. It is true that hot chow breakfasts have been replaced with MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) at some U.S. bases in Afghanistan because those areas are preparing for a transition to local control. CDR Bill Speaks, Secretary of Defense Press Officer for the Afghanistan/Pakistan/Central Asia area, told us that at U.S. bases in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan (which are being transitioned to Afghan control) the meal cycle has been modified such that troops now receive breakfast as MREs rather than as hot meals: The American Forces Press Service also reported that: A reader with a relative in the National Guard who is currently deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom confirmed this meal cycle change in a message to us (while noting that its application appears to be inconsistent): We've received similar reports from personnel stationed in Afghanistan (and their relatives):
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