Before you buy anything take a look at mreinfo.com. Very enlightening. There are differences between civilian and military MRE's. The manufacturers of the military MRE's make civvie versions. Those are GTG. Beware of generic "MRE's" (a' la Sportsmans Guide or Cheaper than Dirt) that may just be cobbled together combinations of entrees and components from sources of unknown date and origin. Over the last two years I have carefully located authentic military MRE's with inspection dates that are within the 2011 - 2012 time frame on eBay. I am now looking to add some A-Pack (Ameriqual) and Sopakco civvie versions from epicenter.com.