Starting in 1958, C-Rations were slowly replaced by the nearly identical canned Meal, Combat, Individual ration. These rations were issued for most of the next two plus decades, until they were replaced by Meal Ready to Eat or MREs in the early 1980s.

Do they still make C-Rations?

21: 1958 Replacement

He facts say that C Rations were discontinued in 1958. The new meals issued to soldiers in the field would be he MCI which stands for Meal, Combat, Individual ration. But nothing really changed.

What was the difference between C-Rations and K-rations?

K-Rations were lighter than C-Rations, and three meals a day netted only 2,830 calories. Soldiers complained about the taste and lack of calories, and so entrepreneurial leaders often found supplements such as rice, bread and C-Rations. K-Rations were discontinued at the end of World War II.