Today in 1832, Adjutant General Order #72 abolished the whiskey ration. Each soldier had received a gill of whiskey (four ounces) per day. In exchange, coffee and sugar were substituted.
https://www.rstreet.org/2017/11/17/the-military-and-whiskeys-250-year-old-relationship/
When people moan about "the good old days" they may be thinking of the free whiskey.
Quote from: besilarius on December 08, 2019, 07:46:44 AM
When people moan about "the good old days" they may be thinking of the free whiskey.
I guess you can't really blame them. :P
I'll bet the troops were very upset on the coffee days
And for the last 100 years or so Canadian officers have been able to trade their liquor ration away for Colt automatic pistols, carbines, tommy guns and the occasional B-17.