They are often used with disposable metal stoves that are included with field ration packs. When provided as an emergency field ration, military chocolate was very different from normal bars. This was cancelled upon introduction of the new Field Ration, Type C, in 1938. The Field Ration Eating Device is known by the acronym "FRED". On the following Monday morning, a field ration mess was opened. Recruits are given two MREs (a self-contained, individual field ration). The Danish military developed a modern field ration inspired by Norwegian and American rations. In 2008, Israel introduced a new field ration to supplement the traditional Manat Krav. By mid-1943, the ration was the most successful field ration in use in North Africa.