Damn Charms (whos got stories?)

[mcantar18c]

Took the kid trick-or-treating on base. Afterwards he dumped out all his candy to see what he got, and I found some Charms in there. 3 packs!
Somebody has a sick sense of humor.

Anybody have any good Charms stories from when they were in?

[theGinsue]

I'm not tracking.

Charms? You have a sample of these "Charms"?

[stoner01]

I'm not tracking.

Charms? You have a sample of these "Charms"?

It's a military thing. You NEVERTHELESS ate charms. Always throw them away.

[sniper7]

What are they for us non mil folks?

[Great-Kazoo]

Lucky Charms. or CHARMin ?

[mcantar18c]

Lucky Charms. or CHARMin ?

Just Charms. Not Lucky Charms, so therefore the must be Unlucky. They used to come in MREs.
They bring bad luck (extra bad if you're in combat), you eat them or even keep them later and you get the Charms Curse. If you're the field training, it will start raining... you're deployed, you'll hit an IED or some other bad stuff that nature.
Hide some in your PLs truck if he's a douche.

[Artema]

I'm active and live on base. What are they?

[Bailey Guns]

I've heard about it here and there:

A superstition exists among troops about the Charms candies that come with some menus: they are considered bad luck, especially if actually eaten. Some attribute this to a case of a dislike becoming a superstition (i.e. not eating them 'just in case' or because it might make one's comrades uneasy).

From Wikipedia

[Brian]

[rondog]

Oh man, I remember those from when I was a kid, used to love those things! Haven't seen any in many, many years. Didn't know they still made them! I'm not superstitious, so I'd eat the hell out of them. But since I've had gastric bypass surgery, they'd probably tear me up and give me the shits, can't do sugar anymore. I had a couple of small Kit Kat bars on Halloween, and they messed with me something awful.