Irrc they did give us stuff to mix with the water; MREs generally have something as well. A lot of us didn’t use it due to fouling your camel back and canteens.

Irrc they did give us stuff to mix with the water; MREs generally have something as well. A lot of us didn’t use it due to fouling your camel back and canteens. I used to eat the salt packet for example (salt and pepper condiment pack). And yes they did this all the time; all through summer and winter; weather is not a deterrent; train how you fight, fight how you train is how the motto goes.