Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of Maga nationalism fans craved

Trump’s army parade was neither the totalitarian North Korean spectacle that critics had grimly predicted, nor the triumph of MAGA nationalism fans craved

  • @octopus_ink@slrpnk.netEnglish
    3•8 hours ago

    Maybe they were just way more lax about it in the Navy. When it came to marching, in my experience they barely gave a fuck.

    I was also USN, but it occurred to me after reading your post that maybe (I’m effing old) they do care about it less now than when I was in. To be clear - I too never marched after boot camp and A school, but if I’d been ordered to go be in a parade I’m sure we could have pulled it off.

    No worries dude, it doesn’t feel like you’re jumping on me.

    Thanks! 🙂 And do you still cringe when you hear someone say “Hey Shipmate?” It’s been decades and I do!

    • @Olhonestjim@lemmy.world
      3•8 hours ago

      My boot camp division actually did march in formation during Milwaukee’s 4th of July parade. So we weren’t too bad at it really.

      I still treasure the sound of disappointed children when I expertly avoided stepping in a pile of horse shit.