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Brad Sallows said:
On the bright side, that's less imposing to sensitive citizens than a legion of sharp goose-steppers.
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If you'd like to see a novel interpretation of goose-stepping, here's the Brazilian army's version.


Note, however, they are in step. :giggle:

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McG said:
These assassinations would fit here: A Deeply Fractured US
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brihard said:
I proposed that thread be reopened last week, it’s still locked. I’ll take the opportunity to repeat the suggestion.

Regarding the attempted and completed assassinations, ABC has a much more detailed story. Police were proactively checking on the safety of other politicians, and arrived as the assassin was exiting the residence. He opened fire on them and fled. No word if any police are hurt.

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That thread is unlocked for use now. Usual site guideline caveats apply.

A Deeply Fractured US
 
FJAG said:
.... For those looking for the US Army's parade, here's the White House's video.
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HavokFour said:
From that chain:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1934064522924585313


A small snippet of the audible tackiness from Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Military/comments/1lblspo/thanks_to_our_sponsor_coinbase
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The colour commentary describing the vehicles/weapons & the sponsorships reminds me of something you'd hear in the background of this movie :)
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Jarnhamar said:
It might have something to do with armored vehicles rumbling around and rock and roll playing in the background.
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That definitely did not help. However I’ve had an opportunity to discuss this with a number of folks over beers from various Armies. The generally consensus is that US Military drill only looks good in small batches.
Silent drill teams etc. Basically anything platoon and smaller.
TOG and the USMC teams are good examples and the uniforms help on that.

Commonwealth drill is significantly sharper for larger formations and especially for parades. The emphasis of footwork crashing down tends to distract from minor missteps etc.
 
Jarnhamar said:
It might have something to do with armored vehicles rumbling around and rock and roll playing in the background.
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It might have something to do with the onion tied to my belt, but when the only uniform you ever wear (even for ceremonial occasions) is a shapeless, yet comfortable, set of pyjamas and your footwear is essentially a pair of sneakers (which won't aggravate bone spurs) then you will walk the same way that you shuffled around a mall when in high school. US drill is casual anyway compared to those who have a British tradition, but they do have units that, in their way, perform as flawlessly as the Brigade of Guards. At the beginning of that parade, it could be seen in the 3rd Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and US Army Band contingent. But they, like public duties units in other countries, practice, practice, practice. And their attention to detail in uniforms may have something to do with it. My impression was that the units that wore leather footwear (or made of something that pretended to be leather) stayed in step better. Other than the Old Guard, they were mostly those wearing 'some' of the historical uniforms and those from the service academies.

I recall that several months ago on these means similar criticism leveled at the parade performance of some CAF units during Remembrance Day ceremonies.
 
KevinB said:
That definitely did not help. However I’ve had an opportunity to discuss this with a number of folks over beers from various Armies. The generally consensus is that US Military drill only looks good in small batches.
Silent drill teams etc. Basically anything platoon and smaller.
TOG and the USMC teams are good examples and the uniforms help on that.

Commonwealth drill is significantly sharper for larger formations and especially for parades. The emphasis of footwork crashing down tends to distract from minor missteps etc.
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I hear that. We're great under ideal conditions. This scene was played out a few places across Canada, not an amazing display of our own.

The faces on the US soldiers in that parade looked very apprehensive. Like they're afraid to draw the ire of Trump and lose their job. Doesn't seem to be a lot of pride in their bearing.
 
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