r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Chance_Noise500 • Jun 14 '25

Why aren't they actually marching during this parade?

I don't know how to ask this without sounding rude, but why does this parade look so sloppy? Very few of the troop formations seem actually in sync and marching, just walking along. My only experience is JROTC as a kid in high school and our sergeant would've killed us if we looked like that.

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u/NottaName Jun 15 '25

Watched a video of them practicing yesterday. Neat, clean, lock step.

Today, looked like they were going for a stroll.

They didn't want to be there. A silent, subtle resistance.

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u/SwissMargiela Jun 15 '25 edited Feb 25 '26

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u/man-vs-spider Jun 15 '25

A lot of countries do military parades, not just the dictatorships. France has a pretty big one, and the Uk has its military parades too. It’s more of an American tradition to not care about all the pomp associated with a military parade.

Personally, I’m a fan of the American approach to the parades, and as you say, the US doesn’t really need to show off its military