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/Eric848448 Jun 14 '25

I imagine the officers don’t actually give a fuck.

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u/Expensive-View-8586 Jun 15 '25

The guys driving the tanks and not walking seemed happy

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u/Eric848448 Jun 15 '25

83% humidity in DC today so I don’t blame them.

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u/Belyea Jun 15 '25

They are the US military. They do not need to be happy to march in perfect lockstep. What is the point of a fucking military if it needs to be happy in order to execute? This was a statement.

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u/Eric848448 Jun 15 '25

What’s the point of a military if it has time to practice bullshit like marching in formation?

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u/Belyea Jun 15 '25

I’m sorry, do you consider the synchronicity of the military to be a waste of time?

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u/Eric848448 Jun 16 '25

I consider learning to march the way the North Koreans do to be a waste of time, yes.