Navy Vet here. We do know how to march, and from what I saw, we did a passable job of it. As you said, marching and knowing how to shoot an M-16 aren’t exactly useful skills 99% of the time in the Navy. The real issue I see is that the Navy in particular is the biggest pack of jokers and cut-ups I’ve ever seen outside of county lockup. If Trump wants a spectacle, that is exactly what the Navy will deliver. If he wants tight marching and drill, I would try the Air Force. The Marines are an automatic no-go. Our special boys and girls would manage to accidentally kill 1/3 of the attendees, impregnate a further third, and abscond with the remaining survivors.
I feel like the marching on display in June was done because the military units knew this was a bullshit parade that isn’t in the culture of the US military. I don’t know if the Navy would want to do more, especially since Trump is changing the DoD’s name to the Army department’s former name
Navy Vet here. We do know how to march, and from what I saw, we did a passable job of it. As you said, marching and knowing how to shoot an M-16 aren’t exactly useful skills 99% of the time in the Navy. The real issue I see is that the Navy in particular is the biggest pack of jokers and cut-ups I’ve ever seen outside of county lockup. If Trump wants a spectacle, that is exactly what the Navy will deliver. If he wants tight marching and drill, I would try the Air Force. The Marines are an automatic no-go. Our special boys and girls would manage to accidentally kill 1/3 of the attendees, impregnate a further third, and abscond with the remaining survivors.
You telling me that a job described as sailor mixed with soldier is prone to attracting rapscalions? /s
I feel like the marching on display in June was done because the military units knew this was a bullshit parade that isn’t in the culture of the US military. I don’t know if the Navy would want to do more, especially since Trump is changing the DoD’s name to the Army department’s former name
I would agree. Especially since I have seen what The Army will present at drill, formation, and arms demonstrations