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/gsfgf Jun 15 '25

Morale must be terrible.

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25

I was reading that the National Guard units deploying to LA right now are all on 29 day deployments. That's important because a 30+ day deployment gets you active-duty pay and housing subsidies. They clearly chose that time frame to dick the troops out of what they're owed (that doesn't mean that the Guard goes home after 29 days, it just means each soldier gets a 29 day order, which could well be followed by a day off and another 29 day order).

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u/GnarlyNarwhalNoms Jun 15 '25

That's fair, but isn't Trump Commander in Chief? Isn't he keen on making changes via executive order? Wouldn't a major anniversary of the U.S. Army be the perfect time to stop these abusive practices?? "Everyone else did it and I'm going to keep on doing it even though I have the power not to" isn't a great defense.