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250th Anniversary, United States Army

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June 16, 2025, 08:42 AM
Glynn863
250th Anniversary, United States Army
Hoo-ahh to my Army brethren.

Essayons!

In regards to marching out of step - when I was parade marching (in the past), we always had a drum beat to keep step, or a loud cadence caller. There was probably a lot of extraneous noise during the parade that boogered this up. JMHO.
June 16, 2025, 09:10 AM
bdylan
Drill and ceremony just aren't emphasized in boot camp anymore. It's something you do have to work on. It doesn't necessarily make them bad soldiers. I will say that in the 80's, if you were marching in an army formation you would have to pick up the step PDQ or you would get all kinds of 'helpful' attention.
June 16, 2025, 10:18 AM
chellim1
My nephew flies the Apache helicopter, currently in Germany.

1Lt. Chellis Army250 Shout-out

1Lt. Joseph Chellis assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade congratulates Army to 250th Birthday at Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany, May 30, 2025. (U.S. Army video by Eugen Warkentin)



https://www.dvidshub.net/video...is-army250-shout-out


"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor
June 16, 2025, 11:10 AM
AllenInAR
Arguably, D&C is a lot more than just marching in step. Marching in a parade is pretty much forming up, a facing movement or two, then "Forward, march!" Maybe a "Column left/right, march" as necessitated by the route.

I asked in another thread...were they out of step when passing in front of the President's viewing stand? I could see them giving a "route step, march" once away from the VIPs, especially if there is a bunch of music blaring, etc.


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June 16, 2025, 08:54 PM
mikeyspizza
quote:
Originally posted by Redleg06:
This plaque/sign adorns the chow hall entrance wall at USMC Air Station Cherry Point.