• Deflated0ne@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    From what I’m hearing from coordinators and people inside its not that they can’t march. It’s that nobody wanted to. They had to be there. So they phoned it in. Malicious compliance.

    Like the squeaky tanks. That was a choice made in the motor pool. They could have greased them up and tested to make sure they were smooth. But they made a different call.

    • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 hours ago

      I’m not saying you’re wrong, but i do find it hard to believe. I think most people that take pride in their jobs won’t half ass it.

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        7 hours ago

        Lol, half assing it is the default setting. Most people in the military are 18-22 year olds doing one enlistment contract and mostly hate it and want to get out as soon as they can.

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      23 hours ago

      Lmao I didn’t think about that. Probably didn’t think it would be quiet enough to hear it squeak either.

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        20 hours ago

        Same, considering its age that thing is in mint condition and barely made any noise, really highlighted how much crowd noise wasn’t there

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      21 hours ago

      100%. I’m the most uncoordinated guy I know and even I learned (French army but the cadence/the mere act of marching is similar enough), like not even that far into basic either. Maybe not everything is lost for the common American!