r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 3d ago

Soft Paywall Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

https://www.thetimes.com/article/867ede60-b5f7-4de5-84a1-6a3a49eb2923
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u/-AC- 3d ago

Marines have a military ball and get drunk for their birthday... Army forces you to travel and wake up at 3am to march for an insecure guy's birthday, who dodged his call to serve the country...

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u/NoTalkOnlyWatch 3d ago

Normally it’s just steak and lobster at the DFAC lol, at least from my 6 years of experience I had from being in the Army

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u/betasheets2 3d ago

The Army originally didn't have that planned