Y'all were wondering which way the army would break. This is as clear an answer as you're going to get.

This isn't a mistake. It's a message.

Edit: cut out "During drills they were perfectly in time" because I don't have receipts to show. Linking to a longer video in a threads post that shows a bit more intense of a juxtaposition between themselves and the division in front of them. This thread makes the same claim about drills, but I also don't see video.

https://www.threads.com/@davidmorehouse/post/DK7ExrKs5iw?xmt=AQF0w52awa66lUQeIuolzDaz8uSFcMmJLHALm9RZc4P75w

Edit: to clarify a bit, this is one division. The division in front of them in the longer video is in step. This isn't "the whole army is going to refuse" but this may be, "some units are fed up enough to make it clear they don't want to play, which is saying a lot."

Any division that exists needs to be cultivated. The way you cultivate that is absolutely not by lumping them all together. Some of the military voted for Trump, some don't care, some hate him. All of them are being treated like shit right now. All of them swore an oath to defend the constitution. Some of them probably know what that means.

I'm absolutely not a fan of the military, but I will take every opportunity I can to humanize these folks. Look for every opportunity you can to remind them that they are welcome on our side whenever they're ready to actually fulfill their oath, and we will appreciate every subtle bit of resistance they give to those who are violating it in the meantime.

@Hex

When I was in the army (Norwegian air force back in the nineties) we were trained to never walk in sync, because an enemy would hear us, or feel the vibrations, from far away

Also, weak bridges may collapse if too many people are walking in sync

I have no idea if those soldiers were supposed to walk in sync, but this was my first thought anyway

@baardhaveland @Hex

there's a marching command for bridges, called "route step". and is given as needed. but in a parade, they should be in time.

the "the enemy can hear" only applies when.... you have an enemy. also, it's complete bullshit as you'd never march in a column on a modern battlefield, ever.

btw, the Norwegians still know how to march in time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XZ16IfXtss

The King's Guard of Norway at at the NATO Parade

YouTube

@pixelnull @Hex

Yeah, there's is usually a difference between marching in a parade compared to a live situation.

Personally I'd assume they were supposed to walk in sync to make it look more impressive, but I don't really know what their orders were.

I'd love to see confirmation that they actually did this to protest. So far I've only seen opinions from viewers.