Army vs. Navy marching into the stadium

Now to be fair, marching it designed to move formations of troops nominally in "battle." It's a fundamental skill of the ground forces. Per the USMC:

- Move units from one place to another in a standard, orderly manner.
- Provide simple formations from which combat formations may be readily assumed.
- Teach discipline by instilling habits of precision and automatic response to orders
- Increase the confidence of junior officers and non-commissioned officers through the exercise of command, by the giving of proper commands, and by the control of drilling troops.
- Give troops an opportunity to handle individual weapons.

Now, I'm not saying the Navy doesn't do those things... but, the Navy's focus on those things is "different." Call it an "abbreviated" list.

Army Cadets can at least March, whether they can play football or not....

Clearly, this is proof that Naval Officers can't walk in a straight line until they've been "calbrated" by a petty officer who's actually been to sea!!!

7;^D