Walking on the grass - big deal! or what's the big deal?

CSM wouldn't this be better phrased "Walking on YOUR grass - big deal!"? Yes it's a big deal if you do not want to find ones self sweating at parade rest in your office finding out that the lawnmowers broken and you have a new pair of scissors to cut with. There are formal rules that govern our daily activities in the Army, and then there are the "unspoken" ones that have dire consequences if you cross them. Walking on the CSM/SGMs grass is on that second list. It's just easier and safer to just go around.

You take one shortcut you'll take more shortcuts. It's just a respect thing. And it shows respect to the people who were there before you and resembles more of a foundational principle. I went to North Georgia College, one of the six Senior Military Colleges in the nation, and our parade field is off limits to all Army and civillians for walking use, unless we are training or using it for recreation. So its more respect for the property and foundation than anything.

kind of funny, our 1Sgt didn't like us walking on the grass and would yell at us for it. The Masterer Guns looked at me stupid when i walked around the grass and told me grass was for walking on.