Trump's "Big Military Parade" will include "period uniforms." Twitter reacts.

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CNN Exclusive: The Pentagon has issued a memo outlining how President Trump's sought after military parade on Veterans Day will look. Parade will include period uniforms, airplanes but no tanks to avoid damaging infrastructure. Route will go from the White House to the Capitol

3:41 PM - 9 Mar 2018

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Period uniforms...PERIOD FUCKING UNIFORMS! Seriously we are not tin soldiers built for the pleasure and amusement of the president or the American people...we are professionals and should be treated accordingly

3:53 PM - 9 Mar 2018

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[demigoddess]

1. but...but....but.......

trump wants to play with his toys!!!
maybe

[FarCenter]

2. Perhaps there will be gray ones?

[enki23]

25. Feldgrau.

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[FarCenter]

64. That one is kind of greenish. I was thinking of a true gray uniform.

[Lucky Luciano]

26. I expect a lot of confederate flags.

[magicarpet]

65. All nice people... the blues and the grays.

Will Confederate and German Swastika flags be allowed like they proudly fly in white supremacists militia/military shindigs and Nazi terrorist gatherings ?

[dameatball]

3. But.......isn't a period basically just a dot?? Not very exciting.

[moriah]

13. I was a preschooler, overheard conversation and asked "What's a period?"

My grandmother said "The dot at the end of a sentence" without skipping a beat.

[dameatball]

18. Awwww......Grammies are the best.

[Croney]

4. Spectators can throw tampons and pads at him.

[grantcart]

5. Politico is reporting that it will take place Nov 11 after the elections lololol.

President Trump “will get his much-anticipated military parade, but it will not include some of the biggest military hardware, according to a planning memo released late Friday by the Pentagon,” Politico reports.

“The event, which will take place Nov. 11, will include troops from different branches, highlight the growing role of women in the armed forces and have a ‘heavy air component’ of modern and historic war planes, the memo says.”



https://politicalwire.com/



Behind a paywall, but can that be right?

[pangaia]

12. modern and historic war planes,..

Now HISTORIC I might not mind. I mean REALLY old ones. like the Sopwith Camel. AVRO 504, Curtiss Jenny, Nieuport 28,


https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/ww1-us-military-aircraft.asp

[dchill]

37. Fokker D.III.

[cab67]

53. A pusher

Like the DH2.

[pangaia]

60. never seen that one.. no prop to shoot off. :))))

[cab67]

61. The prop was in the back.

It's what the British and French used before they developed the ability to fire through the propeller arc. The Germans developed that capacity first with their Fokker E.3 monoplanes.

(The airplane Chris Pine flew in Wonder Woman was an E.3, which made no sense; the movie was set toward the end of the war, long after the E.3 was considered obsolete.)

[pangaia]

62. Yes, I know the prop is in the back. Pusher... :)) As in Piaggio...

But the rest was educating.. Thanks.

[lunasun]

6. In other words Confederate uniforms

Hey they were Americans too! (Well...yes no yes)

[fierywoman]

30. ... and carrying AK-45's? Cuz ya know, 2nd amendment and all ...

[Girard442]

7. In Trumps mind its HIS military to do with what he pleases.

If they have a problem with that, be a good time to say so.

[dhol82]

8. Gee, the idiot wants to go the grey/blue route?

The fucking Civil War ended in 1865.
What does this moron want to talk about?

[Angry Dragon]

9. stupid waste of time and money

[Aristus]

10. To be fair,

The Third Infantry Division's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps does march and perform in colonial uniforms:

[pangaia]

20. Just for what it is worth...

These are some of the best rudimental drummers in the land. (Yeah, I know one of them, although I think he just retired.)

None of the musicians are soldiers who happen to play in the Old Guard. When there is an opening, the position is advertised nationally, for fife, trumpet drums...... There may be as many as 300 people apply for one job, and it IS a job, which is won by audition. That is what they basically do, all the time. Of course they have to join the Army. But they are not really "military."

Anyway, they art all superb, highly trained musicians...

Thanks for posting...

[TomSlick]

63. I've met a few Army musicians through the years.

I suspect most would object to being called "not military." Amazing musicians all but also all Army.

[pangaia]

67. Well, then I would have to say, some yes, some no.

To the people I know, it is a job, like playing in the Cincinnati Symphony.

[TomSlick]

70. It's a great gig but they're all Army.

The Army has a lot of Lawyers, Doctors, Nurses, Dentists, Veterinarians, and Musicians. They are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. They are all held to military standards of fitness and readiness. They all support the "trigger-pullers." All these folks pursue their profession but are all Army. I am a retired Army JAG. My "job" was being a lawyer but my honor was being an Army officer.

It's insulting to suggest any of these people not "really" military.

[braddy]

22. Period uniforms and weapons were, and probably still are, sometimes demonstrated at Ft. Sill and of

course veterans sometimes like to wear their own period uniforms at events.

[Vinca]

11. Trump impersonators need to show up in Vietnam-era uniforms.

If there's one thing I hate, it's a chicken hawk. There was no shame in weaseling out of the Vietnam war, but 50 years later to suddenly become General Patton is a bit much. Don had his chance to serve in uniform and he didn't. Bone spurs aren't inoperable.

[ProudLib72]

15. Maybe they should be stumbling and limping along waving deferments.

[malthaussen]

14. I had a period uniform once...

... our ROTC color guard dressed in uniforms of a Revolutionary War artillery battery. Red coats, cocked hats. One of the cadets on the squad changed the little colored flash that represented arm of service to yellow -- for Armor.

Was never sure of the etiquette when the flag went by -- salute as if in "real" uniform, or take off the cocked hat and hold it over my heart?

-- Mal

[malchickiwick]

16. Here's hoping they march right past the dotard's prison cell.

He can watch betwixt the steel bars.

[Leghorn21]

17. Busters available!

[dalton99a]

19. Time to call Ivanka's factory in China

[rickford66]

28. The Second Amendment ...... PERIOD !

[Tanuki]

33. Kellyanne Conway, reporting for duty!

[Poiuyt]

51. LOL!!!

[FakeNoose]

21. They should just hire actors from Screen Actors Guild

Absolutely no reason to subject our military to this abomination!
Any actors will do, just dress them up in Civil War uniforms or something.
This is ridiculous.

[LittleGirl]

36. that gif is amazing.

love it.

[grumpyduck]

23. I hope he watches it from the TV mounted on the wall

in a federal prison's day room.

Oh, man, nasty thought. What if he's on the reviewing stand, and, as they march past, they all flip him off instead of saluting? I know that could never happen, but it's a great mental image... or maybe fodder for a cartoon.

[First Speaker]

24. I know why he doesn't want tanks...

...he's afraid they'd drive right up to the White House and seize it and arrest his worthless, traitorous ass.

[japple]

47. I'm sure he wants tanks, but they have been overruled because of the

damage they might cause to the streets of DC.

[FakeNoose]

59. Kim Jong has all the cool tanks and torpedos

I guess it's a guy-thing.

[Hekate]

50. You don't understand: the Mad King definitely wants tanks. Others have nixed it, because ...

...the last time tanks rolled thru DC they ripped up the asphalt roads.

[Control-Z]

27. The POS won't be happy without rockets and tankers.

This plan will change. If they don't give in to the maggot I would bet he calls the whole thing off.

[Submariner]

29. I wish for high winds and a mix of blinding rain and snow in DC that day

[Achilleaze]

31. What are the republican Draft Dodgers wearing?

Maybe russia will supply the republican chickenhawks with some fresh fashie ideas...

[LittleGirl]

38. fucking cowards! Even the KKK doesn't wear hoods anymore

they are out and proud. sorry that photo triggered me.

[notdarkyet]

32. I will not watch or listen to any parade. I will spend the day hiking in nature. I grew up

In the AF and every year there were exhibits and flights on the lines. I don’t respect trump and will not honor his lack of service in any way.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. Period uniforms: Louis XIV, perhaps.

With some flourishes to give the uniforms some "Trump" style.

[procon]

35. Sounds like an excuse for white supremacists to turn out in Confederate uniforms

and wave around the rebel flag to stoke Trump's most ardent fans.

[bronxiteforever]

39. Another time I thought it was an Onion article!

[Still In Wisconsin]

40. I'm sure my Dad would love to show up in his Korean War-era USMC "period uniform" if it meant he got

to flip "Candy-ass" (his name for TRUMP) the bird in person!

[2left4u]

41. LOL

Semper Fi

[onecent]

43. Someone has to stop Drumpf.

[WePurrsevere]

44. The $30,000,000. dollars for this abomination sure could help a lot of vets.

This parade is supposedly to honor veterans and our military (Yeah, I know that's pigpoop) but The reality is that the military and vets don't NEED a big fancy $30 MILLION dollar parade. They need better healthcare, better facilities, better wages, better equipment, etc. You really want to honor them? HELP THEM don't waste any money on Trump's narcissistic ego stroking.

So where are all of the supposedly fiscal conservatives who should be outraged over spending money on a friggin parade? They must be taking steps to block it right? ::crickets::

[thesquanderer]

45. Period uniforms...

I don't know how he could have missed this parade, it was huge.

[NastyRiffraff]

46. I hope people stay away in droves

And the crowd will be even less than his pathetic inauguration.

[weissmam]

48. basically what this means is that the 3rd infabtry regiment will march as

they maintain period uniforms for military ceremonies and they are already there (Ft. Meyer Henderson Hall) which is Arlington national Cemetery . They are going to do it with local units and the dope in chief won't know the difference

[Farmer-Rick]

49. If the military has to be dress up dolls for Trump and Malaria

Then Trump and Malaria should be dressed up in period clothes too. Trump could be Benedict Arnold And Malaria can be in a rubakhi (long shirts) down to the ankles and with long sleeves gathered up on the wrists and a kokoshnik.

[Politicub]

52. What is a period uniform?

[Mariana]

73. A costume. nt.

[Historic NY]

54. The "Old Guard" & Marine Band "the Presidents Own"

old Guard wears replica uniforms . They might have a few throwbacks, from legacy units.

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maybe a few buckets of theses thrown in

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would give him something to play with.

[mythology]

68. Trump during executive time

[madamesilverspurs]

55. Yeah, but . . .

Will Trump's parade have bigger "Dear Leader" portraits?


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[SCVDem]

56. Anwar Sadat also had a parade.

Dump should study history!

Do you REALLY want a parade?

[Fritz Walter]

57. I'm willing to bet next month's mortgage payment that he invites Kim Jon Un to this charade-parade

Honestly, I wish they would just meet in private, pull out a tape measure and compare the length and girth of their penises and settle this once and for all.
But then again, we're dealing with very fragile male egos -- on both sides.
Goose-stepping in 3... 2... 1...

[dawg]

58. Ooh! Do you think we can get Hugo Boss to design the "period" uniforms.

I bet they'd look snazzy!

[FarCenter]

66. The ones from late 1800s are the best

[janx]

69. ??

http://citizenship.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cb34753ef014e86088a84970d-200wi

[Sentath]

71. "we are professionals and should be treated accordingly"

Who gets that kind of treatment anymore?

[lindysalsagal]

72. Do they make straight jackets that bigly?