Estimated 5,000 to 7,000 service members to march in Trump's military parade: Source

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ABC News

By ELIZABETH MCLAUGHLIN
Jul 20, 2018, 2:08 PM ET

Between 5,000 to 7,000 service members could march in President Donald Trump's military parade, according to a U.S. defense official familiar with parade planning documents.

The figures are according to a presentation briefed to local Department of Defense leadership earlier this month on the progress of the planning, said the official who was not present for that briefing.

. . .

Dozens of DoD personnel are currently supporting the planning of the parade and it is estimated that nearly 3,000 employees will work behind the scenes during the week it's scheduled to take place, the official said of the current plans.

About 50 individuals in the DC area are now supporting the planning of the parade, scheduled for Saturday, November 10. That number is expected to grow to 100 by the Labor Day holiday, and then to about 3,000 the week of the parade, the official said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/estimated-5000-7000-service-members-march-trumps-military/story?id=56715855

[madaboutharry]

1. What a fucking joke.

[bdamomma]

17. a very expensive joke

on the american taxpayer.

Fuck him I would not show up at all, this is for his narcissistic personality disorder, he really needs to go.

[Saguaro]

38. This will apparently cost as much as the joint military exercises with South Korea

And those had to be canceled because they were too expensive and useless....

[olegramps]

31. I wonder which flag they will be forced to march under. The Hammer and Sickle or the Swastika.

[rzemanfl]

2. Can they all call in sick? n/t

[Armymedic88]

5. We had something called sick call to get out of work in the Army

[rzemanfl]

6. So what happens to a parade if everyone is at sick call? n/t

[underpants]

19. Not very easy.

In my unit you had to request going to sick call. Very often the NCO's conveniently forgot about it and made soldiers continue on. Some were clearly ill. It was very rare for anyone to actually get to go to sick call but then my unit was bizarro World.

[rzemanfl]

70. That must have been good training for living in bizarro Trumpist Dumbfuckistan. n/t

[Mc Mike]

67. Temporary acute attacks of bonespurs.

Their old war wounds acting up.

[rzemanfl]

69. LOL. n/t

[niyad]

3. and just how much is this genuflection to dear leader going to cost us?

7,000 people in the parade? JFC.

donnie, we know your stable genius penius (with apologies to Randy Rainbow for shameless theft) is tiny, but, geez, do you need that much adulation in order to masturbate?

[marble falls]

4. It'll be one of the last of his fucking outrages. If he were smart he'd let it fade.

[dalton99a]

7. Trump: "5,000?? I want MORE! Make it like North Korea!"

[elmac]

8. The service members preparing to march

[jpak]

62. Very interesting

[marble falls]

9. Ya all know if he wanted to really make it big, he'd ditch the troops and march everyone ...

who's left the White House and the GOP Congress since he's been in office.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Trump does not want to salute the military. He wants the world to see the military salute him.

Trump does not want to salute the military.
He wants the world to see the military salute him.

Will it be awkward when he refuses POWs a place in his parade?
After all, Donald does not like soldiers who were captured.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[bdamomma]

13. he needs to go

[bdamomma]

12. they are still planning to do this

I would say no I will not do this. Sickening.

a wanna be fuck dictator.

[underpants]

14. Contractor built housing and inspections

Housing that many soldiers etc is no easy task. Sure there are lots of military installations fairly close but I'd be surprised if they have existing inhabitable buildings. That means contractor provided buildings. I'd guess.

What I do know is that these things are a real pain in the ass. I went through a couple change of commands and that means inspection after inspection and a lot of standing around.....and then cleaning up your uniform for more inspections the next day. We "practiced" all week for a Squadron (Cavalry) change and the day before the event they cut the grass on the airfield. Hours of standing at parade rest and attention while the bugs zipped by and got on us but we couldn't move. That was like torture.

[NYC Liberal]

24. Odds on the contractor having some kind of connection to

one of Trump’s companies?

[thegoose]

30. On the nose!

Or one of his construction pals, that's for damn sure. Self-enrichment and serving Master Poo is all this soulless, quivering blob of orange flesh exists for.

[kimbutgar]

15. Are they going to march the troops in high kicking goose step?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

53. Will this be when Vladdy is here?

Wouldn't that be a thrill up the spine for Putin? My military is BIGGER than yours.

[Beaverhausen]

71. That's what I've been thinking

He wants to show off to his master

[Farmer-Rick]

72. They are both scheduled for this November

Me thinks a Russian flag will be flying somewhere in that parade to Traitor Trump

[oberliner]

16. Hard to believe this is still actually happening

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

18. Right after the election...

pray gods that we aren't hacked and screwed yet again, bc a military parade w putin in attendance would be a crushing denouement/ message to America if we lost like the last one(s). More specifically, that the grand experiment is over, and capitalism/corporatism peaked....the 1% of the 1% finally have it all, and the 250 year ponzi scheme/plan...worked great...for them, and now will transistion to an oligarchy. Hopefully those marching are doing so voluntarily and not forced to march. "All enemies foreign and domestic....ALL enemies foreign and domestic." they all swore an oath to their god to the same. When will one of allll of those 'patriots' do what they swore they'd do and at least attempt a citizens arrest?

[bucolic_frolic]

20. What a sick mind

[Sylvarose]

21. What if they threw a parade and nobody came?

Serious....what if no one else came to watch his parade? Also...who all thinks he's gonna try and time the Putin visit with this spectacle?

[nykym]

28. What if they threw a parade

and we get a blizzard!

[Dave Starsky]

60. What if they threw a parade

And a bunch of people showed up because they love him so much.

[olegramps]

33. The streets will be lined with Trump supporters. Millions and millions just like the inaguration.

Sara will assure us that it the grandest, biggest, most attended parade know to mankind.

[C_U_L8R]

22. Is Putin invited?

What’s a parade without its benefactor?

[Jim__]

23. Come on Bob Mueller! We need this fascist out today!

[sdfernando]

25. The U.S. doesn't do this

so if he is hoping for tight formations, exact steps and highly synchronized movements, it ain't gonna happen. This will be broadcast all over the world and it ain't gonna look pretty.

Kim, Xi, and Putin are going to be laughing their asses off!

[braddy]

52. The last one in D.C. was in 1991, I was in parades when I was in and the military does know how to

march and do precision movements.

[sdfernando]

58. well, yeah, they can march and do movements

my point, rather inelegantly stated, is that the highly synchronized moves displayed by those other countries is not likely to be done here and if it was I seriously doubt it would come off well.

We also don't goose-step....at least not yet!

[braddy]

59. The services all have special units for elaborate parade displays, I wouldn't worry about our GIs.

[TeamPooka]

26. disgusting

[dawg day]

27. Is he going to invite Putin?

[msongs]

29. gonna wear russian uniforms in honor of comrade russian asset? nt

[SeattleVet]

32. An almost universally hated military detail was 'parade duty'.

Colossal waste of time and money on each individual military member that is being forced (or as we called it, 'volun-told') to participate, and an additional burden on every military unit that has to participate. (The article already mentioned the waste of staff time for support and planning for the months leading up to this fiasco.)

"You have parade duty" was a phrase that NOBODY wanted to hear, at pretty much any time, and especially on a holiday weekend when we would much rather spend the time with our friends and families. Dig out a dress uniform you normally don't wear on duty, have it cleaned, pressed, and possibly tailored if your body has changed at all (and it usually had). Spend a lot of time getting the uniform looking perfect, and remember to give a high shine to the footwear. Buy anything needed to replace any items that were tarnished or worn.

Spend several days practicing instead of performing your normal duty, thus placing additional burden on those lucky bastards that were NOT volun-told that they were going to be in a parade. (Yeah, have to make sure that pretty much EVERYBODY is affected by this thing, right?)

Since he wants to have a lot of mechanical stuff, too (trucks, tracked vehicles, aircraft, and whatever else he can toss into the mix) there will be the additional work to not only make sure they are mechanically ready, but also scrubbed and polished so that they are all prettified for the parade.

[Marthe48]

34. Military people should not march

if the traitor party can't respect activeand retired military personnel,they have absolutely no right to spend tax dollars for this travesty of a parade.

Gd traitors.

[The_Casual_Observer]

35. There will be protests and marches that day as well.

This is going to be a real mess.

[PearliePoo2]

36. I heard retired Colonel Jack Jacobs respond to this parade idea, he said...

this is a bad idea.

He said the troops HATE, HATE, HATE this stuff.

It's tremendous work, hours of cleaning everything so it's all pretty and sparkling.

The troops will all be really tired and PISSED off.

Well maybe the troops won't be so eager to vote for this asshole in the future. (61% trump-34% Clinton)

[LuckyLib]

37. Those unfortunate service folks who have to march. Their WWII

great grandparents, and Korean War and Vietnam War grandparents who served will be spinning in their graves. Disgusting. Dictator 101 behavior.

[moreland01]

39. Mark my words . . .

This parade will coincide with Putin's visit.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

40. This doesn't include support personnel, logistics, etc.

This is only for ground troops. Donnie Two Scoops wants a big air display too, something that will start out over New York City (he wants to rub their noses in the fact he's president and can do whatever he wants) and then down the coast to Washington. Bombers, fighters, cargo planes, helicopters, and whatever the hell the V22 Osprey is -- each one burning tons of fuel. I wouldn't be surprised if he orders the aircraft used as Air Force One to lead the gaggle.

The cost is estimated to be between $12 - $14 million.

Just so Trump can have his "It's All About Me!" parade.

The worst thing is, if he gets his way this year he'll want a bigger parade next year.

[left-of-center2012]

41. "100 vehicles, 50 aircraft, and 100 horses"

And one giant horse's ass.

[marieo1]

42. djt's parade

I am just adding my name to the outrage over this parade.

[GulfCoast66]

43. Love to see them emulate Sherman army of the west at end of the civil war

Sherman was worried: his boys could flat out fight and beat the secessionist at every opportunity. But being almost all Midwest farm boys they could not march for beans. Thought it stupid and would not really try. Sherman’s solution?

He had them ambled the way they had cockily sauntered through the south. There are photos of it and they were not even in line abreast.

Would love to see drumps head explode when he saw that.

[yuiyoshida]

44. THEY WON'T BE MARCHING WHEN THEY SEE THIS!!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210902793


JUST GO FUCK YOURSELF TRUMP!!

[Doreen]

45. If I was in the military and told I had to be in the parade

I would probably end up in prison for life because I would not go or just leave. I would probably get charged for treason. No clue how harshly the military would punish me for not supporting a fascist dictator ruler. Prison would be preferable even if I was treated badly because at least I would know I never bowed down to the dripping orange piece of shit.

[7962]

47. Maybe they're asking for volunteers? I hope none are ordered to participate.

being a former military member, I understand the "following lawful orders" rule, but I hope they give people an out.

[Doreen]

49. That is a lot of military people to be there voluntarily.

They would probably need military wannabes to be there. I still stand by my first comment.

[braddy]

54. Units will be sent, not individuals.

[SeattleVet]

63. When you get parade duty, you are Volun-TOLD that you are doing it.

There is NO "volunteer' about it.

[7962]

75. "Volun-TOLD". I love that.

[7962]

46. Cant believe they're actually gonna do that for this idiot

I just know he's gonna be standing up their like Musso-freakin-lini

[Sophia4]

48. It is a trap to enable them to arrest lots of Democrats before the election.

Don't go. Demonstrate on line or by boycotting stores.

It is a trap to enable the arrest of liberals.

[kairos12]

50. Are they going to send over Russian tanks by ship or plane?

[Paladin]

51. There ought to be massive, carefully-planned demonstrations against this.

By "carefully-planned," I mean aiming the demonstrations against the trump regime, rather than the military personnel and equipment involved in this monstrous, wasteful ego trip.

[dhill926]

55. be a good day for a general strike....

[tomp]

80. Now there's an idea. nt

[JDC]

56. I sure hope they Goose-step

That was we can go full fascist.

[maxrandb]

57. Can we ensure the Donnie Short Fingers baby balloon

is prominently present in the skies over this bullshit parade?

[heaven05]

61. this country

has sunk low. And any pride I may have had, gone. Third rate dictators do this kind of shit.

[jrthin]

64. I hope no one shows up. nt

[MountCleaners]

65. We've GOT to get the baby blimp

...to fly over this thing.

[Raven123]

76. I wonder if they need a permit

[DBoon]

66. The only way trump can get a crowd of this size for him

members of the military who are required to assemble if commanded to do so

[Luciferous]

68. A waste of time and money

[Ferrets are Cool]

73. There honestly needs to be at least 300K people standing in FRONT of any parade for the pretender.

And dare him to pull a Tiananmen Square.

[riversedge]

74. I am boycotting any station that airs the parade. I will not contribute to its ratings.

[SummerSnow]

77. Visualize it...

Trump on a custom made throne, dressed like a general. His wife by his side, his children on the other side. Behind him all his generals and cabinet members, WH staff. GOP Congressman and Senators. All the saluting, then when the fiasco is over he will make a speech

[Delarage]

82. OMG

[Raven123]

78. Support your local Veterans events instead

[Snellius]

79. "slated to begin at the U.S. Capitol and end at the White House"

A TV reality show of loyalty to the Furher! Testing the waters for a war? All megalomaniacs need a nice little war or two to test their greatness.

"In addition to the 5,000 to 7,000 individuals who could be marching, the parade, which is slated to begin at the U.S. Capitol and end at the White House, is currently planned feature about 100 vehicles, 50 aircraft, and 100 horses, the official said."

[FloridaBlues]

81. Just in time for putins visit they can sit side by side

[Cold War Spook]

83. Sadat

I hope.