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This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of an army cadence routine that includes a brief portion of hand clapping, body patting, and foot stomping movements that are the same as or are very similar to historically Black Greek letter organization (BGLO) steppin.
This post also includes comments that are critical or are supportive of this routine.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Thanks all those who honorably serve in the United States armed services.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Brief definitions and/or explanatory comments about terms that are found in some of these comments may be given after those comments.
Because pancocojams is a family friendly blog, words that are considered profanity is given with amended spelling that is indicated with an asterisk.
2018
1. ScorpioSOB
"It's AIT.....Nothing disgraceful about it.
The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or
non-commissioned officer to move his unit from one place to another in an
orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by instilling habits of
precision and response to the leader’s orders;and to provide for the
development of all soldiers in the practice of commanding troops."
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Read another quote about AIT after comment #16 below.
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2. armybeef68
"O-Days are the equivalent of a company
picnic, there is no formations or range days, we're required to be there,
that's why we called it mandatory fun days."
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3. William"I spent 20 years in the Army and practically every bit of that time was spent in combat arms. I honestly don't see what everyone is complaining about. These Soldiers are having fun, believe me when I tell you, there will be plenty of times when these Soldiers will be absolutely miserable, there will plenty of PT, plenty of all day ranges, guard duty, NTC or JRTC, command layouts and those f-ing change of command ceremonies that alway happen when it is 200 degrees outside. As I see it this is meant to build morale, teamwork and yes have fun...we will do that on occasion. Believe me no one is making YouTube videos about burning crap in a 55 gallon oil drum on the top of some mountain in Afghanistan. Also every unit has an Organizational Day(O-Day) where we play games all day long and do activities just like this. For those of you who served can you really say that spent your entire time in the military and didn't have some sort of fun in your unit? Are you honestly going to say you didn't play on a flag football team or softball, you did nothing but train the entire time?"
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This is the way this comment is written in that discussion thread.
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4. Dillon Ciokiewicz
"Thank you! This was my company in AIT
and before that PSG, then later DS showed up, our company morale was a dumpster
fire. I had the privilege to call her my PSG before the DSs came rolling in.
She almost single handedly turned that company around from a SSG position."
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5. Brock Webb
"William Chandler no I have never done
activities like this during an organization day, absolute disgrace doing this
in uniform."
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6. William
"Brock Webb I respect your opinion, until a year ago I wore
the uniform for 22 years, I spent 18 of those 22 in either armored or infantry,
I did four deployments and I don’t see anything disgraceful about this at
all. I seriously doubt anyone would have
found the spur ride disgraceful, where soldiers wore pink Kevlars and leaders
smashed eggs on the head of the chaplain or where another soldier was told to
carry around playgirl magazines in his rucksack and present them to any spur
holder who asked, no that was called tradition. This isn’t disgraceful it’s
just not your style and that’s cool but again let these joes have their fun if
you were in then you know they will have some shi—y* days it’s inevitable."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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7. Adam Clancy, 2019
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8. FSUA GAMING, 2019
"Nothing wrong with a moral booster. Just like when deployed, having fun and making videos of all branches are okay. But when its time to rock its time to roll. Nothing wrong with a little bit of fun here and there."
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9. Sweden 88, 2019
"The time they learned how to do this D&C, they could’ve
spent training. Does no one remember Iraq???? Non combat arms were absolutely
destroyed when ambushed or forced to fight."
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10. Kelly Bezz, 2019
"William Thanks for your service soldier! Really appreciate it. God Bless you."
2019
11. rap RD
"They were freestyling that looked so good as an art"
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12. Justin Pastirik
"What in the stomp the yard is going on here"
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13. This was one of a number of comments in that discussion thread which refer to the American movie entitled Stomp The Yard.
Here's information about that movie from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomp_the_Yard
"Stomp the Yard is a 2007 American dance drama film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12, 2007. Directed by Sylvain White, Stomp the Yard centers on DJ Williams, a college student at a fictional historically Black university who pledges to join a fictional Greek-letter fraternity. The film's central conflict involves DJ's fraternity competing in various stepping competitions against a rival fraternity from the same school... The film was originally titled Steppin', but to avoid confusion over the 2006 film Step Up, the title was changed."...
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Two additional comments in this compilation that mention Stomp The Yard are given at #21 and #22.
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14. Lavern Revels, 2020
"A big hot mess. Im old school Army."
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15. Rage Beast, 2020
"It’s just freestyling"
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16. Rage Beast, 2020
"Jerk Of All Trades it is but it’s just freestyle of regular
marching... and it’s just ait where you learn your job and have fun"
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Here's information about AIT from https://www.militaryonesource.mil/military-life-cycle/new-to-the-military/getting-settled/life-after-basic-combat-training/#:~:text=Advanced%20individual%20training%20is%20where,expert%20in%20that%20career%20field.
"Following your Army basic combat training, you’ll take one
of two paths, advanced individual training or Officer Candidate School to
advance in your military career.
Advanced individual training
Advanced individual training is where you will learn the
skills needed to perform a specific Army job, such as artillery or engineering.
At your AIT school, you’ll receive hands-on training and field instruction to
make you an expert in that career field. There are 17 career fields and the
schools are designed to help you gain discipline and a work ethic that will
benefit you for the rest of your career.
Where you train and for how long will depend on your job,
called a Military Occupation Specialty or MOS"
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17. Matthew Tratz, 2020
"@Rage Beast fun?! I don't remember AIT being fun. What
universe are you from?"
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18. Kevin Moore, 2020
"Sounds like your basic D&C competition between AIT
companies. We had the same thing back in the day. The winner moved on to
compete against the rest of the AIT battalion winners. Our Drills didn't take
part in the actual competition, that was given to the highest ranking recruit
that could remember the entire drill."
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At 4:27 in this embedded video the female drill sergeant salutes the male Sergeant Major and says "That concludes the informal portion of our drilling ceremony competition."
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19. Taemien, 2020
"Signal Corps drill and ceremony competition. This isn't
nearly as crazy as the one I saw in 2007."
20.
"that was my drill sergeant in AIT, she was awesome, tried to
teach instead of yell. everyone in ALPHA 369 respected her. Great drill
sergeant."
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2020
21. Des2BFit
"What is this stomp the yard Army lol
sooo this what we doing now !!?? Lol"
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22. bubbasdragon
"This stomp the yard comment got funnier and funnier as the
video went on. Lmfao"
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23. LittleWing714
"Don’t know if I like it either way / I
get it some of you saying that every soldier at some point during his/her
service had fun doing something but I loved D&C when I was in and I feel
this takes away from it - turned it into a pep squad for high school football
or something - just my opinion
US ARMY - Ft Knox, Ft. Sam, Huster Hue
Kaserne-Pirmasens Germany, Ft Lewis 90-93"
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24. Whit Whitaker
"HOOAH.
MUCH RESPECT.."
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25. Natalie Lasky
"This looks fun and school yardish; however, looking at this as a Marine Corps veteran, they are very undisaplined with their movements. Even the drill sgt was very fluid with movements that would have got you to spend time in the pit in the Marines. Still was a good performance, even though it was very sloppy."
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26. Jess A
"Talk about proper weapons handling…🧐"
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27. Owen Whitman
"When the H*LL did they find time in the training schedule
for this? ...and what did they leave out
to practice for it?"
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This comment was written this way in that discussion thread.
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28. James Purvin
"Cringe"
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29. AAAskeet
"Army or cheer squad? WT-* my money
paying for?"
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*This abbreviation is fully given in that comment.
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30. Robert Clark
"Is the drill Sergeant a member of
DST? Outstanding job!!!!"
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“DST”= Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a historically Black Greek letter
sorority.
The "outstanding job" may be facetious. Note that historically Black Greek letter sororities and fraternities pride themselves in having their own distinctive styles of steppin. Also, unlike this routine, in the nine main historically Black Greek letter organizations, males and females don't step together. Furthermore, I believe that the style of steppin that is performed in this routine is more like that is done by sororities.
Read comment #41 and comment #74 that also mention historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities or their presentations.
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31. Nicole Watson
"Creative portion of drill and ceremony??? When did this
happen?"
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32. labvampire
"I wish it was like this back in the 80's...she is fantastic"
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33. Lillacemy Cat
"I can tell you the tosses were as hard
as they looked with the rifle. Color guard does it/learns it but the rifles we
have aren’t real but kinda look similar in some aspects. They vary in weights
to so they are different. But doing that thumb flip must have been a challange
because I’m still really learning it"
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34. 70’sStreetRacer Gal
"HOOAH!!! GO ARMY!
❤️🇺🇸❤️👍🏻❤️"
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35. Keith Wat
"Bullsh-t*! I would have smoked every
last one of em. This ain’t no step show
or half time show."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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36. ittybittymexican1117
"The best time in a young Soldiers
career. Thank you to all of the Drill Instructor s past present and future"
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37. lesley james
"Well this video should be viral for absolutely everything...
Blacks and white all working together while talking vocals from a amazing black woman.
What a better way to describe all humans working together xx"
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38. Daniel Farrell
"That A-company is a unit that not only
will they stand strong in the face of the enemy but they will march into the
deepest darkest pits of hell just to bring one of their own home. That platoon
Sargent has made them a true band of brothers and sisters, willing to die for
each other if called into battle tomorrow. You can see that in the way they
respect their Sargent and each other."
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39. Gene Whitman
"Good job, soldiers!"
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40. brucejoshua21
"This isn’t cadence..."
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41. Dee Mccann
"They step like a black, African American
sorority or fraternity. Kappa Alpha Psi for instance just saying"
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Kappa Alpha Psi, Inc. is a historically Black Greek letter fraternity. Comparing this style of steppin with Kappa Alpha Psi may be a indirect putdown. The Kappas have informally been known as a fraternity for "pretty boys", a sometimes complimentary and sometimes not so complimentary descriptor and the commentor might be implying that members of that fraternity step (perform steppin) like girls. The "just sayin" words that end that comment suggest that the commentor meant some "shade" (putdown).
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42. Lisa Boyle
"I love this. A strong woman in control to show power. Amen."
43. Tara P
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44. J W
"Nobody can march like the Marines. Why do you think their basic is so long?"
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45. TEAM FUBAR ATV
"I served in the 82nd Airborne division United States Army. I
don't agree with this improvised D&C. I get it, there having fun and all
that jazz but this is a training cycle. Discipline and training should be at
the forefront of this. Not this beetle Bailey meets Major Payne bulsh-t*. as
much flak as I give my buddies that are in the Marine corps or if served in the
Marine corps. This really saddens me. This is not the army that I served in.
Then again, I was in the infantry and we didn't have time for these games. Our
lives were actually on the line when we deployed."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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REPLY
46. Herman Greenfield
"@TEAM FUBAR ATV all work and no play, makes for a dull boy,
AND DEAD SOLDIERS,
Everyone has to have
DOWN TIME. In my time we would go to bars, get drunk, get in fights, and worst.
Sooo take your righteous indignation, and stick it were the sun don't shine!🇺🇸"
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47. Kevin Moore
"@TEAM FUBAR ATV these D&C
competitions take place near the END of the training cycle when these new boots
know they are moving on to their first duty station or are being recycled to
take the training over again. When i was in, you had one week to ten days after
you completed AIT before you went to your next training school or your first
duty station."
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48. Pinstripe Jim
"this isn't why, it's because she doesn't
call cadence correctly when they are in full uniform and spends more time with
this than teach Soldiers. Read the other comments"
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49. mtrycity
"Misleading title
No cadence was ever called"
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50. Heather W
"Ma'am, you are so completely a badass, I'm sure it wasn't
easy to teach them that routine!!!"
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51. Vanha Suden
"I worked at a Military School for at risk youth,
16-18 years old, and our drill team would have dusted them in free style"
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52. Equaliser
"Not very Army, more like a dance troupe, bit girlie, only in
the US army.!!!!!"
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53. Gwen Jokoh
"Heyyyyy Love it good to see they can have some fun to Thank
Yall 👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤"
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54. Drew Wright
"When did the Army turn in to SoulTrain?"
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train
"Soul Train is an American music-dance television program
which aired in syndication from October 2, 1971, to March 27, 2006. In its
35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul,
dance/pop, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists
also appeared. The series was created by Don Cornelius, who also served as its
first host and executive producer."...
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55. Ray West
"When they got their own special T shirts for each brake dance group.
That is certainly not military decorum, but more of a rap session. With all the yelling, and screaming it sounds
more like a mob. Welcome to the new
Doggie Do Do Army !"
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56. Zac White
"God bless my beloved UNITED STATES
ARMY!!!!and every badass drill sargeant just like her!!!!❤️"
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57. Walker Bürmeister
"Embarrassing for our armed forces."
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58. meals123
"Nothing wrong with this. I think the
military has gotten soft in some aspects but this isn’t it. Creativity and a
little fun can go a long way when things get tough. Morale and unity."
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59. Princess Lisa Marie
"My high school marching band was trained
the exact same way. This reminded me so much of those days. Our fronts could do
the gun twirls just like that, we were sharp with our movements and moved on
the field with such precision."
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60. Slide Jones
"You can always tell who was on the JROTC
drill team before enlisting 💯"
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61. Ray West
"She must have been a Majorette in the school band, and the Army out of
political correctness has allowed her to run wild. They started years ago by
throwing the book out the window a page at a time, and this is what they end up
with, A floor show out of da hood. God help us !
When did the Army turn into a High School Rally ?"
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62. Bryan Saltsman
"Who the hell salutes with half parade
rest that is disgusting I guess that’s why it’s the army and not marines"
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63. Ricky Virgo
"Some say Marines to this day are still
wondering wth is going on here lol"
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64. Yea4102
"Boy oh boy how times have changed since
I was in...lol"
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65. Elijah Collins
"Bruh what is the army becoming"
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66. Forrest Reeter
"Female DI was unheard of 55 years ago
when I was Army basic. There may have
been female DI in women’s army corp."
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67. thunderdiesel1
"I'm old skoo army, this looks like motivation to
me. Motivation =discipline. Discipline =success in any generation"
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68. Mike Chris Scorpio.
"I Work On Fort Gordon And I've Seen This
Drill Sargent Marching Soldiers On Base And They ALWAYS LOOK CLEAN And In
PERFECT RHYTHM With Her CADENCE📯🎶🎺"
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69. Tom Bourne
"Lord did i LOVE doing drill. If i could go back to Basic Training i would do it in a heart beat!!!!!"
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70. west hoboken
"Aint no use in looking down,aint no
discharge on the ground.Ft.Dix,NJ song in 1961 when I pulled basic."
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71. Remegio
"Wow, I was there in 94 and it didn’t
look anything like this."
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72. Daniel Oliver
"Must be the new army - That never happened in the 90"s
C co 369...1994"
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73. spicy_tiger_roll
"Yassss!! You better lead that crew, mama!!!"
74.
"Why do I feel like I just watch a probate?"
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A "probate" is presentation for the general public where the newest members of a historically Black Greek letter sorority or fraternity present their organization’s history and step or
stroll.
75.
"This is a morale and esprit de corps . Gives the kids a break from the mental stress
of class room environment and enforces teamwork and D & C.
“This We’ll Defend”
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76. Noah m
"Outstanding. Command,Control, and
Communication. Mission accomplished!"
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77. RODNEY ARMY VETERAN TRUTH TV
"Only in a unit with females. Ft Sill Ok Field Artillery 2000"
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78. Brook’Lynn D
"i wish i could give it more likes."
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79. Charles Merritt
"I was Army 1962 1965 a little different but everything
changes with time moral booster, a little fun goes a long way."
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80. John C
"Ahh ghetto"
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81. a girl is no one
"I'm sad to see the division between branches. Arguing about
petty sh-t* as this. Having a little creativity that is clearly allowed is not a
sin. In the scheme of things, this doesn't matter."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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82. Ray West
"Is that a new position invented by the Army, or
just violation of the drill manual. I've never seen a salute given while at
parade rest"
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83. minot60
"Looks like a dedicated talented NCO brought her platoon together with discipline and pride for some awesome drill and ceremony."
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84. Secure Administrator
"Black people adding hot sauce wherever they go."
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A photograph of a young Black woman accompanied this comment.
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85. Isaiah Smith
"It’s good to loosen up and have a little fun some times! No issues with it at all! Love the motivation"
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