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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was pretty sure that it's standard procedure not to clap because it's the military and they've been ordered to stand to attention. These were serious men with serious credentials.

The event where they had rookie soldiers cheering was an anomaly from untrained dipshits.