Our troops deserve better than Trump’s idea for a flashy parade

WHEN I SHOWED UP AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY, THE first thing they did after shaving my head was teach me to march. Over the next four years as a midshipman, I marched in countless parades, generally a couple every week. Like every other midshipman to pass through the gates of Annapolis, I hated it. Parades take a lot of work to rehearse, don’t do anything for morale, and they are expensive in terms of both time and preparation.

Every time there was a parade