Chris, I agree. It’s beyond rude for the couches to allow the players onto the field before the Marines are finished. I got PISSED seeing such disrespect. SMH
Performing impossible tasks under unimaginable pressure is kinda what marines do. That's their wheelhouse and they are the absolute best at what they do.
This sort of demonstration was actually born out of a "one time" performance way back in 1928. It was meant to be a one-off event in order to display skill and training - but it was so well recieved and so impressed everyone that they kept the tradition alive!
It makes me feel so pissed to see players completely disrespect our Marines! They have absolutely no right to go on the field till the silent drill is over! I freaking hate it!.
The same people that "take a knee" for the national anthem. That is why I am through with professional sports. Stop making heroes out of overpaid athletes.
The loss of the hat was not planned, but it perfectly demonstrates that there is a plan for everything, from a dropped hat, to a dropped rifle, to a bird landing in the way of the drill; there is a plan for everything.
I was a cadet in my High School's Navy JROTC for 4 years, and 3 of those years, I was a member of our Rifle Drill Team. We did regulation and performance drill, and my last 2 1/2 years, we performed as a silent drill team, with the M1 Garands (got waivers for bayonets 2X). Made Nationals, and placed top 3 in Navy JROTC for those last 3 years, as well as our 1st Internationals. always beaten out by Basic HS, but to be fair - they were a Marine Corps JROTC Unit that had performed for Presidents and Heads of State for 13 years prior, and had to lug around M-14s.
My HS had an NJROTC program that was led by a retired Marine, and he operated like one. My brother was in the program for 4 years. They had M1 garands with the bolts and barrels welded shut, because they were otherwise fully functional, and the school didn't want any... mistakes. Unless you were on the marksman team, you didn't get a functioning weapon.
@@ConfoilMaybe but the NFL is a shitty organization run by shitty, crooked, greedy people and they've never even tried to hide it. I 100% believe that the NFL would be okay with this, especially if the drill was somehow costing them money. Fuck the NFL.
10:20 I’m so glad you noticed this part too. Trust me, there have been several people that said the same thing about the players coming back onto the field while they were demonstrating. It was indeed a bad look, and came off very disrespectful.
I agree with you, those primidone players can wait a few mins to take the field. It's what we called in the military, a Chicken Shit, or a Shit Bird move.
Chris, The M1 Garand rifle is no joke, even doing basic drills will jar your arms. You're correct about the players being on the field during the ceremony.
I think the announcer was saying that these men do their performance in honour of their fellow marines. They are the best of the marines at what they do, this silent drill, with no drum beat to follow, no vocal commands. It is all memorised and practiced to perfection.
I agree with you Chris, if I were the coach, I would not allow my players to get on the field while our Marines are on the field, they deserve respect and honor.
Could have done some of that inthe locker room? I wouldn’t have wanted to do that while the Marines were performing ON the field. The couches couldhaveput a halt to that for the time being.
So the USMC is technically a branch of the Navy, but they are their own force. They are the “few but the proud” because they are small in terms of numbers, but are regarded as one of the fiercest, and most formidable among the entire U.S. military. Their training is physically, and mentally grueling. They are the ones that are sent in first to handle any foreign military operation. During WWI they were given the nick-name “Devil Dogs” from official German reports which called the Marines at Belleau Wood Teufel Hunden. It has been said that this nickname came about from Marines being ordered to take a hill occupied by German forces while wearing gas masks as a precaution against German mustard gas. Germans used the term "Teufelshunde" to refer to the Marines due to their ferocity
@@hopelawrence2022 "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." There is no "but." -Also, adding to what the other commenter wrote... If you want to start an even bigger fight, refer to a Marine as a "soldier."- ⇦ Never mind... I see, through your other post, that you're already well aware of that. 😁👍
The USMC is a branch of service and USN is branch of service under the US Department of Navy. Just as The US Air Force and US Space Force are a branch of service under the US Department of Air Force.
Dear Chris, Thank you for showing respect. As you see, many of us agree with you. They could have waited. No, the dropped hat was NOT on purpose. When you finally get to join an Elete Few, you do not lose any of your equipment, including your spotless uniform. As of 2022, there were 177,000 active and over 30,000 reserves of US Marines. The purpose of these few is to show their dedication. If these few are this dedicated, what are the rest like? How dedicated would they be to finishing the mission? God's Blessings, Irish
There are a few other demonstration-type teams in the US military as well. They tend to be among the the most exceptional high-pressure teams to participate in even though its a ceremonial capacity. But they are all still warriors. And yes, most people think this particular video where the players start 'practicing' on the field is very disrespectful, even though this is overall a decent example of their drill work
This sort of thing is kind of a flex. "Look what we can do if we put our minds (and countless hours of training) to it". If I were a Marine, I'd be insanely proud of these guys. The skill, dedication, concentration, and training this represents is off the charts. If I were an enemy of the Marines, I'd be wondering what these guys can do when they get serious about fighting.
You are damned right! It made me VERY upset to see the players (from both teams) start warming up while the Marines were still on the field, such DISRESPECT ! Totally uncalled for !
I agree, the players should remain off of the field until the precision team is finished. It could have to do with the players needing to warm up before the commercial break.
When I was in Basic (Army) Everyone participated in drill and ceremony at least 1 to 2 weeks of the course. A big part of the purpose behind it is to instill confidence in handling the weapon you are issued, and the ability to work in coordination with your peers. I've participated in silent drill during public parades, with the idea being more of a performance than a training regime. The Drill and Ceremonies portion of basic was a significant contributor to my being successful in those parades, as they happened while I was a reservist and practicing the silent drill performance was not considered a priority activity during monthly weekend drill. In fact most of the time it ended up being about 1 hour of reviewing the choreography of the drill on a weekend drill in the month before the parade we would be participating in. While I was not a fan of the football players being on the field, there is a lot of space compression in the long lenses the videographers are using to capture the footage of the Silent Drill. It looks bad in the video, but I assure you no one in the stands had an obstructed view of the drill. Could it have been handled better? Sure. I think it looked worse on video than it most likely appeared in person.
Not to take anything away from the Marines, but the shock from foreigners who see this, makes me wonder how they'd react to seeing high school kids do similar routines in marching band, with and without music. I used to feel like such a big shot wearing my uniform and being so disciplined as as one unit.🙂 It didn't hurt that we won many, many competitions, either. I miss my high school days when we had majorettes, flag bearers and rifle bearers (wooden rifles) each tossing their color guard equipment sky high, with amazing precision.🙂 I was asked to be a featured majorette when I decided to give my clarinet a break and try color guard. I'm left handed and couldn't get comfortable with the flag, I didn't want risk catching the rifle with my head, and though I was a majorette/baton twirling before high school, I was still left handed and didn't catch on well enough with my right hand to be with the band's lineup. Our band director suggested that I go up front as a featured twirler. I was cool with it, until he started talking about twirling fire batons, fire hoops, and swords. 😬 I politely picked up my clarinet and asked where he wanted me to stand in the formation. 😊
U.S. Marines, they are the ONLY branch to NEVER LOSE A WAR. The Army pilots(before we had an Air Force) were being taken to school by the Luftwaffe and Japanese Zeros during the last world war. Now we have the biggest in the world
My father was a Proud Marine .. fought in Korea .. had a scar on his shoulder six inces long that he earned in that war. He joined @ 17 yrs old. (Happy Fathers Day Dad! R.I.P.. So Proud of you)⭐️
USMC drill is the finest you'll see anywhere. World class Marksmen and world class discipline. It all starts there. That's the foundation. Nobody else is better. It's not even close.
The German military in world war 1 gave the US Marine Corps the nickname Teufel Hunden. Because they were so disciplined yet so violent and brutal in combat.
Allegedly... I know that's what the Marine Corps teaches recruits in bootcamp, that's where I learned it myself, but there isn't much to back up the veracity of that claim. In fact, there's probably more evidence that it was made up by Americans. Nonetheless, regardless of where the name came from it stuck and now sits along side other Marine nicknames like leatherneck and jarhead.
The U.S. military have multiple demonstration units that represent skill and precision. Marines = Silent Drill Platoon Air Force = Thunderbirds (airplanes) Navy = Blue Angels (airplanes) & Leap Frogs (skydiving) Army = Golden Knights (skydiving)
Amazing! Love the Marines. My grandfather was a Marine in WWII and was wounded in Iwo Jima. I found the NFL extremely disrespectful! This would have never happened 20 years ago.
Chris, I really enjoyed your reaction this time. You were impressed with all the right things. And you're right, the players should not have been on the field we with them. It was disrespectful. 🤠
when i was in elementary school they came and visited and preformed a silent drill, it was epic! i think you would enjoy the video about The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
I was in Juniorair Force R9TC in high school! And we competed at competitions for drill team. Y3s this is an ELI5 BEYOND ELITE drill team, but my boys neve4 dropped a rffle during a performance, and I was so proud of them every time. It's not an easy thing to learn, especially with those rifles that weigh a LOT, and they're literally throwing them at each other! Lol. Practice was hardcore, too. Respect.
It's sad that those players showed so much disrespect for those guys who lost brothers in actual war for their freedoms, it makes me sad as an Ameri-CAN that they couldn't wait to warm up
The silent Marine Corps platoon represent US Marines around the world, wherever they go, even though they are in Washington DC in the US Capitol most of the time. They are always on the move because they’re always going somewhere to perform
I agree. Get off the flippn field when our military is out there doing their thing. You'll get to play all night. You can stay OFF the green for 10 minutes.
Chris...his Cover (Hat) must have been dislodged...accidentally. Your initial comment was correct. The Platoon represents the US Marines, worldwide, and is Headquartered in Washington n DC. If you like this, be sure to watch the Videos of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (s), in Arlington National Cemetary. Again Chris...you are 100% correct. The players should have stayed off the field during this ceremony. Unfortunately, the NFL is full of players who do not give a damn about their country...only themselves. . Love your Videos. I grew op in Germany, as a dependent of my father, a Professional US Army Soldier. I lived in Bad Tolz and Berlin!
Chris, if you like the use of rifles in shows, the USA has A LOT OF DRUM & bugle corps! If u like this, out high school band was drum & bugle Corp but w/woodwind instruments also. YOU MUST SEE THE RIFLE SQADS!! Omgosh!! Throwing Marching rifles w/out bullets & bayonets, 50 feet in the AIR! Phenomenal
I agree. The players showed great disrespect to our Marines by warming up on the field around the Marines demonstration. It really does make me angry and shows how the NFL has simply zero respect for any branches of the United States Military. Which explains why they kneel for our National Anthem as well. Instead of standing up at attention like they should. Instead of honoring our Brave Military and the sacrifices they all make. The Marines and all branches of the military deserve better than the football players showed. Really upsetting. And I'm glad you noticed that. And pointed it out. Even coming from someone from another country to notice and also state that they feel it's disrespectful of the players warming up during the Marines demonstration. You show more respect for our Marines and that makes me proud. Thank you for that. Blessings to y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
This isn't North Korea. Citizens aren't obligated to stand at attention for the military. I know that the right-wing wishes we were an authoritarian dictatorship like North Korea, but we're not. Everyone can exercise their FREEDOM as they choose. I happen to believe that Martin Luther King was a great man who fought for freedom and should be respected. Yet I've been told by many that he was a filthy animal who got what he deserved. That's their choice. I can't make them respect MLK and you can't make people respect the military. Live with it.
Kneeling at a football game has nothing to do with the military. It has to do with equal rights for black people, who, if you haven't noticed, make up a good majority of sports. They have every right to be treated as an equal. And your party is the party that constantly refuses to expand military benefits for veterans, so enough with the fake patriotism. Your party is anti American and full of hate. You're all brainwashed.
exactly dude!!!! the damn players on the field need to get off!!! they have plenty of time to respect the ones who fight so they can play that damn game. (Sorry lol i sound like an 80 year old veteran) but yeah Chris i agree with you my friend
I don't think the hat falling off was planned. That marine probably had to do 1000 pushups afterward for losing it. There's an army unit that is responsible for the changing of the guard of the unknown soldier. This ceremony is quite moving to watch. I agree with what you said about the players being on the field. If you haven't seen the Radio City Rockettes perform, you should. They are amazingly synchronized.
The Marine Corps Silent Drill team is considered the best drill team in the US military. They are marines, not soldiers, different branch of military. Obviously they wouldn't expect you to automatically know that so not likely to take offense here. No, the marine loosing his hat was not planned/part of the performance. That wasn't supposed to happen. But, they have contingencies for pretty much everything and are extremely disaplined in how to handle unplanned events and mistakes. So, thats why the correction almost looked like part of the planned performance. Many don't like that the football players were warming up in the middle of the field during the performance. It used to be that pre-game and half-time performances weren't interupted but its becom fairly common that they are now be it the cheerleaders, marching band, drill team etc. But, for a Texas team to do it for a military drill team is still kind of surprising because Texas is pretty suportive/respectful of the military in general. In general good portions of the country do respect the military in the US, and its much more common than in Germany. But, when it comes to individual servicemembers that varies, some people respect them and some don't.
Don’t call Marines “soldiers.” Soldiers are members of the US Army. Airmen are members of the Air Force. Sailors are members of the Navy. Marines are members of the Marine Corps. Love all of your videos. Makes me appreciate America even more, and I learn so much about Germany.
As a former Marine, I endorse this mini Ted Talk😁 As an addition, members of the Space Force are called (...sigh) Guardians. But in my head, I just call them Spacemen.
As a Marine (but never a member of the silent drill team) I could tell that loosing the hat was an accident but Marines always have back up plans when things go bad. Yes, it was pretty disrespectful to have players on the field during this 10 minute drill. And only Army are soldiers. Marines are Marines or troops. Air Force are airmen and Navy are sailors.
No Chris, the loss of the hat was not planned. Occasionally, a hat or rifle might be dropped during a performance, but the Marines, as we have come to understand, will adapt to the situation and press on.
One note, for future reference, you NEVER call a Marine a "soldier". That is strictly an Army thing. A Marine would consider it something of an insult.
USMC vet here, 2005-2010, like others have said. Him losing his cover (hat) isn’t planned, we just don’t react to it, not so anyone can notice, we are taught in boot camp, when doing drill, even if someone passes out, we don’t love to help, or react, just leave them. We won’t do that in combat, but if your ass passed out during drill, we’re gonna leave you, then make fun of you in private, later on, ahaha.
All of those people are there to show that the Marine corps can concentrate with all of that stuff going on around them! There's no disrespect intended! I hope this helps you understand it better Chris!
You took the words out of my mouth. I am so ashamed of these players on the "pitch" during this ceremony. The level of disrespect shown is all you need to know about what is wrong with my country today.
When I saw this the first time I thought the same thing. I didn’t the fact that the players were on the field. Thought it was very disrespectful of them.
I think everyone that hasnt been in the military. That the fact that this is a silent drill platoon might not understand the significants of a drill platoon operating with no commands. Incredible!!
In fariness to the players and teams and coaches, the NFL has 12 minutes between halves every game except the Super Bowl. The teams go inside and take a breath discuss their strategy for the next half for about five minutes, then come out to warm up before that 12 minutes is over. As impressive as the Marines are in thier silent drill--and I do love wathcing them--they are in this instance half time entertainment. And TV schedules for advertising are what keep the games on TV. We would neve have seen them do this if it hadn't been for TV networks not breakaing awy to advertisements. Usually we don't even SEE the half time show at all if we're not in the stadium or it's not the Super Bowl. So from that perspective I think they were greatly respected and given a larger swath of the field and a larger bank of uninterurpted commercial time than most half time entertainment ever gets.
Yea def surprised they allowed the players on the field in TX, i get your there to see them/the game but your ONLY there BECAUSE of our brave MARINES and all our other Military Heroes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This team "represents" all Marines, but is not representative of them (not a random example of them). The skills they demonstrate are highly refined through endless hours of practice. Many of their moves have military value. Marching in groups has roots preceding the Roman Legions, and is related to how a group of soldiers projected military power (killed enemy) by orienting their weapons in one direction to maximize effectiveness. Changing the direction of that power as a group is what marching is all about. The opening of the movie, "A Few Good Men" with Tom Cruise has an amazing demonstration of this team's skills.
Yeah, every time I see this video the players screwing around on the field pisses me off. The crowd probably would have been in an uproar over it if they weren't committed to staying quiet for the Marines.
Marines started as shipboard security and fighters to be dropped ashore. The officers still attend the Naval Academy and choose to join the Marines. They are most excellent fighters but never called soldiers. The German soldiers of WWI nicknamed them Devil Dogs because of their fierce fighting spirit . Our own sailers sometimes call them Leathernecks or Jar Heads. Started as insults and the Marines have just embraced them. Marines still are carried to their battlefields by the Navy and still serve as security on board. ( the rifles weigh about 5kg)
7"47 in the marine corps we dont wear the band of our cover around our chin or neck... it rests on the bill of the cover on top. they are tight fitting covers so you dont need the chin strap much to keep it on your head. If your cover comes off during drill you act as if it never happened and keep your barring and continue.
You should watch the U.S. Air Force Band surprise performance at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. It’s amazing. It’s the video that has the Space Shuttle in it. “2014 Air Force Flash Mob”
I agree. Players should not be on the field when a ceremony like this is happening. Unfortunately, $$$ or winning is more important than our actual freedom. Personally, practicing during a ceremony like this is unacceptable. That's why I don't acknowledge / follow the NFL or others that don't acknowledge American Freedom.
I know that the Germans have no context to base the United States Marines off of, so (to all the Marines past, present & future this is for him to understand what a Marine is. Remember in German it’s kriegsmarine basically it means navy), so to put it in simple terms the US Marines act as the land force for the Navy but they but they are independent of the navy just like they are independent of the Army. Now the most important thing, a Marine is, always referred to as a Marine. A member of the Army is called a soldier, under no circumstances do you ever call a Marine a soldier. Simple right?
Chris I agree with you about the players coming onto the field to warmup while the Marine drill team was performing it was disrespectful. But that's the NFL for you when players are allowed to kneel during the performance of our National Anthem.😡 About the performance of some of these rifle drill teams I've seen two rows of the squad face each other tossing their bayoneted rifles to each other over the head of their squad leader! Absolutely amazing.
Spot on about the players. Get them off the field, let the Marine Corps shine.
Chris, I agree. It’s beyond rude for the couches to allow the players onto the field before the Marines are finished. I got PISSED seeing such disrespect. SMH
I agree. The players can stay off field out of respect
Eh, it's a football game not a gay marching band...move the jarheads off the field already.
Totally agree, but the TV (TV! lol) schedule must go on... Gotta get those advertising dollars...
Damn those couches.
Never are couches; sofas; Davenports allowed on the field! It’s unheard of.
Hi. I agree with you. The players don’t need to be there. It does show how disciplined they are that they can do this with so many distractions.
Performing impossible tasks under unimaginable pressure is kinda what marines do. That's their wheelhouse and they are the absolute best at what they do.
What you said about the football players is correct . They should have waited until the drill is over before they start playing/practicing/warm up.
This sort of demonstration was actually born out of a "one time" performance way back in 1928. It was meant to be a one-off event in order to display skill and training - but it was so well recieved and so impressed everyone that they kept the tradition alive!
It makes me feel so pissed to see players completely disrespect our Marines! They have absolutely no right to go on the field till the silent drill is over! I freaking hate it!.
Yeah, that pisses me off every time I see this video. I hope the whole team and their coaches got ripped a new asshole for that
The same people that "take a knee" for the national anthem. That is why I am through with professional sports. Stop making heroes out of overpaid athletes.
You are correct about the football field practice during the drill. Not necessary.
The loss of the hat was not planned, but it perfectly demonstrates that there is a plan for everything, from a dropped hat, to a dropped rifle, to a bird landing in the way of the drill; there is a plan for everything.
Aww.. my Dad was an officer in the Marines. Just remember that they are always called Marines..never soldiers 😉
Referring to a Marine as a "soldier" is asking for a fight.
I was a cadet in my High School's Navy JROTC for 4 years, and 3 of those years, I was a member of our Rifle Drill Team. We did regulation and performance drill, and my last 2 1/2 years, we performed as a silent drill team, with the M1 Garands (got waivers for bayonets 2X). Made Nationals, and placed top 3 in Navy JROTC for those last 3 years, as well as our 1st Internationals. always beaten out by Basic HS, but to be fair - they were a Marine Corps JROTC Unit that had performed for Presidents and Heads of State for 13 years prior, and had to lug around M-14s.
My HS had an NJROTC program that was led by a retired Marine, and he operated like one. My brother was in the program for 4 years. They had M1 garands with the bolts and barrels welded shut, because they were otherwise fully functional, and the school didn't want any... mistakes. Unless you were on the marksman team, you didn't get a functioning weapon.
Leave it to the NFL to disrespect our servicemen.
Don't blame the NFL, blame Texans... They're the ones who did the disrespecting.
@@ConfoilMaybe but the NFL is a shitty organization run by shitty, crooked, greedy people and they've never even tried to hide it.
I 100% believe that the NFL would be okay with this, especially if the drill was somehow costing them money. Fuck the NFL.
"Players on the pitch" - agree 100%
I agree that the multi-millionaire players don't need to be on the field during the demonstration. Surprised it would be allowed in Texas.
10:20 I’m so glad you noticed this part too. Trust me, there have been several people that said the same thing about the players coming back onto the field while they were demonstrating. It was indeed a bad look, and came off very disrespectful.
I agree with you, those primidone players can wait a few mins to take the field. It's what we called in the military, a Chicken Shit, or a Shit Bird move.
The drill is to expose any weakness and correct it because a US Marine never, ever drops his weapon.
Chris,
The M1 Garand rifle is no joke, even doing basic drills will jar your arms. You're correct about the players being on the field during the ceremony.
I really enjoy your videos. Many Americans have German ancestors, I am one.
I agree with you, there is absolutely no excuse for any players to be on the field when it is occupied by U.S. Military members for any purpose.
One of the Marines lost his lid (hat) and kept on going. Even though these guys are well practiced, I'm sure he got some teasing from his teammates.
I will bet his hat got nicked by the bayonet.
I think the announcer was saying that these men do their performance in honour of their fellow marines. They are the best of the marines at what they do, this silent drill, with no drum beat to follow, no vocal commands. It is all memorised and practiced to perfection.
I agree with you Chris, if I were the coach, I would not allow my players to get on the field while our Marines are on the field, they deserve respect and honor.
I agree with you 100%!! Having players on that field was disrespectful and lacked class.
Could have done some of that inthe locker room? I wouldn’t have wanted to do that while the Marines were performing ON the field. The couches couldhaveput a halt to that for the time being.
So the USMC is technically a branch of the Navy, but they are their own force. They are the “few but the proud” because they are small in terms of numbers, but are regarded as one of the fiercest, and most formidable among the entire U.S. military. Their training is physically, and mentally grueling. They are the ones that are sent in first to handle any foreign military operation. During WWI they were given the nick-name “Devil Dogs” from official German reports which called the Marines at Belleau Wood Teufel Hunden. It has been said that this nickname came about from Marines being ordered to take a hill occupied by German forces while wearing gas masks as a precaution against German mustard gas. Germans used the term "Teufelshunde" to refer to the Marines due to their ferocity
And if you want to start a fight call a Marine a sailor.😊
@@jimreilly917 oh that’s flirting with the angel of death 😂
@@hopelawrence2022 Right?
@@hopelawrence2022 "The Few. The Proud. The Marines." There is no "but."
-Also, adding to what the other commenter wrote... If you want to start an even bigger fight, refer to a Marine as a "soldier."- ⇦ Never mind... I see, through your other post, that you're already well aware of that. 😁👍
The USMC is a branch of service and USN is branch of service under the US Department of Navy. Just as The US Air Force and US Space Force are a branch of service under the US Department of Air Force.
Dear Chris, Thank you for showing respect. As you see, many of us agree with you. They could have waited. No, the dropped hat was NOT on purpose. When you finally get to join an Elete Few, you do not lose any of your equipment, including your spotless uniform. As of 2022, there were 177,000 active and over 30,000 reserves of US Marines. The purpose of these few is to show their dedication. If these few are this dedicated, what are the rest like? How dedicated would they be to finishing the mission? God's Blessings, Irish
There are a few other demonstration-type teams in the US military as well. They tend to be among the the most exceptional high-pressure teams to participate in even though its a ceremonial capacity. But they are all still warriors. And yes, most people think this particular video where the players start 'practicing' on the field is very disrespectful, even though this is overall a decent example of their drill work
This sort of thing is kind of a flex. "Look what we can do if we put our minds (and countless hours of training) to it". If I were a Marine, I'd be insanely proud of these guys. The skill, dedication, concentration, and training this represents is off the charts.
If I were an enemy of the Marines, I'd be wondering what these guys can do when they get serious about fighting.
12:59 The logo on the right is for the Houston Texans.
You are damned right! It made me VERY upset to see the players (from both teams) start warming up while the Marines were still on the field, such DISRESPECT ! Totally uncalled for !
I agree, the players should remain off of the field until the precision team is finished. It could have to do with the players needing to warm up before the commercial break.
When I was in Basic (Army) Everyone participated in drill and ceremony at least 1 to 2 weeks of the course. A big part of the purpose behind it is to instill confidence in handling the weapon you are issued, and the ability to work in coordination with your peers. I've participated in silent drill during public parades, with the idea being more of a performance than a training regime. The Drill and Ceremonies portion of basic was a significant contributor to my being successful in those parades, as they happened while I was a reservist and practicing the silent drill performance was not considered a priority activity during monthly weekend drill. In fact most of the time it ended up being about 1 hour of reviewing the choreography of the drill on a weekend drill in the month before the parade we would be participating in.
While I was not a fan of the football players being on the field, there is a lot of space compression in the long lenses the videographers are using to capture the footage of the Silent Drill. It looks bad in the video, but I assure you no one in the stands had an obstructed view of the drill. Could it have been handled better? Sure. I think it looked worse on video than it most likely appeared in person.
Not to take anything away from the Marines, but the shock from foreigners who see this, makes me wonder how they'd react to seeing high school kids do similar routines in marching band, with and without music. I used to feel like such a big shot wearing my uniform and being so disciplined as as one unit.🙂 It didn't hurt that we won many, many competitions, either.
I miss my high school days when we had majorettes, flag bearers and rifle bearers (wooden rifles) each tossing their color guard equipment sky high, with amazing precision.🙂
I was asked to be a featured majorette when I decided to give my clarinet a break and try color guard. I'm left handed and couldn't get comfortable with the flag, I didn't want risk catching the rifle with my head, and though I was a majorette/baton twirling before high school, I was still left handed and didn't catch on well enough with my right hand to be with the band's lineup. Our band director suggested that I go up front as a featured twirler. I was cool with it, until he started talking about twirling fire batons, fire hoops, and swords. 😬
I politely picked up my clarinet and asked where he wanted me to stand in the formation. 😊
U.S. Marines, they are the ONLY branch to NEVER LOSE A WAR. The Army pilots(before we had an Air Force) were being taken to school by the Luftwaffe and Japanese Zeros during the last world war. Now we have the biggest in the world
My father was a Proud Marine .. fought in Korea .. had a scar on his shoulder six inces long that he earned in that war. He joined @ 17 yrs old. (Happy Fathers Day Dad! R.I.P.. So Proud of you)⭐️
USMC drill is the finest you'll see anywhere.
World class Marksmen and world class discipline. It all starts there. That's the foundation. Nobody else is better. It's not even close.
The German military in world war 1 gave the US Marine Corps the nickname Teufel Hunden. Because they were so disciplined yet so violent and brutal in combat.
Allegedly... I know that's what the Marine Corps teaches recruits in bootcamp, that's where I learned it myself, but there isn't much to back up the veracity of that claim. In fact, there's probably more evidence that it was made up by Americans. Nonetheless, regardless of where the name came from it stuck and now sits along side other Marine nicknames like leatherneck and jarhead.
The U.S. military have multiple demonstration units that represent skill and precision.
Marines = Silent Drill Platoon
Air Force = Thunderbirds (airplanes)
Navy = Blue Angels (airplanes) & Leap Frogs (skydiving)
Army = Golden Knights (skydiving)
Yes the players should show a lot more respect for the people who grant them such freedoms
Amazing! Love the Marines. My grandfather was a Marine in WWII and was wounded in Iwo Jima. I found the NFL extremely disrespectful! This would have never happened 20 years ago.
Chris, I really enjoyed your reaction this time. You were impressed with all the right things. And you're right, the players should not have been on the field we with them. It was disrespectful. 🤠
Any chance to watch a Marine in uniform🥰
The Marine's cover was knocked off when a spinning rifle-bayonet came too close.
I had to do this in highschool at a military boarding school.
I agree with you 100% that the Marines should have had the field to themselves. I find the NFL teams exceedingly disrespectful.
when i was in elementary school they came and visited and preformed a silent drill, it was epic!
i think you would enjoy the video about The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
I totally agree with you about resect
I was in Juniorair Force R9TC in high school! And we competed at competitions for drill team. Y3s this is an ELI5 BEYOND ELITE drill team, but my boys neve4 dropped a rffle during a performance, and I was so proud of them every time. It's not an easy thing to learn, especially with those rifles that weigh a LOT, and they're literally throwing them at each other! Lol. Practice was hardcore, too. Respect.
It's sad that those players showed so much disrespect for those guys who lost brothers in actual war for their freedoms, it makes me sad as an Ameri-CAN that they couldn't wait to warm up
The silent Marine Corps platoon represent US Marines around the world, wherever they go, even though they are in Washington DC in the US Capitol most of the time. They are always on the move because they’re always going somewhere to perform
I agree. Get off the flippn field when our military is out there doing their thing. You'll get to play all night. You can stay OFF the green for 10 minutes.
Chris...his Cover (Hat) must have been dislodged...accidentally.
Your initial comment was correct. The Platoon represents the US Marines, worldwide, and is Headquartered in Washington n DC.
If you like this, be sure to watch the Videos of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (s), in Arlington National Cemetary.
Again Chris...you are 100% correct. The players should have stayed off the field during this ceremony. Unfortunately, the NFL is full of players who do not give a damn about their country...only themselves.
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Love your Videos. I grew op in Germany, as a dependent of my father, a Professional US Army Soldier. I lived in Bad Tolz and Berlin!
Chris, if you like the use of rifles in shows, the USA has A LOT OF DRUM & bugle corps! If u like this, out high school band was drum & bugle Corp but w/woodwind instruments also. YOU MUST SEE THE RIFLE SQADS!! Omgosh!! Throwing Marching rifles w/out bullets & bayonets, 50 feet in the AIR! Phenomenal
They're all so young!
His rifle hit his hat and he will be in sooo much trouble for that mistake! It could cost him his position in the DRILL Team.
I agree. The players showed great disrespect to our Marines by warming up on the field around the Marines demonstration. It really does make me angry and shows how the NFL has simply zero respect for any branches of the United States Military. Which explains why they kneel for our National Anthem as well. Instead of standing up at attention like they should. Instead of honoring our Brave Military and the sacrifices they all make. The Marines and all branches of the military deserve better than the football players showed. Really upsetting. And I'm glad you noticed that. And pointed it out. Even coming from someone from another country to notice and also state that they feel it's disrespectful of the players warming up during the Marines demonstration. You show more respect for our Marines and that makes me proud. Thank you for that.
Blessings to y'all from the Great State of Texas 🇺🇸
This isn't North Korea. Citizens aren't obligated to stand at attention for the military. I know that the right-wing wishes we were an authoritarian dictatorship like North Korea, but we're not. Everyone can exercise their FREEDOM as they choose. I happen to believe that Martin Luther King was a great man who fought for freedom and should be respected. Yet I've been told by many that he was a filthy animal who got what he deserved. That's their choice. I can't make them respect MLK and you can't make people respect the military. Live with it.
I'd rather try to tongue kiss a cobra than piss off a Marine.
Kneeling at a football game has nothing to do with the military. It has to do with equal rights for black people, who, if you haven't noticed, make up a good majority of sports. They have every right to be treated as an equal.
And your party is the party that constantly refuses to expand military benefits for veterans, so enough with the fake patriotism. Your party is anti American and full of hate. You're all brainwashed.
Of course the NFL hates the Marines, the NFL kneeling of the national anthem remember.
This brings back memories from ROTC drill.
exactly dude!!!! the damn players on the field need to get off!!! they have plenty of time to respect the ones who fight so they can play that damn game. (Sorry lol i sound like an 80 year old veteran) but yeah Chris i agree with you my friend
I don't think the hat falling off was planned. That marine probably had to do 1000 pushups afterward for losing it.
There's an army unit that is responsible for the changing of the guard of the unknown soldier. This ceremony is quite moving to watch.
I agree with what you said about the players being on the field.
If you haven't seen the Radio City Rockettes perform, you should. They are amazingly synchronized.
The Marine Corps Silent Drill team is considered the best drill team in the US military.
They are marines, not soldiers, different branch of military. Obviously they wouldn't expect you to automatically know that so not likely to take offense here.
No, the marine loosing his hat was not planned/part of the performance. That wasn't supposed to happen. But, they have contingencies for pretty much everything and are extremely disaplined in how to handle unplanned events and mistakes. So, thats why the correction almost looked like part of the planned performance.
Many don't like that the football players were warming up in the middle of the field during the performance. It used to be that pre-game and half-time performances weren't interupted but its becom fairly common that they are now be it the cheerleaders, marching band, drill team etc. But, for a Texas team to do it for a military drill team is still kind of surprising because Texas is pretty suportive/respectful of the military in general.
In general good portions of the country do respect the military in the US, and its much more common than in Germany. But, when it comes to individual servicemembers that varies, some people respect them and some don't.
Makes British solders look silly. Such sharp dressed military.
It was definitely very rude to disrupt such a display of the armed forces!
if you didn't know, Corpsman serve the Marines; Marine down, Corpsman up
Don’t call Marines “soldiers.” Soldiers are members of the US Army. Airmen are members of the Air Force. Sailors are members of the Navy. Marines are members of the Marine Corps. Love all of your videos. Makes me appreciate America even more, and I learn so much about Germany.
Thank you.
We earn the title "Marine".
As a former Marine, I endorse this mini Ted Talk😁
As an addition, members of the Space Force are called (...sigh) Guardians. But in my head, I just call them Spacemen.
Marines are actually part of the US navy
@@Xidification what are members of the Coast Guard called?
Guardians
As a Marine (but never a member of the silent drill team) I could tell that loosing the hat was an accident but Marines always have back up plans when things go bad. Yes, it was pretty disrespectful to have players on the field during this 10 minute drill. And only Army are soldiers. Marines are Marines or troops. Air Force are airmen and Navy are sailors.
No Chris, the loss of the hat was not planned. Occasionally, a hat or rifle might be dropped during a performance, but the Marines, as we have come to understand, will adapt to the situation and press on.
Great video Chris. I would love to see you react to flyovers at football games.
One note, for future reference, you NEVER call a Marine a "soldier". That is strictly an Army thing. A Marine would consider it something of an insult.
I totally agree... the players should not be on the field while the Marines are performing! It's very disrespectful!!
A hat in the Marine Corps is called a "Cover".
“Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?”
USMC vet here, 2005-2010, like others have said. Him losing his cover (hat) isn’t planned, we just don’t react to it, not so anyone can notice, we are taught in boot camp, when doing drill, even if someone passes out, we don’t love to help, or react, just leave them. We won’t do that in combat, but if your ass passed out during drill, we’re gonna leave you, then make fun of you in private, later on, ahaha.
All of those people are there to show that the Marine corps can concentrate with all of that stuff going on around them! There's no disrespect intended! I hope this helps you understand it better Chris!
You took the words out of my mouth. I am so ashamed of these players on the "pitch" during this ceremony. The level of disrespect shown is all you need to know about what is wrong with my country today.
Football represents USA too. Its a Collaboration and players have limited time to warm-up
Ya! The players on the field is absolutely disrespectful by the NFL🔥🤘🏴☠️pissed me off🫷✖️
The Pitch is called the field in American football
When I saw this the first time I thought the same thing. I didn’t the fact that the players were on the field. Thought it was very disrespectful of them.
Most people do not, and really can’t grasp how much is put into the silent drill team.
I think everyone that hasnt been in the military. That the fact that this is a silent drill platoon might not understand the significants of a drill platoon operating with no commands. Incredible!!
Those people in uniform are there so those players can run onto the field ✌️
And your right about the players being on the field during the drill, that should not happen.
In fariness to the players and teams and coaches, the NFL has 12 minutes between halves every game except the Super Bowl. The teams go inside and take a breath discuss their strategy for the next half for about five minutes, then come out to warm up before that 12 minutes is over. As impressive as the Marines are in thier silent drill--and I do love wathcing them--they are in this instance half time entertainment. And TV schedules for advertising are what keep the games on TV. We would neve have seen them do this if it hadn't been for TV networks not breakaing awy to advertisements. Usually we don't even SEE the half time show at all if we're not in the stadium or it's not the Super Bowl. So from that perspective I think they were greatly respected and given a larger swath of the field and a larger bank of uninterurpted commercial time than most half time entertainment ever gets.
Yea def surprised they allowed the players on the field in TX, i get your there to see them/the game but your ONLY there BECAUSE of our brave MARINES and all our other Military Heroes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This team "represents" all Marines, but is not representative of them (not a random example of them). The skills they demonstrate are highly refined through endless hours of practice. Many of their moves have military value. Marching in groups has roots preceding the Roman Legions, and is related to how a group of soldiers projected military power (killed enemy) by orienting their weapons in one direction to maximize effectiveness. Changing the direction of that power as a group is what marching is all about. The opening of the movie, "A Few Good Men" with Tom Cruise has an amazing demonstration of this team's skills.
Yeah, every time I see this video the players screwing around on the field pisses me off. The crowd probably would have been in an uproar over it if they weren't committed to staying quiet for the Marines.
Funny the Marietta adopted the blitzscreen from Germany
Love your videos Chris ❤
I agree. The players practicing was tacky.
Luckily the Marines are focused and not easily distracted. 🎉
Marines started as shipboard security and fighters to be dropped ashore. The officers still attend the Naval Academy and choose to join the Marines. They are most excellent fighters but never called soldiers. The German soldiers of WWI nicknamed them Devil Dogs because of their fierce fighting spirit . Our own sailers sometimes call them Leathernecks or Jar Heads. Started as insults and the Marines have just embraced them. Marines still are carried to their battlefields by the Navy and still serve as security on board. ( the rifles weigh about 5kg)
Maybe it was a televised game pushing both teams into a tight schedule. At least the players were respectfully quiet
the lost hat was not planned, but it was planned for in case it happens.
7"47 in the marine corps we dont wear the band of our cover around our chin or neck... it rests on the bill of the cover on top. they are tight fitting covers so you dont need the chin strap much to keep it on your head. If your cover comes off during drill you act as if it never happened and keep your barring and continue.
You should watch the U.S. Air Force Band surprise performance at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. It’s amazing. It’s the video that has the Space Shuttle in it. “2014 Air Force Flash Mob”
I agree. Players should not be on the field when a ceremony like this is happening. Unfortunately, $$$ or winning is more important than our actual freedom. Personally, practicing during a ceremony like this is unacceptable. That's why I don't acknowledge / follow the NFL or others that don't acknowledge American Freedom.
I know that the Germans have no context to base the United States Marines off of, so (to all the Marines past, present & future this is for him to understand what a Marine is. Remember in German it’s kriegsmarine basically it means navy), so to put it in simple terms the US Marines act as the land force for the Navy but they but they are independent of the navy just like they are independent of the Army.
Now the most important thing,
a Marine is, always referred to as a Marine. A member of the Army is called a soldier, under no circumstances do you ever call a Marine a soldier.
Simple right?
Chris I agree with you about the players coming onto the field to warmup while the Marine drill team was performing it was disrespectful. But that's the NFL for you when players are allowed to kneel during the performance of our National Anthem.😡 About the performance of some of these rifle drill teams I've seen two rows of the squad face each other tossing their bayoneted rifles to each other over the head of their squad leader! Absolutely amazing.
One thing to take note of is that they are using real unsheathed bayonets on their rifles. Please check out their indoor video.
It wasn't planned. However there is a procedure for when it happens. You just leave it and pretend it didn't happen and aombody will come fix it.
His cover (hat) falling off is part of the show.