<p>I hope leadership doesn’t address this issue. Like I stated earlier, the Navy fans enjoy the mids cheering and interacting with them. If they didn’t, then why would they throw them candy, offer them water, and even at times give them slurpees as the pass by 7/11? Thats something that has been part of the tradition, and frankly, something, that when coupled with the ensuing march on, complements it well. </p>
<p>I figured I would catch fire for the “automotons” comment. More of a tongue-in-cheek observation than anything else. Having friends at West Point I know that not to be the truth. However, once again, I feel the need to comment on the photos. The first two were taken during turns. In the first picture, there are mids surging in formation. This is a poblem. This is one of the difficulties of the mids marching style. In fact, the way that mids do their turns is more difficult than the army method. The second picture features mids in their turns, however, there is little surging. It is actually a good turn, with the inner ranks half stepping while the outer ranks are catching up from the turn. In the picture with Bill, I might add that despite Bill’s antics the mids are keeping their bearing, as well as being covered and aligned. The final picture shows the brigade formed up well. However, the perspective on the camera angle gives a diagonal look, which, when compared with the head on Army shots, does not offer as good of a view.</p>