Yeah. It's huge.

I failed to salute a butter-bar one time. I greeted the officer but I did not salute because we were under a covered walkway. I wasn't trying to show any disrespect. The officer didn't seem to mind but the SSGT walking with her blew his lid. - Turning your back on the supposed CIC is a million times worse.

Or think of any change of command ceremony you ever had to participate in.

And you're right about the lack of formation too.

While in Kuwait - if we were visited by anyone, politicians, generals, whoever - we were in formation.