I’m wholly familiar with the Devolution theory. That’s not what I’m referring to here though. Just something on the ritual procedures/instructions of the military. What should be worn in what instances, said, what songs played, how the gun salutes are done, etc.
Understood. This looks like one important piece of the puzzle. Military behaving the way they behave is done for very specific reasons (even if we don't truly know what those reasons are). I was expanding on what this might mean and how it might fit into the bigger picture.
I’m wholly familiar with the Devolution theory. That’s not what I’m referring to here though. Just something on the ritual procedures/instructions of the military. What should be worn in what instances, said, what songs played, how the gun salutes are done, etc.
Drill and Ceremonies Manual. It's different for each branch.
Understood. This looks like one important piece of the puzzle. Military behaving the way they behave is done for very specific reasons (even if we don't truly know what those reasons are). I was expanding on what this might mean and how it might fit into the bigger picture.