When I served in the United States Marine Corps, when the sun was going down and the flag was being lowered and they played Taps, it was an honor to stand at attention and salute the flag.
I guess that’s gone now. I would ask these “women”, “Who do you play for?” I would hope to hell their answer would be, “I play for The United States of America.” Oh well, doesn’t impact me.
I was working on a military base (outside, near Admin buildings) last year and would stop when I heard TAPS being played over the loudspeakers off in the distance.
At previous sites years earlier at other bases they told me to do that, but not at this one. Other folks walking to their cars didn’t stop or anything, so I felt a bit odd, but...