Yeah, because we need to emulate the USSR, Nazi Germany, NoKo, and every banana republic. Even if we just do it like the France we’re emulating France!
There is little enough money for training and equipment as it is. Dog and pony shows just suck that much more out of the budget, not to even consider the time away from important things like training exercises.
I was in during the 80’s. The whole decade, and most of the next. We were the strongest, best trained and most lethal peacetime military ever fielded. We did not accomplish that by marching in parades like a bunch of goose-steppers.
Frankly, if you really are living overseas why should I give crap about your opinion on this?