Nothing to do with SWOs, sticks or similar and apologies for the thread drift but ...
Originally Posted by
Al R
Quite ridiculous and just the sort of non-story that the Daily Wail delights in.
Why on earth should any world leader, let alone POTUS, be expected to be familiar with the minutiae of service regulations regarding deportment of different parts of their military? Even if those peeps are notionally 'guarding him' [when everyone knows it's the scary-looking chaps in plain suits with ear pieces and shades who really matter] why on earth shouldn't the leader of the greatest nation in the world ask the nearest serviceman or woman or two to hold up a brolly to save him from getting rained on while he's trying to give a speech??
Is the President of the United States of America important enough to warrant that or isn't he??
Just asking like...