Submitting the entry for this parade takes A LOT of work. I must provide a paragraph describing what Steel Soldiers is and what we represent. I was required to provide details on each vehicle that is taking part of the parade. I had to list the vehicle make, model, the length and width of each vehicle, and a description of each vehicle. I estimated the total length of my entry without space between vehicles to be 310 feet. Adding three feet between each bumper stretched my entry to roughly 350 feet. I also sent representative pictures to the parade coordinator to give her a visual idea of what each vehicle looks like. A picture is worth a thousand words, especially to people that are not familiar with M series designations. The parade is televised live. Every second of the parade is accounted for. The more linear length of the parade, the more time must be allotted to the parade on CF News 13's broadcast.