The legionnaire version of 'Singing in the Rain' under a heavy downpour in Madrid

There has been some debate recently about whether the military parade on 12 October in Madrid should have been cancelled due to heavy rain.

The parade of FAMET helicopters that could not be seen on October 12 in Madrid
The Spanish National Day parade and the PC-21s that could not fly in Madrid

Most of the military personnel and veterans I have read these days agree on the same idea: the Spanish Armed Forces are not only ready to fight when the weather is good, but at any time and place where they are required to do so, and this also applies to parades. In fact, some military units took the heavy downpour that fell in Madrid as a party, showing that no rain can dampen their good spirits.

An example of this was given by the legionaries of the Tercio "Don Juan de Austria" 3rd of the Legion, specifically the VII Bandera "Valenzuela", created in 1925. This unit did not march this year with its specific step of 160 steps per minute due to bad weather. However, the legionaries were cheerful and sang their barracks songs as they do every October 12th before starting to march. They were wearing their famous chapiris (the Legion's headgear) and their green twill shirts, completely soaked, but as cheerful as ever. The Youtube channel of @Pinelrucu has shown it in this video:

The same channel has shown these other images in which we can see that in addition to songs there was also dancing, starring a legionary lady and a legionary gentleman, with the chords of the popular pasodoble "Paquito el Chocolatero":

Although this legionary version of "Singing in the Rain" and the festive air they display before the parade may give another idea (it is part of the legionary tradition), once they receive the order to stand at attention, the legionaries are known for their martial spirit, as shown in this other video published by @46crack and recorded near the Plaza de Cibeles:

The Legion is one of the best units in the Spanish Army and has a history full of acts of heroism and courage. Since its founding, its ranks have always stood out for providing a considerable part of the best and fiercest soldiers in Spain, a country with a very long military tradition that has never been incompatible with good humor, since the time of the Tercios Viejos in the 16th and 17th centuries (the best infantry of its time in Europe), as demonstrated by the military songs that are preserved from that time.