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how shyte are the british forces at marching.....in comparison to the north koreans? 😀
Don't know about the marching, ton, but I thought the Duke of Edinburgh would be sick of the sight of horse piddle by now!
Yeah ... N.Koreans kick arse when marching is concerned so is China. 😆
how shyte are the british forces at marching.....in comparison to the north koreans?
Quite possibly, but then, they have something of an incentive; years of hard labour in a gulag for insulting the Dear Leader. Not something our volunteer army has much to worry about.
Sorry Ton - but its the Chilean's that have the edge on even the Koreans.
(No idea where they got their influence/helmets/Stechschritt 😉 )
I don't know, we're not too shabby.
You want to see police officer marching! Now that is hilarious....
I think the raised camera positions did them no favours.
It did look a bit lame with no tanks and missiles being paraded around the centre.
kif you want to know about drill....watch [url=
silent drill corps[/url]
when i was on public duties i worked with them. they shone above every one!
That USMC group are bloody impressive. Not sure what the Queen would make of the rifle twiddling!? More like "dances with rifles"!
When I went many years ago the marching was much more precise, but if I rememeber, one of the commentators yesterday said that the Guards had missed their spring drill training this year due to operational deployment. Seems a reasonable excuse.
that would be a pretty poor planning! going on Tour back to public duties!**** that for a game of soldiers!
when i came back from the Falklands i hade 3.1/2 months off. But i did walk into 3 months of guard duty as shift commander (proper boring job)
I'd like to see those Chilean soldiers march like that for 20+ miles and then fight effectively.
if theres 105000 in the army and this is the best 1.5% of em what are the rest like? and to offer that they ve been fighting as an excuse what do the other 103500 do?
those lads who are actually out on a limb in the muck and bullets of afghanistan are been sold up the river by thier buddies sat in blighty watching eastenders..
What's the history behind this?
Did the British army send a special co-ordinated dance brigade to distract the heathern armies while a pincer attack was performed?
Or did some guy just get depressed one day sort of "I'm sick of all this killing, we need a break, let's do a routine"
.?.
I'm confused. Totalshell...you're saying that one the basis of the drill displayed by 1st Battalion, The Coldstream Guards, troops deployed in Afghanistan have been sold up the river by the rest of the Army who are currently not deployed? Enlighten me as to how you reached this conclusion.
Tiger, drill goes back many years, the Trooping of the Colour was originally designed so that troops would know which regiment's Colors to form up around when the colours were used as a rallying point in battle.
Sorry to be a nerd, but shouldn't that be 'Trooping The Colours'? (No 'of').
Indeed danceswithcats - I blame poor teaching standards and a lack of national pride and patriotism. It makes my blood boil it does.
Actually I think it depends on the reference, to refer to the modern event it should be Trooping the Colours, to refer to the historical practice in which the event has it's roots it should be Trooping of the Colours...derived from '...the daily trooping of the colours...'
That USMC unit; 2 YEARS of nothing but drill?
I'd sooner put sharp things in my eyes.
Drill is for hats.
you're saying that one the basis of the drill displayed by 1st Battalion, The Coldstream Guards, troops deployed in Afghanistan have been sold up the river by the rest of the Army who are currently not deployed? Enlighten me as to how you reached this conclusion.
Not a reflection on the geezers that were doing it but surely there is something better for 1500 troops to be doing than decorative duties when there is a war on and "we're all in it together"?
konabunny - MemberNot a reflection on the geezers that were doing it but surely there is something better for 1500 troops to be doing than decorative duties when there is a war on and "we're all in it together"?
It's not a zero sum game, they go on operations as well.
This brings to mind my repeated attempts to explain to the moron in my office (not comparing you to her by the way!) who used to say 'Apparently there are 25,000 troops based in Germany, why don't they help in Afghanistan?' that they do deploy there too, not just hang around at the schnell-imbiss and down Paderborners in the mess...although a bit of that goes on too.
kif you want to know about drill....watch usmc silent drill corpswhen i was on public duties i worked with them. they shone above every one!
The RAF used to have a Silent Drill team, not sure if they still do. I saw them perform at an airshow many years ago, incredible sight. Nearest I can find on youtube is this:
As bravohotel8er said....they're not just a ceremonial unit, they go on ops as-well.
I'm still waiting for totalshell to re-appear and defend his earlier comments.
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Assume you have a BBC?! 😛Drill is for hats
It's not a zero sum game, they go on operations as well.
But surely it is a zero sum game, at least in the sense that every man-hour that's spent practicing walking funnily is a man-hour that's not spent doing something more useful?
But surely it is a zero sum game, at least in the sense that every man-hour that's spent practicing walking funnily is a man-hour that's not spent doing something more useful?
Surely that's the point, they were out of practice because they'd been doing something "useful" this year.
Never mind all that.
I managed to convince my son that those massive furry hats are actually the soldiers hair.
Actually, come to think of it, I can't remember if I've told him the truth yet ...
Surely that's the point, they were out of practice because they'd been doing something "useful" this year.
? But...but...any hour you're doing something useless, you're not doing something useful! If they've all been on combat assignments, why not cut them loose for a few weeks?
Well, the first mistake you seem to be making is a presumption that Drill isn't 'useful'
Its a vital part of making a team of men work and act together instinctivley under orders and of instilling confidence and an esprit de corps.
I think the correct term is Queen's Birthday Parade.
Well, the first mistake you seem to be making is a presumption that Drill isn't 'useful'Its a vital part of making a team of men work and act together instinctivley under orders and of instilling confidence and an esprit de corps.
Yup.
Its a vital part of making a team of men work and act together instinctivley under orders and of instilling confidence and an esprit de corps.
may be more effective methods of achieving the same thing and perhaps even something that would be useful in the "theatre of war".