I suggest that this is an army cadet unit under Coldstream Guards instruction. Lee Enfields were used by cadets at that time and had been out of regular service for decades. The squad is not wearing Guards kit.
Guards should do Buckingham House Duties with Lee-Enfields, Bundeswehr "Guards/Ceremonial Troops" still use Mauser K98.Looks silly with Bullpup Rifles and covers over optics.
Great performance from 99 battery. Nearly as good as the winning performance by 'B' platoon, the Cameronians, Scottish rifles ,Glasgow ACF at Drip camp, Stirling, in 1977.
I’m surprised that they are carrying the old Lee Enfield in the same way as an SLR, it looks odd. The Lee Enfield was carried over the left shoulder when on the march, it had no pistol grip like the SLR has. I suppose the Cadets are drilling with the Enfield because there are no SLRs available for them however well done and well turned out, hope they joined the regulars when they were older. Coldstream Guards veteran.
Rupert McNaught Davis I have drilled with the SLR many many times on that actual parade ground and they are doing the drill I did. The Enfield is not carried like they are doing in the march. It is carried on the shoulder and not by the side.
Rupert McNaught Davis then they must be holding the rifle either by the trigger guard or the short stubby magazine on the Enfield. Sorry I cannot agree with you still.
They were actually Royal Artillery Cadets 99 Bty R.A. The drill competition was run by the Coldstream Guards for The Army Cadet Force.This is Woolwich Barracks in South London.
The British system is based on volunteers, who are highly paid compared to the israelis, and has a huge amount of institutional pride based on a history going back decades or centuries - the israeli is more 'I fight, so my kid brother won't get his head bashed in by a rock' except for some units. This is expressed in the ceremonies, the pomp, and the dress uniforms. Hope that answers your question!
An entirely different philosophy of combat and people management. First, the IDF is made up of conscripts and reservists, with a fairly small 'regular' core, so they train for their job and very little more - no firearms training for cooks for example. To give you some idea of how the IDF works a private earns about 750 NIS a month if they are a combat soldier, and no combat soldiers earn a lot less. There is almost no social gap between soldiers and officers.
Yup 9 Regiment was mostly R.A. back then. We also had London Scottish, Fusilers and Dragoons. 99 Cadet Battery was based in Hither Green South London. We usually won most competitions in drill and shooting etc which led to 99 Battery RA representing The Army Cadet Force in front of the Royal Family at the 1984 festival of remembrance at The Albert Hall in London. Fun times. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fN8mzNqIwaw.html
