Good to see a few of those Marines with jump wings. I can only imagine the pride you must feel when you have not only a Green lid, but also a set of wings too. Truly awesome.
@@alastairwest5200 No not at all. You don't swap and change a green lid you tool! You just get a set of wings 👀 Who in their right mind would take a green beret off to swap with a maroon 🤣🤣🤣 And I'm sure the Pongo's would feel the same the other way round.
Its Scotland mate, not much love for the British military there, now that the SNP have dug their claws into the victimhood narrative of Scotland. They call anyone who serves in HM forces as wearing the Butchers Apron.
@@williammohan9784 Thats very overblown, Arbroath is a very small town and 45 commando are stationed there. The vast majority of people in Scotland are still supportive of the British military, and despite nationalist politics only a small vocal minority are the type of 1314/irish republican blood and soil nat that would say the Union Jack is the butchers apron. Arbroath itself is part of a pretty unionist area anyway, so the nationalist angle doesnt really apply there compared to say, Dundee or something.
That's not the main street of Arbroath, they are turning into it at the end of the video, that's where the crowds will be because the pavements are wider.
Short but sweet- great to watch. Smart looking RM troops IMO- plus their Service Dress looks a hell of a lot better then what I presume were Army personal wearing a sort of khaki. Wish they had kept the SLR for ceremonial use. Thumbs up to the Royal Marines.
The little fat Corporal right at the end nearest camera ( 2nd shortest one in parade ) ..........same dude off of the RM Commando training school programme on Channel.4 a long way's back ???
The musicians usually march in the navy blue dress uniform with a pith helmet. The Commandos either wear the formal blue dress uniform with a white cap with a red band or as here their lovat green uniforms and green berets, depending on the occasion.
Only the first two companies are parading with bayonet fixed rifle and carrying sword. The RSM is traditionally at the end of that company. The company afterwards does not carry rifles nor swords as it's not the colour-guarding company in this regard
5 foot 5 if I had to guess, but it shouldn’t matter anyway, if he can become a royal marine commando, passing all requirements and being a lance corporal then so what if he’s shorter than the rest of his peers, he’s serving his country in one of the most elite light infantry units in the world...
@@iamsoldierf8316 wow really??? What a good occupation hes now serving after becoming a Marine. Salute to him btw, and yes size doesnt matter. Even the gurkhas who are like 5 feet are one of the most deadliest men in the combatzones
What will these guys do to uproot the islam enemies in my old country? Plus the others and S/F. I must not hope! The Royals will have to act before they are attacked.
The Colour is only 'let fly' during a march past in quick time, as a type of salute, or in battles. Marching through a town is not a battlefield so the Colour is nicely restrained, indicating the formation is not in battle formation.
We were ordered to double march thru Plymouth with FSMO ,that’s including kitbags. Big packs, small packs etc for turning up drunk for a night cliff climb 😂
No they're not. Learn some actual history before you spout off. They're the 'senior naval service' a distinction which existed when our ships operated in the far east and faced competition for berths and vittals from the East India Trading Co (and others) hence a law was passed giving them priority as the senior naval service. The phrase has then been corrupted to mean they are the oldest service (which they are) but in terms of marching priority and order of precedcmence on parades there are loads of other crazy historical factors to consider.
'A Life on the Ocean Wave' is still the RM, as a whole, march past tune. 'Sarah Marais' is specifically the march past of the Royal Marine Commandos. Not all Marines are commando trained. For example, most members of the band won't be. They will do basic infantry and small arms training but not the Commando course. So the band played 'A Life on the Ocean Wave' to announce the RMs in general, then switched to 'Sarais Marais' for the RM Commandos who were marching behind them.
