American Reacts to Royal Marines Corps of Drums and Top Secret Drum Corps! 

Rule, Britannia! God Save the Queen! Anglophile from Philadelphia, PA.

Top Secret are steps above the RM .

Little stew... Why??? Americans are living in a country that committed genocide fought a war to enforce slavery an today its police beat and kill their own citizens. Again why do you have any interest in a tyrannical nation and its brain washed an brain dead citizens.

No one does it like the English. Not to say I'm a Anglophile but sometimes they do get it right.

@@erichamilton5932 Top Secret, are just so much better though.

Top Secret Drum Corps is sort of free form until they decide to go traditional military. The marines are traditional military until they decide to go free form. They are superb individually, together they are unbelievable.

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My grandad took me there to Edinburgh and it was AMAZING

@@frm_boro_me_like5205The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is great. There was a pub in the Royal Mile called Tricky Dickies, ha ha. I don't know if it's still there. Top shelf full of all the different Whiskey's. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks for your service, Martin, from the NW of England.

@@enkisdaughter4795 Thank you and you're welcome

top secret is from switzerland

Top secret are also active duty and perform with the Queens own marine.drum corps

@@valeriewalker9438Top Secret are not active service they are civilian. They do this in the own time.

Top Secret are non military and are Swiss

Top Secret Drum Corps are civilians I believe.

​@@eoincaomhanach1983yes they are. They all have day jobs, which, imo, makes them ver impressive.

Exactly, the Royal Marines are totally Ceremonial, whilst the Swiss are totally display, both ends of the spectrum (to a non drummer!). BUT the skill of both combines into a great show of skill and professionalism.

@@chrisg1234fly The Royal Marines are far from totally ceremonial - all UK forces musicians are active members of their corps and deploy as required (mostly, but not exclusively, as battlefield medics) - the musical work is essentially a part-time job on the side. That means that they perform ceremonial duties in addition to their military roles, so go through the same basic training, specialised training (as I said, mostly as medics - but that includes weapons training as they are supposed to be able to defend themselves and their patient(s)), any pre-deployment planning that may be necessary and deploy on the battlefield. That applies to the Royal Marines, The Guards Regiments and the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment. I've performed in a joint concert as a Chorister with the Band of the Coldstream Guards and lodged with a former member of the Band of the RAF Regiment (a flautist, to be precise). The Swiss Top Secret Drum Corps do this as a full-time job and can rehearse as much as they want.

@@phillee2814 I meant in a band context when you analyse both in the video being shown. I understand they must do BFT, but not CFT annually as booty bandmembers, which is different. Is this correct Phil? You seem to know lots, are you ex-booty or pongo?

@@chrisg1234fly I could never serve due to a knee injury in my teens, after years preparing in the Cadets. But I have had a number of friends who are bandsmen - they only perform ceremonial duty when not actively deployed or on exercises, and only take performances (like this one) on a provisional basis, as if TSHTF they will be off doing their main job, which they train for along with everyone else in their corps/regiment.

All wars before the 20th century. It is was Churchill called "cruel and magnificent."

Thats a MUST SEE!

Such a shame Pompey lost the last one 😟

Perfect picture of you! Err they bands l see in the corner?

Not usually fighting troops but medical or support troops.

@@murph8411 You're wrong, they're a heavy weapons Company.

I agree, my son was a member of the Blues and Royals musical ride!

@@neilcorbett5353 My grandfather was a musician in the Blues and Royals too, but long before there was a musical ride.

Yes, the RM drummers are serving soldiers but their primary role is as musicians serving as 'soldiers' only in times of need in support roles. They are not Royal Marine Commandos either although some volunteer to undertake a a shortened version of the commando course.

Edinburgh Tattoo is defo worth a look, especially with the Massed Pipes!! 🤘