Break into Quick Time was one of my favourite commands, Slow March is tortutous, hard to keep timing. See the different ways that these guards keep step rhythm.
@@colinp2238 lol..yea I get that...what I meant was the bit where they go to put the foot down then just put it a bit more forward..I know I ain't explaining it well but its bugged me for years
@@asarsealex There’s no such thing as a British accent. People from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all British but their accents are quite distinct; and indeed even within those countries there are regional variations in accents. But I think the major’s accent is the typical sort of English accent one associates with commanding officers.
@@ForGodAndTheEmpire many thanks for that explanation, Mark. I'm from Doncaster and our grasp of matters outside our region is ignorant at best. Folk here are still writhing from the failed rebellion of 1489!
A couple of years ago I saw your RMP ride their horses along the Mall from Buckingham Palace. Absolutely superb display of precision riding. Canada at its best. Greetings from London.
@@mikkolukas That's a choreographed Performance. This is just what our guards to every day, many times a day. You can't really compare a daily duty with a performance.
As a British soldier yes the guards do drill excellently but the sentinels at Arlington due a great job and as a country you should be very proud of these men
@@mikkolukas that was a beautiful performance by the life guards. But still i think it was a bit unfiar to compare a performance such as that to the British guards just doeing their daily duties.
Douglas Masters my grand daughter just started her first high school band practice camp - 8am-9pm ( with breaks) every day for a week, then 2-3 x/ week. Band members of all ages practice very hard. The steps & precision comes just like the 10 yrs she put into ballet training before high school. From Middle School to The Queens men, it’s wonderful & hard practice!
They practice drill long and hard each day. They do not get special treatment because they are guards. Infact they are drilled to even more precision because in the grenadier guards royal regiments. Half is on the battle field. Half is ceremonial. So they have to be PERFECT everytime
Well, like the British, the US has some really mean fighting units. But I have to concede, nobody does ceremonial like the Brits. Really nice to watch.
+Richard Baker Although most regiments have a" Royal, Kings own, Queens own or Duke of".in their title, the army as a whole is just the British Army. Because it was raised by Cromwell during the civil war when there was no monarch on the throne. Just another one of those annoying British quirks!!! Greetings from the UK by the way!! Sorry to show my ignorance, but what does the SSG stand for?
Respect from the U.K. buddy,we might always take digs at each other,but we always have each others backs when shit gets real and it will be a very bad day if that ever changes.
Our wonderful armed forces never cease to make me so proud. They have my deepest respect and gratitude as do all our allies fighting for our freedoms.❤🏴
just think many of the bandsmen/women were spent time fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. I understand the pride of the British people when they see/hear one of the various military bands marching by.
Being second generation America of British and Scottish roots I was thrilled to visit the UK while on leave from service in Germany. Best of all was this. Actually Edinburgh Castle tour was my number one. But Brits do have the best brass marching bands.
@@hondacivic8222 As I said my grandparents were Brit Scots. Yes I am a Yank but proud of my roots. I know there a few like you. But you can't dampen my pride in my heritage.
We can be a bit weird at times but please do come. Don't forget to come to the north of England. It us cold and damp but it has character. The people in Newcastle have the best accents ever and huge warm hearts. I live in Yorkshire. Rough and damp but known as God's own county. Not that anyone goes to church. And we don't talk about Lanchashire. They beat us in a war about 500 years ago and we haven"t forgiven them. But they are a lovely bunch. After USA the place will seem very tiny yet we will welcome you.
Actually it is one of the biggest honours any military man could ask for. These traditions stretch back hundreds of years and to be part of the personnel entrusted to carry it on is nothing short of an honour.
The slow march looks difficult. The hesitation and further forward extension before allowing foot to touch down must cause muscle spasms until one is in physical shape for such strain. Before you get smart-alecy, I urge you to mind your manners. I was scholarship majorette, did acrobatic baton twirling and strutted in bowl parades back in the fifties. But THIS looks difficult.
as someone who was a cadet, and a drill person at heart (still am), slow marching can be difficult, especially when marking time. internally, you want to speed up, and it takes a lot at first. when we were practicing at camp, my staff made us slow march for half an hour straight.
I'm a Lancastrian and all I hear is a London type accent when he says "time." But when he says "break" I don't hear that same accent at all. In fact it sounds a bit northern? What I don't hear is a "posh" accent in anything he says 😁
your culture is noteworthy for its deliberate regard, respect and avowal of your rich ancestry. i think it's interesting to note that chinese are quite similar in that regard.
I seems many of my fellow countrymen seem to lack an understanding of the military much less the British Military. Being a former military man myself and a history fan I find these displays well, quite grand for lack of better words. The long and Illustrious history of the UK military speaks for itself for anyone who would take the time to research it a little bit.
If you live in near London, you can visit St James Palace, where you can get close to them and look at there uniform. I too find their uniform very impressive, they spend hours a week polishing there shoes, cleaning their rifles and keeping there uniform smart, a brilliant example of military discipline.
Grammar Police thank you sir. I hope to go to there and take their pictures someday. i feel it is nice that there are traditional culture in modern culture like this.
In any military parade video, you're likely to see a "toy soldiers" comment. There's always that one idiot that needs a good telling-off. I have seen no such thing on this one. Thank you, RU-vid, for restoring my faith in the Internet.
I love the pageantry of the British bands. They do their thing with such precision and with obvious pride and each of these men in which ever of the bands they perform has been battle tested. in Iraq or Afghanistan or some other far off country. They perform for Queen and country with dignity and pride - they are the best in the world. Britian's military bands puts American military bands to shame. God bless the Queen and the British military.
But there are some great American marching bands on youtube videos, playing at US college football games. Also there is the Edinburgh Tattoo every year and always at least one excellent American military band.
Well said. My Dad did his Guards duty at Windsor Castle during WWII when the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were sent there during the London Blitz.
The fact that yanks cant march for shit without looking like they are either trying to hold a dump in there arses or they have chronic Piles falling out of there arses.
Only if they get rid of the invaders that have been foisted on the country by the EU and some members of their own government. And I say this as a person who has English and Scot blood and history in my family. Even though I am an American, I LOVE England and the UK in general. I have many friends there.
And that`s how we built a fucking empire. Discipline, Good order and spreading the good name of the sovereign in the name of Christianity. This includes the United States, and the commonwealth. God Bless her Britannic Majesty !
Hello Mike Crane, There are several You Tube videos of the RCMP's visit to England. Many years ago, my wife and I visited England (had a wonderful time. One of the highlights was watching the massed bands of the Royal Marines marching and playing in London.
Why do some on both side of the Atlantic seem to have a compulsion to try to build up their respective militaries by bashing and downgrading the other's?
Sadly, human nature is strange and we tend to forget that Americans and Brits may share a common language but we have different views, outlook and traditions. Knocking others is becoming the norm throughout the world and I too detest it. Least of all, it leads to angst for no constructive reason.
yanks are so mean and tight for example a uk gallon is 8 pints right .but a us gallon is smaller. also yanks cant spell or so mean as to save ink for example uk spells labour and meany yanks spell it labor!. and they simply cannot say tomato,s properly!
(pt2) 1942. Their MAIN teatre of war was Japan and pacific. Britain and allies push the germans out of Africa and the D day landings where lead by Britain and Canadian forces.
