the grenadier guards are supposed to have a white plume hackle on the left side of their bearskin but it's often very hard to see. i think they brush it in. i dont know why they dont make it more extravagant like other guards regiments eg irish/welsh/coldstream guards whose plumes are highly visible
Love your videos I like them I watch them more than once. Can you tell me why the guards stamp their feet in the. in the ground when They lift them up and put them back down on the ground.
The physical standards, like everything else, have dropped abysmally to make the Army "more inclusive". You get what you pay for. If you look carefully, you will notice that some of the guardsmen look rather chubby. The whole thing is really pathetic. I had a great admiration for the British army.
@@arslongavitabrevis5136Dropped due to a lack of funding, public interest, and let's face it, the collapse of the empire (the Americans dominate the millitary sector without question). All of those things certainly combining giving the army little choice in whom to employ. Sad times? Maybe, depending on how you look at it. It is to be said that the British army throughout history has had numerous highs and lows in recruitment numbers, it appears to adapt quickly to the change in circumstances, pushing recruitment only when needed, keeping a reasonable full employment force in hand always to ensure the lessons taught by previous guardsmen is preserved and passed down. Imo as long as the army continues to train and adapt it will never be short of expert troops.
I was a member of the grenadier Guards going back in 1979 - 80 after joining the 2nd battalion in northern Ireland I was accused of things I didn't do like rubbing things off the duty roster etc and forced to admit it was me and this carried on with other accusations . After a while I had to leave because I lost all my confidence and that was nearly 40 years ago.
They just didn’t want you there for whatever reason. So they come up with little disciplinary issues to create a paper trail to have you moved. Instead of just saying straight up we don’t think you fit in here. Please move on.
It's the Band of the Scots Guards actually, that's why they played their regimental march. Band of the Grenadier Guards probably were somewhere else at that time, which is why the SG had to fill in
The white plume cover (fore & aft Naval type not tricorn) is the General Officer. Ensigns, sub-lieutenants, lieutenants and captains are on parade. They have a red leg stripe as distinctive wear. They also have shoulder board insignia but you can not see it here. Senior NCOs in the RA are, generally, warrant officers but with no red stripe. They have a red sash instead (see the see the senior Sergeant Major (likely Regimental SM) on the far right of the reviewing officers. Note that the flag saluted is not the National Ensign, rather regimental colors. The RA belongs not to the nation, but to the Monarch and the oath Is to the monarchy, Not the nation. The RA Regimental Colors have battle honors emblazoned therein and are often called the Queen’s Colors as they are presented to the Regiment by HM in hand. Armies in general for “dress” or “State” occasion use the uniform of the high point or a historical event. The RA uses an adaptation of the Napoleonic era uniform. The US is reverting to an adaption of the WW2 uniform with elements of the Civil War included (e.g. shoulder board fore & aft rank). Germany on the other hand does everything to avoid Prussian or Nazi symbolism, but has a grey WW1 (pale reflection) blouse, the band retains the Prussian Standard. The Russian have the high peaked soviet style covers, but are incorporating some dress imperial elements (swords, blouse decorations, etc.). India is interesting as the Marching step, salute, honors is British (including playing bagpipes and of Abide with Me and Last Post), but the cover is reflective of the Raj era or princely states military - very colorful. Look up India Independence Day March. Military symbolism is steeped in heraldry (naturally as Knights were soldiers) and both are, to me, interesting to review. Europe has a rich history in symbolism going back a millennium while the US only has 300 or so years of military history as only a few barons were created on the continent (mostly in Nova Scotia, New Foundland and New Brunswick. There were some in Brazil as well and some Spanish titles were granted).
One of the reasons I left the Grenadier Guards - the officer corps. Preening, entitled, arrogant useless buggers. Case in point here, they cannot be bothered to swing their arms whilst marching, nor even stand feet together at attention. Poor soldiers, the officer corps.
They're all guardsmen, guardsmen salute higher due to the bearskin as it would look silly to salute at eye level when there is another 2ft above you; hence the officers saluting high, they're all guardmen.
This is the inspection by the Major General and still there are drill mistakes (0:10, 1:18, 1:28) done by some guardsmen 🤦♂️🤦♂️... at 3:10 the officer was also late for the "eyes right". Come on!, where is the strict discipline the British Army used to be famous for?
Anyone else, here, thinking the funding of this "Gilbert & Sullivan" would better be spent on 3 Cdo Bde, Royal Marines or 16 Air Assault Bde; I've little or no time for the characters. poncing around the podium :(
So you joined in 1972 and did nothing apart from track bash and drink to excess in West Germany. What real soldiering did you do? A dismounted tour of Ulster, maybe Maze Prison Guard Force? You know nothing compared to the experiences of modern soldiers.
