I was a New York City Police officer and during fleet week there often Royal Navy ships participating. I found RN and Royal Marines incredibly professional, courteous, and lord could they drink...They also didn't tear up the bars which I greatly appreciated....😁
I couldn't agree more Chief. The few times that I got to work with my RN counterparts, I was impressed. But when it's time to hit the beach...they'll run you over. HT1 (SW/AW) USN Ret
@@anarchy2118 go for the naval aviation. It's more challenging. And you will find yourself always in the frontline, providing that if you have the stomach for it.
I'm sorry for bothering you a year after comment, but are you saying you have worked in the police both in the UK and Canada? If so, what do you think of North American policing?
From personal experience, they have been training for a while because in the navy we only learn to march for rare occasions such as change of command or other special event and only a select few do it...
Everyone in the comments is talking shit about the Navy, but I'd love to see that actual data on how many of these naysayers have actually served in any capacity.
We have the same problem in the States. Kids win a video game and they think they are war hero's--expect mommy to pat them on the back, give them a Popsicle and send them to their "safe space" !! Real problem--these ain't little kids, there our "College" kids-----God help us all !!!
The gravy is shit full stop, on a pleasure cruise sailing around the World. Miles out to sea, pressing a button. WoW. The only branch of the gravy that do anything, even though, they hate being associated with the gravy are the marines. Oh and I have served, so I can shoot my mouth off.
Awesome job to my brother and sisters in the Royal Navy. You all performed excellent dring your drills and finally the show, Excellent. Fair Winds and Following Seas.....
Is it strange that as an American I’m more concerned with the state of the Royal Navy then my own. Just sad to see the inventory of the Royal Fleet a shadow of its former self.
Its too damn expensive to have a good navy, also with planes and shit being a factor in war now, the Navy is being a little be overlooked: why have a good navy when you can have a great airforce that can do everything the navy can but quicker and with likey less casualties
@@siyarg.4900 Planes cannot cross infinte distances without refuel and maintainence, not to mention transport and storage. Hence the central importance of the aircraft carrier in modern naval combat. Those planes would be nothing without the carrier and its escorts. While the aircraft carry out strikes and recon, the ships provide a operating base and protection for the aircraft. Ships also conpliment aircraft strikes with various additional offensive means such as cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and artillery. Often, one cannot simply carry out offensive operations on a enemy without first establishing naval superiority in tandem with air superiority. You cannot land troops on a beach head either with amphibious vehicles or aircraft, without proper air support and naval support.
Let Whitehall and Parliament honour the Royal Navy even more by increasing the Naval Estimates and getting it back to a comfortable strength in warships and auxiliaries. God bless them!
RizzleBazzle old thread, but if it's any consolation, many of us here (US) with half a brain, or simply interested in history, know that 'we' helped in numerous conflicts, caused numerous conflicts, never really 'saved anyone's bacon' in any conflict. But 'we' did help, being one of many involved in said conflicts. This country has never suffered as so many other countries suffered. There have been shortages, rationing, etc. But never the devastation others have experienced. I'm hoping to visit Europe soon, would love to visit England, Germany, Switzerland. Plus, English humor is the best on the planet!!! Holy crap, Black Adder, M Python, B Hill, Goodies, Ab Fab, Red Dwarf. Genius!!!
The British Navy Guard are similar to the US Navy guard. White hats, black shoes, white leggings, Navy dress uniforms. I marched in the USA, and it's a proud thing to do.
Nice. When the Royal 22iem Regiment posted guard, the orders were in French. When the PPCLI's (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) turn came, the commanding officer was a woman.
I’m in the USA army and this is really impressive. I recognize the March and the turns and they do it so ceremonially well it’s shocks me I have a lot of respect to that
Its a tradition for different regiments and services to take over guard duties at the royal palaces. Its been going on as long as i can remember.....gurkas, green jackets, queens, RAF regt, RM, RA, Mounties, RAR aussis, all and more to my knowledge have upheld this long held tradition!
Okra CRPF You're right, I saw the Malay regiment years ago, they're the same guards at the Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur guarding the Yang di Pertuan Agong or the King of Malaysia.
With so many battalions now disbanded we are getting less and less army members to be able to achieve all the actions they are ordered to achieve. As for using the navy to do guard duty why not they have a massive lack of ships to go onto active duty with. The RAF should also do guarding duty with so few planes to use. The British armed forces are now such inadequate a number not to matter on the world of defence.
The next time you're sorry ass is threatened by pirates, hurricanes when you see a grey ship flying the White Ensign, some those ""Guys"" are going to be onboard!!!!
In the U.S. military, color guards, honor guards, tomb guards carry ceremonial rifles only, e.g., the M-14 or the M-1 Garand. While they are fully functional, they are invariably unloaded, and the only ones authorized to stand guard with an affixed bayonet are the Tomb Sentinels of the Third Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," who stand sentinel duty at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington Cemetery 24/7. I wonder if these guards weapons are considered ceremonial or not, or if they are in fact carrying fully funcioning loaded weapons, albeit on Safe.
It is my understanding that yes those are real guns and yes they are loaded. The Palace Guards are actually a part of the security perimeter and not just part of the decoration.
I'm not really sure what to think I mean I have seen how the Royal navy dose march on RU-vid only when they were playing their signature song heart of oak and they marched normally but I think that the neatest thing is is that Prince Phillip was once in the Royal navy
Christiaan Bailey That's alright. You have to grow a full set in two weeks I think. I'm not sure on that but I know it's in a certain time then you have to have it checked to make sure it's good
I'm curious: does the Guard have their weapons loaded, so that, say, in the event of a terrorist incident, they could actually return or suppress fire? Do they get training in how to take someone down who presents an obvious threat? If it is truly nothing but empty ceremony, it's a pointless exercise in PR.
Cetok01 Usally they have no ammunition however, they do have there real bayonet. Sometimes if for sag the terror threat is High or critical they will either carry ammunition on there person or have it loaded into their weapon.
While there is no ammunition on the gun itself, in times of high alert in the UK (a high chance of danger) the guards do in fact hold ammunition. These guys are trained to be the best, they would put in a full mag and put 2 bullets in you before you could pull off anything dangerous.
I used to go to London as a child for a holiday. Yes it sounds weird, but one of my aunties lived there. I said to her maybe one day I will be guarding buck palace. She sadly scoffed and said you never will if you are going in the RAF, she was correct, I never guarded it, so it makes me sad to feel that the gravy has done something, that us fly boys never did. I was trained in riot control along with NBC as if something kicked off in London, we was only an hour and a half away. A few of the people I served with went to London for a day trip, I never I just had to hit London to go home, however, in 2021 I kind of envy that I used to go home as much as I could partying, rather than enjoying the local area.
Historically, sailors were more likely to have to fight hand-to-hand than soldiers, with no choice of running. If a sailor volunteers for guard duty, trust that the Bluejacket will give no quarter. It is fitting that, in the reign of Elizabeth II Regina, Dei Gratia, Sailors should guard her portals; as we recall when, in 1588, her forebear and namesake did summon her captains and crews to prepare in England, strongly and to shelter the crown and country from the fearsome foe. The landing party cut quite a dash, and actually drill quite smartly. They do HM Service proud, aye, lads, they do!
The Lieutenant Comander actually has a dignified way of giving commands. When I did my (then) mandatory service in Germany, we had a female officer candidate, who pitched her voice down, which sounded somehow wrong.
Eagle eyes no they don’t you moron, they march to the rhythm of the waves, army long pace totallly unsuitable to life on the waves, take a look at trooping colour idiot pongos cannot keep a simple straight line....
In late 2018, I went to London and observed Royal Guards in a formal-attire, not their brown ceremonial uniforms, but like it, and darker, it was black. Can anyone explain why this was? I’m almost completely sure it wasn’t the Navy
The lines look really ragged because of the vast differences in height of some of the members. They should have been arrayed according to height in some sort of orderly fashion .
I'm wondering are the Royal Navy officers no longer in disgrace, I noticed their scabbards were not slung low so they did not have to carry them or is this just for this guard duty?
No, there are 5 Guards Regiments in the Brigade of Guards: Grenadier, Coldstream, Welsh, Scots & Irish Guards; plus the Horse Guards (Lifeguards and Blues & Royals)
Perfection is necessary when one us under the public eye. Nobody wants to look like a bumbling buffoon when everyone is watching. That is really embarrassing.
I get the joke but doesnt the modern navy use GPS systems? I bet there are only a handful of people alive today that know how to use the stars to navigate
P77777777 nope navigators in the RAF and Navigation Officers in the RN still use stars and are trained to use them accurately. The rest of us where taught basic navigation by the stars. Batteries die on your GPS you still got to carry on
@@P7777-u7r --The academies still teach those. After all an EMP will take out navigation systems and disable ships and planes. The Navy will have to work around that (technology is great when it works). By the way, in my own Navy days almost 40 years ago, we were still being taught how to use the low-tech devices of WW II...just in case we had to.
AK Thank you for your input, however, the question was not when, but what? What is the year of the navy. Does it repeat, how does it come about, what other events does it involve?
sandovalva To answer your question, the Year of the Navy is the commemoration of the formation of the Royal Navy and really the Naval Service itself. I believe it had been 350 years of service in 2017. Quite the feat, something I’m proud to be apart of today
A translation for you: "These guys had done a lot of drills, a lot ceremonial duties over November anyway. So all we literally have to do which is put a few more building blocks... simple really."
Actually the reason the navy has never guarded the royal palaces until now is because the army, airforce and many commonwealth branches swear allegiance to the crown. Even though the senior service, the navy traditionally swore allegiance to the Admiralty. Interesting thing, really, as commissioned officers held the King's (or Queen's) commission and therefore could act as their representative they did not swear allegiance to them. Fun fact: And warrant officers, as we see in this clip, originated during the age of sail as civilian contracted personnel to serve onboard His Majesty's Ships. Hence the Warrant. They held a warrant from the Admiralty, not a commission. So the Sailing master, surgeon, purser and so on were not naval personnel. It only changed when the navy colleges and the ability to uniform the training and schooling made it possible for sailors to specialise and take on these roles.
I think it's wonderful that all of our Armed Forces can participate in Royal Guard duties. It's really a celebration of what makes each Service Branch so important.
The English navy is our mother in the Chilean navy, our trainers at the dawn of our independence, English sailors; Lord Cochrane among others inherited their uniforms, caps and the color black, mourning for Admiral Nelson ... in you you see our trainers ...
We used to have been known for having one at one time. I remember when we had an aircraft carrier. We actually outfitted our men with good equipment. We were a country that tried to keep the peace. But decades of spending cuts have moved us into irrelevancy and forcing our men to work with broken machinery.
We shouldn't be relying solely on the United States for our defence though. We are an independent nation and have our own foreign policy. We should be working as partners through NORAD and NATO to defend North America and the free world.
