Unknown 4628193 Student prefects (or mentors): Fall in,on the double (barking loudly like RSMs) Teachers: by the left,center or right ! Quick! March! (Drawing long ruler and holding it in shoulder arms position) lol
and if everyone is in uniform, even better principle gives orders teacher and student marches school band plays some marching music well-disciplined and in order
I have to be honest... I’d never thought I’d see a large group of English gentlemen with suits and bowler hats march under the _march of the grenadiers_
@@MrAwsomeshot yes, that's why they're marching. It's current and former soldiers of the Grenadier Guards marching for their remembrance day. It's a tradition now for them to march wearing the suits and bowler hats. The umbrellas are always furled, even if it rains - they're not for the soldiers to use, but to help other people.
@@alwayscurious3357 Sorry I didn't think of this through, but the British Redcoats are using Brown Bess Muskets while the British Infantrymen are using Smle mk 3 rifles. The Redcoats are a powerful army of the late 17th century to the late of the 18th century.
i'm pretty sure... that there is nothing more british than a guy in a 3 piece suit marching with an umbrella and a bowler hat to the british grenadiers.
Church shoes is bought by the Italians ans also the best suits a are taylored by the Italians (for cheap money by the cheap chinese factory worker) - at least certified/controled quality.
@@Aviationgeek21 You cannot no matter the technology you can't improve on perfection This was said by an American officer during WW1 whose name escapes me now, Drill to a British soldier becomes second nature and is all part of being the best they can possibly be either on the parade ground, In public or in battle it is ingrained in everything they do from kit to battle.
@@pythox2886 Hilarious! Mr PYTHOX, I admire your dedication in writing such witty and intelligent responses to every single comment on this video, I hope that one day I can follow in your footsteps!!!
The Grenadier Guards are one of the five regiments of foot guards that stand guard at the Queen's palaces, but they are also an active combat regiment. Every year they have a remembrance day where past members of the regiment get together and remember those they've lost. This is either the start or end of that - they assemble at their barracks and march down to the Guards Memorial for the ceremony, and being soldiers, they really march.
@@djcfrompt The British. Nobody on the planet is in your league when it comes to this sort of thing. If only ol' uncle adolf coulda seen this vid in '39, he'd say, " Ya know that Sea Lion thing we talked about? Fuggetaboudit."
@@billytruth6444 please, who of 0:35 is a cadet in the foreground? the fat or the grey haired ones? ps: I obviously do not mean the younger patriots ;)
nein nein I’m no expert but I know a thing or two about the Cadet Programs in the UK and Canada, as I belong to a similar program in the USA, as an adult. The adults are not Cadets but rather escorts/supervisors/facilitators/instructors. In the organization I belong to, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), it’s the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary and we have a Cadet Program that participates in the International Air Cadet Exchange, where similar programs from several countries have their Cadets visit other Cadets from other countries. I’ve interacted with some adult escorts from the UK and Canada, as I was a CAP Cadet before I enlisted in the U.S. Army for ten years. Upon my end of service with the Army I rejoined the CAP as an adult. In CAP we are called Senior Members and some hold command/staff positions, some are pilots or air crew, as we have aircraft funded by the U.S. Air Force, and fly mostly search and rescue missions as well as others for them, as non paid volunteers. I’ve been a Squadron and Group Commander, hold the rank of Major and I’m both ground and air search and rescue qualified. My current assignment is as Deputy Commander for Senior Members in a Composite Squadron that consists of 38 adults (mostly Officers, some non-rank and two Non-commissioned Officers) and 56 Cadets. We provide support for the Cadets and are their escorts, facilitators/instructors, etc., and do the command and operational functions as needed. So I’m thinking these adults with the Cadets marching do the same as the CAP adults. And yes many of us are older, sometimes overweight, wear beards (although in CAP, if we are then we wear a different authorized USAF uniform), but we are treated with respect as officers as we wear rank insignia. Here’s a link where you can check out CAP if you like; gocivilairpatrol.com.
@@neinnein9306 They are CFAV, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers. They are civilians who give up their spare time to Instruct the cadets on week nights and weekends. They don't bar anyone from service for medical or fitness reasons. They are super dedicated, working with little to no remuneration and are woefully understaffed. Every interaction I have had with regular soldiers at the national training center, the regional cadet training teams and the regular safety adviser attached to each battalion/county is that of awe and respect for doing what they do with little to no thanks. But every time they get the chance to participate in a parade like this, someone like you has to come along and belittle these great people who don't get more than a few drill lessons unless they chose to specialise. It is always "their uniform doesn't fit" or "they look shoddy". Shameful
Being from America. I think its so Cool to Watch British soldiers march. The formation of Veterans wearing bowlers and carrying umbrellas looks so English.
There is frivolous parade tradition in Europe, I think. I don't want to hurt anyone, skill of marching isn't important skill for modern soldier, but when I was a conscriptor in Russian armed forces, after 3 month of service we had so much better skills in it. Also I served in parade battalion during 5 month and we marched better than any professional soldiers in Europe. There are no any direct lines in their formation, thir legs aren't string, there is big intervals among them. It isn't formation of brother-in-arms, it isn't marching, it is just a walk. My marching-trainer give us a 10 extra-duties, I think, if we marched as that men (who are good men, I think, even they haven't marching skills).
@@ManeringMr I said about men in camouflage. This is link to the video about cadets of middle military school (10-16 years old) in Siberia just leaving place of meeting after celebrational speech in honor of first day of study after summer holidays. ua-cam.com/video/rXT3pZGbr7Q/v-deo.html In army we done it every evening, it is tradition. They have a bad marching skill. Because they so young. I have a bad marching skill. I just can marching in formation, because i train just marching in formation with rifle for a Victory day parade at Red square. But that man, i think, haven't any marching skills. Some of them cannot keep formation lines. I don't know how good they are as soldiers, may be they are good soldiers, but as parade participants they aren't exist, because they can't marching. And cadets can't walk as soldiers, they can't break formation, because they have not formation.
@@ПавелСеменов-ц5п it only takes a week to day to develop men to be in step and March in time. It is not that difficult, just watch any 6th grade marching band with half decent direction.
@@ADogNamedStay yes I know. We Lear to step in one time with direct lines at one day with a right "motivation" by the instructor. But it isn't marching. I think, when you keep formation, lines, columns, and step in one time, you just walking like a soldier. Marching mean, that you are straight as a string, your foots straight to and raise up for 45°, or more and this angle is equal for each lines. Marching means that every men in formation doin the same as other - every rifle have similar position on your body, shoulders nake a direct lines without angles, footsteps make really military noise of sinchronic beat, as a war trumpet make. It is marching, I think, and you cannot do it one day to week, or just by train. If you want to get marching skill, you must to reform your mind, to learn become part of the formation, unindividual. It is real purpose of marching in army now - learning of collective mind. If you are individual 6 days at week and only 1 gay at week you train marching, you can't get really skill of it. I think it is a real reason of difference between Russian and European parade tradition. European soldiers are so individual.
When I first saw the bowlers I thought of Monty Python, then the music started, and only the guards could make a band old men in bowlers carrying umbrellas look superb
@captmitty This is everything English, just as Monty Python and The Ministry of Funny Walks. We are tough when needed but have a great sense of humour.
Greeting from across the pond from an impressed yank, This is the most British thing I have ever seen. Nice to see a lot of the older veterans still looking like they are ready to fight,
@God Emperor of Florida Rick Scott I hope you're right, because you're country is going down the plug hole it seems. Oh, by the way polotics should be spelt as politics.
I love these vlogs. So proud of the British Army, with it's history and martial traditions. I am a very long retired Royal Naval Officer. I have seen the mounting of the guard by the RN at the Palace, but honestly, we are fish out of water. Our metier is at sea. A dark and stormy night, when everything heaves and groans, including one's stomachs. Alexander, you do us proud, thank you.
I remember reading about Bersaglieri Corps in a WW2 book. They were always mentioned with awe and the utmost respect by any British troops that went up against them.
I reflect on the fact that public service of this kind forms a small part of our public life. Can you imagine if ALL our young men came up through this discipline?
Quite right, men are not fluid! I recently got into a debate with a couple of politicians, the female politician claimed that young men in 2018 no longer identified with “suits & ties...”. My rebuttal: young men may aspire to Mark Zucherberg’s material success, but DO NOT want to be the pizza-bellied, unshaven “Man-boys” with a skateboard under their arms, but well-dressed men with clean shoes, clean fingernails and a respectful attitude towards women; she had to concede that;)
I'm french and i'm in army. The England and France has been enemies during long time. But i respects, i like values and tradition of UK. Do not change please. God save the queen and "Vive la FRANCE et le ROYAUME-UNI"
We also fought two World Wars as Allies and Britain lost 1.75 million men in Europe to defeat the Kaiser and Hitler. Remember The "Entente Cordiale". Britain and France will never be enemies again. We now have a Joint Defence Pact in Perpetuity, hence we have stronger links with France than with any other European country. Bon Chance et Bon Courage Antoine!
this is one of the most heartwarming videos i have seen. the other was a young dutch boy dressed in military uniform saluting marching Canadian soldiers, who payed him the honour of "eyes right"
Pardon my commenting as a Yank, but lifetime Anglophile and served 7 years at RAF Lakenheath flying F-111F during the Cold War at it's hottest. Going back in August for the last time, old duffer. But by Heaven I still tell everyone don't underestimate the UK...Ever!
My grandparent lived almost on the doorstep of RAF Woodbridge, so not a million miles from you. So got used to seeing the A-10s flying overhead ... At first, being about 9, in 1983 -- yes, I am old -- I used to think of how the hell could that damn thing fly ... ... now I wish our RAF, instead of the F35, instead invested in the once experimental twin cockpit (all -weather/night attack) version of the A-10, especially in the current Thunderbolt II upgrade, plus a few AC-130s (a version with twin, 20mm GAUs, plus the Bofors and the 105 ...), and definitely an upgraded version of the F111, since we no longer have medium to long range strategic bombers anymore, all for, quite possibly, the same amount of cash, whilst keeping the Harrier (hey, we invented the bloody thing ... just upgrade it to AV10a ...) ... But, despite all that, thank you for being at the sharp end, when, especially during the '80s, my classmates and I kept thinking of when, not if ... and, having learnt of Able Archer '83, and how Andropov reacted, if the merde did hit the air-conditioning (especially as he deployed all SS-20s in the Soviet Block states, into the field -- along with nuclear CnC -- plus raising his readiness to, iirc, the Soviet equivalent of DEFCON II ...), I can well imagine you, being on QRA, being loaded with WE 177s, and hoping for the best ... So I wish you a pleasent return visit to our shores, abet, sadly, for the last time ... If I didn't live so far away, first pint would be on me ... Finally, thank you for your generous words. The Anglo-American relationship, especially from Eisenhower onwards, as always been unique, and all the better for it. Although I have seen many a pissing contest in UA-cam comments, as my maternal cousin (Royal Marine, deceased), may well have said, a Marine is a Marine is a Marine, no matter which side of Yon Pond they hail from; I would say the same about our Air Force, and yours ...
@@nigelft While off flight for a month due to chest infection I was seconded to Woodbridge as a ground Officer. Happy memories. My respects to your Grans! And cheers!
@@patriot4786 Youngsters/schoolkids attending a part-time cadet force, eg one evening a week. Look up 'army cadets'. Not to be confused with cadet officers.
Is this what you call a formation? As a American all I see is a disgrace in that. They cannot even walk in unison. If you were to send that rolling straight through Fort Benning everybody in this video would be on the ground doing 20 just for how bad that was.
I’d also like to note, being a disabled veteran of the largest rebellious offspring the realm has ever spawn, the US military, there’s something about serving and caring enough about these type of things, just not as a “job”, regardless of how we get screwed over and so on. But it’s about each other and even when it’s with our fellow english speaking brothers in arm, it means just the same. If I’d seen it when I was last in London and not knowing what it was, I’d likely out of courtesy still salute and respect for other veterans.
If you couldn’t tell, the ones wearing bowlers (hats) and carrying umbrellas were the officers. A proper gentleman/officer always looks smart and prepared.
Officers in the bowler hats my Regiment The Grenadier Guards on our Remembrance Day which we call black Sunday. Now my son has followed in my footsteps. 🔵🔴🔵
@Squishy Potato Remembrance day veterans day ANZAC day they all have an "after party" of sorts which the veterans conduct themselves where you drink all night and get up to shenanigans it helps make a very painful day for most a bit more tolerable you're also drinking for those not around to drink themselves here in AUS one ANZAC day was was positioned at the start of a 4 day weekend i can't remember any of that 5 days just waking up in a mansion on the last morning with my section commander standing over me naked going "you me two birds upstairs ready lets go" i said something along the lines of "i'm not fucking infront of you" and he went into the next room and i just hear "fuck yeah!"
I was lucky to go with my dad a while back (commando) and all of his lot discovered that every year the MPs have a buffet but never finish it so they hang around like vultures
@@CommanderStudios What you're seeing when people mess it up is people not listening. It's simple: You're left heel hits the ground with the beat of the bass drum.
@@Owl566 listen mate I've served in the welsh guards I went into the army at the age of 18 served in northern Ireland and Iraq were have you served mate ????
As a "Yankee" I am proud to have The British and Canadians as historic allies, from the muddy trenches of France in World War One, To North Africa in 1942 to Italy, France, The Pacific, The Korean War, to The stand against communism during the cold war, to operation desert storm to the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions The Grenadier Guards have fought alongside US forces bravely. God Save The Queen!🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸
Call it eccentricity, call it patriotism, whatever one calls it, what you see is quintessentially proud men who have served their country with honour and distinction.
You can see the pride they have for their country and regiment. I'm retired from the US military and the one thing I like about the British Army is that your regiment is home.
You can see the steely hardness and determination of some of the bowler hatted brollie brigade shining through . They don't need uniforms anymore. Tough enough as is !
Protecting the Queen the crown and and country o am an Aussie our parade would start before 6am little March set up chairs find the senior troop fri the services several alonyetrdy
My Dad used to lay a wreath every year at that event, “Black Sunday” he was in the 3rd Bn GG. Happy memories of when we were in Cyprus in the 1950’s...
Nothing says brittish more than bowler hats and umbrellas. Maybe a few are packed to tight and their arms are a bit sluggish. But watch the steps! They are still spot on all the time. Joy to see.
God employs those who, with the greatest honour, have "left the Regiment" to take up service in his name....the Guards, the Guards, the Guards....there are none their equal in the British Infantry.....but other Guards.....!
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules. Of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these. But of all the world’s great heroes, there are none that can compare With a tow row row and a row row row Of the British Grenadiers!
In Italy I saw something similar once,with old bersaglieri veterans in dress and their feathered hat to a parade. But they were RUNNING! Just like when they were young soldiers,they were running (bersaglieri don't march,they run in military parades).
I look at how proud the marching alumni of these units are. Can you imagine the same in the US. Yes, I can. It's just not our tradition. Members of units are usually so very proud of having served.
WOW j'ai jamais vu autant de mecs en costard-cravate défiler dans les rues, et tout en cadence... ^=^ Je partage... à mes 5000 amis sur Facebook: ça en vaut la peine...
This is how teachers expect students to leave the building during a fire.
the most factual statement of the century
I am dying
Unknown 4628193
Student prefects (or mentors): Fall in,on the double (barking loudly like RSMs)
Teachers: by the left,center or right ! Quick! March! (Drawing long ruler and holding it in shoulder arms position) lol
On the bright side, no one gets trampled, and you march in style.
and if everyone is in uniform, even better
principle gives orders
teacher and student marches
school band plays some marching music
well-disciplined and in order
The last man in a wheel chair god bless
Tom Hughes amen to that..
I think that’s young Mr. Grace.
@@bollocksoplenty8417 Just loved that show. British comedy is the best,
RIP his wife
Bollocks O'Plenty you’ve all done very well
I have to be honest... I’d never thought I’d see a large group of English gentlemen with suits and bowler hats march under the _march of the grenadiers_
While carrying umbrellas
The city attire for bankiers and officers earlier was the suit, tie, bowler and umbrella,now it is the officer only that wear it.
Of the Guards .
They are the mafia
Bowlers and umbrellas are for officers only. OR's don't wear hats... That's so they're not required to salute...
The lady pushing the wheelchair: can march in formation.
The camouflage guys: Hell No.
the cadets from that section are pretty bad
@@clumsta316 slightly unhealthy looking also
Now that you say it...
@@tomhughes9639 yeah now that you say it
@@xnob_1670 sorry for copying
1:45 As the line goes “Once A Grenadier, Always A Grenadier” It is great to see veteran/retired officers.
were all these men Grenadier Guards?
@@MrAwsomeshot yes, that's why they're marching. It's current and former soldiers of the Grenadier Guards marching for their remembrance day. It's a tradition now for them to march wearing the suits and bowler hats. The umbrellas are always furled, even if it rains - they're not for the soldiers to use, but to help other people.
@@fang_xianfu super cool.
The correct version is " Once a Marine, ALWAYS a Marine ! " Semper Fi to all my UK allies !
@@NamVetBuck Marines? Are they not the Grenadier Guards.
This is perhaps the most english thing i have watched in while. Always nice to see
Especially with the umbrellas
The most English thing? Well your not well versed then matey.
proteusx playing soldiers?! They are soldiers!
If they were drinking tea it would be even more english
Finally the British people are mobilizing against the Napoleonic-Reich. Won't be long until the empire is back ruling the waves.
"We're going to England for a school trip"
Girls: omg yes London 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Boys:
We march for glory while holding our muskets and wearing Kingman's spy suits.
@@justin_isaac_rada44 Muskets? No, it's Lee Enfield Rifles
@@alwayscurious3357 Sorry I didn't think of this through, but the British Redcoats are using Brown Bess Muskets while the British Infantrymen are using Smle mk 3 rifles. The Redcoats are a powerful army of the late 17th century to the late of the 18th century.
xdddd
The Brown Bess’s real name was the Land Patern if I remember correctly
i'm pretty sure...
that there is nothing more british than a guy in a 3 piece suit marching with an umbrella and a bowler hat to the british grenadiers.
Thomas Minten
I'm pretty sure that you are right, tea and crumpets aside....
Ya but have you ever tried haggis?
True patriots to the Crown. Unlike those treasonous Remainers.
Except those are 2-piece suits.
Bob Bob no one in England even eats crumpets
Teacher: "ok class today we're going to London."
Girls: "ugh gross its so cloudy and boring"
Boys: 0:18
168th like and the girls should say "yay i could go to London eye , meet the Queen and see big ben
Get the muskets ready bois
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Must be what 16yo American girls think brits are like.
-bowler hat bois: Kingsmen
-bois behind: lost school students
-camo bois: Dad's army part two
Time to invade France again lads!
Mate you're not taking back normandy you rosbifs
we'll give you the propa spanking aye
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Hitler?
@@wrednax8594 *laugh who know in hundred years war*
The new Kingsman trailer looks great
Lmaoo
I was looking for this comment
Lmaooo
Church shoes is bought by the Italians ans also the best suits a are taylored by the Italians (for cheap money by the cheap chinese factory worker) - at least certified/controled quality.
Even as civilians the veterans have lost none of their smartness and timing, They are still a credit to their Regiment and country.
lance allison they may be in civilian life now but they will never truly be civilians ever again.
Traildog Adventures Absolutely right 100%.
Looks to me that they have not gained any smartness because there technology has not advanced
@@Aviationgeek21 You cannot no matter the technology you can't improve on perfection This was said by an American officer during WW1 whose name escapes me now, Drill to a British soldier becomes second nature and is all part of being the best they can possibly be either on the parade ground, In public or in battle it is ingrained in everything they do from kit to battle.
lance allison
It was an honor to trained in precision drill! It takes weeks to perfect with a division and doesn't it show!
When your girlfriend says you can bring your friends over
Wish I had that many friends lol
@@Lagmaster33 you don't need friends they disappoint and hold you back.
When your sister says you can bring your friends to the party
@@dayton2vx Man is not an island.
@@blokeabouttown2490 why would you need friends when you have 7 brothers
I was drinking a beer before I clicked to play ... now I'm drinking a hot cup of tea.
My Coffee turned into a U.S. Navy uniform and a pint of oil after seeing this.
@@pythox2886 Hilarious! Mr PYTHOX, I admire your dedication in writing such witty and intelligent responses to every single comment on this video, I hope that one day I can follow in your footsteps!!!
They like their beer over there as well.
I was drinking a bottle of Stella when I clicked play..... I'm still drinking Stella (but I am already British)
I don't know what is going on here but that's the most british thing I've ever seen
One of the most British things.
The Grenadier Guards are one of the five regiments of foot guards that stand guard at the Queen's palaces, but they are also an active combat regiment. Every year they have a remembrance day where past members of the regiment get together and remember those they've lost. This is either the start or end of that - they assemble at their barracks and march down to the Guards Memorial for the ceremony, and being soldiers, they really march.
@@djcfrompt The British. Nobody on the planet is in your league when it comes to this sort of thing.
If only ol' uncle adolf coulda seen this vid in '39, he'd say, " Ya know that Sea Lion thing we talked about? Fuggetaboudit."
We call this “Tuesday”
I’m British and I don’t know either. M.
Very nice to find a way to include veterans in the parade. Having a uniformed soldier at the head and tail of each company makes it more formal.
and they look much better than some uniformed ones at 0:35
@@neinnein9306 They're cadets....
@@billytruth6444 please, who of 0:35 is a cadet in the foreground? the fat or the grey haired ones?
ps: I obviously do not mean the younger patriots ;)
nein nein I’m no expert but I know a thing or two about the Cadet Programs in the UK and Canada, as I belong to a similar program in the USA, as an adult. The adults are not Cadets but rather escorts/supervisors/facilitators/instructors. In the organization I belong to, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), it’s the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary and we have a Cadet Program that participates in the International Air Cadet Exchange, where similar programs from several countries have their Cadets visit other Cadets from other countries. I’ve interacted with some adult escorts from the UK and Canada, as I was a CAP Cadet before I enlisted in the U.S. Army for ten years. Upon my end of service with the Army I rejoined the CAP as an adult. In CAP we are called Senior Members and some hold command/staff positions, some are pilots or air crew, as we have aircraft funded by the U.S. Air Force, and fly mostly search and rescue missions as well as others for them, as non paid volunteers. I’ve been a Squadron and Group Commander, hold the rank of Major and I’m both ground and air search and rescue qualified. My current assignment is as Deputy Commander for Senior Members in a Composite Squadron that consists of 38 adults (mostly Officers, some non-rank and two Non-commissioned Officers) and 56 Cadets. We provide support for the Cadets and are their escorts, facilitators/instructors, etc., and do the command and operational functions as needed. So I’m thinking these adults with the Cadets marching do the same as the CAP adults. And yes many of us are older, sometimes overweight, wear beards (although in CAP, if we are then we wear a different authorized USAF uniform), but we are treated with respect as officers as we wear rank insignia. Here’s a link where you can check out CAP if you like; gocivilairpatrol.com.
@@neinnein9306 They are CFAV, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers. They are civilians who give up their spare time to Instruct the cadets on week nights and weekends. They don't bar anyone from service for medical or fitness reasons. They are super dedicated, working with little to no remuneration and are woefully understaffed.
Every interaction I have had with regular soldiers at the national training center, the regional cadet training teams and the regular safety adviser attached to each battalion/county is that of awe and respect for doing what they do with little to no thanks.
But every time they get the chance to participate in a parade like this, someone like you has to come along and belittle these great people who don't get more than a few drill lessons unless they chose to specialise. It is always "their uniform doesn't fit" or "they look shoddy". Shameful
Being from America. I think its so Cool to Watch British soldiers march. The formation of Veterans wearing bowlers and carrying umbrellas looks so English.
St Myles aye but the young’uns not wearing bowlers... hmm
I was wondering who the guys in the suits were ty :)
@@jasonwhipp5721 Cause only officers that are high ranks where the hats, normally takes a while to get to that rank, and then that age.
wEt SpOnGe very interesting, thanks for clarifying!
they're all pretty bad at marching tbh.
A group of British gentlemen with suits and bowhats and umbrellas marching is probably the most British thing ever
Only thing missing would be rifles in place of umbrellas.
@@Wapak95 das ist doch was, mit dem Regenschirm in die Schlacht 😂
Remember Allison digby it's was the guy who fought the war with only a umbrella and a bowler hat
Men in suits marched better than men in camouflage.
There is frivolous parade tradition in Europe, I think. I don't want to hurt anyone, skill of marching isn't important skill for modern soldier, but when I was a conscriptor in Russian armed forces, after 3 month of service we had so much better skills in it. Also I served in parade battalion during 5 month and we marched better than any professional soldiers in Europe. There are no any direct lines in their formation, thir legs aren't string, there is big intervals among them. It isn't formation of brother-in-arms, it isn't marching, it is just a walk. My marching-trainer give us a 10 extra-duties, I think, if we marched as that men (who are good men, I think, even they haven't marching skills).
The ones in the camo are most likely cadets. Still in training
@@ManeringMr I said about men in camouflage. This is link to the video about cadets of middle military school (10-16 years old) in Siberia just leaving place of meeting after celebrational speech in honor of first day of study after summer holidays. ua-cam.com/video/rXT3pZGbr7Q/v-deo.html In army we done it every evening, it is tradition.
They have a bad marching skill. Because they so young. I have a bad marching skill. I just can marching in formation, because i train just marching in formation with rifle for a Victory day parade at Red square. But that man, i think, haven't any marching skills. Some of them cannot keep formation lines. I don't know how good they are as soldiers, may be they are good soldiers, but as parade participants they aren't exist, because they can't marching. And cadets can't walk as soldiers, they can't break formation, because they have not formation.
@@ПавелСеменов-ц5п it only takes a week to day to develop men to be in step and March in time.
It is not that difficult, just watch any 6th grade marching band with half decent direction.
@@ADogNamedStay yes I know. We Lear to step in one time with direct lines at one day with a right "motivation" by the instructor. But it isn't marching. I think, when you keep formation, lines, columns, and step in one time, you just walking like a soldier. Marching mean, that you are straight as a string, your foots straight to and raise up for 45°, or more and this angle is equal for each lines. Marching means that every men in formation doin the same as other - every rifle have similar position on your body, shoulders nake a direct lines without angles, footsteps make really military noise of sinchronic beat, as a war trumpet make. It is marching, I think, and you cannot do it one day to week, or just by train. If you want to get marching skill, you must to reform your mind, to learn become part of the formation, unindividual. It is real purpose of marching in army now - learning of collective mind. If you are individual 6 days at week and only 1 gay at week you train marching, you can't get really skill of it. I think it is a real reason of difference between Russian and European parade tradition. European soldiers are so individual.
Got to love the mechanised rearguard, god bless the one helping him to be part of it once more.
I'm gonna call people in wheelchairs that from now on
Some are Airborne, some are Wheelborne, and some of us walk. He's still got it.
Look man, if that guy parachuted into my yard with a rifle I'd still shit myself.
I'd be doubly scared of the woman pushing him though.
When I first saw the bowlers I thought of Monty Python, then the music started, and only the guards could make a band old men in bowlers carrying umbrellas look superb
andrew ey Only the officers wear bowler hats and carry umbrellas.
@captmitty DON'T STAND THERE GAWPIN'! HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN AN ACT OF SATIRE BEFORE?!
@captmitty This is everything English, just as Monty Python and The Ministry of Funny Walks. We are tough when needed but have a great sense of humour.
Don't this body of men look marvellous, kudos to all serving and retired gentlemen, of the Grenadiers, proud bunch.
They certainly didn't forget how to march - even with an umbrella!
Katerina Kempb The older gentlemen present as more dapper and professional.
George Bronte
I noticed that! Just that much more proud and smart!
Next step is to round up all the Remainers into camps for the duration of Brexit so they can't sabotage the democratic process.
It's a pity that soon this kind of tradition will be lost and replaced by "Muh multiculturalism".
My Grandfather was a Grenadier from 1936-1945. RIP Grandad.
God bless him 🇬🇧
🙏
He was the hero of the anti-Facist power.
Wait, he only live for 14 years?
@@Nathan-ys9vk How did you work that out?
Greeting from across the pond from an impressed yank, This is the most British thing I have ever seen. Nice to see a lot of the older veterans still looking like they are ready to fight,
This is one thing I love about the BritishArmy. Veterans march behind their former Units.
An American Veteran.
It’s an army of James Bonds very elegant
Christ Jim Not a band of James Bonds but a band of John Steeds from The Avengers... And the real Avengers, not Marvel Avengers... 😀
I agree.....but Mrs Peel is missing...
philipochka Actually she is playing a Game of Thrones match... 😀😎😘
Ironic considering that James Bond was a Commander in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and a soldier in the Special Boat Service.
Christ Jim Sherlock Holmes rather
This is what pride looks like. It warms my heart to see this.
Indeed. Unlike the scumy Remainers who happily sell the Crown for forced-Islamification.
@@gentlemanvontweed7147 "forced-Islamification"
Nobody forcin you to follow islam bro
@@gentlemanvontweed7147 There aren't any islamic states in the EU, it's the brexiters that will increase islam in this country.
@God Emperor of Florida Rick Scott I hope you're right, because you're country is going down the plug hole it seems. Oh, by the way polotics should be spelt as politics.
@@gentlemanvontweed7147 typical pig head, always blame Muslims for degnerancy in your land
I love these vlogs. So proud of the British Army, with it's history and martial traditions. I am a very long retired Royal Naval Officer. I have seen the mounting of the guard by the RN at the Palace, but honestly, we are fish out of water. Our metier is at sea. A dark and stormy night, when everything heaves and groans, including one's stomachs. Alexander, you do us proud, thank you.
Thank you Clive for your kind words. All the best
Yes the sailors would have spent 6 months at whale Island learning to march. Also petty officers in sailors uniforms has been known.
As an Italian from the Bersaglieri corps (shooters and infantry) is an honor to see a video like that!
Awesome, God bless 💕💪🏻
I remember reading about Bersaglieri Corps in a WW2 book. They were always mentioned with awe and the utmost respect by any British troops that went up against them.
Underrated comment. We might have been old enemies and friends, we should acknowledge our present and strive for our future.
When the french kid doesn’t give back the pencil you gave him:
My cell phone at this moment is colonized
Lols
Hehhheh
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Rule britannia
My phone at this moment is frozen on a picture of the Boston river, Amazon delivery for British tea, and some oil.
retired american vets: *exists*
people: GET THIS MAN A DRINK
retired BRITISH vets: *also exists*
BRITISH people: hum... GET THIS MAN A MARCH.
Where is the TEA? lol
@@maithfull sinking in the harbor 🤣
Stupid dialog, ok gen z
I reflect on the fact that public service of this kind forms a small part of our public life. Can you imagine if ALL our young men came up through this discipline?
The world would be a much better place.
Quite right, men are not fluid! I recently got into a debate with a couple of politicians, the female politician claimed that young men in 2018 no longer identified with “suits & ties...”. My rebuttal: young men may aspire to Mark Zucherberg’s material success, but DO NOT want to be the pizza-bellied, unshaven “Man-boys” with a skateboard under their arms, but well-dressed men with clean shoes, clean fingernails and a respectful attitude towards women; she had to concede that;)
@@danielw5850 Are you saying that skateboarders and over weight men do not respect women!?
Dougie L you’ve completely missed the point
@@stokesy887 I know many men who are not primed and who are nothing but respectful to women. Please explain what I am missing?
I'm french and i'm in army. The England and France has been enemies during long time. But i respects, i like values and tradition of UK. Do not change please.
God save the queen and "Vive la FRANCE et le ROYAUME-UNI"
Le Canada, c'est votre enfant.
It's been over 100 years since we was enemies you muppet. We're the ones who saved you in ww2...
We also fought two World Wars as Allies and Britain lost 1.75 million men in Europe to defeat the Kaiser and Hitler. Remember The "Entente Cordiale". Britain and France will never be enemies again. We now have a Joint Defence Pact in Perpetuity, hence we have stronger links with France than with any other European country. Bon Chance et Bon Courage Antoine!
@@charliefoxmusic8744 lol you didn't save shit, you even attacked your ally.
Vive Marie la Pen...
To say I was a Grenadier Guard one must have tears in their eyes....Huge respect from America🇬🇧🇺🇸
I was touched to see the lady pushing her Grenadier Guard in the formation.
And the two ladies were "in step", as well!
@@HoosierRallyMaster I saw that!
it was more than touching - - -
Denise Neuman I thought I saw an empty wheelchair with a huffing and puffing veteran marching in front, still in step!
Well that was the most British thing I've ever seen
*laugh in tea*
*agrees in teaboo*
Laugh in portuguese queen
Be careful before we throw that tea into the Boston again.
@@pythox2886 HAHA, the funny man strikes again with another scathing but hilarious blow
Don’t forget we dumped your tea over those ships ;)
Wow... There are a lot of Kingsman Agent...😁
The people have mobilized to fight the mono-state arse licking Remainer traitors.
Gentleman von Tweed I still don’t know who they are, like MI6
this is one of the most heartwarming videos i have seen. the other was a young dutch boy dressed in military uniform saluting marching Canadian soldiers, who payed him the honour of "eyes right"
Nice my dude.
Seen that....lump in the old throat too....lol...
Greatest honor in the world.
Link Please?
ua-cam.com/video/qNF28p6wkOs/v-deo.html for whoever asked
I love the elder being pushed in the wheel chair in the rear of the formation. God bless him!💪🏾
Pardon my commenting as a Yank, but lifetime Anglophile and served 7 years at RAF Lakenheath flying F-111F during the Cold War at it's hottest. Going back in August for the last time, old duffer. But by Heaven I still tell everyone don't underestimate the UK...Ever!
My grandparent lived almost on the doorstep of RAF Woodbridge, so not a million miles from you. So got used to seeing the A-10s flying overhead ...
At first, being about 9, in 1983 -- yes, I am old -- I used to think of how the hell could that damn thing fly ...
... now I wish our RAF, instead of the F35, instead invested in the once experimental twin cockpit (all -weather/night attack) version of the A-10, especially in the current Thunderbolt II upgrade, plus a few AC-130s (a version with twin, 20mm GAUs, plus the Bofors and the 105 ...), and definitely an upgraded version of the F111, since we no longer have medium to long range strategic bombers anymore, all for, quite possibly, the same amount of cash, whilst keeping the Harrier (hey, we invented the bloody thing ... just upgrade it to AV10a ...) ...
But, despite all that, thank you for being at the sharp end, when, especially during the '80s, my classmates and I kept thinking of when, not if ... and, having learnt of Able Archer '83, and how Andropov reacted, if the merde did hit the air-conditioning (especially as he deployed all SS-20s in the Soviet Block states, into the field -- along with nuclear CnC -- plus raising his readiness to, iirc, the Soviet equivalent of DEFCON II ...), I can well imagine you, being on QRA, being loaded with WE 177s, and hoping for the best ...
So I wish you a pleasent return visit to our shores, abet, sadly, for the last time ... If I didn't live so far away, first pint would be on me ...
Finally, thank you for your generous words. The Anglo-American relationship, especially from Eisenhower onwards, as always been unique, and all the better for it. Although I have seen many a pissing contest in UA-cam comments, as my maternal cousin (Royal Marine, deceased), may well have said, a Marine is a Marine is a Marine, no matter which side of Yon Pond they hail from; I would say the same about our Air Force, and yours ...
@@nigelft While off flight for a month due to chest infection I was seconded to Woodbridge as a ground Officer. Happy memories. My respects to your Grans! And cheers!
Jolly good, old chap.
ua-cam.com/video/WWyvoWzq3EM/v-deo.html I invite you to see the part 2 too
Good man, thank you for keeping uk safe, 🇬🇧
As an American I say that this is an amazing thing to witness and I hope to see it firsthand
Do we need to send you off to fort benning? All I see in this is oil, tea, and the Boston river.
@@pythox2886 Thank you Mr Pythox sir, that one was EVEN FUNNIER than your last eight hundred and thirty two comments
@@seagrape3163 Haha well said.
0:45 Enemy team
0:36 My team
lol
They're cadets. All credit to them for being cadets.
@@billytruth6444 what do cadets do?
@@patriot4786 Youngsters/schoolkids attending a part-time cadet force, eg one evening a week. Look up 'army cadets'. Not to be confused with cadet officers.
Well you’re team is gonna lose, that’s for sure
I'm more partial towards the bowler hat team
Literally all of the world: Ah shit, here we go again.
As a french, this is how i expect the brits to leave the EU.
😆👌🏻🇬🇧
Underrated comment
Underrated this is also what i expect
And when ycu need us to come save your arses again it’s how we will arrive
@@soulstealer666morningstar2 The last thing we need is the useless sod you are.
Once a serviceman always a serviceman, proof of that right there. Look like they've come straight off the parade ground
c8136132 some yes
Those arms aren't up to shoulder height, sorry but no
Is this what you call a formation? As a American all I see is a disgrace in that. They cannot even walk in unison. If you were to send that rolling straight through Fort Benning everybody in this video would be on the ground doing 20 just for how bad that was.
Pythox and as an American you’d know what a disgrace looks like only too well! Back behind your keyboard now Dick
@@pythox2886 Oh Mr Pythox you are such a funny man! Do they pay you to come up with this!
british people going to work
Fantastic stuff! As a Scotsman and a proud Briton I approve of this.
Bowler hats and black umbrellas. Is there literally anything more British than that?
a cup of tea with a cucumber sandwich enjoying a pimms whilst playing croquet....
Must be the new Kingsmen lol
Tea.
Bunch of roadmen in tracksuit with bottles of lucozade
These are the members of the Paratrooper who participated in the market Gardner and praised them for liberating Netherlands and Dutch
"Guys and girls, we need you to put on your best British army impression"
Girls: *Lazily salutes and points finger guns*
Boys:
Stupid dialog, OK gen z
"Okay class, The building is on fire. Please march out of the school in a fashioned order."
What the teachers expected:
My husband used to say “once a Grenadier always a Grenadier “
Like the United States Marines say...2 OUTSTANDING outfits....
I’d also like to note, being a disabled veteran of the largest rebellious offspring the realm has ever spawn, the US military, there’s something about serving and caring enough about these type of things, just not as a “job”, regardless of how we get screwed over and so on. But it’s about each other and even when it’s with our fellow english speaking brothers in arm, it means just the same. If I’d seen it when I was last in London and not knowing what it was, I’d likely out of courtesy still salute and respect for other veterans.
Respect between Brothers in Arms translates borders. Kill each other today, march together tomorrow.
Teacher: We are going to UK
Girls: YAY Lets take a picture near Buckingham Palace!!
Boys: *GRENADIER MARCH!*
If you couldn’t tell, the ones wearing bowlers (hats) and carrying umbrellas were the officers. A proper gentleman/officer always looks smart and prepared.
Ok
Officers in the bowler hats my Regiment The Grenadier Guards on our Remembrance Day which we call black Sunday. Now my son has followed in my footsteps. 🔵🔴🔵
God Bless him!
Thank you Sir
Congratulations!
Cheers to you and your boy.
Honest question: is there a specific significance to the wearing of the bowler hat and umbrella? Or is it just a standing fashion from years past?
I'll bet it was a bloody good piss up that evening.
@Squishy Potato
Remembrance day
veterans day
ANZAC day
they all have an "after party" of sorts which the veterans conduct themselves where you drink all night and get up to shenanigans it helps make a very painful day for most a bit more tolerable you're also drinking for those not around to drink themselves
here in AUS one ANZAC day was was positioned at the start of a 4 day weekend i can't remember any of that 5 days just waking up in a mansion on the last morning with my section commander standing over me naked going "you me two birds upstairs ready lets go"
i said something along the lines of "i'm not fucking infront of you" and he went into the next room and i just hear "fuck yeah!"
@Squishy Potato A piss up. British slang for getting completely shitfaced in a pub.
I was lucky to go with my dad a while back (commando) and all of his lot discovered that every year the MPs have a buffet but never finish it so they hang around like vultures
Only the British can look this good and march in time to a band
Marching in time with a band is the easiest thing to do.
@John T well other countries mess that up more then I mess up on my math exams
@@CommanderStudios
What you're seeing when people mess it up is people not listening. It's simple: You're left heel hits the ground with the beat of the bass drum.
Mark Morris come to an ANZAC day in Aus mate, we all keep time still 👍🏻🇦🇺
@@Owl566 listen mate I've served in the welsh guards I went into the army at the age of 18 served in northern Ireland and Iraq were have you served mate ????
That old boy in the wheelchair should have been up the front.
As a "Yankee" I am proud to have The British and Canadians as historic allies, from the muddy trenches of France in World War One, To North Africa in 1942 to Italy, France, The Pacific, The Korean War, to The stand against communism during the cold war, to operation desert storm to the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions The Grenadier Guards have fought alongside US forces bravely. God Save The Queen!🇨🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸
Call it eccentricity, call it patriotism, whatever one calls it, what you see is quintessentially proud men who have served their country with honour and distinction.
The frightening bit is the two Sargents Major and the Regimental Sargent Major marching along at the back...
Lovely. Respect from Germany!
Wir wollen unsern Kaiser Wilhelm wieder haben!
AH JA JAS GUTEN RESPEKT AUS DEUTSCHMELANDE JA GUT BROT GUT BIER HIER IN DUTSCHLEYND
SpookyBain Now that’s what I call excellent pronunciation! Weiter so!
No more brother wars. England, Germany, Russia unite. Our Kings were cousins literally.
Are we just going to forget about Germany's and Englands terrible relations?
0:18 "Manners maketh man"
@@ishaannag4545 Yep
I'm an American veteran, and weirdly enough, my chest swelled with pride seeing this gentlemen march once more.
Well done, gents!
Thank you for your service sir
The cadets need to work on their marching.
@@dunruden9720 you must be fun at party's
@@samhlr8590 *Sam94. parties
@@dunruden9720 I'm dyslexic sorry 😖
@@samhlr8590 I'm a retired English teacher. Even sorrier!
@paul bean yes he is
You can see the pride they have for their country and regiment. I'm retired from the US military and the one thing I like about the British Army is that your regiment is home.
I tip my hat to you, gentlemen.
*tips fedora*
Teacher: we are going to america
Girls: OMG YES LETS GO BUY EVERYTHING
Boys:
0:44 Street scene outside liquor stores the day after Prohibition ended
You can see the steely hardness and determination of some of the bowler hatted brollie brigade shining through . They don't need uniforms anymore. Tough enough as is !
1000 John Steed's with Bowlers and brollies. More British than Pork pies
i want to know...what caliber is the brolly?
Only military veterans keep their smartness and proper bearing through their life. Congrats to the Grenadiers!
Paperboy: The EU has outlawed the traditional family
English:
AJ K. Lawson Allison get your Bowler hat. We’re gonna take the Netherlands!
No the EU hasn't done anything of the sort, it's the loony brexiters that are breaking up our family.
@@matthewd.d238 god please no why us
Everybody is a playwright
Yeah whatever. Just leave the EU already and stop postponing the Brexit all the time.
“The most persistent sound which reverberates through men’s history is the beating of war drums.”
Not bad marching for an old guard reunion! Furthermore, I bet they'd give their lives up even today to protect King & Crown & Country!
boboala1
You know it, brother!
But there aint no king since 1952...
Protecting the Queen the crown and and country o am an Aussie our parade would start before 6am little March set up chairs find the senior troop fri the services several alonyetrdy
Quite amazing...and touching, although quite serious. They have lost none of their spirit
"Casual Fridays" are the British Armed Forces major vulnerability.
Lol
:-)
My Dad used to lay a wreath every year at that event, “Black Sunday” he was in the 3rd Bn GG. Happy memories of when we were in Cyprus in the 1950’s...
I love the ‘regimental’ necktie tradition.
In the end, only the British will be civilized.
I absolutely love your thinking and thank you.
But with the importation of so many others the latter of your comment will not be true.
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇧🇪 We will never forget you
Once a Queens Guard, always a Queens Guard!!
Those guys enforce my pride in being British. God bless all members of our armed forces and veterans! Keep the vids coming Alexander!
Nothing says brittish more than bowler hats and umbrellas. Maybe a few are packed to tight and their arms are a bit sluggish. But watch the steps! They are still spot on all the time. Joy to see.
"We're from the Kingsman taylor shop in London"
The British army! The finest army ever created!🤩🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great Britain nop the Wehrmacht
Deutscher Kaiser Who beat the Wehrmacht again?
Winston Churchill the US Army?
Kaiser we beat you in 2 world wars and yet have to try!🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
@@JohnHelldiver-01 and lost the whole empire including your identity. Our both nations are losers in the end.
This way to the recruiting office!!!!
They already served Her Majesty..they did their part.
*to
Reminds me of my first day as a raw cruit. Going to chow line for lunch. Before uniforms. After haircuts! Lol thanks!
@@twinsonic R/wooooooooooooosh
God employs those who, with the greatest honour, have "left the Regiment" to take up service in his name....the Guards, the Guards, the Guards....there are none their equal in the British Infantry.....but other Guards.....!
Scott Fuller
AMEN!
It's official: This is one of the most British things I have literally ever seen.
These men: moves with great syncronization.
Me and my friends: cant even fist bump properly.
I love you Great Britain, greetings from Germany
The feeling is mutual! (At least from me) 😂
Shocking marching from the cadets. When I was in the ATC that would have been unacceptable.
ATC has, and always will be, better than the army cadets.
@@seagrape3163 statisticly, army cadets is better, I've been in neither so cant really judge
Needs slapping....bloody embarrasing...
I was an army cadet 16 years ago and this display is embarrasing, don't they do drill practice and shout at the cadets any more?
Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules.
Of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these.
But of all the world’s great heroes,
there are none that can compare
With a tow row row and a row row row
Of the British Grenadiers!
the most British thing i ever seen . Love you GB
Proud is as proud as. Nothing can beat serving your country. The whole country owes gratitude to serving and ex-servicemen.
In Italy I saw something similar once,with old bersaglieri veterans in dress and their feathered hat to a parade. But they were RUNNING! Just like when they were young soldiers,they were running (bersaglieri don't march,they run in military parades).
Such a beautiful display……honoring veterans…….can’t do this in America….the liberal media would consider it an insurrection.
I love the fact that no matter the age, everybody is perfectly in time.
Except the cadets
We don't rely on cadets!
That terrible of Unison would get you kicked out of the U.S. Army from my knowledge.
@@pythox2886 PYTHOX AGAIN! HURRAH!
I look at how proud the marching alumni of these units are. Can you imagine the same in the US. Yes, I can. It's just not our tradition. Members of units are usually so very proud of having served.
WOW j'ai jamais vu autant de mecs en costard-cravate défiler dans les rues, et tout en cadence... ^=^ Je partage... à mes 5000 amis sur Facebook: ça en vaut la peine...