Brilliant. So proud of our military the finest in the world and my son who served for 13 years with four tours of Afghanistan with special forces, and thankfully survived.Thanks for sharing. 🇬🇧
John Pickford Thank you for your kind words concerning The Bi Centenary Parade by 1st Batt KRRC !! I must thank the Boys back from Afghanistan . Well done we are proud of you ! I would not expect a high standard of drill after your active service efforts just a few days ago ! And we had months of rehearsal . And let me point out that our rifles helped with our Dressing , the muzzle overlapped the butt of the man ahead . Plus we were ordered to Swagger!! The grass cancelled out the crash of our steel studded boots !! Pity !! Thanks again to the Chaps !! Incedently , our average age was 19 and our weight was around 10 Stones ! The Rifles now are such Big lumps I dought we could handle them close up !! 90 per cent of our boys were National Service .
To the contrary of the comments written by angry lizards on their ceremonial performance... I think the lads here put in a sterling effort considering their (at the time of the parade) recent return from Afghanistan. Top lads.
They're also marching at "rifle pace". That's too fast for the precision and swinging arms to shoulder height one sees at the King's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards.
Why are you whining about, I'm sure these gentlemen would of upped their game if they knew that you were viewing this vid. Considering they have returned from active duty, I really doubt they would of bothered with perfecting drill performance just for you. You should be proud of these men, instead of negative type remarks, WELL DONE MEN👍👌👍👏
Thank You for standing up for our Military Gods that look over us. I am married to an ex 3RGJ have been for 20 years and even though he suffers from PTSD and is messed up in the head he’d go back out anywhere to serve his country again leaving myself and his 6 children knowing he may not return. Anyone got owt to say please feel free to contact me, you seriously have no idea. Oh and this is after he has had bowl cancer!!! 🖕🏻 ungrateful t**t’s. Thank You from a devoted loving veteran’s wife 😤😭😡. Bet none of you halfwits could do what my husband has done and would still do!!!
Oh and by the way our 13year old daughter has already a one star cadet in the rifles as RGJ have disbanded and become the Rifles Depo. Yes I am absolutely gutted she wants to be a front line medic, so how many of you ungrateful little minded negative people can say anything about the way they are marching or doing anything else, I really do not know. If you like I can and will share your thoughts and comments on all the military sites that I am a part of. Absolute imbeciles 🥺
Wonderful parade, drill may of been off but I have seen far worse and from what I read it was after a deployment so good excuse. Much love from New Zealand look forward to the day I get to serve
In my day attached personnel paraded with the regiment so I would imagine the LAD would have been on parade too, marching at the same speed and no doubt giving the RSM a hairy fit . Arte et Party boys Arte et Party.
Their drill wasn't even that bad. I don't know what people are complaining about honestly. The turn was a bit rough, but look at the amount of people there clapping and cheering. It might be difficult to hear the beat.
@@MikeLacey52 The Bersaglieri march at the DOUBLE. And the Rifles NEVER move that fast, they are not fit enough. The Tirailleurs march at the Quick. Light infantry use neither one or the other.
I was asked to do a demonstration of the light division foot drill on the parade square at HMS RALEIGH. I did 5 year's in 7th Battlion Light Infantry (reserves.) Missed the cut off age for the Army, and joined the Royal Navy instead. It was either them or the RAF.
It makes me made when people who nothing about any regiment from the Light Devision. My Father was Durham Light Infantry, Myself Light Infantry, it takes some doing marching at a 140 paces to the minute and even more so 176, its not done for fun.
Don't know what to think hope they are a good unit. Lost a lot of good units to this "Rifles" thing. Miss the old regiments D &Ds, Gloucesters etc. But obviously someone in Whitehall is happy never got into LI thing. Tho it does have its place but better when it was RG and LI
Glad I was in the Guards marching at a proper pace, marching at 140 paces per minute might be ok for shorter guys and the Ghurkas but looks wrong for taller guys and that square was a mess, it should have been swept first.
That was marching at the double, they looked like school boys running on the spot! a line regiment could march quicker that and cover more ground at 80 pace per minute
@@MikeLacey52 I was not directing that comment at you. (I am ex RGJ by the way). I was directing it at the person who does not have a grasp of the ceremonial aspect of “at the double”.
just watched KRRC bi -Centenary parade 1955. Double past, dressing and uniform immaculate. Now watched Rifles parade 2014. What a shambles. Uniform ? Deserts cam, why ? Drill and dressing rubbish. Another fine regt degraded. JP ex 2 RGJ WO.
obviously you'd have done it better. The blokes had arrived back fro Afghanistan a couple of days prior to this so maybe didnt have much time to rehearse Drill due to Operational necessity. They arent wearing desert DPM, but the new MTP kit. You fail. Mike, ex RIFLES WO2.
Don’t know if same Pickford, not sure where you went when left Winchester if it was 1989 hope it is you as it would be nice to be in touch again. RFN Oates
Course you would. Everything harder in your day, eh? The blokes had just come back from Afghanistan. Obviously they should have left a few days earlier to pick up a couple of leaves.
I am ex rgj and fkn proud i personally hated square bashing to me being a soldier was fighting learning how to survive in the field and i never heard of the double before where the fuck did that come from
It was actually in the Rifles dress regs. When I was RGJ it was a very RGJ thing, but unofficial, then it was added as a form of dress, current regs show “not outside barracks.” RGJ-no two officers dressed the same and the whole regiment had to be different to the rest of the army!
The bugle playing was disgusting and out off tune, It sounded as if they were blowing raspberries! My father would have chewed them off for the equally poor and sloppy marching! He served with the colours for twenty-seven years!
The sound is bouncing around the walls of the barracks. I have been part of pipe bands on that parade ground (Redford Barracks in Edinburgh) and you get a triple beat of the bass drum. Where it is being filmed from there are more buildings behind.
Not being one to split hairs, but the only true Greenjackets are the 4th, and the 2nd Bn, who are direct descendants of the Royal Green Jackets, the other Bns were previously Light Infantry and the RGBWLI, all previously redcoat regiments, check your history.
@@tonycooper633 Many of these regiments were line regiments not Light Infantry, The RGBW&DD were line regiments and only LI for a short period off time before becoming part of the Rifles Super Regiment, These regiments would come out of a combat situation and within days would appear on parade in smart and tidy manner, or would answer for their sloppiness. This battalion does not care and has no pride in themselves or with serving the Queen!
Top effort guys. Light Division drill done properly is a joy to behold.
'The Rifles have only two paces, dawdle and quick march"
Brilliant. So proud of our military the finest in the world and my son who served for 13 years with four tours of Afghanistan with special forces, and thankfully survived.Thanks for sharing. 🇬🇧
That bugle, my friends, is the sound of freedom.
John Pickford Thank you for your kind words concerning The Bi Centenary Parade by 1st Batt KRRC !!
I must thank the Boys back from Afghanistan . Well done we are proud of you ! I would not expect a high standard of drill after your active service efforts just a few days ago ! And we had months of rehearsal . And let me point out that our rifles helped with our Dressing , the muzzle overlapped the butt of the man ahead . Plus we were ordered to Swagger!! The grass cancelled out the crash of our steel studded boots !! Pity !!
Thanks again to the Chaps !!
Incedently
, our average age was 19 and our weight was around 10 Stones ! The Rifles now are such Big lumps I dought we could handle them close up !!
90 per cent of our boys were National Service .
The rifles.....
My respect go to them, past, present and future.
DLI lives forever with these squaddies!!
To the contrary of the comments written by angry lizards on their ceremonial performance... I think the lads here put in a sterling effort considering their (at the time of the parade) recent return from Afghanistan. Top lads.
Some people are never satisfied!
As an angry lizard I take exception to that remark 🦎
It was bl@@dy freezing...😮
They're also marching at "rifle pace". That's too fast for the precision and swinging arms to shoulder height one sees at the King's Birthday Parade on Horse Guards.
@@remittanceman4685someone who knows what they are talking about.😊
Why are you whining about, I'm sure these gentlemen would of upped their game if they knew that you were viewing this vid. Considering they have returned from active duty, I really doubt they would of bothered with perfecting drill performance just for you. You should be proud of these men, instead of negative type remarks, WELL DONE MEN👍👌👍👏
It was bitterly cold that day, too...
Put some of these gobshites who are commenting on these Greenjackets in Helmand and they'd piss their pants .
cecenia techno
Thank You for standing up for our Military Gods that look over us. I am married to an ex 3RGJ have been for 20 years and even though he suffers from PTSD and is messed up in the head he’d go back out anywhere to serve his country again leaving myself and his 6 children knowing he may not return. Anyone got owt to say please feel free to contact me, you seriously have no idea. Oh and this is after he has had bowl cancer!!! 🖕🏻 ungrateful t**t’s. Thank You from a devoted loving veteran’s wife 😤😭😡. Bet none of you halfwits could do what my husband has done and would still do!!!
Oh and by the way our 13year old daughter has already a one star cadet in the rifles as RGJ have disbanded and become the Rifles Depo. Yes I am absolutely gutted she wants to be a front line medic, so how many of you ungrateful little minded negative people can say anything about the way they are marching or doing anything else, I really do not know. If you like I can and will share your thoughts and comments on all the military sites that I am a part of. Absolute imbeciles 🥺
Wonderful parade, drill may of been off but I have seen far worse and from what I read it was after a deployment so good excuse. Much love from New Zealand look forward to the day I get to serve
The KRRC 200 year video - double past should be the training video for how to do it well. But total respect to The Rifles. JS ex 3 RGJ
Good to see the famous dance ‘the squaddie two Step’ incorporated into drill. That how I use to dance in the NAAFI.
Britain is the greatest ally the United States has.. to the other allies, that's just the way it is
Remember guys it not what you on the parade ground it’s what you do on the battlefield that matters
Spot on gentlemen. 99% in step. That’s how it’s done in the light infantry. The bugle and drums are also spot on. Ex CSM 1 PWO.
Nice video! Do you know what the march played at around 1:10 is called?
Awful lot of Drill experts and "Not how it used to be" folk coming out the woodwork in this comment section....
Was that an R Irish officer leading the 2nd Company?
I got my first spliff at school from my chum... JCW Maciejewski. True story!
Was it Much who liked my comment?
That short pace at 140bpm must be hell on the calf muscles! Respect. I was quite happy with the standard REME pace of 30" at 116/120bpm.
Whilst in the Royal Engineers, we were somewhat lazy - we had Land Rover Discovery's !!
@@cycleSCUBA Lolz!
At first but you get used to it.
Arte et Marte brother
In my day attached personnel paraded with the regiment so I would imagine the LAD would have been on parade too, marching at the same speed and no doubt giving the RSM a hairy fit . Arte et Party boys Arte et Party.
The Light Infantry guys at Shornecliffe in Kent ( mid 1970's) marched faster than this, impressive sight to see.
No, they did not. There is one Light Div marching pace, 140. The Double is IIRC 160.
@@MikeLacey52absolutely correct.
TO Bn, worked with them on H10. Please can you edit your heading? Pass of the square or Pass off the square?
Done, TY
Best in the world ✌🇬🇧🌹
Rifles!
Their drill wasn't even that bad. I don't know what people are complaining about honestly. The turn was a bit rough, but look at the amount of people there clapping and cheering. It might be difficult to hear the beat.
“ Celer et Audax “ Great style. “ Black Bob “ would have approved.
That is not a Double March, it is a Quick March.
@@Demun1649 except when they double.
@@MikeLacey52 The Bersaglieri march at the DOUBLE. And the Rifles NEVER move that fast, they are not fit enough. The Tirailleurs march at the Quick. Light infantry use neither one or the other.
I was asked to do a demonstration of the light division foot drill on the parade square at HMS RALEIGH.
I did 5 year's in 7th Battlion Light Infantry (reserves.) Missed the cut off age for the Army, and joined the Royal Navy instead.
It was either them or the RAF.
It makes me made when people who nothing about any regiment from the Light Devision. My Father was Durham Light Infantry, Myself Light Infantry, it takes some doing marching at a 140 paces to the minute and even more so 176, its not done for fun.
Jai rifles , Jai gurkhas.
Boy listen to that crowd roar when they doubled.
Don't know what to think hope they are a good unit. Lost a lot of good units to this "Rifles" thing. Miss the old regiments D &Ds, Gloucesters etc. But obviously someone in Whitehall is happy never got into LI thing. Tho it does have its place but better when it was RG and LI
yeah, I agree yah, yah. All the best, you related to Maj Chad Lacey ex 60th/ 2 RGJ ?
If that's to me... Not that I know of... C et A
Is this John Beefy Pickford ex 2 RGJ anti tanks?
Don’t know when this was, but please we do not scream and shout. We are not Americans.
No we are not but we ain’t snowflakes either!!!
Glad I was in the Guards marching at a proper pace, marching at 140 paces per minute might be ok for shorter guys and the Ghurkas but looks wrong for taller guys and that square was a mess, it should have been swept first.
Oh, dear. A Woodentop schimpfing about guys that have just returned from a nasty Operation tour. Bet you where BAOR.
The Bi Centenary Parade of the 1st Batt KRRC. 1955 is on UA-cam .
some people make me sick let them have a go
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All the lads and ladettes going off to ASDA 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Respect !!!!
yes and goose green was for real men,not spit and polish boy's
Wrll done lads , smart as usual
Far to fast ,as a cavalry man we like a good stroll , not to brisk mind, one would've like to get out of breath , a tadge unseemly
As a retired Rifleman I snigger at donkey wallopers unable to differentiate between "to" and "too".
And i can still march at 140.
I don't get this , we were always made to swing our arms to shoulder height , locked at the elbows , these don't seem to be doing that .
Light Infantry don't. Try swinging your arms shoulder height at 140 paces per minute...
Physics! Pendulums don't swing that fast.
That was marching at the double, they looked like school boys running on the spot! a line regiment could march quicker that and cover more ground at 80 pace per minute
Of course. 🙄
You don’t really get it do you.
@@Backs4more of course.
@@MikeLacey52 I was not directing that comment at you. (I am ex RGJ by the way). I was directing it at the person who does not have a grasp of the ceremonial aspect of “at the double”.
@@Backs4more are you for real 😳? What sort of ex RGJ are you? 1,2,3 or are you LI? (Head in hand shaking)
just watched KRRC bi -Centenary parade 1955. Double past, dressing and uniform immaculate. Now watched Rifles parade 2014. What a shambles. Uniform ? Deserts cam, why ? Drill and dressing rubbish. Another fine regt degraded. JP ex 2 RGJ WO.
obviously you'd have done it better. The blokes had arrived back fro Afghanistan a couple of days prior to this so maybe didnt have much time to rehearse Drill due to Operational necessity. They arent wearing desert DPM, but the new MTP kit. You fail. Mike, ex RIFLES WO2.
Yet another one who doesn't read descriptions and other comments!
Don’t know if same Pickford, not sure where you went when left Winchester if it was 1989 hope it is you as it would be nice to be in touch again. RFN Oates
They've got potholes on the Square, hahahahahaha
Hahaha I know flip flop rifleman Flanagan his sister is a cadet instructor who's is shouting thiers flip flop
Plank
That square looked terrible never seen a square in the LI, RGJ, like that would have had guys sweeping it
Course you would. Everything harder in your day, eh? The blokes had just come back from Afghanistan. Obviously they should have left a few days earlier to pick up a couple of leaves.
As a wounded with bullets in is that doubled off. Remember we actually fought in firefights you melt. So we didn’t have time practice.
Too many regiments gone when they lumped everyone under the Rifles. Drill is not impressive.
The blokes had just come back from a tour. Not much time for rehearsals.
Only one Rifles, The Royal Ulster Rifles. Sadly now gone.
@@georgebarlow5829 Nope. You silly.
@@MikeLacey52 silly what,??
@@MikeLacey52 Unffortunately, Mike, some people just don't read descriptions and other comments!
I am ex rgj and fkn proud i personally hated square bashing to me being a soldier was fighting learning how to survive in the field and i never heard of the double before where the fuck did that come from
Woolie pullies and white shirts WTF?
It was actually in the Rifles dress regs. When I was RGJ it was a very RGJ thing, but unofficial, then it was added as a form of dress, current regs show “not outside barracks.” RGJ-no two officers dressed the same and the whole regiment had to be different to the rest of the army!
lol 🤣marching ,,,,its the quick step.
That was utter dog toffee. I'm glad I was in a regiment that marched properly.
I'm sure the blokes just back from a tour of Afghanistan having lost some KIA don't give a fark what you think.
With a comment like that you where probably in the fucking girl guides😂😂
@@MikeLacey52 sorry that wasn’t to you bud
@jimmy Oh I bet your one of those old and bold types that did fuck all but march
lumpy jumpers in the ranks,WTF.soldiers or tick tock machines.get a log and see how far you go.maroon machine all the way.hat means craps
They want get them arms up further lol as an ex army
The bugle playing was disgusting and out off tune, It sounded as if they were blowing raspberries! My father would have chewed them off for the equally poor and sloppy marching!
He served with the colours for twenty-seven years!
Hush, never served civilian.
The sound is bouncing around the walls of the barracks. I have been part of pipe bands on that parade ground (Redford Barracks in Edinburgh) and you get a triple beat of the bass drum. Where it is being filmed from there are more buildings behind.
Lots of echo and a pathetic phone mic! What do you want, Royal Albert Hall sound?
still rubbish. Redcoats should stick to 80 paces per minute. Although, glad to see the use of the noun Afghanistan rather than 'Afghan'. jp
yeah whatever.
@ John Pickford
Pity these aren't "redcoats". Very famously they were Green Jackets.
Also line infantry redcoats 120 paces per minute quick march
Not being one to split hairs, but the only true Greenjackets are the 4th, and the 2nd Bn, who are direct descendants of the Royal Green Jackets, the other Bns were previously Light Infantry and the RGBWLI, all previously redcoat regiments, check your history.
@@tonycooper633 Many of these regiments were line regiments not Light Infantry, The RGBW&DD were line regiments and only LI for a short period off time before becoming part of the Rifles Super Regiment,
These regiments would come out of a combat situation and within days would appear on parade in smart and tidy manner, or would answer for their sloppiness. This battalion does not care and has no pride in themselves or with serving the Queen!
Baby steps what a waste of energy and totally unprofessional as soldiers
No doubt you were the hardest man in BAOR. Jog on you fossilised simpleton.
Oh do fuck off.
The rifles are professionally soldiers, not marching dolls.
Get them in the field.
You no nowt stupid little knod