That is an excellent voice of command with a sharp clear executive that can be heard for miles! It certainly helps those on parade to execute crisp movements. Respect.
Absolutely rotten trifle when I was in the service! No matter how much you cleaned it and treated with love, the shitty thing would jam, block and even had a few firing pins break! I know it go modernised and sorted and may have ended up reliable??? It wasnt for me!
Those are tremendously disciplined soldiers. I would have died laughing when that sergeant major started yelling and I would have skewered myself on the bayonet
I think you are dead right Joshua....Makes you wonder if they screamed like that on purpose to provoke a reaction from the troops so they could give them a good bollocking
There's actually a reason for that pitching; a sharp pitch is more likely to be heard on the parade square as well as the battlefield. And on the battlefield, the sergeant majors who can shout this way, don't have to shout as loud to be heard.
+Insperato62 On a similar note, I have no idea what the Coldstream Guards call themselves, but the rest of the Guards Division know them as the Sheep-shaggers.
I still remember my drill instructors voice from 1992. I went from drill mong to representing the Sqn in front of the parents in the pass out parade. One day it just clicked and I started to enjoy it.
I remember switching from the M1 to the M14 to the M16 in the US Army. Our drill & ceremonies got edited down to almost nothing under the stress of the Vietnam War. Thanks for giving us this video of these fine men.
However to the credit of the United States military most of your ceremonial soldiers sailors and airmen still use either an M1 or even a Springfield. Unfortunately it is the tradition of the british military for us to always drill with our current weapon, that's because we don't have any actual ceremonial only soldiers, well unless of course you include the Household Cavalry mounted element. I personally really enjoy watching the united states marine corps silent drill team using very nicely polished versions of the m1
Your post is very old but a belated reply The weapon is the SA 80, from the early days when British infantry switched over to 5.56 rounds similar to US infantry small arms Prior to this we used 7.62 rounds, same as the AK 47 and seriously heavier
My husband’s a Mick as was his father before him. Both very, very proud to have served King and Queen and country. Conscription should be brought back. Discipline, today, is lacking in many ways. Conscription gave young men an identity and taught them about being there for each other in their regiment......
Guardsman and proud, Irish, English, Welsh or Scots, who cares brave men who do their duty for the freedoms we enjoy today...so stop trolling Feeley and get over it. Well done the "Micks". From a proud Irishman...
When on a massed parade, particularly in the wind, a high pitched command carries further and faster so that the sound of the command travels to all troops at the same time.
Some daft but more sensible comments posted for this vid ! ....embrace this piece of our history and traditions, cos the way this country and current government are acting ....this will be history !...Q.S.
My Father was in The Welsh Guards, 1943 to 1961 and was a drill Sergeant and weapons instructor he did three Trooping of the Colour... he could never understand why they were in Red Tunics , Bearskins etc... yet had to use the current battle rifle? As they'd never see action in Red Tunics...why they couldn't continue using the Enfield Mk 4, because they had to adapt the drill when the SLR came in... the American Drill Squads still use the Garand for Ceremonial duties! Didn't change over to the M16 when that was their main battle rifle!
Irish is a large part of my heritage. Always wonder what y'all looked like in uniform. I served as a Marine, then joined the Army. Trained with the Brits, would have liked to have trained with you. Somewhere over there my family still lives.
Uhhhhh…… micks are mostly recruited from england or NI.. the irish ones youre looking for are definitely not in this regiment, considering it’s technically illegal to recruit from the republic anyway.. Lol….
+Andy T He didn't mean that the change arms command was being created in order to compensate for the SA80, he just meant that it would not be an action within the queens birthday parade.
i served 5 year in the irish defence forces was treated like shit and have nothing to show or no qualification. i would gladly serve the BRITISH ARMY im sure id be treated better than my own treated me.
This lad joined his nations armed forces, and decided that the British Army would better suit him. And he’s probably right. Murdering innocent people is the work of gangsters and cut throat stand-over merchants like the paramilitaries, that’s all they are.
How I wish all young men of today should lean this discipline and precision. All age 18 should at least complete the basic eight weeks. It might frighten a lot to death, but it would wake mommies little darling up. I never regret doing national service.
The Guards and other regiments (British Forces ) should never have given up the SLR for ceremonial duties. Even the Yanks use earlier rifles for their parades and civic duties. A polished SLR with a brilliant white sling and mirror finished bayonet makes the plastic stubby star wars sa 80 look like what it is/was, not fit for purpose. Just RUclips trooping the colour pre 1980 to see the difference.
@Oliver O'Donovan Hello @Oliver O'Donovan. I wouldn't identify any serving! Or Ex serving member of Her Majesty's H.M Forces Without their prior consent! I would consider that an infringement in doing so On my part! What I can say is the C.S.M in ?? also had a brother serving in the same regiment! & @the same rank! If I'm not mistaken! Regards fella. Q.s💂.
@Oliver O'Donovan I'd have to be biased in my approach in saying! The Irish Guards! (Micks)💂 & The Guards division in its entirety! Among the best serving soldiers! & Regiments in the World! The C.S.M you mentioned in your previous post! Both him & his brother! Well known career soldiers! in the Mick's!💂 Both Earned! & Wore! Their rank well! Don't know if I would have said that @the time mind!lol I recollect being on a run. Through one of the local Great park's around Chelsea. With one of the said Brothers! & Him, deviating us through the duck pond! Much to the dismay of the live in wild life! & The great amusement of the civvies enjoying an outing! With added entertainment value! Anyways. Regards Oliver! To you & your Cousin! Much Respect for those who do! & Have served! Q.s💂
i served in infantry in early 80 s year ceramonial tour of gibraltar you have no idea how long it takes to get to this standard and dont dare make a mistake taken away and locked up for that trolls try befor you comment respect your forces i feel we may need them some time soon
Marvin Lewis Was in Gib attached to 1st Queens in '86...total adventure for a wee Glasgow boy...I remember that at one point, the international border with Spain was in my hands, along with a 6 ft 3 inch RAF copper with a rabid Alsatian and a ghetto blaster playing Billy Connelly tapes. Of course High Security MEANT something in those days...all of it offset with hip and happenin' nights at Lady Penelope's and Buccaneers night clubs...tip top man...
Wow..SgtMajor's a bit shrill..guess that's the common command method. As a former US Marine, I noticed their oblique movement is rather complicated. OUTSTANDING..Carry On..
From my research the officers in charge are English with English names. Tells you something. If any Irish want to serve as cannon fodder for the British more power to them, they've been doing it for centuries. Why stop now.
When questioned neither one considered themselves to be Irish. And we all know their families came from England.and were part of the landed gentry. People who are Irish don't have surnames like Montgomery or Wilson for that matter. This should be called the Planters Regiment so it accurately depicts what is going on.
Bob Wilson Furthermore, just type this in on RUclips "I'm Not Irish Ian Paisley" and listen to what he says. Clearly, I'm not talking Republican B S as you accuse me of but this is the mind set of over 80% of the people in this so-called Irish Regiment, the vast majority of whose members do not consider themselves to be Irish. Now go off and do what I've told you and learn something before you run off at the mouth.
Forget the potato famine for fucks sake!! Jeez! do the Irish love Martyrdom! fuck knows why but: look to history, the famous CONNAUGHT RANGERS! battle accolades, a famous regiment! bravery unsurpassed!
Chelsea Barracks? Another fine building sold off. Remember the promise the £900 million would be used for forces accommodation? I wonder where that money went?
Good observation!. But the word of command in the Foot Guards should sound like an elongated slope and then HYPE!. Because the Slope Arms drill movement comes from the old PIKEMAN. They carried their Pikes at the slope. So the actual word of command would have been Slope Pike!. Since pikes have long gone. The word of command for this drill movement sounds somewhere in between the two, Arms and Pike: Hence Hype! .This is just one of many quirks of the British Army. "It is full of them".
That Warrant Officer 1 insignia Might be Garrison Sergeant Major, the most senior rank in london, basically in charge of drill of all guards...and has the Insignia on the upper sleeve instead of the cuff
SLR , My favorite weapon.Gaurds still a bunch of faries. I always got a good laugh at them and the Paras kicking the shit out off each other , on the night train back to Farnborough. Happy day,s
He wouldn't have. He would have joined up in about 1968 and assuming he did 22 years retired around 1990. Apart from Northern Ireland, UN stuff in Cyprus and the Falklands there wasn't much going on medal wise. Aden was finished by the end of 1967, Irish regiments were exempt from serving in Northern Ireland until the 80s with the Micks not being deployed there until 1992. I think they did Cyprus, looks like one of the sergeants in the video has got the medal but the RSM here might have been doing something else. There was the Falklands of course but only about 4000 went there which didn't include the Irish Guards or, indeed, me. I got me General Service Medal for Northern Ireland and the UN medal for Cyprus which was pretty much the standard for the 70/80/90s.
Love all this! And nobody does it as well as the Brits. But agree with Richard (2 years ago I see); the Sgt Major sounds like someone is putting the squeeze on something....s.
@FlatulousMaximus I was surprised to learn the SA80 was heavier than the SLR. I've fired the L98 (with the Air Cadets), and it was way lighter than the old No. 8 .22 rifle.
Probably never actually had to listen for a word of command, over the sound of bands etc. And Guards Sergt Majors are not people you ignore or laugh at. So, there is a reason, and it woud be better to learn than show ingnorance?
Was that the SLR with the plastic stock an butt, or the older wood version? I do recall, back in Pirbright in '72, a Drill Sergeant (nameless) didn't like the complaints from one of our platoon members about the weight of the rifle, and had us do a drill session with "jimpys" instead - there were no more complaints! (jimpy=GMPG for the ununiformed!)
I could not keep a straight face every time he order Change hands. Its seriously like a Monty Python character. Tears would be rolling down my cheek and i would happily take whatever punishment came. That voice can not and should never be taken seriously.
Aaaah, the slashed peak caps. Making Peak caps look more funky since 1914! I don't know if its a regimental thing though. Could anyone explain weather it is a regimental thing to slash the peak or if it's just personal choice?
As an ex milatry tailor i no this. Its done for a few reasons. 1st its done to help deflect the sun from the eyes. 2nd it looks more authority 3rd because when the ranks change due to promotion they have to be cut so they can be re sewn in place, however for historic reasons it was so that soldiers didn't catch them in the riggins on board ships, ex grenadier guards tailor
I served 1987 - 2013 mate, I did drill with both. It was a weird change in regards to drill initially. Bizarrely I can still remember SLR as easily as I do SA80a1 and A2
Some of the comments on here since I posted the vid make yer fuckin sick !....all in the name of bastard religion !!.....Irish, English whatever ?...all's I know is 'the Micks' since formed in 1900 by Queen Victoria in honour of the brave Irish fighting for the British Empire and since, have fought and won in many a battle through our history on/off the battlefield and one of the finest, where we still remember our fallen ....'Up the Micks!'....Q.S. positive comments only please ....tanx !
Barry Morgan is she the queen that let a Million Irish (Catholic and protestant) men, women and children starve to death? Excuse my bitterness, but it's well deserved.
That is an excellent voice of command with a sharp clear executive that can be heard for miles! It certainly helps those on parade to execute crisp movements. Respect.
Yup
Back in 88' that rifle looked positively futuristic.
Considering the design first made an appearance in 1951 (EM-2), in 1988 it was a bit old.
Derpasaurusrex1 now it looks like it jams too much
Facts not Feelings god old 7.62x51 mm, I where a soldier in the late 80’s early 90’s, but not in the British army though.
Derpasaurusrex1 it’s the uniforms look older and nicer
Absolutely rotten trifle when I was in the service! No matter how much you cleaned it and treated with love, the shitty thing would jam, block and even had a few firing pins break! I know it go modernised and sorted and may have ended up reliable??? It wasnt for me!
Those are tremendously disciplined soldiers. I would have died laughing when that sergeant major started yelling and I would have skewered myself on the bayonet
If he was shouting like that charging forward towards you in battle, you would have just died.
You would only laugh once I can assure you, those guys can seriously damage your health, but great to know as a comrade.
@@carlhurley2456yep, the fear of being punished (only once is more than enough) will keep you from laughing, no matter how ridiculous his voice is.
The Sergeant Major sounds like he caught some important equipment in his fly zipper..
HAHAHAH...Hilarious ain't it? I just know I'd burst out laughing if I was one of those lads
OTOH: General George Patton had a very similar ring to his voice...
+steve FromEngland I suspect you would regret that rather quickly.
I think you are dead right Joshua....Makes you wonder if they screamed like that on purpose to provoke a reaction from the troops so they could give them a good bollocking
There's actually a reason for that pitching; a sharp pitch is more likely to be heard on the parade square as well as the battlefield. And on the battlefield, the sergeant majors who can shout this way, don't have to shout as loud to be heard.
As far as I know the Irish Guards proudly call themselves The Micks. The Scots Guards call themselves The Jocks. Their choice, so who are we to argue.
+Insperato62 On a similar note, I have no idea what the Coldstream Guards call themselves, but the rest of the Guards Division know them as the Sheep-shaggers.
Oh those poor sheep! Blamed for everything!
We called them the "Brown-hatters" It wasn't politicallhy correct those days, of course!
Insperato62 Hats r made from bear skins
@@paddy864 An individual guardsman is called a Coldstreamer. The regiment as a whole is referred to as the Coldstream.
I still remember my drill instructors voice from 1992. I went from drill mong to representing the Sqn in front of the parents in the pass out parade. One day it just clicked and I started to enjoy it.
Bloody awesome!! LOVE IT!!
Nice seeing you here! I guess I'm a bit late to the party.
1:06 is going as my wake up call
Pegasion64 I cant stop laughing..
And try to repeat it hahahah
Just click it again the 1:06
And also this: 1:45
I remember switching from the M1 to the M14 to the M16 in the US Army. Our drill & ceremonies got edited down to almost nothing under the stress of the Vietnam War. Thanks for giving us this video of these fine men.
However to the credit of the United States military most of your ceremonial soldiers sailors and airmen still use either an M1 or even a Springfield. Unfortunately it is the tradition of the british military for us to always drill with our current weapon, that's because we don't have any actual ceremonial only soldiers, well unless of course you include the Household Cavalry mounted element. I personally really enjoy watching the united states marine corps silent drill team using very nicely polished versions of the m1
Your post is very old but a belated reply
The weapon is the SA 80, from the early days when British infantry switched over to 5.56 rounds similar to US infantry small arms
Prior to this we used 7.62 rounds, same as the AK 47 and seriously heavier
Who wants to go marching up and down the square? Right!
I'd Love to but I have a piano lesson!!
Well, to be honest with you, I'd much rather be at home with the wife and kids.
I’d rather be in the pictures.
RIGHT, SERGEANT MAJOR, MARCHING UP AND DOWN THE SQUARE, QUICK MARCH
MARCHIN UP AND DOWN THA SQWEAAA NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU EHHH
Ah, THE IRISH GUARDS! We're all proud of you ... and Alex's memory is always with us ...
My husband’s a Mick as was his father before him. Both very, very proud to have served King and Queen and country. Conscription should be brought back. Discipline, today, is lacking in many ways. Conscription gave young men an identity and taught them about being there for each other in their regiment......
Guardsman and proud, Irish, English, Welsh or Scots, who cares brave men who do their duty for the freedoms we enjoy today...so stop trolling Feeley and get over it. Well done the "Micks". From a proud Irishman...
You should be ashamed of yourself. You are no Irish man.
Bignobsinyemouth "You're"
Bignobsinyemouth Ain't you the clever little boy. xx
Ireland is it own country volounatry part of EU for economic benfits and power the UK choose leave all that that thier buisiness.
No ma cup a tea
When on a massed parade, particularly in the wind, a high pitched command carries further and faster so that the sound of the command travels to all troops at the same time.
You're right to some extent, although if you're on a really large parade square, like at Pirbright, it still doesnt arrive at exactly the same time.
"CHAAAAAaaaaaaaaaange...HOOAH!"
What is He saying????
Change Arms
Change arms when you order the full command you usually run out of breath so a lot of commands are shortened
@@TheMattSturgeon Which TV Programme is this video from?
I’m in awe but scared of the Sergeant Majors voice.. I’ll pick my knees up Sir
Lovely drill work. No doubt about it the Brits are the best at drill work I've ever seen. And I'm an Australian ex soldier say this.
The GI's at Whale Island would make these soldiers and their poofy Sergeants run around till they dropped!!
A turn at the slow march while changing arms executed perfectly. That's some serious drill work!
ONE! 2 3 ONE! will never forget that timing for all drill movements!
Whatever you think, This is British soldiers at their best, and that's number one in the world., things change but our young people who serve don't.
I disagree! ... #2!
Number One are the RN!
henryvagincourt I would have to say the American military is alot more advanced than the prods
its not more advanced, its just larger and they got much less war experience
Phil head
Who has less war experience?!??
Gemma Duggan bull shit!!!
Some daft but more sensible comments posted for this vid ! ....embrace this piece of our history and traditions, cos the way this country and current government are acting ....this will be history !...Q.S.
Sounds like he inhaled too much helium 😂
Tom Fleming doing the commentary. Remembrance Sunday has never been the same since he stopped doing it.
Good ole Micks. Best thing I did joining them, QS
No it wasn't the best thing you did Mick , the nd was 🤣6plt
The true Mick Regiments were disbanded when Ireland became free Those colours are laid up in Westminster Cathedral in St Pats Chapel
Thank god for this documentary, without it noone would knew that the Monty Python's depiction of British military wasn't a parody.
people who have never done drill dont understand how hard this is, at this slow pace
Who`s still watching this in 2021.
Here in 2024
Watching in 2024 🙂
News flash: Nobody cares when you're watching.
@@RampantFury925 Clearly you do.
@@ThePleasent1 Oh, real original.
Well said... A Mick Guard is a Mick Guard, no matter what religion he is. Up The Micks!
most are scousers . 🤣🤣
Here is the tear jerking reason why I am so proud of our servicemen/women. Stunning. ❤
My Father was in The Welsh Guards, 1943 to 1961 and was a drill Sergeant and weapons instructor he did three Trooping of the Colour... he could never understand why they were in Red Tunics , Bearskins etc... yet had to use the current battle rifle? As they'd never see action in Red Tunics...why they couldn't continue using the Enfield Mk 4, because they had to adapt the drill when the SLR came in... the American Drill Squads still use the Garand for Ceremonial duties! Didn't change over to the M16 when that was their main battle rifle!
Irish is a large part of my heritage. Always wonder what y'all looked like in uniform. I served as a Marine, then joined the Army. Trained with the Brits, would have liked to have trained with you. Somewhere over there my family still lives.
Bit thick, are you?
@@m.g.3013 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Uhhhhh…… micks are mostly recruited from england or NI.. the irish ones youre looking for are definitely not in this regiment, considering it’s technically illegal to recruit from the republic anyway.. Lol….
@@dai5yI don't think it's illegal. My Dad was from Dublin but was in the British Army.
@@CIMAmotorjaysus he’s a turncoat
Great little video, I have been around that square at Chelsea Bks many times
I can,t get Monty Python `Marching up and down the Square` out of my head when I see this
That RSM was CSM 4 company when I joined the Micks. It was he who developed the rifle drill for the SA80.
They didn't 'invent' the change arms drill just for the SA80. I remember practicing it with the SLR.
+Andy T He didn't mean that the change arms command was being created in order to compensate for the SA80, he just meant that it would not be an action within the queens birthday parade.
Me too. 1LR - 2LR - 3LR - 4. Change arms on the march formed a part of QCS continuity drill with SLRs for years.
Must’ve been harder though surely as the slr from what iv seen was a pretty thin weapon at least compared to assault rifles like the sa80
i served 5 year in the irish defence forces was treated like shit and have nothing to show or no qualification. i would gladly serve the BRITISH ARMY im sure id be treated better than my own treated me.
at least you could gain qualifications
why serve in an army where you murder innocent people
seanbhoy493 Why be a complete moron...go get a library card and, while you're at it, a life.
seanbhoy493
Presume that your choice is car bombs in places crowded with ordinary people.
This lad joined his nations armed forces, and decided that the British Army would better suit him. And he’s probably right.
Murdering innocent people is the work of gangsters and cut throat stand-over merchants like the paramilitaries, that’s all they are.
I remember getting bruised collar bones from doing that over and over again with iron sights. That bloody foresight was a menace.
Those officers don't have vocal cords, they have vocal cables.
That is the way parade ground commands are always given, so that everyone can hear. There drill is also excellent.
If someone squealed like that in civvy street, they would be locked away in a mental institution!
Hilary the beds weren't all that comfy either but am sure you received some Mick hospitality ;)
The Brigade of Guards. The last formation to retain the 'Screaming Skulls'.
the G.S.M looks a bit disappointed that the C.S.M came along and got to shout the orders he was going to do.
The good ol British 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3.
This is what made histories greatest empire :)
...well, that and Jolly Jack Tar.
Nonsence.
How I wish all young men of today should lean this discipline and precision. All age 18 should at least complete the basic eight weeks. It might frighten a lot to death, but it would wake mommies little darling up. I never regret doing national service.
The Guards and other regiments (British Forces ) should never have given up the SLR for ceremonial duties. Even the Yanks use earlier rifles for their parades and civic duties. A polished SLR with a brilliant white sling and mirror finished bayonet makes the plastic stubby star wars sa 80 look like what it is/was, not fit for purpose. Just RUclips trooping the colour pre 1980 to see the difference.
Remember their main role is infantry, the more you handle your current weapon and more proficient you will be
@@memphis6420 Never been a fan of any 5.56 calibre, tthe SLR had stopping power as does the GPMG in 7,62
Great bunch of soldiers.
"Is everyone else quite content with my little scheme, of marching UP and DOWN the square!?"
you know your a quiet person when you have to actually scream to make an order 1:05
Been round that drill square many a time!💂👍😊
In fact!
I was on that square that very day!😊
@Oliver O'Donovan
Hello @Oliver O'Donovan.
I wouldn't identify any serving!
Or Ex serving member of
Her Majesty's H.M Forces
Without their prior consent!
I would consider that an infringement in doing so
On my part!
What I can say is the C.S.M in ??
also had a brother serving in the same regiment!
&
@the same rank!
If I'm not mistaken!
Regards fella.
Q.s💂.
@Oliver O'Donovan
I'd have to be biased in my approach in saying!
The Irish Guards! (Micks)💂
&
The Guards division in its entirety!
Among the best serving soldiers!
&
Regiments in the World!
The C.S.M you mentioned in your previous post!
Both him & his brother!
Well known career soldiers!
in the Mick's!💂
Both Earned! & Wore!
Their rank well!
Don't know if I would have said that @the time mind!lol
I recollect being on a run.
Through one of the local Great park's around Chelsea.
With one of the said Brothers!
&
Him,
deviating us through the duck pond!
Much to the dismay of the live in wild life!
&
The great amusement of the civvies enjoying an outing!
With added entertainment value!
Anyways.
Regards Oliver!
To you & your Cousin!
Much Respect for those who do!
&
Have served!
Q.s💂
The toughest of the tough.
Who is still watching this in 2022
this is the bomb.... surely can see where Monty Python got that idea....😅😅😅
The Big Badge was just about to smash that out..... You can see the "hang on..... CSM carry on" moment.
If the CSM shout normally everything would be boring and no one would got into trouble laughing at the sergeant on the parade ground wouldn't it?
i served in infantry in early 80 s year ceramonial tour of gibraltar you have no idea how long it takes to get to this standard and dont dare make a mistake taken away and locked up for that trolls try befor you comment respect your forces i feel we may need them some time soon
1 Queens?
Marvin Lewis Was in Gib attached to 1st Queens in '86...total adventure for a wee Glasgow boy...I remember that at one point, the international border with Spain was in my hands, along with a 6 ft 3 inch RAF copper with a rabid Alsatian and a ghetto blaster playing Billy Connelly tapes. Of course High Security MEANT something in those days...all of it offset with hip and happenin' nights at Lady Penelope's and Buccaneers night clubs...tip top man...
Wow..SgtMajor's a bit shrill..guess that's the common command method. As a former US Marine, I noticed their oblique movement is rather complicated. OUTSTANDING..Carry On..
That movement is called a Left (or Right) Form. It enables the 'line' formation to be retained whilst changing the direction of advance.
With all due respect, the sergeant major seems like he does not know how to use his diaphragm…
I wouldn’t be able to hold myself hearing him
Sergent major is a nightingale!
From my research the officers in charge are English with English names. Tells you something. If any Irish want to serve as cannon fodder for the British more power to them, they've been doing it for centuries. Why stop now.
I'm sorry? Wellington and Montgomery were both Irish? You're talking Republican BS.
When questioned neither one considered themselves to be Irish. And we all know their families came from England.and were part of the landed gentry. People who are Irish don't have surnames like Montgomery or Wilson for that matter. This should be called the Planters Regiment so it accurately depicts what is going on.
Bob Wilson Furthermore, just type this in on RUclips "I'm Not Irish Ian Paisley" and listen to what he says. Clearly, I'm not talking Republican B S as you accuse me of but this is the mind set of over 80% of the people in this so-called Irish Regiment, the vast majority of whose members do not consider themselves to be Irish. Now go off and do what I've told you and learn something before you run off at the mouth.
your an idiot, who are you anyway,
Forget the potato famine for fucks sake!! Jeez! do the Irish love Martyrdom! fuck knows why but: look to history, the famous CONNAUGHT RANGERS! battle accolades, a famous regiment! bravery unsurpassed!
Remember this place so well - They sold it for residential development.
I remember getting shown the SA80 around 1976 ish. I’m surprised to hear that’s its heavier than the old faithful SLR THO
Don't you just love British army drill pigs ,, Excellent kit
the drill voice is so sick
Your Quality midlands accent
The SM wasn't properly at attention when he began giving orders. He was shifting his weight from foot to foot like a bleedin' mincing sailor
Chelsea Barracks? Another fine building sold off. Remember the promise the £900 million would be used for forces accommodation? I wonder where that money went?
I fucking love the high pitch screaming hahaha
The screech scream is hilarious tho hahahaha
Well said Barry,lot of countries would love to have the BLUE RED BLUE of the Household Division(especilily the yanks)
If I were there I'd be dead. 1:24 can possibly kill me and I'd urinate on the spot. 🤣🤣🤣
Diese Stimme!! 😂😂 wie bei Marching up and down the square ahaha
That birthday ordeal takes 3 hours , Imagine you need to piss with at least 2.5 hours to go !!
Right, who wants to march up and down the square
well said "go on the MICKS" a great regiment
Trooping the Colour 1988 was amazing..
Good observation!. But the word of command in the Foot Guards should sound like an elongated slope and then HYPE!. Because the Slope Arms drill movement comes from the old PIKEMAN. They carried their Pikes at the slope. So the actual word of command would have been Slope Pike!. Since pikes have long gone. The word of command for this drill movement sounds somewhere in between the two, Arms and Pike: Hence Hype! .This is just one of many quirks of the British Army. "It is full of them".
That Warrant Officer 1 insignia Might be Garrison Sergeant Major, the most senior rank in london, basically in charge of drill of all guards...and has the Insignia on the upper sleeve instead of the cuff
Outstanding, when standards were really standards.
The Irish weren't prepared for that high pitched squel
my dads on their he was in the micks northern ireland jungle and prime minister foreign aid policy
LOOK ONTO JESUS AND BE YOU SAVED UP THE MICKS WILLIAM
SLR , My favorite weapon.Gaurds still a bunch of faries. I always got a good laugh at them and the Paras kicking the shit out off each other , on the night train back to Farnborough. Happy day,s
Fuck me that sergeant major has a lot of medals 😂😂😂
He wouldn't have. He would have joined up in about 1968 and assuming he did 22 years retired around 1990. Apart from Northern Ireland, UN stuff in Cyprus and the Falklands there wasn't much going on medal wise. Aden was finished by the end of 1967, Irish regiments were exempt from serving in Northern Ireland until the 80s with the Micks not being deployed there until 1992. I think they did Cyprus, looks like one of the sergeants in the video has got the medal but the RSM here might have been doing something else. There was the Falklands of course but only about 4000 went there which didn't include the Irish Guards or, indeed, me. I got me General Service Medal for Northern Ireland and the UN medal for Cyprus which was pretty much the standard for the 70/80/90s.
Love all this! And nobody does it as well as the Brits. But agree with Richard (2 years ago I see); the Sgt Major sounds like someone is putting the squeeze on something....s.
@FlatulousMaximus I was surprised to learn the SA80 was heavier than the SLR. I've fired the L98 (with the Air Cadets), and it was way lighter than the old No. 8 .22 rifle.
1:10 I wasnt expecting him to scream that high pitched lol
The screeching for the SM is laughable....
I think he’s got a very good drill voice.
You clearly know nothing about the regiment and her marvellous men. Shut up.
Probably never actually had to listen for a word of command, over the sound of bands etc. And Guards Sergt Majors are not people you ignore or laugh at. So, there is a reason, and it woud be better to learn than show ingnorance?
It's done so the voice can be heard over a band.
God, what a piece of shit the SA80 is. Why doesn't the British Army just adopt a variant of the Steyr Aug like the Australian Armed Forces?
The new version is in my opinion shit hot a and I have used it.
Alan Smyth ,,,but you can't fire it left handed...every second street corner demands you can!
Its a fine weapon.
...not if you are left handed!
The first version may not have been too reliable, but the version the British army today is excellent...
I can't help but to laugh...i feel sorry for any new recruits...
If i was one of them at that video, *i would laugh because of the sergeant major's voice crack*
Was that the SLR with the plastic stock an butt, or the older wood version? I do recall, back in Pirbright in '72, a Drill Sergeant (nameless) didn't like the complaints from one of our platoon members about the weight of the rifle, and had us do a drill session with "jimpys" instead - there were no more complaints! (jimpy=GMPG for the ununiformed!)
CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANGE - *cluck bawk bawk!*
Was lucky enough to be in 12 Company on Herrick 13, fantastic bunch of Guards...And me only a Humble jock (not a Jock Guard, Royal Regt version)
1:21 Im sorry I cant stop laughing
I'd be angry too if my hat didn't fit
Buttons in fours and blue plumes on the right. Respect to The Micks.
I could not keep a straight face every time he order Change hands. Its seriously like a Monty Python character. Tears would be rolling down my cheek and i would happily take whatever punishment came. That voice can not and should never be taken seriously.
Aaaah, the slashed peak caps. Making Peak caps look more funky since 1914! I don't know if its a regimental thing though. Could anyone explain weather it is a regimental thing to slash the peak or if it's just personal choice?
As an ex milatry tailor i no this. Its done for a few reasons. 1st its done to help deflect the sun from the eyes. 2nd it looks more authority 3rd because when the ranks change due to promotion they have to be cut so they can be re sewn in place, however for historic reasons it was so that soldiers didn't catch them in the riggins on board ships, ex grenadier guards tailor
I did my drill with the SLR , that thing looks very awkward
SLR was the best
I served 1987 - 2013 mate, I did drill with both. It was a weird change in regards to drill initially. Bizarrely I can still remember SLR as easily as I do SA80a1 and A2
did my drill with 303 september 58 12 weeks the changed to slr at pirbright whitch was great
Some of the comments on here since I posted the vid make yer fuckin sick !....all in the name of bastard religion !!.....Irish, English whatever ?...all's I know is 'the Micks' since formed in 1900 by Queen Victoria in honour of the brave Irish fighting for the British Empire and since, have fought and won in many a battle through our history on/off the battlefield and one of the finest, where we still remember our fallen ....'Up the Micks!'....Q.S. positive comments only please ....tanx !
Barry Morgan is she the queen that let a Million Irish (Catholic and protestant) men, women and children starve to death? Excuse my bitterness, but it's well deserved.