Originally Posted by
Quemerford
One thing I will say for the greatcoat: when doing parades/practice parades on the square at Halton, they stopped the wind DEAD! If you were out there in a woolly pully you'd get cold: with a greatcoat you felt you could stand there indefinitely.
I always thought that was the sole purpose....with a few aerobics with a rifle and some synchronised walking (plus inane ranting) included to alleviate the boredom