Ahhhh how to impress folks! London Sentries
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It's the Summer Olympics we are hosting though. Look at the trees in the background and the kids' hats. That video was shot in winter, not the last ten days.
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Yes he is Samual, but because we have so many troops covering the Olympics, they have had to call in G4S to cover some of the military shortfall. 
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Nah, don't believe it mate! The exaggerated arm swinging, and that rifle drill is way off. A posed situation if ever there was one! That greatcoat isn't his either!
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We are strapped for cash these days, it's one greatcoat to 5 troops, and each one gets issued with 5 rounds and a rifle between them... someone at the MOD had seen Enemy at the Gate apparently and thought it an ideal way to save money. 
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"Anyway should have just shot the little scrote, now that would have been worth watching!"
Bayoneted then hung from the spikes on the fence behind
as a warning to others.
I do think it may be a spoof video because of the over
exaggeration of the drill movements.
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Bayoneted then hung from the spikes on the fence behind
as a warning to others.
I do think it may be a spoof video because of the over
exaggeration of the drill movements.
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Last edited by 500N; 9th Aug 2012 at 22:28.
Suspicion breeds confidence
I did drill with an SLR, I know the SA80 is difficult. Didn't look that sloppy to me. You used to have to say "Stand Away" in a very loud voice if they became too annoying.
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"We are strapped for cash these days, it's one greatcoat to 5 troops, and each one gets issued with 5 rounds and a rifle between them... someone at the MOD had seen Enemy at the Gate apparently and thought it an ideal way to save money."
Luxury! My dad did his national service in Singapore in 1947/8 i.e. during the Malayan Emergency. He always told me that their, unfenced, platoon sleeping accommodation was guarded by one small terrier dog. The nearby, fenced, stores hut was guarded by armed Ghurkas of whom he always spoke ith the greatest respect.
Luxury! My dad did his national service in Singapore in 1947/8 i.e. during the Malayan Emergency. He always told me that their, unfenced, platoon sleeping accommodation was guarded by one small terrier dog. The nearby, fenced, stores hut was guarded by armed Ghurkas of whom he always spoke ith the greatest respect.