Lets face it..no one likes marching. These boys and girls are good
And then there is the Queen's Colour Squadron
I used to like drill and marching, until I joined the RGJ - 140 paces a minute is brutal. Far harder than jogging/running the same speed.
All this 'cow-kicking' and 'these are much better' comments seem rather crass to me. Those teenagers have learned in their spare time, gathering a sense of self-discipline and team-work. I think a pat on the back rather than a cow-kick in the slats is much more appropriate. Well done to those keen cadets - exceptions in a 'snowflake' riddled world.. 'Venture - Adventure'
How does an utterly harmless remark like that deserve such a sour and pompous relpy?
Lord fella, grow a sense of humour, can you?
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Crikey ? I just last night saw this video on YouTube and was really impressed for their age how good they were. As a marcher I was was average and as others have stated, it's not the doing it, it's the BS before the main event. I could never walk/march in a straight line so used to catch the heels of the Infront person, removing their shoes! Anyway, I'm glad there's been a little bit of attention for these young people
At the start of the Gazelle IFTU at Middle Wallop there were three AAC, three RN, one RM, and one RAF pilot together with several flight observers drawn from both the Army and Royal Navy. At a parade rehearsal it was absolute chaos at the order to "Halt" after marching on.... some stopping immediately, some taking extra steps, some stamping their feet. I seem to remember that in the end the sensible result was that we were all in position before "the guests" arrived and we just stood there and didn't move!
Leconfield in the mid 70's, practicing drill for an AOC's inspection. The SWO is not amused, someone is out of step, SWO pokes him in the stomach with his stick and says, 'Boy there's an idiot on the end of this stick'. 'Not at this end', came the reply.
When I was at Halton, we had a pipe band and a brass band. Marching back and forth between the blocks and schools, we passed the station commanders house, his daughter kept a horse at the bottom of the garden. When the pipe band played, nothing, the horse carried on eating. With the brass band playing, you found out it was a stallion! he became very excited, lets just say he was very impressive and outstanding.
Again at Halton, its sports afternoon, as we are marching to the playing fields we pass a very attractive WRAF officer. Some idiot shouts out 'Drop em blossom', we all thought we were in deep do do's, but all she did was raise an eyebrow, shake her head and smile. Oh for the day's before political correctness.
When I was at Halton, we had a pipe band and a brass band. Marching back and forth between the blocks and schools, we passed the station commanders house, his daughter kept a horse at the bottom of the garden. When the pipe band played, nothing, the horse carried on eating. With the brass band playing, you found out it was a stallion! he became very excited, lets just say he was very impressive and outstanding.
Again at Halton, its sports afternoon, as we are marching to the playing fields we pass a very attractive WRAF officer. Some idiot shouts out 'Drop em blossom', we all thought we were in deep do do's, but all she did was raise an eyebrow, shake her head and smile. Oh for the day's before political correctness.
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Yes, saying that women are better than men at marching is uncalled for...
My comment was, firstly, an appreciation of good marching and drill, and secondly, a light-hearted comment at no one's expense. However, if you feel the need to be offended on someone's behalf, go right ahead. Not my problem.
Its not sexist, but an anatomical fact that (whilst lads and lasses come in all shapes and sizes) male/female bodies generally have different weight distribution and female hips are wider. A woman's body walks in an obviously different way to that of a man. Watch a pedestrian at a distance and you can identify the sex long before the physical features are apparent. Hardly surprising that women might march with a different gait.
