The bandwagon will always happen. Party leaders at the cenotaph who don't give a **** about the forces. No different to 'hiacynths' every Sunday at your local church. They look down on people wearing jeans, while living their own lives breaking every commandment. As northerners say 'all fur coat and no knickers'

I am sorry gentlemen but in my book you stand to attention. The eldery and infirm sit to attention. It is all down to standards which are regrettably sliding these days. The next thing you will have is a Prime Minister going around wearing jeans in an open neck shirt and no tie.

RP.....not did the wee Nipper get it right....but so did the Troops when they did the "Eyes Right" and by doing so....returned the Salute!

What a grand thing to see!


I agree.....as long as I am able to get up onto my Pins....I shall stand at "Attention"....and if the National Anthem is played....per our Protocol....I shall render a Hand Salute while the Music is played.

That is the way this Old Soldier shows his respect to other Military Persons.

Yes it was very touching thing that. Jogged my memory and without blabbing who I be I went to Goose Green for the memorial service once (or maybe it was on "letting out day" I think, me memories shot). Right by the memorial where the Harrier pilots are remembered (everyone is remembered but you know where I mean). Bit like in the video above -the little girls and boys were all in their best clothes and their families had made little bunches of handmade flowers to lay (real 'uns being hard to grow or get) must have taken ages to make. Loads were there, civvies like. Some of them had trailed across from Stanley. It was a cold raw day. Those decent people just shot up in my estimation, that day. Some of those blokes I saw there, I recognised because I think our mob had had a set to with some of them in the bar over the usual, but that hadn't stopped them coming over. Far from it.
Very touching day that, the way it was conducted and the thought that had gone into it - always meant to tell the CO's of the remaining GR7 squadrons about that day (as part of the ethos of the FAA) ( I was the only WAFU there by a mile and ex 8** and CVS) about it but I failed, comms failed on our old ship, the moment went and time moved on again.

Not a video about protocol....but a very well done Remembrance Presentation....and shows so many ways we show that we still care.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA1GF9dlXJw

On the matter of protocol, I always have difficulty when standing to attention, even in civvies ... I really don't think I'm supposed to be singing, whether its a hymn, a psalm or the National Anthem. So I don't.

MPN - take it from me, God ( as personally I'm Christian - not a good one but I'm a work in progress) is filled with as much joy from us tuneless tonedeaf grunts as the choir of soprano's at full tilt.

as the choirmaster once said to me - you cant carry a tune in a bucket, thats why the organ goes so loud, just sing how you want, if you hit more than one note in five you're doing ok.....

'tis just a shame the taffia stole all the good tunes and the singing voices, oh and that small boy saluting the troops - apparently it is very dusty in here right now.

hope mine grows up able and willing to show that level of respect.....

Kudos to the troops for returning the salute. I do like that clip.


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Courtesy of my current post, I was honoured to have laid 2 wreaths yesterday, and one today. Proud to do so. I'm a bit of a stickler for protocol as well, but unfortunately not all others are aware of it.

For example, the flt lt of the local ATC Sqn, after having laid his wreath, took a couple of steps backwards and smartly saluted, rightly so, the memorial. He then did a 90 degree turn to the right and saluted again, to whom I know not. I assumed he was saluting his CO who may have been standing over there somewhere, but I felt it inappropriate. At that moment, in my humble opinion, only the memorial was worthy of a salute (but maybe he was saluting a relative's grave). I meant to ask him about it, but was waylaid and the moment went. I shall next time I see him.

Mind you, the same chap always wears his brown gloves, whilst at Cranwell I was told to always carry them.

hands cold maybe!

Yes that clip of the wee fella is something else. As had been said good on the troop for returning the salute.

I wonder if anyone else who saw the veterans' march-past in Whitehall on Sunday happened to notice the very bemedalled four-striper in navy blue marching with the Merchant Navy Association with a drawn sword or cutlass, just a few minutes into the programme. That was certainly a new one on me, but I could not make out his cap badge, other than that it looked like a shipping company badge.

Jack