‘Spinning’ Buckingham Palace guardsman facing army investigation
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RSM's office
Stand up meeting without coffee
bring lube"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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It looks a bit "jerky". Is that just my phone, or is it possibly an edit?'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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Something tells me the RPs are about unleash the full scope of their wicked imaginations on this guy with ROPs up the ying-yang! That, and nearly every rock on military establishments in the Greater London area will soon be coated in fresh brilliant white paint. That must have been some bet he lost.
....Totally worth it.
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Unless he is trying for a "section eight" discharge (as I believe the yanks call it), I can't believe he was THAT bored...Last edited by Flamingo; 4 September 2014, 11:03.'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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This was covered reasonably in depth over on Arrse,
He has been dealt with already, believe he got 21 days. Though people seemed unsure of w/e you had to serve that in the Glasshouse or the guardroom 'prison'?
In fairness pretty daft to do it in broad daylight, in front of the main gate! Can't imagine the Footguards Regiments enjoy seeing that pop up on sky news in the evening. It is one of the defining features of the Household Division that they get the honor of guarding the Sovereign, and while I imagine most soldiers (Certainly I would) do indeed prefer the green side of things in the Footguards. That is no excuse to tarnish and bring into disrepute the very exacting standards expected and maintained on ceremonial duties."Winston, if you were my husband, I'd put poison in your coffee." - Lady Astor....
''Nancy, if you were my wife, I'd drink it'' - Winston Churchill
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I imagine the BA is like us and runs on trust- that is you have to trust the troops to do their job, no one has the NCO/Officer manpower to supervise each bloke 24 /7.
The Guards are a really good Unit both at the red coat stuff and in DPMs- many many have served honourably and diligently, yet a lot of people will forever associate them with that stupid spinning cnut.Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere***
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Originally posted by Mewt View PostThis was covered reasonably in depth over on Arrse,
He has been dealt with already, believe he got 21 days. Though people seemed unsure of w/e you had to serve that in the Glasshouse or the guardroom 'prison'?
In fairness pretty daft to do it in broad daylight, in front of the main gate! Can't imagine the Footguards Regiments enjoy seeing that pop up on sky news in the evening. It is one of the defining features of the Household Division that they get the honor of guarding the Sovereign, and while I imagine most soldiers (Certainly I would) do indeed prefer the green side of things in the Footguards. That is no excuse to tarnish and bring into disrepute the very exacting standards expected and maintained on ceremonial duties.
He'd probably have been better off in Colchester than at the mercy of the Household Division RP's for 21 days!'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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The civvies commenting on the story seem to be amused by it, but I can't see a similar reaction from his superiors
I can only imagine the amount of sh1t that the RSM is going to drop on this guy, pretty much for the rest of his career in his regiment
To be honest, when I saw it the first time, I though it was a skit - I didn't think someone would be stupid enough to actually do this
for real in the glare of the public eye...."Well, stone me! We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. But just when you thought there were truly no surprises left in football, Vinnie Jones turns out to be an international player!" (Jimmy Greaves)!"
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Originally posted by Mewt View PostThis was covered reasonably in depth over on Arrse,
He has been dealt with already, believe he got 21 days. Though people seemed unsure of w/e you had to serve that in the Glasshouse or the guardroom 'prison'?
In fairness pretty daft to do it in broad daylight, in front of the main gate! Can't imagine the Footguards Regiments enjoy seeing that pop up on sky news in the evening. It is one of the defining features of the Household Division that they get the honor of guarding the Sovereign, and while I imagine most soldiers (Certainly I would) do indeed prefer the green side of things in the Footguards. That is no excuse to tarnish and bring into disrepute the very exacting standards expected and maintained on ceremonial duties.
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Was it a bet?
I often thought there are probably so many things these guys get up to that no one ever knows.
Given how slick it looks he put some thought into it and had practised it.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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