@CTIDBluemoon my friend who works at windsor as a guard told me his gun isn't loaded. But either way any one who tries to make a mockery out of them is an idiot.
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST what do you mean by that? Soldiers don't choose what regiments they're in. Most of the royal guards have served in afghanistan. They switch regiments like every other year I think
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST my friend is a guard at Windsor. He served in Afghanistan, the Falklands and Kenya before he became a guard. They live in barracks which are nearby to wherever they are serving. He told me he only knows one soldier at windsor who hasn't yet served in Afghanistan. But yeah, the army system is a lot more complex than people tend to think, even I didn't know that much about it all until recently :)
@babyboosabz I agree with you completely.It's weird though,I mean a pure properly full bred Republican actually having a normal conversation with a British Loyalist.We both support completely different thing's.The only reason I support the IRA was for their work in 1916-1923.And you really just support the Queen like most British people do,is because she's the one running the country.The Irish and the British need to get along and put armies together.
those guards don't actually have to be still. if you fuck with them, they are essentially marine force level soldiers who can rip you to pieces in two seconds and then go right back to their post.
@torchinaces Yeah, his stand back thing is actually somthing they're supposed to do. Really when it comes down to it, they areee guards, so disrupting their duty warrents a royal ass kicking, if you will
@3089280288 The bearskin is French. The British Grenadier Guards gained the bearskin and their name after the Battle of Waterloo, after defeating the French Grenadiers. They used to wear the bearskin to stop the enemy from hitting them in the head with swords, or lances, because it makes it hard to see a person's face when they're wearing them, so they'd hit the bearskin instead. The chain around their chin would prevent them from being hit in the face with a sword.
@IIIBoxManIIIGames yep. But did you know they don't kill the bears to make the hats? They just sedate them and shave off their fur. At least thats what my friend told me who is a guard at windsor
I think you guys just dont understand something. These guys are soldiers, they are trained to kill and protect in the name of their country. They have served abroad (Afghanistan) and lost buddies in their combat. If some asshole walks up to them and starts asking questions, I would sure as hell push him away or tell him to back off. Personally, I would have used my bayonet to make him push off ;)
All soldiers should wear this ridiculous uniform to show how ridiculous it is to train a man to kill other men and then pay him to do it, and call it a nation of law.
I answer to a higher power than the Queen and all her soldiers.
@aaronfromhastings It is because of these 'ridiculous uniforms' and the men who wear them - with pride - that you are able to believe in your 'higher power' - think about that sometime........
GOOD ON THE GUARD!!!! Stupid dumb retarded respectless tourist right in his face staring at him. I would like to see that boy droppped into afghanistan and see how long he'd last
@tachikoma747 Why? Because he was black? England has a rather large black populous too. How do you know he wasnt from England? Because he was messing with the guard? From all of the vids that I've seen...it looks like everybody messes with those guards. So why does the black boy "probably" have to be American? Are all of the black people in your country respectful to other people? Yeah, that's what I thought...you're just an asshole. : )
@TheHumangous Many male black youths from the US are loud and obnoxious and are hardly respectful. So, yes I'm an asshole but one who sees every day how loud, disrespectful and arrogant American black males can be. Notice I didn't say British :)
Hmm lets see if i can beat that. SEAL team 1 team 2 team 4 SEAL team six or "dev gru" most hardcore team ever.....plus team 7 and team 8 and team 10. Marines, marine recon, delta force, red cell(seal team they dont talk about much)........green beret army ranger. Ect.
@Lionels7newzealand Without us, you'd be speaking Austrian or German. And by the way, it'd be nice if you all paid off your war debts. No? Then have a good day 2nd worlder
nice of you to show up late to BOTH world wars...but hey better late than never.
oh and I didnt realize that USAF was flying sorties during the Battle of Britian. We'll pay our debts off but China called they want theirs paid too ;)
I'd hardly consider a windsor palace guard a fighting force...so all these arguments are pretty much irrelevant. Can't we just calm down and enjoy the annoying kid getting scared shitless?
Yes, they're soldiers...but they aren't in a combat zone. They're not even comparable to any deployed unit because they don't perform any function remotely similar to them. There are no COPs or FOBs at Windsor. They're pulling guard duty. It's an honor for sure, but they serve a different purpose.
@Neverdii That's wonderful and all, but these guys aren't American.. Yes, American's have faster turn around for deployments and longer terms, but they're more committed to the war they started aren't they?
In comparison to over British regiments, the guards don't have much of a different deployment calendar. Most regiments (with the exception of 1 Para, and other parts of UKSF) have 8 month deployments, with a 1-2 year rotation time.
I'm going on the order of battle, which places most of these battalions as doing 1 rotation every 4 or 5 years. It's posted online, look up Operation Herrick order of battle. Those are the facts, not word of mouth stuff.
@Neverdii Considering they are actually trained and part of the British Army and go on tour like everyone else...Yeah I don't think they are a fighting force. Knob.
They aren't deployed--if they're a fighting force, they're actively fighting. There's a difference between a force that's trained to fight and a fighting force--one is actively doing it and the other is not. They're not fighting anyone in Britain--hence, their job as a fighting force has been replaced with guard duty. You wouldn't know the difference because you're not in the armed forces. So shove off, you twat.
Deploying to Europe < Afghanistan. They RARELY deploy there. Look up some fucking facts about their battalion first before you spam comment me with your ignorance.
And don't give me any of your bullshit "wikipedia isn't reliable" arguments. You honestly think soldiers guarding the Royal Family WOULDN'T be battle-hardened vets?
I don't see anything on there about Afghanistan deployments. I hit ctrl+f, searched afganistan and iraq, and found nothing. But I did find that I was right...they deploy to Europe for training on rotation. So there you go.
@Neverdii Coldstream Guards (the ones at Windsor) have taken part in these wars/engagements. English Civil War Monmouth Rebellion War of the Spanish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War American War of Independence Napoleonic Wars Crimean War Second Boer War The Great War Second World War Malayan Emergency Mau Mau Uprising Cyprus Emergency Gulf War Bosnia Iraq War Operation Herrick
I said they RARELY get deployed there, not never. They're more likely to be on a rotation for Europe, which means many will never see action. And they haven't been to Afghanistan, which has been going on for 10 years. So if that's any indicator...
I looked on the OP Herrick order of battle and I only found a handful of deployments over a 10 year course, and they were rarely the same battalions. There are units in the US which have done multiple tours in a shorter time frame than it takes them to rotate a single battalion back to Afghanistan. I stick by what I said earlier--they rarely deploy to warzones.
@Neverdii They might rarely deploy to warzones, but earlier you were implying that all they did was stand outside property belonging to the Royal Family.
It was never implied, when I stated rarely I meant rarely. I do not belittle their job. It's important, and patriotic. But fighting forces are doing just that right now--fighting.
@Neverdii every palace guard is attached to a front line regiment, the Queens guard are made up of many regiments, and all members of the guard are, by default, experienced soldiers.
They're experienced, but in the armed forces there's a big difference between a fighting force and a national defense/guard force. Sure, units can get activated but we'd never consider a unit which has been on a guard for nearly 5 years anywhere near a unit with 2 or 3 tours on their belt. I don't see national guard the same as deployed troops...they serve a different function. But that's just how we see it in the forces.
@MadCowpat they are not "rarely deployed". They are deployed as much as many other soldiers (such as those who do military jobs in the UK) and guards duty is rotated.
@Neverdii Are we talking Household Devisions in general or Grenadier Guards here? As far as I can tell, the soldier shown here is a grenadier (ten buttons straight down the tunic).
The grenadiers deployed to Afghan in 2007 shortly before leading the Queen's birthday parade. I believe they suffered 5 KIA.
I thought this was supposed to be about Windsor Guards specifically, but apparently everyone else thinks it's every guard in the whole world. I know they've done deployments--but in terms of how often, 2007 was a long time ago, when there are units that have done 3+ tours since that time (and US Marines, even more). And the whole lot of them doesn't go at once--they rotate out over many years.
@Neverdii Well duh they lost that many. Shit, I mean their cities were being invaded and being bombed to hell. They had death squads in the street murdering their civilians. While America was sat across the globe fighting it without having their cities under siege, without death squads in the streets. Think about it.
Jesus Christ, they are on guard duty and most will never see action. They aren't a fighting force because they rarely ever fight. They're trained to fight--yes, I agree. But their deployments are to other British bases in Europe, not to warzones. Unless you're in the armed forces, you'd hardly know the difference. It matters more to the guys fighting than to civilians like you.
@Neverdii You have contradicted yourself there if you want to read how pathetic your statement is.Every soldier is a fighting soldier from clerk and cook to special forces. They are a fighting force. You my friend are a fucking idiot.
You're not in the armed forces--cooks aren't made to fight. They're trained for it, but they don't fight. Go downrange and get fired on by the enemy and tell me that the guy who sits in HQ cooking for officers is a ready fighting force. You're fucking nuts. And who are you to talk anyway? You're not even in the armed forces, you fucking douche canoe. Go fuck a cactus, you ignorant ass.
@Neverdii Just read your very own statement. Everyone who signs on for the British army is trained as a soldier first and foremost so therefore they are a fighting force. Do you think that when you go on deployment you just live on ration packs ? You are in a FOB and the cookhouse is there, when the cooks aren't cooking they are on stag while the patrol is out. After reading some of your other comments i think you should get back to playing call of duty.
Sure, you're a soldier. But fighting actively is not training to fight. That's the difference between a unit with multiple tours a natty guard force--they're both trained to fight, but one of them has a whole hell of a lot more experience than the other with the real thing. And call of duty? Really? I didn't serve in Iraq for your ass to tell me to go play call of duty. I did my time as an E4 combat medic. So fuck you.
@Neverdii most of them have been to afghanistan and have been trained for war. So yes you could argue they are a 'fighting force'. My friend is a guard at windsor and he doesn't appreciate after standing in the heat or rain for 2 hours unable to move properly having some random person starring right in his face. It would obviously be annoying
They rarely deploy to Afghanistan. They do training in Europe, including Spain and Belize and the rare few of them will actually see action, but most of their careers will be spent on guard duty. I'm not saying their job is easy by any means because I respect it--but you don't know what you're talking about. Training for war isn't the same as having your convoy rocked by IEDS or your COP nailed by a VBED.
@Neverdii I have a very good friend who is currently a guard at windsor palace and lives in the windsor barracks. He has been to Afghanistan and he says he knows only two people in his barracks who haven't. He had to work with the Afghan police and they tried to trick him and the rest of the soldiers. I do know what I am talking about..I think you're the one who doesn't
@babyboosabz How did the Afghan police try to trick him? What do you mean, please explain. I know that many of the Afghan police and army supply information etc to the Taliban, is it something along the lines of a double cross?
@Neverdii oh, sorry I just assumed you were referencing the soldier in the video :)
There are currently two battalions of GRN GDS, 1stBn (deploying Bn) and Nijmegen (ceremonial). Soldiers are transferred between the two Bns on a (roughly) yearly basis. The reason each Guard regiment hasn't knocked up many tours is simple: They are the core infantry regiments, the slack is usually picked up by rifle battalions or the paras. Usually, only one guard regiment deploys at a time, and there are five.
There we go, that's about the rotation rate I was thinking. That's still a pretty slow deployment rate. Our deployments in the US Army are 12-15 months, with 9 months at home...Marines are about 7-8 month deployments with 6 at home (I think?) Which means some units will see about 2 or 3 rotations in the time it takes for even one battalion of them to rotate back. My point earlier was that they are a guard force at home, and a fighting force abroad.
@FutureST6 So you're basing your argument on one group of elites? The SEALs and the SBS/SAS are of equal 'toughness', although I would still say that ours are tougher just to be patriotic. In terms of the rest of the military, because Britain has a smaller force, we have time, and ability to train our soldiers more efficiently than the US.
@FutureST6 You may have one of the toughest but so are we! You may have one of the biggest but we go for quality over quantity! You may have your Navy SEALS, but we have the Royal Marines!
@FutureST6 Your a cock! The British are the best trained in the world. You's are bigger, but we'd fucking hope so at the size of your fat arses! Look it up, prick!
@pidgeblev Winston Churchill, if I may recall, emphatically requested the entrance of the US military into the 2ndWW, so to speak of who is the best is really useless. The US has stepped in to aid many, so please be dignified and conduct your self with more respect, you can say that yours is the greatest in your opinion, but do not compare with those that save you.
@freeobo85261 Saved us? catch a grip of yourself and stop uttering dire shite man! We received resources from you during WW2 and were fighting for 3 years before u even joined us! U lot only entered after Pearl H in 41 - and the resources we received have financially been paid back in FULL. You saved no one my friend. Yes, you help us win but please dont delude yourself into alot of American thinking! And please do look it up Brits are the best 'TRAINED' in the world undisputed!
@Tanzanite800 Hmm, i'm certainly not saying you's didn't help! You's did and it was in your interests to do so. I'm just sick of yanks saying they 'saved our asses' when its bollocks! On that note, who asked for help in the gulf and middle east in general? ya know, it works both ways. In annoying for us with the Obama era that certain things are forgotten.Like Clinton suggesting we should negotiate with Argentina over the Falklands! NO, The Iron Lady clip on the Falklands sums that up perfectly
@pidgeblev If it werent for the Americans then England would have lost the war, and that is a fact. The Americans didnt ask for help from the British military in the Gulf or in any other middle east conflict. As allies, where we go you go...and where you go we go. Yeah it works both ways, but make no mistake, the U.S. military is powerful enough on its own, and it has never needed help. When you're allies you fight where your allies are fighting. And Obama will not be re-elected. : )
England refers to the nation of England, a small country off the British Isles which borders the Celtic countries of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. Britain, in this sense, great Britain, refers to these unified nation-states. The United Kingdom, however, refers to The Celtic nation of Northern Ireland as well. The English (Angles), are a Germanic People.
@TheHumangous And US did ask for help, on both occasions. You also asked for help in Vietnam but we said no. Please don't delude yourself my friend. I am not slagging off your nation - i believe it is remarkable and we ARE allies but i'm sick of some Americans arrogance. And it is undisputed by anyone who knows what they are talking about that the British are the best trained. Most of the world send troops to Sandhurst for training. US is the biggest and spends the most but we r better trained.
@TheHumangous I hate to break it to you, I really do. American troops only killed 1% of Germans troops during the WHOLE war. British and others killed the other 1%. I think you can guess whiuch other giant which lost much more than you yanks and still came back harder and faster. Russia won the war, killing 8/10 of german troops during the whole war. Read up on your history and stastistics.
@pidgeblev You can certainly claim that "Brits are the best trained in the world"...but you know that will always be disputed and it isnt likely true. Every country thinks that they have the best trained soldiers. The Americans will certainly disagree with you...and they would most likely be right. But the Russians, Chinese, middle east soldiers, Germans, and just about any other soldier in the world will dispute your claim of being the best...and most of them will be right. : )
@freeobo85261 American has the biggest and spends the most on defence but thats not what i said. You will not get a better trained soldier than in the SAS - FACT
@pidgeblev Sir, I am not trying in any way to degrade any of the accomplishments of your country. But please inspect your self. Some of us my self included, in our quest for recognition overstate factual events that in some strange way we believe will elevate us to some notoriety. As for your comparisons, it appears to me that by trying to elevate the Royal Marines above all you are also elevated, Sir no matter what training we may receive there are some untrained that can out perform us. PEACE
@freeobo85261 Well don't verbally attack my country and i won't attack yours. Nevertheless both WW's will always be remembered and go in history as British, commonwealth and her allies victory over Nazi Germany. If you wanna knows who saved anyones asses speak to the French!
@pidgeblev YES! totally agree with you on that one.. If america is such a great fighting force, why did they retreat from Vietnam with the tails between there legs.. freeobo85261, is what we would call a utter PRICK!
@JDolannn30 exactly, least every major war we've started we've won! And the US saying we should 'talk' to Argentina, really does take the biscuit. They should have talked to the Japs in 41! JOKE
And yeahhh. We dont just stand around all day with guards like this. Ours are actual full uniformed real soldiers. We can do more tham yell at someone bro haha.
@FutureST6 mate ive seen a coldstream guard take on 4 US marines and having to be restained by 3 US MPs at lakenheath, the 4 us marines had to be treated for various broken limbs. that was just an ordinary soldier Vs 4 of your best.
You have the greatest fighting force? Hahaha last time i heard we had SEALs, marines, green beret, ect. I do admit tho. SAS are some tough men. But come on dude. Dont stretch the truth.. And u guys have a king and queen! This isnt a ferrytail! This is reality
@FutureST6 Fairytale? I think you'll find you've been watching too many kiddy films. Don't be so up your own arse about your forces, all you have is greaters numbers. In terms of quality, British forces kick your arse any day.
@FutureST6 He would fucking scare you, You would shit yourself, Hes a trained killer who has killed before, I know someone in the guards and they dont stand for shit, You piss them off or ignore them or walk behind them or walk into the guarded areas, You would be shot on site, No questions asked, You can tell your a yank, Your secretly scared of the greatest fighting force on Earth.
WERE the greatest thanks to those bloody krauts not more. 2 world wars broke the Empire's back. now the MoD is scaling down to the size of the maltese army. I have a feeling there going to scrap plans of the Prince of Wales carrier...
He would be the first one to start spouting if I went to his country and disrespected his traditions and beliefs! In some countries I'd probably be arrested and deported for it, but come to England and piss on us!
The nigger stunk like stank.
david777911 1 day ago
Hey its Curious George the monkey
1MuchButteR1 2 days ago
@1MuchButteR1 Why does it have to be racist... Come on Brother
Elepintino736 9 hours ago
Bet he won't be doing that again :P
FifaShuffleBuffle51 3 days ago 8
LOL thumps his foot like a rabbit xD
MegaPixiie 4 days ago
hahaha
wnkziom98 5 days ago
@babyboosabz They are im in the army cadets its just funny to make fun of the air and sea forces :)
GoldSharkBoi21 5 days ago
Stand back? He ran a mile!
moobref 5 days ago
soldeirs must protect their fried chicken supplies
dalektaliban 5 days ago 2
best thing that most people dont know is those guns are actually loaded
febuary251998 1 week ago
@febuary251998 They are loaded and will use them if there is any threat to themselves or Her Majesty. People forget these guys are trained killers.
CTIDBluemoon 1 week ago
@CTIDBluemoon my friend who works at windsor as a guard told me his gun isn't loaded. But either way any one who tries to make a mockery out of them is an idiot.
babyboosabz 6 days ago
fucking well deserved
reeness09 1 week ago
Fuck you nigger act like a fucking retard wherever you go
fujisan0388 1 week ago
Clearly KSI being a bit of a knob.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
Hahahaa, press 8 rapidly and the nigger is dancing :)
MrArildtho 1 week ago 19
@MrArildtho dont use that word
MrSwibe 6 days ago
Wow British need a normal army instead of the whole Royal Guard. Respect from Ireland.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 1 week ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST what do you mean by that? Soldiers don't choose what regiments they're in. Most of the royal guards have served in afghanistan. They switch regiments like every other year I think
babyboosabz 6 days ago
@babyboosabz Never knew that.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 6 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST my friend is a guard at Windsor. He served in Afghanistan, the Falklands and Kenya before he became a guard. They live in barracks which are nearby to wherever they are serving. He told me he only knows one soldier at windsor who hasn't yet served in Afghanistan. But yeah, the army system is a lot more complex than people tend to think, even I didn't know that much about it all until recently :)
babyboosabz 6 days ago
@babyboosabz Ha cool.I'm in the Irish army I've been to Afghanistan I never knew we've even been down there haa.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 6 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST :D I don't think many people know. And that's cool :) I think the British and Irish armies are definetly the best :o)
babyboosabz 6 days ago
@babyboosabz I agree with you completely.It's weird though,I mean a pure properly full bred Republican actually having a normal conversation with a British Loyalist.We both support completely different thing's.The only reason I support the IRA was for their work in 1916-1923.And you really just support the Queen like most British people do,is because she's the one running the country.The Irish and the British need to get along and put armies together.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 6 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST
omg ...did you really just say that ....put armies together?? haha your either just a kid or a retard absolutely rediculous
sarahooxo 4 days ago
@sarahooxo And I can tell your a kid by your grammar.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 4 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST You're* Well done...
AKindChap 4 days ago
@AKindChap Hmm? Was I talking to you? Honestly I don't remember correcting you.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 3 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST No, but you were trying to call someone a child because of their grammer... When yours is just as bad.
AKindChap 3 days ago
@AKindChap Yes sure mine is bad.Don't reply please.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 3 days ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST Okay :3
AKindChap 2 days ago
@AKindChap :)
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 1 day ago
@MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST
OMG HOW THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN TO AFGHANISTAN HAAAHAHAHA the irish arent even in afghanistan you muppet
sarahooxo 4 days ago
@sarahooxo They are in Afghanistan.7 bomb experts and they may be sending 150 ARW men there too.
MYNAMEISTHERANDOMEST 4 days ago
Stand Back Fowel Creature
arcticblake1 1 week ago 39
Had to be one of them, didn't it.
Fronika 1 week ago
those guards don't actually have to be still. if you fuck with them, they are essentially marine force level soldiers who can rip you to pieces in two seconds and then go right back to their post.
torchinaces 1 week ago
@torchinaces LMFAO, that's a GREAT description:)
loveunderlaw 1 week ago
@loveunderlaw hahaha thanks i know! i had the exact same reaction when i first heard about this
torchinaces 1 week ago
@torchinaces Yeah, his stand back thing is actually somthing they're supposed to do. Really when it comes down to it, they areee guards, so disrupting their duty warrents a royal ass kicking, if you will
evangemini 1 week ago
@evangemini hahaha thats just awesome isn't it?
torchinaces 1 week ago
Why they wear that bear hat is beyond me. So impracticle.
3089280288 1 week ago
@3089280288 It makes people look bigger so it scared the other soldiers back in the 17/1800s
MrHookystig 1 week ago
@3089280288 The bearskin is French. The British Grenadier Guards gained the bearskin and their name after the Battle of Waterloo, after defeating the French Grenadiers. They used to wear the bearskin to stop the enemy from hitting them in the head with swords, or lances, because it makes it hard to see a person's face when they're wearing them, so they'd hit the bearskin instead. The chain around their chin would prevent them from being hit in the face with a sword.
IIIBoxManIIIGames 1 week ago
@IIIBoxManIIIGames Thank you for ther little histroy lesson but it must be hell in the hot weather.
3089280288 1 week ago
@IIIBoxManIIIGames yep. But did you know they don't kill the bears to make the hats? They just sedate them and shave off their fur. At least thats what my friend told me who is a guard at windsor
babyboosabz 6 days ago
I think you guys just dont understand something. These guys are soldiers, they are trained to kill and protect in the name of their country. They have served abroad (Afghanistan) and lost buddies in their combat. If some asshole walks up to them and starts asking questions, I would sure as hell push him away or tell him to back off. Personally, I would have used my bayonet to make him push off ;)
ImperialKnightmareth 1 week ago
All soldiers should wear this ridiculous uniform to show how ridiculous it is to train a man to kill other men and then pay him to do it, and call it a nation of law.
I answer to a higher power than the Queen and all her soldiers.
aaronfromhastings 1 week ago
@aaronfromhastings And the Queen and all her soldiers would send you right up to there should you ever attempt to fight for that "higher power"
lordcakedude75 1 week ago
@aaronfromhastings It is because of these 'ridiculous uniforms' and the men who wear them - with pride - that you are able to believe in your 'higher power' - think about that sometime........
Factnotfictionpeople 1 week ago
shoot the little nigger
needabloodyname 1 week ago
Get Thee back, Knave!
chica476 1 week ago
GOOD ON THE GUARD!!!! Stupid dumb retarded respectless tourist right in his face staring at him. I would like to see that boy droppped into afghanistan and see how long he'd last
babyboosabz 1 week ago 25
That's not yelling, just a warning
Medysonball 1 week ago
he's black. He was probably American too.
tachikoma747 1 week ago
@tachikoma747 Why? Because he was black? England has a rather large black populous too. How do you know he wasnt from England? Because he was messing with the guard? From all of the vids that I've seen...it looks like everybody messes with those guards. So why does the black boy "probably" have to be American? Are all of the black people in your country respectful to other people? Yeah, that's what I thought...you're just an asshole. : )
TheHumangous 1 week ago
@TheHumangous Many male black youths from the US are loud and obnoxious and are hardly respectful. So, yes I'm an asshole but one who sees every day how loud, disrespectful and arrogant American black males can be. Notice I didn't say British :)
tachikoma747 1 week ago
Lol where are the comments about this video? Seriously, i want to see them.
arkhibas 1 week ago
Our best?? Try seal team 6 bro. And dont try to act all cool and go play airsoft. Be a man. Get a real gun
FutureST6 1 week ago
Starnd Buck!
bored1980 1 week ago
Hmm lets see if i can beat that. SEAL team 1 team 2 team 4 SEAL team six or "dev gru" most hardcore team ever.....plus team 7 and team 8 and team 10. Marines, marine recon, delta force, red cell(seal team they dont talk about much)........green beret army ranger. Ect.
FutureST6 1 week ago
*part
Neverdii 1 week ago
@ProxWalker where did you miss the party that they're no longer in a combat zone? I've said that already, but people keep telling me the same thing.
Neverdii 1 week ago
little creep, good job it wasnt me he he
dinnnnnga 1 week ago
@Lionels7newzealand Without us, you'd be speaking Austrian or German. And by the way, it'd be nice if you all paid off your war debts. No? Then have a good day 2nd worlder
rapidoregon23 1 week ago
@rapidoregon23
nice of you to show up late to BOTH world wars...but hey better late than never.
oh and I didnt realize that USAF was flying sorties during the Battle of Britian. We'll pay our debts off but China called they want theirs paid too ;)
alikos88 1 week ago
@rapidoregon23 Yeah the war debts were paid off within the last ten years.
martinmcewan11 1 week ago
@martinmcewan11 You're joking right?
rapidoregon23 1 week ago
I'd hardly consider a windsor palace guard a fighting force...so all these arguments are pretty much irrelevant. Can't we just calm down and enjoy the annoying kid getting scared shitless?
Neverdii 1 week ago 9
@Neverdii they're soldiers first and foremost , don't let the fancy dress fool you.
jasontvnd 1 week ago
@jasontvnd
Yes, they're soldiers...but they aren't in a combat zone. They're not even comparable to any deployed unit because they don't perform any function remotely similar to them. There are no COPs or FOBs at Windsor. They're pulling guard duty. It's an honor for sure, but they serve a different purpose.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Grenadier guards have been to Afghanistan they are very similar to the walsh scotts and irish guards
ProxWalker 1 week ago
@Neverdii That's wonderful and all, but these guys aren't American.. Yes, American's have faster turn around for deployments and longer terms, but they're more committed to the war they started aren't they?
In comparison to over British regiments, the guards don't have much of a different deployment calendar. Most regiments (with the exception of 1 Para, and other parts of UKSF) have 8 month deployments, with a 1-2 year rotation time.
Come on, a Westpointer should know that ;)
asmrbear 1 week ago
@asmrbear
I'm going on the order of battle, which places most of these battalions as doing 1 rotation every 4 or 5 years. It's posted online, look up Operation Herrick order of battle. Those are the facts, not word of mouth stuff.
Neverdii 6 days ago
@Neverdii you do realise that the queens guards are some of the most highly trained soldiers in the country?
needabloodyname 1 week ago
@Neverdii Considering they are actually trained and part of the British Army and go on tour like everyone else...Yeah I don't think they are a fighting force. Knob.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
They aren't deployed--if they're a fighting force, they're actively fighting. There's a difference between a force that's trained to fight and a fighting force--one is actively doing it and the other is not. They're not fighting anyone in Britain--hence, their job as a fighting force has been replaced with guard duty. You wouldn't know the difference because you're not in the armed forces. So shove off, you twat.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Wow, you're the biggest mongo ever. They do a certain amount of time on guard, and then they go on tour. Dickhead.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
Deploying to Europe < Afghanistan. They RARELY deploy there. Look up some fucking facts about their battalion first before you spam comment me with your ignorance.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii So tell me why the Scots Guards, Welsh Guards, Grenadier Guards are all serving in Afghanistan?
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
Where's your source?
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Search "Queens Guard" on wikipedia.
And don't give me any of your bullshit "wikipedia isn't reliable" arguments. You honestly think soldiers guarding the Royal Family WOULDN'T be battle-hardened vets?
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
I don't see anything on there about Afghanistan deployments. I hit ctrl+f, searched afganistan and iraq, and found nothing. But I did find that I was right...they deploy to Europe for training on rotation. So there you go.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
Also, I'm talking about the Windsor guard. Who mentioned all those guys?
Neverdii 1 week ago
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
I said they RARELY get deployed there, not never. They're more likely to be on a rotation for Europe, which means many will never see action. And they haven't been to Afghanistan, which has been going on for 10 years. So if that's any indicator...
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Op Herrick is Afghanistan.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
I looked on the OP Herrick order of battle and I only found a handful of deployments over a 10 year course, and they were rarely the same battalions. There are units in the US which have done multiple tours in a shorter time frame than it takes them to rotate a single battalion back to Afghanistan. I stick by what I said earlier--they rarely deploy to warzones.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii They might rarely deploy to warzones, but earlier you were implying that all they did was stand outside property belonging to the Royal Family.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@MadCowpat
It was never implied, when I stated rarely I meant rarely. I do not belittle their job. It's important, and patriotic. But fighting forces are doing just that right now--fighting.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Yes, and you said the Queens Guard were not exactly a "fighting force" when they quite clearly are.
MadCowpat 1 week ago
@Neverdii every palace guard is attached to a front line regiment, the Queens guard are made up of many regiments, and all members of the guard are, by default, experienced soldiers.
seancoppinger 1 week ago
@seancoppinger
They're experienced, but in the armed forces there's a big difference between a fighting force and a national defense/guard force. Sure, units can get activated but we'd never consider a unit which has been on a guard for nearly 5 years anywhere near a unit with 2 or 3 tours on their belt. I don't see national guard the same as deployed troops...they serve a different function. But that's just how we see it in the forces.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@MadCowpat they are not "rarely deployed". They are deployed as much as many other soldiers (such as those who do military jobs in the UK) and guards duty is rotated.
seancoppinger 1 week ago
@seancoppinger I know that. Neverdii doesn't seem to be able to grasp the concept though.
MadCowpat 6 days ago
@Neverdii Most of the have been to Iraq/Afghanistan. Where are you getting your information from?
boi187 6 days ago
@boi187 exactly. He clearly doesn't know what he's talking about
babyboosabz 6 days ago
@Neverdii Are we talking Household Devisions in general or Grenadier Guards here? As far as I can tell, the soldier shown here is a grenadier (ten buttons straight down the tunic).
The grenadiers deployed to Afghan in 2007 shortly before leading the Queen's birthday parade. I believe they suffered 5 KIA.
asmrbear 1 week ago
@asmrbear
I thought this was supposed to be about Windsor Guards specifically, but apparently everyone else thinks it's every guard in the whole world. I know they've done deployments--but in terms of how often, 2007 was a long time ago, when there are units that have done 3+ tours since that time (and US Marines, even more). And the whole lot of them doesn't go at once--they rotate out over many years.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Well duh they lost that many. Shit, I mean their cities were being invaded and being bombed to hell. They had death squads in the street murdering their civilians. While America was sat across the globe fighting it without having their cities under siege, without death squads in the streets. Think about it.
ImperialKnightmareth 1 week ago
@ImperialKnightmareth
You forgot the part where Stalin killed most of those...but I'll leave it at that.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Why would you consider the Palace Guards not a fighting force ? The guards regiments are among the toughest regiments in the British army.
britgary 1 week ago
@britgary
Jesus Christ, they are on guard duty and most will never see action. They aren't a fighting force because they rarely ever fight. They're trained to fight--yes, I agree. But their deployments are to other British bases in Europe, not to warzones. Unless you're in the armed forces, you'd hardly know the difference. It matters more to the guys fighting than to civilians like you.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii You have contradicted yourself there if you want to read how pathetic your statement is.Every soldier is a fighting soldier from clerk and cook to special forces. They are a fighting force. You my friend are a fucking idiot.
britgary 1 week ago
@britgary
You're not in the armed forces--cooks aren't made to fight. They're trained for it, but they don't fight. Go downrange and get fired on by the enemy and tell me that the guy who sits in HQ cooking for officers is a ready fighting force. You're fucking nuts. And who are you to talk anyway? You're not even in the armed forces, you fucking douche canoe. Go fuck a cactus, you ignorant ass.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii Just read your very own statement. Everyone who signs on for the British army is trained as a soldier first and foremost so therefore they are a fighting force. Do you think that when you go on deployment you just live on ration packs ? You are in a FOB and the cookhouse is there, when the cooks aren't cooking they are on stag while the patrol is out. After reading some of your other comments i think you should get back to playing call of duty.
britgary 1 week ago
@britgary
Sure, you're a soldier. But fighting actively is not training to fight. That's the difference between a unit with multiple tours a natty guard force--they're both trained to fight, but one of them has a whole hell of a lot more experience than the other with the real thing. And call of duty? Really? I didn't serve in Iraq for your ass to tell me to go play call of duty. I did my time as an E4 combat medic. So fuck you.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii most of them have been to afghanistan and have been trained for war. So yes you could argue they are a 'fighting force'. My friend is a guard at windsor and he doesn't appreciate after standing in the heat or rain for 2 hours unable to move properly having some random person starring right in his face. It would obviously be annoying
babyboosabz 1 week ago
@babyboosabz
They rarely deploy to Afghanistan. They do training in Europe, including Spain and Belize and the rare few of them will actually see action, but most of their careers will be spent on guard duty. I'm not saying their job is easy by any means because I respect it--but you don't know what you're talking about. Training for war isn't the same as having your convoy rocked by IEDS or your COP nailed by a VBED.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@Neverdii I have a very good friend who is currently a guard at windsor palace and lives in the windsor barracks. He has been to Afghanistan and he says he knows only two people in his barracks who haven't. He had to work with the Afghan police and they tried to trick him and the rest of the soldiers. I do know what I am talking about..I think you're the one who doesn't
babyboosabz 1 week ago
@babyboosabz How did the Afghan police try to trick him? What do you mean, please explain. I know that many of the Afghan police and army supply information etc to the Taliban, is it something along the lines of a double cross?
boi187 6 days ago
@boi187 Yeah that's what they seemed to do at times. So they couldn't really trust them but had to work with them
babyboosabz 6 days ago
@Neverdii oh, sorry I just assumed you were referencing the soldier in the video :)
There are currently two battalions of GRN GDS, 1stBn (deploying Bn) and Nijmegen (ceremonial). Soldiers are transferred between the two Bns on a (roughly) yearly basis. The reason each Guard regiment hasn't knocked up many tours is simple: They are the core infantry regiments, the slack is usually picked up by rifle battalions or the paras. Usually, only one guard regiment deploys at a time, and there are five.
asmrbear 1 week ago
@asmrbear
There we go, that's about the rotation rate I was thinking. That's still a pretty slow deployment rate. Our deployments in the US Army are 12-15 months, with 9 months at home...Marines are about 7-8 month deployments with 6 at home (I think?) Which means some units will see about 2 or 3 rotations in the time it takes for even one battalion of them to rotate back. My point earlier was that they are a guard force at home, and a fighting force abroad.
Neverdii 1 week ago
Lol ok dude! We have the toughest military in the world. U ever heard of navy SEALs and SEAL team 6 or(DevGru). Yea!
FutureST6 1 week ago
@FutureST6 Get over yourself.
chancieacres 1 week ago
@FutureST6 yeah there good, but who do you think teaches you............lol?
dinnnnnga 1 week ago
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CeejayHaines 1 week ago
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@FutureST6 So you're basing your argument on one group of elites? The SEALs and the SBS/SAS are of equal 'toughness', although I would still say that ours are tougher just to be patriotic. In terms of the rest of the military, because Britain has a smaller force, we have time, and ability to train our soldiers more efficiently than the US.
CeejayHaines 1 week ago
@FutureST6 You may have one of the toughest but so are we! You may have one of the biggest but we go for quality over quantity! You may have your Navy SEALS, but we have the Royal Marines!
TheHoffman87 1 week ago
@TheHoffman87 Actually, both the USMC and the Royal Marines see each other as equals.
ODSTayl0r 1 week ago
@FutureST6 Err . . SAS, MI5 . . beat that ya doss prick
DubFocus89 1 week ago
@DubFocus89 He still hasnt beat the SAS.
BenjoBanjoo 1 week ago
@FutureST6 Your a cock! The British are the best trained in the world. You's are bigger, but we'd fucking hope so at the size of your fat arses! Look it up, prick!
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev Winston Churchill, if I may recall, emphatically requested the entrance of the US military into the 2ndWW, so to speak of who is the best is really useless. The US has stepped in to aid many, so please be dignified and conduct your self with more respect, you can say that yours is the greatest in your opinion, but do not compare with those that save you.
freeobo85261 1 week ago
@freeobo85261 Saved us? catch a grip of yourself and stop uttering dire shite man! We received resources from you during WW2 and were fighting for 3 years before u even joined us! U lot only entered after Pearl H in 41 - and the resources we received have financially been paid back in FULL. You saved no one my friend. Yes, you help us win but please dont delude yourself into alot of American thinking! And please do look it up Brits are the best 'TRAINED' in the world undisputed!
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev Hmm, well we did help quite a bit, though. Can't deny that. We don't expect a "thank you" but just simple notoriety would be nice...
Tanzanite800 1 week ago
@Tanzanite800 Hmm, i'm certainly not saying you's didn't help! You's did and it was in your interests to do so. I'm just sick of yanks saying they 'saved our asses' when its bollocks! On that note, who asked for help in the gulf and middle east in general? ya know, it works both ways. In annoying for us with the Obama era that certain things are forgotten.Like Clinton suggesting we should negotiate with Argentina over the Falklands! NO, The Iron Lady clip on the Falklands sums that up perfectly
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev If it werent for the Americans then England would have lost the war, and that is a fact. The Americans didnt ask for help from the British military in the Gulf or in any other middle east conflict. As allies, where we go you go...and where you go we go. Yeah it works both ways, but make no mistake, the U.S. military is powerful enough on its own, and it has never needed help. When you're allies you fight where your allies are fighting. And Obama will not be re-elected. : )
TheHumangous 1 week ago
@TheHumangous Please learn the difference between England and Britain and then perhaps we can talk!
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev
England refers to the nation of England, a small country off the British Isles which borders the Celtic countries of Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall. Britain, in this sense, great Britain, refers to these unified nation-states. The United Kingdom, however, refers to The Celtic nation of Northern Ireland as well. The English (Angles), are a Germanic People.
chica476 1 week ago
@TheHumangous And US did ask for help, on both occasions. You also asked for help in Vietnam but we said no. Please don't delude yourself my friend. I am not slagging off your nation - i believe it is remarkable and we ARE allies but i'm sick of some Americans arrogance. And it is undisputed by anyone who knows what they are talking about that the British are the best trained. Most of the world send troops to Sandhurst for training. US is the biggest and spends the most but we r better trained.
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev
so... it's the FFL that has the best trained?
chica476 1 week ago
@chica476 hahaha love it!
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@chica476
*doesn't
chica476 1 week ago
@TheHumangous you are such a dick! yank fucking twat!
JDolannn30 1 week ago
@TheHumangous I hate to break it to you, I really do. American troops only killed 1% of Germans troops during the WHOLE war. British and others killed the other 1%. I think you can guess whiuch other giant which lost much more than you yanks and still came back harder and faster. Russia won the war, killing 8/10 of german troops during the whole war. Read up on your history and stastistics.
ImperialKnightmareth 1 week ago
@ImperialKnightmareth
They also lost 29 million people in the process! Brush up on some of that history.
Neverdii 1 week ago
@pidgeblev You can certainly claim that "Brits are the best trained in the world"...but you know that will always be disputed and it isnt likely true. Every country thinks that they have the best trained soldiers. The Americans will certainly disagree with you...and they would most likely be right. But the Russians, Chinese, middle east soldiers, Germans, and just about any other soldier in the world will dispute your claim of being the best...and most of them will be right. : )
TheHumangous 1 week ago
@freeobo85261 American has the biggest and spends the most on defence but thats not what i said. You will not get a better trained soldier than in the SAS - FACT
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev Sir, I am not trying in any way to degrade any of the accomplishments of your country. But please inspect your self. Some of us my self included, in our quest for recognition overstate factual events that in some strange way we believe will elevate us to some notoriety. As for your comparisons, it appears to me that by trying to elevate the Royal Marines above all you are also elevated, Sir no matter what training we may receive there are some untrained that can out perform us. PEACE
freeobo85261 1 week ago
@freeobo85261 Well don't verbally attack my country and i won't attack yours. Nevertheless both WW's will always be remembered and go in history as British, commonwealth and her allies victory over Nazi Germany. If you wanna knows who saved anyones asses speak to the French!
pidgeblev 1 week ago
@pidgeblev YES! totally agree with you on that one.. If america is such a great fighting force, why did they retreat from Vietnam with the tails between there legs.. freeobo85261, is what we would call a utter PRICK!
JDolannn30 1 week ago
@JDolannn30 exactly, least every major war we've started we've won! And the US saying we should 'talk' to Argentina, really does take the biscuit. They should have talked to the Japs in 41! JOKE
pidgeblev 1 week ago
And yeahhh. We dont just stand around all day with guards like this. Ours are actual full uniformed real soldiers. We can do more tham yell at someone bro haha.
FutureST6 1 week ago
@FutureST6 mate ive seen a coldstream guard take on 4 US marines and having to be restained by 3 US MPs at lakenheath, the 4 us marines had to be treated for various broken limbs. that was just an ordinary soldier Vs 4 of your best.
UKNationalAirsoft 1 week ago
You have the greatest fighting force? Hahaha last time i heard we had SEALs, marines, green beret, ect. I do admit tho. SAS are some tough men. But come on dude. Dont stretch the truth.. And u guys have a king and queen! This isnt a ferrytail! This is reality
FutureST6 1 week ago
@FutureST6 Fairytale? I think you'll find you've been watching too many kiddy films. Don't be so up your own arse about your forces, all you have is greaters numbers. In terms of quality, British forces kick your arse any day.
CeejayHaines 1 week ago
@CeejayHaines Except they are our Allies, so very unlikely that that would EVER happen. :)
chancieacres 1 week ago
It's truly annoying what some tourists/children/ignorant fools do. Disrespect for these guards is something I loathe so violently.
Leviwosc 1 week ago
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Tashi629 1 week ago
woggie boggie nigger.....Woggie Boggie! *Dave Chappelle voice*
LaxSwag31 1 week ago
??? Im american. Is a person in a big cat im the hat, hat gonna scare me???
FutureST6 1 week ago
@FutureST6 He would fucking scare you, You would shit yourself, Hes a trained killer who has killed before, I know someone in the guards and they dont stand for shit, You piss them off or ignore them or walk behind them or walk into the guarded areas, You would be shot on site, No questions asked, You can tell your a yank, Your secretly scared of the greatest fighting force on Earth.
MrSapperb3 1 week ago
@MrSapperb3
greatest fighting force?
WERE the greatest thanks to those bloody krauts not more. 2 world wars broke the Empire's back. now the MoD is scaling down to the size of the maltese army. I have a feeling there going to scrap plans of the Prince of Wales carrier...
alikos88 1 week ago
@MrSapperb3 Greatest fighting force on Earth is in the USA
npgfunk 1 week ago
@npgfunk AND YET YOU WATCH BRITISH FORCES ON YOUTUBE.....GO FIGURE
stonewall1888 1 week ago
They put up with a whole lot of shit...
fube432 1 week ago
He would be the first one to start spouting if I went to his country and disrespected his traditions and beliefs! In some countries I'd probably be arrested and deported for it, but come to England and piss on us!
thewr0ngchild 1 week ago
The racist comments are not called for. Please flag them as spam.
jsf926 1 week ago
something you gotta learn, repeat after me :
I WILL NEVER
PISS OFF A MAN
WHO IS CARRYING AN ASSAULT RIFLE
patachu666 1 week ago 15
Just kick him in the balls lol. What a dick head tourist
Pringles352 1 week ago
Always niggers.......... always
badgern100 1 week ago
fuck you racists
drplbiftin 2 weeks ago
NO ONE LIKES AN ANNOYING LITTLE NIGGER.
cowboy10465 2 weeks ago
Love the windsor gaurds, they're completly still, until they shout at you and it's the suddeness that makes it scary as hell.
IXIFatTonyIXI 2 weeks ago
LOLOLOOOOLLOLOLLOLOLOL
zerok98 2 weeks ago
Stand back!
robertslucky 2 weeks ago
Stupid Racist kid.
Volunteer28 2 weeks ago