'Sound the Double'

[dillydob1]

a get to do that in 7 weeks

[pickledcockles]

What's the marching tune being played called?

[miniconsrus]

@pickledcockles 'Keel Row and the Road to the Isles'

[Carpediem612]

you jacked as soon as you walked into the careers office and thought the paras sounds hard il join the rifles so I can do this ally march! You've got nothing separating you from every other regiment same training no selection process. The paras are set apart from day 1 at ADSC by having to run a faster run time then doesn't even qualify you for training you have to do PRAC then if you pass that them u can go to training and even then half the lads who go will end up joining this! So you get all

[Carpediem612]

"if you can't hack it be a fuckin green jacket" go on para reg!!!!

[1CRAZYMF249]

@Carpediem612 Paras don't even get to jump anymore.

What is the point of being a paratrooper that doesn't parachute?

Its like being Armoured corp with no tanks, logistics with no trucks, air corp with no aircraft.

A para without a parachute is just a wannabe rifleman with a silly colour hat.

[norly18]

They have scared lots of babies. aren't they?

[SgtShnackendale]

I'm starting Phase one in 3 weeks in a hope to join the Paras, but can someone explain why the Rifles do this? What ceremonial values does it represent?

Just wondering :)

[kjclarke56]

@SgtShnackendale It`s mostly just ceremonial now, but when going into combat or just getting to a place faster they would double time.It looks false because they aren`t doing a full pace.

[bushybushbaby]

The light division, LI and RGJ, the only regiments in the British Army to march at 140 paces to the minute, we were, we are, we always will be first in last out!! 

[scottallan77]

man front left get ye knees up

[gab21113]

Many European armies had a special unit of skirmishers who would advance at the double and use rifles to pick off enemy officers. The Italian Bersaglieri (Marksmen) and the German Jager regiments also have this style.

[applevalleyjoe]

Wow! This was amazing...you don't see this in the US Armed Forces...is this a standard British Army cadence for special events? I believe that some Italian units also have this "double step".

[netherledy]

@applevalleyjoe Maybe someone who knows more about the light infantry can give a better answer, but these troops are from a part of the British Army that was developed to be lightly armed but mobile. All instructions were given by bugle and 'the double' was a way of deploying infantry quickly. They also march faster than normal troops.

The British Army uses 'the double' when soldiers are being punished or in prison.

[peanutmate1234]

@Penfoldsmith You did indeed :)

[totalyruben]

@Penfoldsmith i say old chap i think i spy that same "almost" false start by the OIC ;)

[misfit1978]

@Penfoldsmith haha looked like it!

[justabrit]

Double....more like knees up mother brown ....

[RidseardMhicCoinnich]

@justabrit  Cunt

[justabrit]

@Penfoldsmith Yep you did ..LOL

[higuma75]

Good to see British who still have balls.

[mustanglead]

My old regiment.. 1RGJ in Osnabruck brings back memories.

[MrPatchypants]

In Barbados we did the double with weapons at high port

[laa2009]

Swift and Bold!

[piontro]

@Penfoldsmith I did too and by the Lieutenant.

[threefour66]

Thanks to all who responded with more information about the double. I'm a huge fan of Bernard Cornwell's novels about Richard Sharpe and admire the traditions of the British Army.

[MrMattNUFC]

Its called tje quick march. Im in the rifles. We do it on parades only. All other time we speed march. Different to any other regiment anywhere.

[HailToTheSkunk]

@hrgoodmanjr bitch... just a thought google which of the developed nations has the best teeth. its Britain and Germany joint best quality :/

[deltaraven]

i am okay with dnc in acadmies but they have no place in the modern military.

i would teach dicipline by having troops hold live rifles in mud and water filled fox holes for 2 days without moving and no sleep rigorous training is the way to instill dicipline not marching.

marching is more perfection than dicipline these days ne way.

[chavmong]

Only one army in the world can pull this off

[blueray1969]

@Penfoldsmith lol yeah you did. it wouldn't look so silly if they actually moved a little bit.

[AHickenUK]

Well i've seen the army do some weird things but nothing like this. Either way, those guys are back from tour by the looks of it so well done, heroes the lot of em.

[threefour66]

I served in a Marine rifle company in Vietnam and think the Double March looks sharp.

Is it like a pass in review parade?

Does each regiment have it's own distinctive musical march?

Where does the tradition spring from?

I'm assuming the Middle Eastern military that use the double march were originally created and patterned after the British Army.

[moule6448]

@threefour66 Im not an expert but I believes its only the light infantry that march the double.

[alanandsandy]

gab old boy I think you'd better talk to the Royal Monmouth Royal Engineers and the Honourable Artillery Company who might think 1636 a little late.

[gab21113]

@allthefours44 Yes and no. One of the regiments of the Massachusetts Guard (110th Engineers) was founded in 1636 before Colonel Coldstream offered his services to Charles II, so there is an American unit older than any British unit. However, the English Army is older than than the U.S. Army. Fun to argue over a glass.

[0404alan]

@gab21113 Wishfull thinking on your part I think. As has already been pointed out to you. The Honourable Artillery Company has been active from 1296 AD to present. And The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers active since 1539 AD to present. Both regiments having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

[keonster]

I sort of wish that I was part of the British armed forces then I could sing that awesome British grenadier song or Over the hills and Far away.

[joslynn417]

@ALLTHEFOURS44, lad i wasn't  trying to insult tradition. just jayinspains back comment.

[jayinspain]

@joslynn417 Yeah America probably does do it smarter and better, then again they have to so that they can make up for their lack of fighting skill by concentrating on training things that dont keep you alive in the battlefield.

[alanandsandy]

RGJ now the Rifles normally march much faster than normal line troops so when they double they do so at this trot.

I'm sure the boys would love to hear your views personally joslyynn and trojan. They may even invite you to keep up with them around the square.

[b3333333p]

that is not how they march tis "Sound the Double!" meaning march on the double meaning march fast

[trojanhorse1994]

Is this a joke or thats how they march?

[emanuele28165]

Quick march of 19th century, a little time before mechanized infantry.

[trojanhorse1994]

@emanuele28165 Oh ok I was just wondering

[emanuele28165]

Before militias it's of commando and para units of the same area.

[82648947]

Favourite marching step of Fanatical Middle Eastern Militias...

[reg1naldsm1th]

Looks fucking stupid.

[ronsiris]

great

[TheGate10]

no when its done properly its great EX 2LI 90-99

[thepunkymunkey]

you did

[beatsbooze]

Well done!

Reminds me of my days with the QOR of C

Don't know how the rest of them marched @ 120. you could doze off.

Vancouver

BC

[skirmisherb84]

@beatsbooze Wish I was still up to that pace. It's hard enough for some of us older QOR types to just march, let alone double. As long as we don't have to behind the highland band! I feel that I'll topple over from not moving fast enough.

[MrMethleyman]

im a ex 2li bugler and this was shocking they should have just walked made me cringe

[TheGate10]

i thought this was the worst double i have seen ex 2LI 90-99

[tbforth]

this is preety cool.

[Onyourbuzzers]

Was that Double? It was C***

Watch the Gurkha Band do double Quick whilst playing, or any of the Light Infantry for that matter.

[RetardedPickle]

ahah poor chap at front how embarrasing

[1420h]

Whilst it is different, i wont put you down, but perhaps if you look into the history of The Light Infantry, Greenjackets, DLI, Gurkhas then you would get it. At least you took the trouble to look.

[akosibluebunny]

It's a military ceremony/tradition. Look it up .

[johnpaul252003]

shut up u panzy. go do something

[AxelHL]

Ah, the exquisite intellect behind that comment is baffling.

[bisley66]

not like the rest of the British Army .... left NAFFI break , right NAFFI break left NAFFI break !!!!!

Swift and Bold

Stag onsville skilalarendage !

[kronlc]

Lol..gj lads keeping in step

[emanuele28165]

it's better than italian bersaglieri march.

[emanuele28165]

it's better then italian bersaglieri march.

[BigBadBill2323]

They forgot their horses that day...

[stevengerrard78]

thinking of joining the rifles myself

[Zarif215Miah]

Exellent!

Just One Thing. what is It With Kids and Camera's eh?

Always Walking infront of The Action.

:) RGJ!

[clive180271]

was in 2LI from 88 to 93, it will never go away

[smudger746]

from an ex 2 LI (3 rifles) soldier.... i wasin from 1994-2006, that brought back some good memories. CEDE NULLIS

LIGHT INFANTRY- GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

[userblue]

Hate to say it, but it looks pretty camp from behind. Bordering on a doubletime mince.

[willobi]

got to be the rifles regiment.

[bobbysandbigmac]

walkabots the night before everyone was rotern

[fernando5821]

Brilliant, lads!

[guysey1]

the british army is no longer the best in the world,the labour party has seen to that!!under payed , over stretched ,poorly equipped ,and under strengh!..we need more money,better pay,and if no one is joining up>conscription

[shikari147]

nah man we are still the bestour troops join nomatter what and fight with guts we have exxellent firepower and equipment all we need is more troops i do agree i belive if someone isnt workin for more than 2 yrs and aint trying they should be conscripted

[scatts123]

this is just like the light infantry quick step march aint it ?? my bro had to do that for his passing out parade, now they r called 3 rifles and the badge has changed, now its a tacky plastic bugle with something on the top of it, b4 it was a metal bugle, brass i think, now it dont even shine lol menna get better not worse ...

[bannongkae]

Italean Bersaglieri regiments run as well

[kook2222]

of all the marches, this is the one that should be called the hampstead heath march.

[greenjacket1]

nice job fellers, RGJ is the finest regiment in the british army, end of.

ex 2rgj

[brasszebra]

So true. I play in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and when were at the front we have to wait for the parade to catch up lol.

[LiamG1992]

hi, love the rifles joining them soon up in edinburgh, were can i download the sound the double tune.

[thesuperslacksniper]

unfortunately for us the red coats are teaching us jackets the meaning of cleaning, ironing and bowing and scraping

[greenjackets2464]

passed out in 83...hope the jackets teach them red coats, real drill........once a rifleman. heres to THE RIFLES

[bermudaiv]

Watch for the CO's mis step just before the second bar, he was a little early! :-)

[BelieverAtLast]

best drill in british army...this is how its done ...are you watching USA?

[farouk02382]

What does this drill team have to do with USA?

[BelieverAtLast]

absolutely fuck all...i just thought i'd have a go at the yanks coz they think they do everything better...WHICH THEY DONT...mind you...they are good at friendly fire incidents...probably why the light division needs to march at a trot...to keep out those dozy fuckers way!

[farouk02382]

Such language from a Brit. I feel some jealously. I never said we did things better than you.

Lighten Up, my Brit friend!!!

[BelieverAtLast]

how the fuck can you call yourself a yank with a name like farouk???..believe me...you wont find any brits jealous of any yanks...we do admire your black ghetto culture and trailer homes though...hows your momma???

[farouk02382]

You are an angry DudE!!!!!!!!!!

Lighten Up!

Take a couple of PIlls and go to bed. Tomorrow is anothr day!

Such language. I must tell your mom to wash out your mouth with soap1!

[bangkokstuart]

This is what Gordon Clown and his bunch of commie friends want to destroy, Bugger New Labour it is old communism Get them out

[girthalmighty]

awesome! passed out from ITC today, best feeling ever doing this, can't wait for first parade at battalion (1 Rifles) great video and great show

[moonmad67]

Nice 1 cheers for posting it, I've done that a couple of times, spectators never know whats coming next. Celer et Audax wank durch!! ;-))

[TheRetroDude]

geeze id be knackered after a few mins marching like that!. Are these todays snipers then?? or they just use standard sa80s???

[EnglishFilth]

OMG much respect for the rifles but im glad i didnt join them....that drill is too much !! :D

[rickstar2007]

thats the way of us rifles "SWIFT AND BOLD" with honor and pride.

[Tonanti216]

An old Green Jacket friend of mine Ex RSM Fred Hughes KRRC used to say that the 60th Rifles were the "only regiment in the British Army allowed to chew gum on parade" - 'Cos they were the 6oth Royal Americans....

[MariaCan65]

My son is in there somewhere! It was fantastic.

[beuchars]

Hi, thanks for showing. Out of interest, can you shine a light on this form of marching, the tradition? Thanks, beuchars

[sabini48]

Origins of marching at the double goes back to the original rifles The 60th Rifles in North America 1770s and 95th Rifles in Spain 1800s they fought as a "screen" in front of and too the flanks of the heavy infantry (Red Coats)The double was used to move rapidly across the battlefield at the direction of bugle calls. "Swift & Bold"

[Knuck1ez]

by shine a light do u meen explain it? ok well the rifles march like tht becoz thts how they went into battle in the old days they where the fasted moving most deadliest sharpshooters of wellingtons army, they where like the SAS in the old days lol pretty kool init im joinin them in january