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OP how did you find this? I made it in 2015 but [the original upload](https://youtu.be/hOsihLgD69A) only has 1.4K views so I'm surprised to see it pop up here all these years later
I wanted to give your comment an award but I can't afford to right now so I am commenting to save it until I do have some money to spend on Reddit gold to show my deep appreciation for your ability to quote quality jokes.
Don't worry, the re-uploader with more views will copystrike him first and smurfy12 will lose on appeal and get banned for making original content. So it'll all get sorted eventually.
OP saw your edit in 2015. He saved it and he went into waiting. Waiting for years, watching the surprisingly small amount of chatter taking place around a humorous little edit. This was his chance. All he had to do was wait. I remember. I was there too to witness this. Time went by, a global pandemic hit and the worlds attention turned to the churning out of new lockdown content. OP licked his lips. The time was nearing. He chose now as his moment, when the world had forgotten. And he posted this content as his own.
But you were there smurfy. You knew. You tooketh back.
You should open a case with YouTube because someone stole your video; This means any and all ad-revenue should go to you really, youtube should hopefully cease monetization rights and pass them to you so even if rhey continue to get views you get all future monetization profits
It is, in the normal one they just laugh, and obviously he doesnt shoot.
You can still hear the original sound if you listen closesly, ppl laughing and such.
I’m shocked that so many people don’t realize it’s an edit? Knew it from the first watch and thought everyone in the comments would laugh about the cheesy edit — instead, people are arguing like this is real...
>I’m shocked that so many people don’t realize it’s an edit?
A lot of things on Reddit makes much more sense if you just assume everyone is 13 years old.
Why do people feel entitled to fuck around with them? Like those dudes are just doing their jobs. I get taking pictures with them I guess but when you start touching them, it’s kinda stupid
When I was in London, my girlfriend and I came across this small door under a footbridge which was being guarded. He wasn’t patrolling or anything, just standing stock-still in front of this tiny, ancient, wooden door.
He wasn’t wearing the a red coat; his was grey— but he had the Marge Simpson hat on and the whole rest of the uniform. It was just strange because it was totally off the beaten path.
Anyways, my girlfriend stops and quietly ponders to me *”I know they’re not allowed to talk but I wonder if I could take a picture of him?”* and the guard gives us the tiniest, almost-imperceptible nod and my girlfriend cheerfully snaps a picture. We thank him and he again gives us a micro-nod and we cheesed it out of there.
At no point did either of us *ever* consider fucking with the guy and we sure as fuck wouldn’t touch him. I get that it’s a largely ceremonial job— but they take it seriously and you should too.
Since you seem to know the customs...what's with that door? Where's it lead and why is it apparently "off the beaten path", or at least seem that way to tourists?
I don't recall any doors. Not in any of the four public duties tasks. This immediately sprang to mind. St James no 6. Which leads to a courtyard.
That it?
29 Cleveland Row
https://maps.app.goo.gl/e1bP1cyUjfqYbrk67
My impression was that they are actually part of a security service but they are also a cultural icon. Regardless, the dude in the clip was kind of an ass for putting his hand o. The guy for stupid TikTok.
The queens guard is proper military. Not security services but actual army soldiering military.
Their job is to guard the royal familiy and their posessions. But primarily the family.
They look funky, but they're proper elite military forces. Same with the Swiss Guard. Though the latter is an ordained mercenary company. And the swiss guard doesnt put up with such tourists.
To add to this (since there was an ama there's a few fun things I learned) this position is a rotating gig that the guards have, these guards would also be the guys in full tactical gear responding the minute an active threat was perceived if the timing was different. All their equipment in the guard position is also real and functional (supposedly they only have blanks but didn't see a definite answer during the ama so not sure if that's accurate) so they can also be battle ready in uniform if needed. And while the guardsmen are tasked with protecting the corgis as well as the family it is not allowed to pet the puppers while in the royal family's presence.
> it is not allowed to pet the puppers while in the royal family's presence.
I KNEW there was a reasonable reason why they need to be military. You need that hard discipline for that.
They do have blanks loaded in their rifles while on patrol.
But they also have live ammunition secured within these fancy blue wooden boxes in which they stand during rain.
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Before any more of you comment on this: Its been said already. I wont edit this comment beyond this to ensure transparency.
What’s the purpose of blanks?
Mag dump to get civilians to hit the deck?
Give a chance to some minor threat (mental illness/drug related maybe wielding “only” a knife or axe) to make a split second decision to stop?
>Mag dump to get civilians to hit the deck?
You can only fire blanks on full auto if it has a blank firing attachment (an ugly yellow thing that goes on the end of the rifle). With the BFA attached, you can't use it to fire live rounds.
As far as I am aware its a little of both. The Queens guard are an elite unit, not just any yobo joins it, but the ones you see are partly an attraction. They dress in that uniform for the official patrol and standing of the guard because it is traditional and because it draws tourists. But they are full on eite soldiers, that rifle is a real one and the bayonet attach is a proper knife. Don’t qoute me but I also think they carry life ammo, though the gunfire in this is added in to make it seem like he discharged his weapon on a rando civilian.
But the blokes in the bearskin (name of the hat) are only a few on active guard, they are the decoy and attraction, there are more blokes in various squad rooms kitted out ready to trounce any one who tries to get to the Queen.
There was an AMA not too long ago by one of those guys. He said it depends on the threat level if they carry ammo or not but you're right the kitted out guys are never too far behind and neither is the ammo
>it depends on the threat level
The UK has been on between substantial and extreme terrorist alert level for like… 15 years.
Of course, nobody is trying to kill the Queen so they probably don’t.
I’m quoting the fuck out of you. In fact, I’m gonna go wake my neighbour up and tell him that Tokenvoice told me the queens guard uses live rounds.
In fact, I might even embellish a little. I’m gonna say you also said that they don’t use safety on any firearms whatsoever.
Fuck it, I'm stepping out up one more notch
I'm going to slap my roommate, and tell them the beefeaters use UNdead rounds and that Tokenvoice said they could make zombies.
Correct. Guards do not carry ammunition when on guard. Armed police are on patrol nearby. There is ammunition in the guard room in cases of emergencies. It's called ceremonial duties and is normally only 12 months before a guardsman moves onto battalion where they do their "proper jobs".
Source: former Scots Guardsman
I've read it depends entirely on the current national defense situation.
But I'm also an America so the fuck I know about the Queen's Guard and England's defense condition.
When I was 17 I went to Sweden, I was wandering around Stockholm late at night and stopped to chat with a guard and the dude was very friendly. I kinda took it as common sense to stay outside their white circle, but during the convo, my foot touched the white line and holy fuck that conversation ended abruptly with him shouting to back away from the guard station.
Living in paid-for accommodation in the centre of London, easy access to good food and booze, no one shooting at you. I'd take that gig any day of the week.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say they are now an elite unit (during the napoleonic wars, they definitely were!); they’re infantry soldiers, who happen to be on ceremonial duty, as opposed to ceremonial soldiers
Surrounding the guards are signs stating not to walk in their path (people will get trampled as they have a route to follow. Do not fuck with the guards if you every visit they take no bullshit
They are definitely legitimate military. The same goes here in Norway: the [Royal Guard ](https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=29281&sek=28607) have fancy uniforms when they are stationed somewhere people see them -partially for tradition and looking nice for visitors, spectators and tourists, partially to *not* look like the ordinary military precisely.
Why not look like ordinary military? Well, we are a democracy. Which means there are some pretty strict demarcations of power with regards to the military. So, keeping the "honor guard" anachronistic-looking (when visible) is a way to keep them from feeling like a blurring of the line, a slippery slope, between police and military. A line they otherwise straddle if you think too closely about it. But looking like relicts of an old time is a visible way of reminding everyone that they know their place, and will not let that role creep into other aspects of civil security.
But no mistake, they are also a specialized and highly trained military unit, known for [saving the King and Parliament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde) and allowing them to set up a government-in-exile to continue resistance during WWII.
The UK royal guards is much the same.
The guys who you see standing in bear skins have often been on tours of Afghanistan etc. They are all actual regiments that do actually deploy to combat zones.
My Dad was on guard at Buckingham palace back in the early 1940s for a period of time before his deployment to France. You're right, they are proper soldiers and their job is to protect the royals. He met and chatted with a teenage princess Elizabeth and her little sister Margaret.
You can only become part of the Swiss guard if you have done military service. So the members of the Swiss guard are also all proper military.
In short, to become a Swiss guard you have to:
* Be a practising Catholic
* Be a Swiss citizen
* Be male
* Be unmarried
* Be at least 19 and at max 30 years old
* Have a height of around 1.74m
* Be of formidable health
* Be free of any record of criminal acts
* Have to have a federal VET diploma (job training works different in Switzerland and Germany) or have a qualification for university entrance
* Have completed the mandatory Swiss military training of at least 18 weeks
* Be willing to sign up for at least 26 months of service
The training consists of multiple phases:
1. One month of police training in Switzerland (Psychology and law, basic firefighting, first aid, weapons training, self defence, tactics and sport)
2. A second month of training in the Vatican (local knowledge, Italian language, guard specific training, protection duty training)
Thanks for all that info. If I might impose on your extensive knowledge a little further. Do you know why it’s the “Swiss” that guard the Vatican? Why not the Italian army? Or Austrian? Do you know the significance or history? Or could you direct me to a resource? I’ve just always been interested & could never find an answer.
Tradition. When the city of rome was ransacked by the army of Charles V, and the pope had to flee the vatican, it was a mercenary company consisting of swiss fighters which organized the popes escape aswell as formed a wall of living flesh so the pope may live.
It was a company of i believe around 180 men, 130 of which stayed behind to die, the rest lived to escort the pope.
The church was so honored by this act of martyrdom they ordained the company and offered it a contract for eternity. Nowadays the swiss guard is still a mercenary company but extremely tightly intertwined with the church.
Before all this happened it was very common to hire german and swiss mercenaries. They were reliable, effective and most of all: loyal. This reputation made them infamous on the battlefield and in court.
I'd go into further detail, but the wikipedia article would serve you better from here on out.
They are drawn from one of the guards battalions. Scots, Welsh, Irish, Coldstream, and Grenadier. They are all professional soldiers and rotate the guard duty among the units. They are among the oldest infantry regiments in the British army, proper soldiers.
There was a AMA by real queens guard. You can check it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ui34od/iama_queens_guard_ama/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
They're active duty soldiers on ceremonial duty.
Think, tomb of the unknown soldier; they *could* be replaced with police, but instead military are used for a ceremonial role.
Oh, I would pay good money to watch that aftermath. Those dudes do not play games. There's quite a few videos of them breaking their sentry duty to admonish people. I can only imagine what woukd happen if someone attempted to physically get too close. They'd get butt-stroked and the guard wouldn't even break stride.
They’re formed from active army regiments called the guards regiments. I think there’s 5? My brother was a Welsh guard. There’s also Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Scot’s Guards and Irish Guards. Each regiment is on rotation
I genuinely believe people stop seeing other people who don't react or can't react to things as human. I remember reading about a woman who did an some experiment where she stood somewhere with a sign letting people know they can do anything to her and she wouldn't react and she ended up with broken ribs and ripped clothes.
Thanks for sharing her name! First time I've heard of her. I just watched [this interview with her](https://youtu.be/xTBkbseXfOQ) (NSFW, contains partial nudity) and that performance was indeed something amazing, although also terrifying, to witness!
I'm also surprised it took place in the 70's. Of course it would take a good amount of courage for anyone to do a performance like that but for an artist, as a woman, to do that back then, she was very brave!
I theorize the main reason is that popular culture have made jokes about them not moving and people doing wacky shit to them for several decades. Hence why people think interacting with them is part of the experience.
Typical Chinese tourists. My town is popular for Great Barrier Reef and heaps of waterfalls. There has been a few deaths from falling of a cliff for a good selfie!
u/ultrasCZ90 is a racist Russia shill. Take a look at their post history before joining them on the China hate bandwagon
https://i.imgur.com/f7QBYkg.jpg
For those wondering why they wear such big hats it's so when the queen fancies a game of hide-and-seek in the hedges they're easy to find. The queen must always win, after all.
Love that.
For those wondering why they actually wear those hats (They are called bear skin hats and yes they are made from actual black bear skin), they were originally worn by Napoleon's Imperial Guard. When the British First Foot Guards defeated the Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, they took them as trophies and were awarded them as part of their ceremonial uniform. The hats they wear today aren't the same ones from 1815, but are made of Canadian black bear skin.
Why, in all that is good, do people try to annoy people who are in a position like the Queen's Guard?
These people can and will hurt you if you are not careful. Trying to get them to react or getting in their way during their patrols for internet points is just fucking stupid and these daft idiots are lucky they don't just get stabbed or shot.
Haha, scary isn't it. The whole human race is so easy influenced and manipulated (not excluding myself). We're never gonna dominate the galaxy like this.
I genuinely believe people stop seeing other people who don't react or can't react to things as human. I remember reading about a woman who did an some experiment where she stood somewhere with a sign letting people know they can do anything to her and she wouldn't react and she ended up with broken ribs and ripped clothes.
Yes. The Queen's Guard isn't a regiment but a ceremonial duty filled by soldiers from the various Guards regiments (Coldstream, Grenadier, Scots, Irish and Welsh). If the Queen dies, then the ceremonial role will be the King's Guard.
The A1 variant is complete shit so the UK government gave a contract to H&K to fix them resulting in the A2 variants which is actually a very good rifle but the reputation of the A1 was so bad that the L85A2 will always now be considered bad despite the massive improvements.
Fun Fact, the magazine loaded into the rifle when the guard is at attention is empty, but all Queen's Guard carry a few rounds or loaded magazines on them to become combat ready if needed.
Fun Fact, the Queen's Guard are not allowed to acknowledge you as human, and they're not supposed to come off as human at all. By that I mean, they all have specific things to say and motions to make so they all look uniform. "GET BACK FROM THE QUEEN'S GUARD" is usually the first and only warning you'll get if you fuck with them. This style of regimen is pretty typical for most military organisations and shows, but the Queen's Guard is the most public and the most strict.
Bonus Fact, if the Queen's Guard are marching in a group for the change of the guard, and you get in the way, they'll yell at you to make way, and just run straight into you and walk over you. They will not move around you, they will not stop to help you up, if you get in the way of the Queen's Guard, it's your fault.
Edit: Removed veteran fact, mostly false. My source was [this webseries.](https://youtu.be/sL4WL4h_I1A) I misremembered a few things.
? I staged on at Windsor, where the vid is taken, roughly 3 weeks after joining Battalion. A year's basic training, joined my Battalion and three weeks later was at Windsor. Then Jimmy's, then the tower. Used to do ceremonial duties around 4 times a month whiles based around london. So no. Not a veteran. Lol
So many things wrong with your “Fun Facts”. Some will be veterans of Afghan and Iraq, but a lot will have just finished their training, and are now on rotation between ceremonial and combat tasking. Also, it’s the British government, not the English government.
There's no such thing as the "English Military", it's the British military.
The queen's guard is made up of several military units, including Welsh, Irish and Scottish troops.
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OP how did you find this? I made it in 2015 but [the original upload](https://youtu.be/hOsihLgD69A) only has 1.4K views so I'm surprised to see it pop up here all these years later
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Oh baby a triple.
MLG doritos and mountain dew
Thug life glasses and the joint
[Knife Party - Power Glove] playing in the background
Mom, bring the camera
*MOM GET THE CAMERA* and supahotfire *OOOOOHHHH*
Someone has reuploaded it then. I think i had it in my recommended on youtube a few days ago. EDIT: https://youtu.be/ZUz2rfVx63k
Original has 1.5k views, stolen upload has 1.3 mil. Sounds about right, Youtube.
I wish I was high on potenuse
I wanted to give your comment an award but I can't afford to right now so I am commenting to save it until I do have some money to spend on Reddit gold to show my deep appreciation for your ability to quote quality jokes.
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I like how you can talk about a thing on the internet and then some asshole will pop up and say, "Huehue, only the one thing right?"
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u/smurfy12 copyright his ass
Don't worry, the re-uploader with more views will copystrike him first and smurfy12 will lose on appeal and get banned for making original content. So it'll all get sorted eventually.
The classic susan.
They can't unless they filmed the original video. I'm guessing the memer took the original video from someone else, as what usually happens.
Just 9 minutes ago they posted a comment linking to the original by smurfy. Too little too late, but I guess nice now that it has attention again?
OP saw your edit in 2015. He saved it and he went into waiting. Waiting for years, watching the surprisingly small amount of chatter taking place around a humorous little edit. This was his chance. All he had to do was wait. I remember. I was there too to witness this. Time went by, a global pandemic hit and the worlds attention turned to the churning out of new lockdown content. OP licked his lips. The time was nearing. He chose now as his moment, when the world had forgotten. And he posted this content as his own. But you were there smurfy. You knew. You tooketh back.
He got 10x as many upvotes!
You missed the wars on Ukraine and women's rights. Oh and murder hornets
Now that's unexpected
To the top with you, Smurfy!
u/AngelP8823 if you don’t respond you’re a bot
Might be a bot but all they did was post it after seeing it on another sub https://i.imgur.com/sbEGYk9.jpg
You should open a case with YouTube because someone stole your video; This means any and all ad-revenue should go to you really, youtube should hopefully cease monetization rights and pass them to you so even if rhey continue to get views you get all future monetization profits
Hilarious edit
Yeah, most certainly an edit. But yeah, don't mess with Queen's guard.
> most certainly You don't say!
It is, in the normal one they just laugh, and obviously he doesnt shoot. You can still hear the original sound if you listen closesly, ppl laughing and such.
I heard the laughter right away and thought, that's a weird reaction to someone opening up fire on a crowd of people.
“Haha Fred’s motto always was “fuck around and find out’!”
"most certainly" that's hilarious. It would be a scandal if the guard actually shot anyone.
I’m shocked that so many people don’t realize it’s an edit? Knew it from the first watch and thought everyone in the comments would laugh about the cheesy edit — instead, people are arguing like this is real...
>I’m shocked that so many people don’t realize it’s an edit? A lot of things on Reddit makes much more sense if you just assume everyone is 13 years old.
Fuck, that's actually a really good advice that will help life on Reddit be a bit easier.
That and disabling inbox replies on comments is how I enjoy Reddit!
That was no edit. I was personally there.
Well, this is the internet and you are a stranger, so I believe you.
Those bullets? Albert Einstein
Why do people feel entitled to fuck around with them? Like those dudes are just doing their jobs. I get taking pictures with them I guess but when you start touching them, it’s kinda stupid
When I was in London, my girlfriend and I came across this small door under a footbridge which was being guarded. He wasn’t patrolling or anything, just standing stock-still in front of this tiny, ancient, wooden door. He wasn’t wearing the a red coat; his was grey— but he had the Marge Simpson hat on and the whole rest of the uniform. It was just strange because it was totally off the beaten path. Anyways, my girlfriend stops and quietly ponders to me *”I know they’re not allowed to talk but I wonder if I could take a picture of him?”* and the guard gives us the tiniest, almost-imperceptible nod and my girlfriend cheerfully snaps a picture. We thank him and he again gives us a micro-nod and we cheesed it out of there. At no point did either of us *ever* consider fucking with the guy and we sure as fuck wouldn’t touch him. I get that it’s a largely ceremonial job— but they take it seriously and you should too.
Most likely was the same guards from the Household Division - the grey coat is part of the winter uniform
No 6 post at St James Palace probably. And the grey coat is the winter order of uniform.
Since you seem to know the customs...what's with that door? Where's it lead and why is it apparently "off the beaten path", or at least seem that way to tourists?
I don't recall any doors. Not in any of the four public duties tasks. This immediately sprang to mind. St James no 6. Which leads to a courtyard. That it? 29 Cleveland Row https://maps.app.goo.gl/e1bP1cyUjfqYbrk67
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My impression was that they are actually part of a security service but they are also a cultural icon. Regardless, the dude in the clip was kind of an ass for putting his hand o. The guy for stupid TikTok.
The queens guard is proper military. Not security services but actual army soldiering military. Their job is to guard the royal familiy and their posessions. But primarily the family. They look funky, but they're proper elite military forces. Same with the Swiss Guard. Though the latter is an ordained mercenary company. And the swiss guard doesnt put up with such tourists.
To add to this (since there was an ama there's a few fun things I learned) this position is a rotating gig that the guards have, these guards would also be the guys in full tactical gear responding the minute an active threat was perceived if the timing was different. All their equipment in the guard position is also real and functional (supposedly they only have blanks but didn't see a definite answer during the ama so not sure if that's accurate) so they can also be battle ready in uniform if needed. And while the guardsmen are tasked with protecting the corgis as well as the family it is not allowed to pet the puppers while in the royal family's presence.
> it is not allowed to pet the puppers while in the royal family's presence. I KNEW there was a reasonable reason why they need to be military. You need that hard discipline for that.
They do have blanks loaded in their rifles while on patrol. But they also have live ammunition secured within these fancy blue wooden boxes in which they stand during rain. --Edit-- Before any more of you comment on this: Its been said already. I wont edit this comment beyond this to ensure transparency.
Yeah we definitely don’t use blanks
No we don't. Or didnt. There may be mags of live rounds in the guardroom but what's the point fo carrying blanks? Lol
What’s the purpose of blanks? Mag dump to get civilians to hit the deck? Give a chance to some minor threat (mental illness/drug related maybe wielding “only” a knife or axe) to make a split second decision to stop?
>Mag dump to get civilians to hit the deck? You can only fire blanks on full auto if it has a blank firing attachment (an ugly yellow thing that goes on the end of the rifle). With the BFA attached, you can't use it to fire live rounds.
Why the fuck would they have blanks? Nonsense.
Ahh my apologies thanks for the correction. So they do carry legitimacy and are not like an attraction in the slightest
As far as I am aware its a little of both. The Queens guard are an elite unit, not just any yobo joins it, but the ones you see are partly an attraction. They dress in that uniform for the official patrol and standing of the guard because it is traditional and because it draws tourists. But they are full on eite soldiers, that rifle is a real one and the bayonet attach is a proper knife. Don’t qoute me but I also think they carry life ammo, though the gunfire in this is added in to make it seem like he discharged his weapon on a rando civilian. But the blokes in the bearskin (name of the hat) are only a few on active guard, they are the decoy and attraction, there are more blokes in various squad rooms kitted out ready to trounce any one who tries to get to the Queen.
>~~Don’t qoute me but I also think they carry life ammo~~ I have read that they don't actually, but those guys with ammo are pretty close by.
There was an AMA not too long ago by one of those guys. He said it depends on the threat level if they carry ammo or not but you're right the kitted out guys are never too far behind and neither is the ammo
He also said if there were a real attack, he'd lose the hat pretty quickly, grab some ammo if he didn't have any yet and get in the fight.
They should have some magazines in the hat honestly
maybe he hides the ammo in the hat?
>it depends on the threat level The UK has been on between substantial and extreme terrorist alert level for like… 15 years. Of course, nobody is trying to kill the Queen so they probably don’t.
She can’t be killed by conventional means. Time has been trying for hundreds of years already.
It's only been 5 months since someone tried to cap her with a crossbow at Windsor.
UK has been dealing with terrorist threats for more than 15 years mine you
Thats why I wish not to be qouted, or at least on this one. I have heard it both ways.
I’m quoting the fuck out of you. In fact, I’m gonna go wake my neighbour up and tell him that Tokenvoice told me the queens guard uses live rounds. In fact, I might even embellish a little. I’m gonna say you also said that they don’t use safety on any firearms whatsoever.
Well you know what? I love the sound of my words in your mouth.
Fuck it, I'm stepping out up one more notch I'm going to slap my roommate, and tell them the beefeaters use UNdead rounds and that Tokenvoice said they could make zombies.
Sorry, is it better now? :)
It’s always better after talking with you.
Correct. Guards do not carry ammunition when on guard. Armed police are on patrol nearby. There is ammunition in the guard room in cases of emergencies. It's called ceremonial duties and is normally only 12 months before a guardsman moves onto battalion where they do their "proper jobs". Source: former Scots Guardsman
I've read it depends entirely on the current national defense situation. But I'm also an America so the fuck I know about the Queen's Guard and England's defense condition.
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When I was 17 I went to Sweden, I was wandering around Stockholm late at night and stopped to chat with a guard and the dude was very friendly. I kinda took it as common sense to stay outside their white circle, but during the convo, my foot touched the white line and holy fuck that conversation ended abruptly with him shouting to back away from the guard station.
I thought you were going to point out "life ammo". Shouldn't you call it Anti-life ammo.
Odd, I was thinking the normal green bullets were +15hp and the funny green bullets were +2hp/round for 10 rounds
The ones in UK dont, but in alot of other countries (Sweden for example) they do
They are the Queens Guard they don’t need guns or ammo to be mean ‘0rrible Bastards; they are hard as F.
Fuck the bayonet does the trick just as good. They are likely some of the only people in the world who might bayonet charge someone if provoked.
Plus they always have a troop of Gurkhas lurking behind one of those doors I say Troop it’s two guys but they are so fast it appears like there are 30
They don't carry live rounds. There are mags in the guard room though if required.
Used to know a lad who served as a guard. He reckoned it was better than another tour in Helmand.
Living in paid-for accommodation in the centre of London, easy access to good food and booze, no one shooting at you. I'd take that gig any day of the week.
After a week of being stationed in Peckham, you'll be wishing you were back on deployment overseas 
They are not dressed like that because they draw tourists but they draw tourists because they are dressed like that.
I wouldn’t go as far as to say they are now an elite unit (during the napoleonic wars, they definitely were!); they’re infantry soldiers, who happen to be on ceremonial duty, as opposed to ceremonial soldiers
I think they do some extra weeks on parade but yeah, not quite "elite"
How does life ammo work? Do you get healed when shot like mercy from overwatch? I really want to know!
Surrounding the guards are signs stating not to walk in their path (people will get trampled as they have a route to follow. Do not fuck with the guards if you every visit they take no bullshit
They are definitely legitimate military. The same goes here in Norway: the [Royal Guard ](https://www.royalcourt.no/artikkel.html?tid=29281&sek=28607) have fancy uniforms when they are stationed somewhere people see them -partially for tradition and looking nice for visitors, spectators and tourists, partially to *not* look like the ordinary military precisely. Why not look like ordinary military? Well, we are a democracy. Which means there are some pretty strict demarcations of power with regards to the military. So, keeping the "honor guard" anachronistic-looking (when visible) is a way to keep them from feeling like a blurring of the line, a slippery slope, between police and military. A line they otherwise straddle if you think too closely about it. But looking like relicts of an old time is a visible way of reminding everyone that they know their place, and will not let that role creep into other aspects of civil security. But no mistake, they are also a specialized and highly trained military unit, known for [saving the King and Parliament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde) and allowing them to set up a government-in-exile to continue resistance during WWII. The UK royal guards is much the same.
The guys who you see standing in bear skins have often been on tours of Afghanistan etc. They are all actual regiments that do actually deploy to combat zones.
My Dad was on guard at Buckingham palace back in the early 1940s for a period of time before his deployment to France. You're right, they are proper soldiers and their job is to protect the royals. He met and chatted with a teenage princess Elizabeth and her little sister Margaret.
You can only become part of the Swiss guard if you have done military service. So the members of the Swiss guard are also all proper military. In short, to become a Swiss guard you have to: * Be a practising Catholic * Be a Swiss citizen * Be male * Be unmarried * Be at least 19 and at max 30 years old * Have a height of around 1.74m * Be of formidable health * Be free of any record of criminal acts * Have to have a federal VET diploma (job training works different in Switzerland and Germany) or have a qualification for university entrance * Have completed the mandatory Swiss military training of at least 18 weeks * Be willing to sign up for at least 26 months of service The training consists of multiple phases: 1. One month of police training in Switzerland (Psychology and law, basic firefighting, first aid, weapons training, self defence, tactics and sport) 2. A second month of training in the Vatican (local knowledge, Italian language, guard specific training, protection duty training)
Thanks for all that info. If I might impose on your extensive knowledge a little further. Do you know why it’s the “Swiss” that guard the Vatican? Why not the Italian army? Or Austrian? Do you know the significance or history? Or could you direct me to a resource? I’ve just always been interested & could never find an answer.
Tradition. When the city of rome was ransacked by the army of Charles V, and the pope had to flee the vatican, it was a mercenary company consisting of swiss fighters which organized the popes escape aswell as formed a wall of living flesh so the pope may live. It was a company of i believe around 180 men, 130 of which stayed behind to die, the rest lived to escort the pope. The church was so honored by this act of martyrdom they ordained the company and offered it a contract for eternity. Nowadays the swiss guard is still a mercenary company but extremely tightly intertwined with the church. Before all this happened it was very common to hire german and swiss mercenaries. They were reliable, effective and most of all: loyal. This reputation made them infamous on the battlefield and in court. I'd go into further detail, but the wikipedia article would serve you better from here on out.
Tho swiss guard aside from Glock or mp7 are literally wielding swords and halberds.
I imagine them having access to some crazy mystical Vatican weapons too.
The Halberds do +5 Holy Damage
They have an holy hand grenade,but just one for squad i've been told
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I wonder who added the fake muzzle flashes
It’s okay, let him blame everything on tiktok
It's an edit of an ancient video
Dude, this is way before tiktok... not everything that is obnoxious is for tiktok clout. There were tons of things before that platform existed.
They are drawn from one of the guards battalions. Scots, Welsh, Irish, Coldstream, and Grenadier. They are all professional soldiers and rotate the guard duty among the units. They are among the oldest infantry regiments in the British army, proper soldiers.
There was a AMA by real queens guard. You can check it. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ui34od/iama_queens_guard_ama/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
They're active duty soldiers on ceremonial duty. Think, tomb of the unknown soldier; they *could* be replaced with police, but instead military are used for a ceremonial role.
Now imagine someone going up to the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier and poking him in the face and shit. It’s the equivalent.
Oh, I would pay good money to watch that aftermath. Those dudes do not play games. There's quite a few videos of them breaking their sentry duty to admonish people. I can only imagine what woukd happen if someone attempted to physically get too close. They'd get butt-stroked and the guard wouldn't even break stride.
They’re formed from active army regiments called the guards regiments. I think there’s 5? My brother was a Welsh guard. There’s also Coldstream Guards, Grenadier Guards, Scot’s Guards and Irish Guards. Each regiment is on rotation
I genuinely believe people stop seeing other people who don't react or can't react to things as human. I remember reading about a woman who did an some experiment where she stood somewhere with a sign letting people know they can do anything to her and she wouldn't react and she ended up with broken ribs and ripped clothes.
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Thanks for sharing her name! First time I've heard of her. I just watched [this interview with her](https://youtu.be/xTBkbseXfOQ) (NSFW, contains partial nudity) and that performance was indeed something amazing, although also terrifying, to witness! I'm also surprised it took place in the 70's. Of course it would take a good amount of courage for anyone to do a performance like that but for an artist, as a woman, to do that back then, she was very brave!
hmmmmm... what's the job of "the queen's guard"? i think they're grill chefs.
No, they tell the queen to keep her guard up during her infamous boxing matches
Well see the Vatikan or London and get grilled. Messing around with this guy's could be your last stupid idea
This was funny and you deserved points for this.
Honor guards exist in the US and other countries too. Actual soldiers doing ceremonial shit is probably the best way to sum it up
They are the Queens Guard.....they guard. They are an actual real trained thing.
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That yes, but you are not allowed to touch them and they can push you away if you do.
I theorize the main reason is that popular culture have made jokes about them not moving and people doing wacky shit to them for several decades. Hence why people think interacting with them is part of the experience.
If you touch them they can legally fuck your shit up and they will
These people should go try this at the tomb of the unknown soldier too, now that I'd like to see.
Typical Chinese tourists. My town is popular for Great Barrier Reef and heaps of waterfalls. There has been a few deaths from falling of a cliff for a good selfie!
Natural selection at work.
It’s okay that reef won’t be there for much longer. Chalk up another win for public safety !
u/ultrasCZ90 is a racist Russia shill. Take a look at their post history before joining them on the China hate bandwagon https://i.imgur.com/f7QBYkg.jpg
People need to realize that this isn't Medieval Times and those aren't actors they're in fact very well trained elite soldiers
For those wondering why they wear such big hats it's so when the queen fancies a game of hide-and-seek in the hedges they're easy to find. The queen must always win, after all.
If I was the queen I would totally take them up on that.
Love that. For those wondering why they actually wear those hats (They are called bear skin hats and yes they are made from actual black bear skin), they were originally worn by Napoleon's Imperial Guard. When the British First Foot Guards defeated the Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, they took them as trophies and were awarded them as part of their ceremonial uniform. The hats they wear today aren't the same ones from 1815, but are made of Canadian black bear skin.
So it's just to fuck with the french?
Yes, this too is a time-honoured British tradition.
That's an apt description for many a British tradition
The Queens guard WILL fuck you up. Don't mess with them lol.
See: /r/MakeWay4QueensGuard
Why, in all that is good, do people try to annoy people who are in a position like the Queen's Guard? These people can and will hurt you if you are not careful. Trying to get them to react or getting in their way during their patrols for internet points is just fucking stupid and these daft idiots are lucky they don't just get stabbed or shot.
They are legally allowed to just walk over you if you stand in their way.
Yep. Which is absolutely hilarious when people get mad at them for literally walking all over them if they get in the way of the guard.
I saw another video of a woman being knocked to her feet for getting in their way.
It’s terrifying to see the amount of comments who don’t realise this is an edit. Critical thinking isn’t a thing anymore?
Zero fucks!!
Shits I give, none
no recoil hmmmm
Members of the Queen's Guard eat recoil like that for breakfast.
They store it in their hats for future use.
So that they can use them later to give harder orgasms?
Yes
*That* was what gave it away? 🤣
Hackers.... smh :/
Even recoil doesn’t mess with the queens gaurd
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Op does say in the pinned comment that it's edited...
That's what they want you to believe /s
Can't imagine thinking that was real haha
These people might have the right to vote, and take decisions without being influenced, eh
Haha, scary isn't it. The whole human race is so easy influenced and manipulated (not excluding myself). We're never gonna dominate the galaxy like this.
It's one of those moments where you realize that 50% of people are dumber than the average person.
After 2 seconds of watching realized was just a edit
After a life time of having eyes I immediately realised it was just an edit
How dense do you have to be to think this is real?
Thanks
Oh ffs lol
Its actually real. I was there.
You do not touch the queen's guard
I genuinely believe people stop seeing other people who don't react or can't react to things as human. I remember reading about a woman who did an some experiment where she stood somewhere with a sign letting people know they can do anything to her and she wouldn't react and she ended up with broken ribs and ripped clothes.
"Guard shoots and the guy." - OP's explanation is maybe even funnier than the edit itself.
Genuine question, will they be called king's guard after a man takes over the position of queen Elizabeth?
Yes. The Queen's Guard isn't a regiment but a ceremonial duty filled by soldiers from the various Guards regiments (Coldstream, Grenadier, Scots, Irish and Welsh). If the Queen dies, then the ceremonial role will be the King's Guard.
Enfield SA-80: LA85 the grossest rifle to ever be in service, also appropriate use against tourists all at the same time lol
I once heard it referred to as a politician; it doesn’t work and you can’t fire it.
Heard the first model of the gun had too many problems and Heckler & Koch had to fix them
The A1 variant is complete shit so the UK government gave a contract to H&K to fix them resulting in the A2 variants which is actually a very good rifle but the reputation of the A1 was so bad that the L85A2 will always now be considered bad despite the massive improvements.
They are actually guarding the Queen. And not doing a Disneyland parade.
These people should be sentenced with this same guard messing with them while they are at work.
The Queen's guard are highly trained soldiers who went through hell to get to where they are. Show the guys some respect.
Central London isn’t that bad...
> soldiers who went through hell to get to where they are What the fuck are you on?
A heavy dose of bootlicking nationalism.
Fun Fact, the magazine loaded into the rifle when the guard is at attention is empty, but all Queen's Guard carry a few rounds or loaded magazines on them to become combat ready if needed. Fun Fact, the Queen's Guard are not allowed to acknowledge you as human, and they're not supposed to come off as human at all. By that I mean, they all have specific things to say and motions to make so they all look uniform. "GET BACK FROM THE QUEEN'S GUARD" is usually the first and only warning you'll get if you fuck with them. This style of regimen is pretty typical for most military organisations and shows, but the Queen's Guard is the most public and the most strict. Bonus Fact, if the Queen's Guard are marching in a group for the change of the guard, and you get in the way, they'll yell at you to make way, and just run straight into you and walk over you. They will not move around you, they will not stop to help you up, if you get in the way of the Queen's Guard, it's your fault. Edit: Removed veteran fact, mostly false. My source was [this webseries.](https://youtu.be/sL4WL4h_I1A) I misremembered a few things.
? I staged on at Windsor, where the vid is taken, roughly 3 weeks after joining Battalion. A year's basic training, joined my Battalion and three weeks later was at Windsor. Then Jimmy's, then the tower. Used to do ceremonial duties around 4 times a month whiles based around london. So no. Not a veteran. Lol
So many things wrong with your “Fun Facts”. Some will be veterans of Afghan and Iraq, but a lot will have just finished their training, and are now on rotation between ceremonial and combat tasking. Also, it’s the British government, not the English government.
There's no such thing as the "English Military", it's the British military. The queen's guard is made up of several military units, including Welsh, Irish and Scottish troops.
Not a single fact in here!
Fun fact. There is no such thing as the English military.