Canadian Army Drill Show

[@5233andy]

This simply enhances Canada's relationship with the Commonwealth...

[@louislungbubble]

my father was RAF in the war (ww2) and as a boy i asked him who were the toughest soldiers he ever saw during his time and he said the canadians....some of those boys form the backwoods must have made an impression.......marty

[@MrTubbymarshall]

the Canadians are fantastic. they did a phenomenal job in both world wars, and i personally feel we owe them so much for what they did. and i'm so grateful and proud we can say they are in the Commonwealth. thank you Canada.

[@Themapleleaforever]

Our enemy now are those who oppose the commonwealth here. We’ll manage

[@MrTubbymarshall]

we know you would, its the bond our nations share. thank you for you kind reassurance. you really are wonderful people.

[@Anghellik9]

Yeah, I was on a company cadet drill team back in 06, but... It really doesn't compare. Just fantastic.

[@yukonnahanni]

oh !!! Wow !!! Was on a Drill Team a few ago , but , this does blow it all away !! Not too many can play the other end of Rifle !!! LOL !!! Got to have a sense of Humour !!! Glad to be a Canadian & Happy to have all our Allies !!! OH !! GLAD WE ARE PART OF THE COMMANWEALTH !!! Perhaps , our Ancestors did something right !! God Bless us & You all !!!

[@CarolusR3x]

Absolutely fine by fellow Canadian allies! -Germany & Australia

[@fire5736]

WOOT GO CANADA! BROTHERS IN ARMS, NOW AND FOREVER!!! from Australia. LONG LIVE THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH!

[@MysticKnight38]

The Vandoo's and the Pats.... Two of the best Regiments in Canada. Thank-you for your service gentlemen.

[@dgw9051]

The R22e aren't baton twirling rifle acrobats whose sole job it is to throw rifles. I would bet a lot of these men have seen real combat. Hats off to you gentlemen, very good performance!

[@TWBaltz]

If I haven't said this about the video, then I appologize. I really enjoyed this drill team. Very clean and very percise.

[@steve1mufc]

The queens soldiers look smart. They are a little like the grenadiers at buckingham palace. Fantastic nation canada.

[@paulineguay6847]

C est magnifique bravo je vous aime

[@shooter853]

To each army it's own style. They sign a blank check and go where too many are afraid to go.

[@43mrssimba]

This was a Great(Magnifique) Performance,R22eR. Bravo!

[@iwillneverpostavideo]

the USMC silent drill platoon uses the M1 Garand which is clip-fed and semi-automatic not bolt-action. We use old rifles as a tradition. Also because those old rifles are easier to drill with. Remember we don't just hold our rifles and occasionally slide them into a different position, we perform exhibition with them.

[@pranays]

Canada is still very much tied to Britain our head of state is the Queen Also RCR (Royal Canadian Regiment) and the Royal 22nd Regiment our beloved French Canadians or the Van Doos). All have the Queen as their head. The PPCLI is (Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) Prince Charles Colonel-in-Chief of Canadian Forces regiments Even PRINCE ANDREW, PRINCE EDWARD are heads of Canadian regiments, we are proud to be part of the British Commonwealth and it shows.

[@3030Cowboy]

@beguilyn hey just a note for future reference, the van doos aren't reservist. theyre reg force. However canadian soldiers, are amazing as they are at drill (world class) we do spend more time training for what a soldier is really called for.

[@louislungbubble]

as you point out the royal 22nd rgt are not a guards unit,as are the governor generals footguards or the canadian grenadier guards or the canadian guards in ottowa but i always thought that the 22nd, princess patricias canadian light infantry and the royal canadian regiment were all part of the regular forces,i may be out of date,in this and so much else.the British footguards and these guys can be told apart easily,there are two dozen little deatails you can see,but they do a great job! mart

[@derekby1]

You don't get to see the Regiments do silent/music drill often. Always a good show.~~~

[@christinefougere1444]

tres bon!

[@Alex-bq2vs]

very good

[@JohnnyH1982]

Great Vid, Great Show! Thanks for uploading. All the best Johnny Hfx NS

[@emptyangel]

Just noticed how some of them look like goose stepping when they come to a halt.

[@phiux]

Long live the vandoos! Vive les 22 :)

[@CloneTrooperKieran]

Canada is amazing long live our brothers, from England

[@MsCherryPop3]

Canadians make the best soldiers in the world.

[@TheManics4]

the guy playing the wooden thing near the end is a BOSS!

[@dann2284]

so true, hard, but so much fun in a drill team

[@emptyangel]

Good stuff, keep the videos coming. :D

[@TousavecNintendo]

Le rêve passe!!! Sans doute grâce à nos frères québécois. Merci ^^.

[@Martinctesarg]

Great performance!!! LoL!!! greetings from Argentina!!! :D

[@seaforthpiper]

@alvindurochermtl Quite right - and when the Canadian Guards were 'disbanded' (actually 'reduced to nil strength' as they are still on the Order of Battle) their full dress uniforms were given to The Governor-General's Foot Guards, The Canadian Grenadier Guards, The Royal Regiment of Canada....and the Van Doo's.

[@TWBaltz]

Oh you are so fun to piss off because the more you argue, the worse you get at come backs. Ah thank you for giving me such a good laugh over these past few days. I'd shake your hand if I could. Good day, God bless you.

[@chill180789]

Canadian Army Drill is based, like most other Commonwealth Nations armed forces drill on standard British army drill. But the drill code constantly changes with minor variations every few years (it's a pain in the ass) and so over time the two countries drill have diverged a little.

[@BrettJones92]

That was so cool! Good Job Canada! :) how do you play the M11 so good, I do not know how you can even play that, wow!

[@cf80to01]

Well done R22eR, C'est Bon!!

[@Alex-bq2vs]

C'sdt Bon=It's Good!

[@rural_old_dude]

My old Regiment, was with them in Germany, Bosnia and at the Citadel in Quebec City. 15 yrs

[@ruzphi]

EXCELLENT

[@gaiusmarius4112]

HAHAHAHA that guy is actually playing a rifle good job !!! No rly if that thing is in every other marching band I wouldn't have ditched it in high school lol :D

[@warriorchild]

Joining the reserve because I'm still in university and plans a full time services with the CF after!

[@wisers001]

good to see the french wearing the red coat __ thanks to our conquering fathers who built this country , --oops i hope that didnt hurt to much! Vive la Canada and the Commonwealth !

[@DavidFoster24]

It's actually pretty well established tradition to play the post horn gallop through a rifle. This is especially favoured for its entertainment value. As for the soloist, he is actually quite talented. His rapid tonguing near the end is quite impressive, as is his tone (considering he IS playing through a rifle). I have seen this done before at many a mess dinner, and the force one must play with to obtain significant volume is impressive. This soloist holds his ground well. You try it!

[@Avro401]

Le royal 22 régiment est un régiment 100% français et c'est le sang de la Mère patrie qui coule dans nos veines, ceci sans vouloir offenser. D'ailleurs toutes les interprétations ici sont des chansons puisées du répertoire francophone.

[@kerebaka]

Regimental drill. They have a special halt move. Break(slap with the right)-shoot(left)-bang

[@MichaLowerSaxony]

Perfect THX

[@himbaer]

What a refreshingly surprising idea. I whish I could play the rifle, too.

[@iwillneverpostavideo]

@Mac3622 avoiding useless talk about termage, it's basically because it's exhibition, and is designed to look good. Just like your formation marching does complex maneuvers, we do complex maneuvers with our weapons. It also shows greater precision and practice than simple marching. In addition to memorizing steps, keeping dress and cover, and staying in step, you must also be focused enough to move the rifle about your body in a sharp, fluid motion.

[@rick7020]

Very nice!

[@wisers001]

@ssmindky-- so sad- nice speach man . You can be your country's next president with those powerful words. Keep it up Jethro!

[@MegaWolfgang]

That was amassing. I wonder how some solder figured out that you could make music from a Lee en field mark 2.

[@davevak]

@TheLloydA1 The uniforms were adopted from those of The Foot Guards (Household Division).

[@matthewstamper5688]

I despise "Slow March" so much. Good thing I only need to do it for drill team and funerals. (I'm an Air Cadet)

[@halfred8011]

Lol cadets and already hating slow marches? You gonna have a bad time.

[@chriscawdell3312]

army cadet never have to slow March

[@matthewstamper5688]

Cause you've never been on the Drill team.

[@Montyfiable]

Just so you know our Drill team is made solely from our band.

[@kpelletier343]

Royal 22e Régiment is a french regiment based out of valcartier Quebec

[@atahsaia8157]

Canada is the best. Good luck from America.

[@robcarlyle745]

@Anghellik9 No, there are using the new C7A2 without the scopes. However the old FN with wood and chrome would look great for a drill team

[@kakompo]

That's right. I was a little confused when I kept seeing the step on the right foot. Now I know

[@pranays]

I just found something really cool so when the red coat is put on it is called to have mounted the King's Guard/Queen's Guard with the primary purpose of protecting the Sovereign thats why Commonwealth countries have them protecting the parliament because that is the home of the Sovereigns representative the governor General. Look up Kings or Queens guard you will find it.

[@KingCharms]

Im a Canadian, they did a might fine job. I find it funny though how they are in Like, well Whatever uniform that looks old, yet they are holding i think a C8 or a M Weapon

[@ArmouredPhalanx]

@Nachhoocheese For the record, the D-Day beaches were Utah and Omaha (US), Gold and Sword (UK), and Juno (Canada)... That makes 5, not 4...

[@Ctasker5]

damn. if the US navy drill team was this easy... O.o We spin rifles with fixed bayonets and throw them simultaneously to the other person. That's hard enough. But with an officer walking through the middle of the lines when you're doing that takes lots of skill. Search "US Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard at Norway". That video shows what our drill team is like. Good show, Canadian friends - blowing a rifle is something we can't do. lol.

[@Celticninja011]

An organized march, is key for organized military intelligence.

[@raedenjay]

@doubleestark that IS our original, remember where we come from

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

@TheLloydA1 Not sure if they are based on the British but our military was adapted from the British so there are similarities as are all Commonwealth countries.

[@Thanato26]

that is the Royal 22nd Ceremonial Dress, has been for awhile. ~Thanato

[@beguilyn]

@BurntTag The Marines are good at everything they do but I bet that the Marine Drill Team works at it year round. These soldiers are reservists who are hired for the summer. Considering they have about six weeks of drill training, I'd say they're not too shabby.

[@77ayoubi]

@crazycamel345 OK, thank you. I live in Canada by the way. ;)

[@CptSchmidt]

Nous sommes tous les Canadiens! Anglais, Francais? QUI SOIN??!!?!

[@irshman55]

i now a guy who was a canadian sniper and the second he got to camp they gave him a sniper and said shot atthe target all head shots while stand thats how good canadian can shot and we have the longest siper shot in the world

[@MegaWolfgang]

Look again real close. the rifle he is playing is a Lee En field. And the rifles being carried are the c-7

[@pranays]

Good luck in politics you will do very well in it.

[@hva1967]

NICE

[@77ayoubi]

@crazycamel345 Thanks for the comment, I like how most Canadians aren't racist. (I'm from the Middle-East). Do you think there are a lot of racist people in Canada? (just a question)

[@kuhaku9587]

I was thinking " eh, I bet it's the R22R " in French.. I look the description... I was right haha

[@pranays]

You must see the FIJI Red coats same empire but different Uniforms kind of like the Scottish but white skirts not kilts. Looks cool though show how diverse the Empire really was and the commonwealth is but the Red coats were and are all the same.

[@TWBaltz]

I'm an American and I'd have to say somewhere in 1945. Been along time between now and then.

[@tasharules]

the 22e Regiment Also known as the Van Doo's resides in Quebec, most of them probably speak french.

[@mikems666]

they remind me alot of those guards you see one the wizard of oz...

[@TheManics4]

@WhitakerSJA wow i didnt even notice that before.. hahaah thats awesome!! :P

[@hockeyman33134]

nice drill

[@Heightofhate]

Well, I wouldn't say so. The acting head of state - the governer general, is appointed by the Queen, as well as the lieutenant-governors of all provinces. The Queen and the governors also approve all the appointments of the Prime-Minister. No matter who is more powerful - the UK or the US - for the mentality of a person of a real independent country having someone from abroad to appoint or approve the officials in your state means you are some sort of province of a different country.

[@Niambag]

@transonicbuoy1 They are way more unique, they speak french. Also, during the second world war they served their tour in Buckingham palace as the Queen's guard.

[@ez58]

@Alex911TheCanadian Sir, I have read very disrespectful comments on this video. As a Scotsman with family in Ontario, no Canadian need justify himself to anyone after the sacrifice of Ypres, Messines, Somme , Paschendaele(spellling!) or N. Atlantic convoys. I had the privelidge of spending a summer in Canada in´99, wonderful country and wonderful people, God Bless Canada.

[@NovaScotiaNewfie]

@mrpaintballhead In the Army Regiments can earn the title Royal in front of the Regiment name like my Regiment, during World War I the Newfoundland Regiment earned the title Royal due to loses they suffered on the battled field. I was always the Canadian Army and the Regiments earned Royal. The Navy and Air Force had Royal in their title.

[@Heightofhate]

If a party is neutral there is no need in it for a government. Thus, it's not really neutral, but seems neutral as long as there are no disasters, crises or wars. I totally agree with you on George Bush being king for the USA. I would say - the American President, this office itself is a sort of a monarch having a majority backing him both in the Senate and in the Congress and thus fusing the legislative and the executive powers. He also appoints the judges...

[@LordGeorgeRodney]

aYE me too... Greetings!!

[@waderp]

Why all the hate?Every countries military should be respected.Perhaps this is why the world is what it is today.

[@GodofAnger2002]

I now have an urge to play Napoleon total war...

[@jadger1871]

@nrk98 you're comparing the last in order of precedence of the Canadian Infantry to the Royal Guards of Norway, there's a huge difference in terms of priorities and funds for the two different groups.

[@kevinflood7495]

What regiment is it? Is it the Vandoos? As i saw 22 regiment and alot of french n i cant read french

[@MyksCoinDigs]

sure

[@emptyangel]

Just an observation I made of the Canadian army marching.

[@Thanato26]

Those are the Royal 22nd Vandoos. ~Thanato

[@hartleymartin]

Red is the traditional colour of Commonwealth Armies going back hundreds of years. It is particularly considered an infantry colour - so much so that the red infantry sash is still worn and infantry typically wear rear lanyards on their uniforms still. So do you prefer dark blue or grey uniforms, Yankee?

[@blues03]

Greets from the US. How are you, my neighbors?

[@alvindurochermtl]

@doubleestark what's in your mind that would be "original"? Wearing the native Indian's feature bonnet?

[@Someloke8895]

@Freepepsi42 Well they have these things called eyes and...

[@Heightofhate]

At Inkerman there were 8,500 French troops and 7,200 British troops. So that was 50/50 - by far not only your victory. It's funny how those who fought with you are ignored by you all the time. And it was not only the firepower which repelled Russians but also orders given by the Prince which were falsely understood by the generals (the Prince meant to prepare for the attack and not to start it).

[@JoshTheBrown]

@BurntTag its funny cause "u use a rifle to kill not to toss around like a toy", as my old platoon sgt would say

[@netleyned]

Good to see their using real rifles, I take it they are SLR's or should I have gone to specsavers?