Inspection of the Grenadier Guards

19.03.2019

[@Excelsor92]

At 4:25 we see Andrew "Vernon" Stokes the London Garrision Seargent Major

[@malcolmhmorrison934]

The regimental bands are also inspected for fitness for duty.

[@carlosdearaujo9644]

Coldstone. Good

[@bumgardenerkreme1044]

Lovely stuff, thanks for posting. Is this the annual pre-season inspection for public duties ?

[@mattplayzroblox8693]

I think so

[@jeangabrielkahane2961]

1° WTF the general and the guardsmen may be talking about ? 2° Correct me if I am mistaken, there is a female guards officer in attendance ? Wow... height requirements do not apply to her ? 3° I would be curious to know what the sergeant is writing on his notepad. A response would be appreciated.

[@steveellis9065]

Ryan Ellison yes women can join the household division, but at the moment you will see them in the regimental bands

[@RandomGuys_]

Why don’t you enlist and find out? If your not British then why do you care?just enjoy it.

[@meadowlands1937]

The female Welsh Guards officer is Capt Bethan Waters. She was the Major General's Aide-de-Camp. The ADC always comes from the same regiment as the Major General. Her badging was due to the fact she was also posted as Assistant Director of Music of the Band of the Welsh Guards. (So Steve Ellis you were on the right track). Officially she is part of the Corps of Army Music. Even more unusually, while Directors of Music normally work their way up the ranks of the bands before eventually being commissioned as officers, Capt Waters was a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and while a fully trained musician had never served in an Army band. She was however a fully-qualified officer. Alas, I can not offer any explanation on how this all began. But it was certainly great to watch it all take place.

[@kevinadamson7571]

There is no height limit for officers in the guards unlike enlisted men, we had one about 5,4.

[@jeangabrielkahane2961]

@@kevinadamson7571 Thks.

[@zhukov7923]

Good God has the fitness standard gone down or what? Im seeing a hell of a lot of beer bellies.

[@jimg6698]

I was thinking the same thing! ie....”Get in my belly”!!!

[@nicolechristiansen7112]

🤭😅