Why the bugle is central to The Rifles' unique identity

[@DaveAinsworth-y8h]

The first to go Light Division Pace was The Oxfordshire Light Infantry in the Crimean War, I was a Rifleman in 5th Royal Green Jackets. Swift and Bold.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

The Cameronians Scottish Rifles also had a very quick march.....too bad they were disbanded 1968. They had a Military Band, Pipes & Drums and a few Buglers.

[@Stanly-Stud]

@@emstirling-is4nu Yup...

[@midnightteapot5633]

@@emstirling-is4nu And oddly the old Highland Light Infantry marched at a "normal" pace, not 140 to the minute.

[@davecaron1213]

My grandfather was in the Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion during WW1.

[@CouldDoBetterThanThis]

Crazy to think some of these lads were in Catterick learning only a few months ago

[@robfearn5040]

1st battalion light infantry 84 to 89, proud of light division

[@billbrockman779]

So many expert buglers commenting.

[@tompalmer4161]

Respect to the flower. So many men suffered

[@greenjacket66]

Well done, Buglers.

[@johnedwards2920]

Look at the trousersat 2:37 they have been put on straight from a clothes hanger and they are obviously not pressed.

[@andrewcornford2306]

2LI 71-85, APTC 86-96.

[@jacobkeppler1984]

Bugles of the rifles 💂‍♀️🇬🇧

[@clydedopheide1033]

At this point every battalion in the UK Army is different...😂

[@jeffdoggydogj8892]

state of those blokes

[@midnightteapot5633]

I am very confident that ex Light Division buglers from the 70, s 80, s and 90, s and as long as they are being objective, would not be pleased at all with today's standards of bugling (or beard growing).

[@colinhunt8337]

Father was a bandsman in SCLI during 60s through to disbanded and I must say they looked and sounded far better than these rifles pretenders😮

[@paulgregory3985]

thank god we've still got the guards

[@laneyslaney]

Is this a Monty python?

[@matthewbaynham6286]

So what is the red thing that sticks out from the tops of their heads?

[@Snipersight00]

A pressure release valve or flow indicator.

[@mikey070286]

Symbolises a feather dipped in blood. Part of the regiment slaughtered some americans and soaked the feathers they wore to mark themselves as the ones who did it so other regiments wouldn't be blamed.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

I'm sure they were newbies, give them a break fellas.

[@ad_astra5]

1 lance corporal and the rest are rifleman. I'd assume so but no idea

[@BigAlsLittleKingdom]

I strongly believe beards should never have been approved. (Except for medical or religious grounds as it use to be). Also, what's happened to the yearly CFT? It seems to have vanished or the standards are low... really low

[@Joe90V]

Part of me agrees with you, but then everything changes and these servicemen will be as effective as previous lots when called on. Also I remember the "blanket stackers" of 50 years ago, those who couldn't pass a BFT if their lives depended on it, or were alcoholics or permanent sick-notes 🤣 Plus these days, soldiers can fight from behind a video screen 🤷‍♂

[@BigAlsLittleKingdom]

@@Joe90V i wonder if their Respirators fit as snug as mine did, i doubt it. Therefore, useless in any kind of chemical warfare. The war in Ukraine is "boots on the ground", so unless we fight Skynet... you can be sure those out of shape soldiers will not be as effective

[@UsuallyTrolling]

Reddit soldiers

[@BigAlsLittleKingdom]

@@UsuallyTrolling nice try.

[@Sarrienne]

Every regiment has its embarrassments... as far as such things go, we could have had worse than a bunch of fat beardy blokes jogging around like giddy schoolgirls!!

[@Jeffybonbon]

I dont think you will be alone with your views

[@johnhall6907]

Tuck that beard into your chin strap! Lovely beard!

[@terenceballands1374]

As a Rifleman I am definitely NOT impressed!!😢

[@seasoldier3902]

Thank God we have a Royal Marines Band Service that trains excellent buglers. This exhibition proved to be amateurish. The bugles sounded flat and out of tune with each other! Try harder men, please!

[@Stanly-Stud]

marines blow man meat

[@Expatred66]

Judging by the beards the NBC threat is greatly reduced from my day

[@RyanBurgess-c1b]

Needs work lads

[@petermanning1864]

Lose the beards not a great or professional look.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

so much for the whole stripping away individuality thing the army is known for.

[@JammyDodger45]

The army have been allowed beards for far longer than they were not allowed. This is a return to the correct historical status.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

@@JammyDodger45Beards have been banned since when the British Army has been most relevant in world affairs, and the world wars. Things are bad when the yanks look more squared away than us. The army to used to have muzzle loading weapons and not have personal hygiene. Should we return to that historical status too?

[@lachlanchester8142]

@@UsuallyTrollingyeah because the whole uniform, rank and service number business doesn’t do that enough already

[@UsuallyTrolling]

@@JammyDodger45 The army was able to cope in two world wars without beards

[@Jeffybonbon]

Im ex light Div and i think they were flat Must try Better IMO

[@jimcy1319]

I think you mean fat, (also beardy).Some of them look more like a podgy Taliban tribesman. Certainly not the light infantry anymore.

[@Sarrienne]

Flat, or fat? 😂

[@Jeffybonbon]

@@Sarrienne how they ever pass a BFT I know i am old school but they look scruffy to me Our Buglers were so smart in fact the Band was smart

[@Sarrienne]

@@Jeffybonbon The uniforms are fine... a bit fancy, but not covered in unnecessary glitz and gold brocade, nor topped with a ridiculous hat. Being scruffy is a Rifleman tradition, after all - "Men are dirty, sir... rifles are clean". But no matter how cool your uniform might be, it's all for naught if your mates have to squeeze you into it!

[@UsuallyTrolling]

@@Sarrienne "Being scruffy is a Rifleman tradition" I remember the Greenflies, LI, and Devon and Dorsets being clean shaven and not overweight

[@jamesmccann355]

Shave those beards off.....

[@GR1000]

like blowing into a mess tin... 😱

[@AtheistOrphan]

That made me laugh. Thank you.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

Shave those beards

[@lachlanchester8142]

Found the salty Cold War vet

[@UsuallyTrolling]

@@lachlanchester8142 You dont have any standards mate

[@SicutCorvusVolat]

It's a shame all these traditions will be gone in ten years