'Silly walks' at Buckingham Palace

[nutcase]

Colchester is an option if a little extreme!

Could be worse, could be Basildon.

 

[Kamerad]

The army is extremely uptight about its public image and this will not be taken lightly.

 

[Captain Chaos]

He will no doubt be quick timing in to see the CO this morning! Right before before frog marched down the the guard room for some light exercise!

 

[AshD93]

Was the queen even home?

 

[dirtychinchilla]

That's hilarious, excellent guardsman.

 

[Cosimo]

That's hilarious, excellent guardsman.

It wouldn't be out of place in a marching display at a military tattoo.

 

[Django x2]

^^ According to another thread here no they aren't loaded.

And I can assure you, that thread is wrong

 

[antijoke]

And I can assure you, that thread is wrong

Eh? So they do use live ammunition?

 

[MeEsH BaKkA]

No harm done and entertaining the tourists, I'm guessing he lost a bet (or won ). I expect he has a rather **** few weeks ahead of him though.

 

[tom_e]

Eh? So they do use live ammunition?

He means loaded in the sense that there is a magazine attached, rather than loaded in the sense of live rounds being near the weapon.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

If the magazine is empty, it's not loaded.


In fact strict definition of loaded means there is a round in the chamber.

 

[McGray]

How is this turning into another gun bore thread?

 

[tom_e]

If the magazine is empty, it's not loaded.


In fact strict definition of loaded means there is a round in the chamber.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought the whole magazine in means it's loaded was a load of twoddle.

 

[EdGey]

I'm sure that mucking about on duty is likely going to lead to punishment - let alone doing it in public at one of the worlds most popular places.

He's probably doing press ups with a corporal on his back, literally, as we speak.

 

[KautoStar]

Hopefully he faces harshest punishment possible. Stupid *****.

 

[MeEsH BaKkA]

Hopefully he faces harshest punishment possible. Stupid *****.

I'm sure he will be punished, but at the end of the day it was just a bit of harmless fun and probably put a smile on most people's faces who have seen it. His mates probably had a laugh too, although I doubt they are laughing now.

 

[Tombo]

I doubt there was a round of ammo within 20 yard of that rifle and even if there was the safety catch would have been on at all times.

Safety catch on, finger nowhere near the trigger, pointing upward, even if it was loaded it wouldn't be chambered. It's like people think guns start aiming and shooting people on their own.

 

[DaleTheWhale]

Hopefully he faces harshest punishment possible. Stupid *****.

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!

 

[I_M_Weasel]

And it's not an "SA80" it is an L85 (probably L85A1 to be specific, all the L85A2 are likely to be in service in warzones). The SA80 is the family of weapons, not a specific weapon. God damn CoD getting it wrong.

It'll be an A2, all the infantry have A2's they don't take them off us after a tour, I doubt if there are any A1's left. I and my unit never carried ammunition on guard doing ceremonial duties.

 

[KautoStar]

Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning!