Remember, kids, don't lock your knees ~ someone who did marching band for years.
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This idiotic thing should be a crime against humanity, because it's a crime against your "subjects".
Fucking "monarchies".
Happens in every army, monarchy or not.
Seriously I know a ton of guys who do MMA/Boxing and served in the military and they almost all told me their time in the military did the most damage and often it was parad shit that fucked them up. One guy had his first TBI fainting just like this guy and hitting the back of his head on the ground. Or it fucks up their knees and ankles. And no one watches that shit. There is no reason for it, it's just there to entertain the dumb nepobabies that make ip the officer class.
The bootstraps people would tell you that it’s about “discipline and order, two things that are essential in a functional military”.
I love getting rid of my own braincells! Lack of then is essential in a functional military!
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I always thought military training was about improving people's ability to fight for their country, not reduce it. And yet, it's not the first time I've heard that kind of story.
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Shit you don't even have to join ROTC/military. You can just join band in high school and you'll get your chance to watch kids drop. Cross country/track.. football. When it's hotter than hell and humid and your stacking pads and pushing yourself, some people just die.
I don’t think Americans understand quite how militaristic their society is.
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Off with their heads.
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I love how they are trained to not help. Good job, braindead drones.
Except they do.
Nooooooo.
Don't bring facts into this discussion. How else would i show my signature superiority complex.
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There are dedicated stretcher bearers to take them away.
you do realize that there being dedicated stretcher bearers makes it about a hundred times worse, right?
It does? Any moderately large and well organised public gathering in Britain would have at least one set of paramedics on standby. Is that so terrible?
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I hope that as we all learn to cope with climate change, they let the king's guard wear shorts. Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.
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"Jeeves, have that man executed." -the queen probably
The dead queen?
That is a pretty old image. It was the Queen in the image.
Fair. I don't mind the imagery of her rising from the dead just to order an execution for some dude who passed out.
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Heat?
Locked knees.
Absolutely it. Happened to me standing for a memorial service. Lots of stories from military where this happens, and "don't lock your knees" is often taught first thing.
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Yes extreme heat plus those stupid outfits.
This looks like a screenshot from an early-2000s strategy game
It's way older. This happened in the 70s or early 80s. It was at a time when Queen Elizabeth (the one on the horse) was still young enough to ride. And no, you don't get disciplined when something like this happens.
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When was this? Any context?
It looks like it's from June 1970 during the Trooping the Colour, which was the Queen's birthday celebration.
1970?! That photo looks so good for being half a century old.
That's the power of film-based photography. It's why some old movies look good even at 4K
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Do not lock your knees.
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