ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Zarathustra** · 04-06-2012, 08:49

Originally Posted by wooday

Join the rifles , no bullshit , just soldiering.

There's much less bullshit in the Guards than most people realise, and we do our fair share of soldiering

**ex_donkey_man** · 04-06-2012, 09:12

In my Armoured (Op's) / Mounted (Ceremonial) experiance, all the foot Guards are the same, With the except of the Scots Guards, who had the capability to get hammered beyond belief by 1pm on a Friday payday (When Friday is the last working day of the month) in The Star in Windsor!
Worked with all of them on courses / ex's, all as good as each other, all loyal to their own, all willing to work with any other unit that wants to. It doesn't strike you until you go away on your own, on a course how stong the Guards division family can be. If you walk in to a cookhouse on a course, you see a L/Sgt from the Welsh, (You're a Guardsman in the Coldstreamers) you just sit next to him and introduce yourself. Seen and experianced it a few times, but I've not seen it with other regts very much, unless they were the same capbadge (E.g. Corps - RE, RLC, or where there are 2 / 3 Battallions and they are in different battalions of the same capbadge).
I'd only pick one over another IF there was a family history, otherwise I'd just go for which ever one is the local one for you. Probably the Coldstreamers.

**Joshd1982** · 04-06-2012, 10:10

From what I've gathered, the Guards units do as much combat trainin, exercises etc as any other infantry unit?

**kyle6327** · 04-06-2012, 10:27

We do. Not that the chip shop lot like to admit it.

**2/51** · 04-06-2012, 11:31

I think it would be fair to say that the Guards primary role is combat, and therefore combat is their primary training.

However, they make a big target with those really tall furry helmets.

**BoomShackerLacker** · 04-06-2012, 16:12

Originally Posted by louis

Come and join the PWRR mate, 2nd battalion has plenty of top lads with a lot of experience. At the end of the day though mate it's your choice so good luck with whatever you decide to go with.

Wise and sound.

**Twice-the-man** · 06-06-2012, 21:48

Originally Posted by 2/51

I think it would be fair to say that the Guards primary role is combat, and therefore combat is their primary training.

However, they make a big target with those really tall furry helmets.

Them hobnail boots are a nightmare on CTR as well

**JamesBatters** · 06-06-2012, 22:04

*Become a Rifleman.

**Joshd1982** · 08-06-2012, 11:25

Many thanks for all the responses. I had a few reservations about choosing a Guards regiment, I guessed that the ceremonial side of things would be good for personal development and carry a certain cache, but I wanted to join the army to see a bit of action! I had got the impression that they had a smaller role in training and operational deployments. It appears I was mistaken, So decision made.

16th September!