Ratty22
Old Salt
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While a young gentleman or lady may commission a portrait of their charger, hound, or possibly spouse, they will be commissioned by Her majesty.
Vulgarly, the act of commissioning is something done to a person , rather than something that a person does.
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Old Rat
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While a young gentleman or lady may commission a portrait of their charger, hound, or possibly spouse, they will be commissioned by Her majesty.
Vulgarly, the act of commissioning is something done to a person , rather than something that a person does.
Got it.
Right, carry on.
Old Rat
Out
Before I start: Is this a Wah? ...... (shield up)
Firstly, you will NOT commission. You may, however, be commissioned.
Secondly. No, this must be a Wah. Joining the Army for humanitarian reasons? Errr, computor says no.
A musical regiment? WTF? Do you particulary like singing? If so, join a Welsh battalion (do it quickly whilst we've still got some), I hear they like singing.
Some Infantry Battalions retain a Corps of Drums - but they are normally the SF Machine Gun Platoon, so not very humanitarian - if you fancy playing the fife, drum or bugle.
Lastly, there is now a thing call the Corps of Army Music (CAMUS). However, to my certain knowledge, to hold a commission in it one has to have come up through the ranks of the band. Corps of Army Music - British Army Website