LI2Chesapeake Fuck you are so pathetic. keep your opinions to yourself

LI2Chesapeake indeed

+Shaun Naude - Why the fuck is she pathetic? What she said was 100 percent correct!!! Grow the fuck up and shut the fuck up!

I agree

Agreed!

How many hours are there in a day? ;) I completely agree, though. Amazing respect they show by their incredible perfection.

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They even do this during terrorist attacks like 9/11.

Condolences sir/ma’am. And what they do at the tomb is an awesome tradition at Arlington

@@brianbole6139the pentagon is 0.95 mi from Arlington (as the crow flies). Must’ve been nerve wracking for the Old Guard. Outside of being there on 9/11… an approaching tornado hurricane blizzard ice storm would be my most worrying thing. The tornado especially! I was actually at Arlington a few weeks ago in a flash flood warning.

Noli me tangere?

@@haydenlacour3965 Basically means, in English, "Touch me not" it's the motto of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Battalion (The guards of the tomb).

@@forwardobservationsgroup738 Thank you, I looked everywhere to find out but still couldn’t

@@haydenlacour3965 No problems.

i'm watching for the first time. very emotional. much respect for these guards as well as those they protect. can you please tell me what you meal by "long fade? thank you

the editing...

yeah, that answer doesn't help, but thank you anyway.

really!? the part where the screen fades reeeeaaaaally long..that!

lmao Oh that part. I watched the video again and I did notice the fade, but I guess it was just too insignificant to me to really take notice. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed seeing this long held tradition.

+Kevin Seay Honest question, because I am fascinated by these guys. What would the conversation have been like after his walk? Would it have been one of "coaching" or would it have been "extremely unpleasant?"

+Jason Rude considering he made it that far without catching the deficiency I'm sure words were exchanged after the walk but I honestly don't think it was anything serious. he was just squaring away his battle. now if it had been something serious like a piece of his uniform was missing or his shoes were messed up it would have been a pretty bad experience for him. But each leader is different and so are the choices in discipline.

+Kevin Seay I'm guessing you served in the Old Guard?

You're a fucking noob learn how to have some respect, you feel every movement

That is not a fail. That is a leader seeing that his men are squared away and ready to perform their duties. God bless them all.

well the old guard is *extremely* strict and are graded on even the slightest thing out of place. MUCH more strict than in the normal military. it's actually boggling how precise everything has to be. and if something is out of place it will be a mark against them. something like a belt being wrong is kind of a big thing i think. so he probably got some kind of punishment or reprimand later on.

the inspection phase of the ceremony isn't just for show. it's the final inspection the soldier goes through before his walk. they also other inspections before the soldier even comes out.

Serving with the British Army in Germany, before Mounting Guard at Regimental level, you would be inspected 1st at Battery level. However, any decent comrades, who weren't on Guard Duty, would inspect you before you even left your Barrack Room.

Spencer Tack Was just there and watched it at 4pm yesterday and there was an off duty officer who adjusted the guards belt before he walked out to the other guards. they still did the whole inspection I was just a little confused about why an off duty officer in civilian clothes made the adjustment.

Exactly, and not put on a show just for the tourists.

Takes them up to, and sometimes over, 9 months of training.

+Philrups yep they have a two year commitment for this.

I was wondering if it was all ceremonial, too. Looks like if they see a hair of lint they will be 'adjusted'. They only let the most squared away people do this, so those attaining a rank where they can tell the guards they got something wrong, they must really be on the ball.

There is No irregularity in adjusting a soldier's uniform on the spot. it happens daily informal and formal. You just need to be aware of military etiquette. As a 22 year+ soldier I know the difference. Nothing is "Show" when it Revers you Fallen Hero's. When there is a situation of ultimate Respect, there is nothing wrong when your NCO does an on the spot "gig correction" without making a fuze. 98 percent of all of you have No Idea, what 1 percent of us do to protect your way of life. As Gruber said "The Stupidity of the American Voter, helped pass Obamacare.". The Sargeant of the Guard was doing his duty in keeping his guard up to specs. Nothing was out of place or BS Ceremony. You ought to learn to Love the Country you live in and Thank your Allah to where you were born.

rflo4961 Um, yeah, I said the ceremony is not for show, just like you. You make it sound like I said it was, like I'm on a different side of the argument. And on top of that you call me ungrateful and having "no idea." Of course I'm ignorant to the actual horrors of war, I really am, but what you said has nothing even remotely to do with what I said, and was unkind to say the least. And, while we're here, I want to question your "humble 25 years." In other posts, you said it was 23, and in others 22, or 22+. So, which is it, mister super-knowledgeable military man? I find it hard to believe that someone as experienced as yourself, who is very aware of military etiquette, has difficulty spelling "sergeant."

Benjamin Aho you should probably shut the fuck up gay boy.

Tyler Durden why dude

they do it 24hr 7 days of the week for 365 day

every year

366 on Leap Year.

We are his family. Let's all go visit some day.

Belle La Victorie -- It is not a lonely place because the spirit of that unknown soldier left immediately upon his death to the Spirit World where he was reunited with all his family members who died before him.. There is no way there is any loneliness, except probably for those of his immediate family, etc., that had lost a son, a husband, a Father, a brother, etc., and miss that person so much.. We Americans love all those that sacrificed so much for all of us, and went so long before us to do that.. Just look at all those markers at Arlington alone !! It is staggering to think that many men and women died in the service of our country. They willingly gave their lives for their friends and family, accomplishing something that the highest possible sacrifice any person can do, according to the Book of John in the Holy Bible.. My dear Father one of 5 brothers that all served at D-Day, Normandy, parachuting behind the German lines, and at the Philippines Islands and other islands there, is interred at the Ft. Sam Houston Military Cemetary in San Antonio, Texas.. We just laid his Sweetheart and wife, our dear Mother, Estella Maria, next to him when she passed away on December 23, 2016... I only served in the Vietnam and Cold Wars of the late 60's-70's, and nothing I did could ever compare what these incredible men who went before me, my dear Father and my 4 Uncles did..

How do we know this soldier didn’t support war? Maybe he was just drafted and didn’t want anything to do with the military

Well said, sir. To disrespect others' traditions is a sign of a lack of self-respect. As for 80 vs 500 years, yes, it's true. We have "antique stores" in the U.S. that have nothing older than 50 years old. It's said that Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance and Americans think 100 years is a long time.

80 years is how long they have been guarding the tomb (its actually been like 93 or something like that), thats the 3rd infantry regiment, the oldest regiment in our army. the 3rd infantry regiment was established in 1784.

Remember. Nothing in American is over 238 years old. This reminds me of a guy that went to study in some really old European university. The building was in two parts, the 'old' building and the 'new' building. The 'new' building was built some time in the 1300-1400s. I don't know if anybody knew how old the 'old' building was. I also hear that between jet lag and whirlwind tours, that people are often have something of an emotional breakdown when shown something that is really ancient. It's very difficult for us to relate.

You need to get an education. You're a failure. 500? What a FOOL

For example , our regiment named "Inmemorial del Rey" is over 500 years old. Believe it or not. Some countries are quite old. YOU are the one who needs an education.

Crappy, overly long fade transition. Fail, "Scorsese"

Your profile pic is portraying the dignity of KZfaq.

so true hahahah

+Ron Hoffstein - they don't wear rank when they're guards so that they never show that they outrank the Unknown Soldiers.

JP Loingsigh Thank you for the answer to that. It makes complete sense.

You can tell by their pants if they're are NCOs/Officers because they have a yellow strip on them. If they don't have the yellow stripe then they are E4 and below.

+7/11bravo the one giving orders introduced himself as Specialist, the other 2 are likely PFC

+7/11bravo actually you're wrong, here in 3d inf regiment (the old guard) during ceremonies everyone wears stripped pants no matter your rank

Androvsky “We're made to hunt and gather, yet I see these soldier doing none. A shame really.” First off what have you done for your rights that these “soldier” (as you said) have volunteered to fight and die for? You mention hunt, they do hunt the most dangers game human these “soldier” are active duty and can be called into combat whenever the DOD wants to. Also there are there to defend the honor and sacrifice of the men (and women) that have come before them. You do not see it for two reasons one you chose not to and second they don’t do it for you to watch they do it because it needs to be done and it’s who they are! My medals are not why I fought my rank is not why I fought; I fought for the beliefs and ideals of my country. I fought for those who are oppressed. I fought for you keep that in mind.

jack watson I think he was being sarcastic....

"I undoubtably respect the Americans and their 'traditions' (if you can even call them that)..." You claim to respect traditions of the United States, and then insinuate that they are so irrelevant that they cannot be called traditions. Very disrespectful, using the guise of 'undoubtable respect' to make your position amicable.

I apologise if you took it that way, when I said "if you can even call them that" I was merely referring to the fact that throughout history the American 'culture' and 'tradition' has just been a coalition of cultures from several other countries, (mainly Britain, Spain and France). Believe me when I say that NO disrespect was implied. The 'Americans' that the world sees today have never truly had their own unique set of traditions, and still have that 'coalition of cultures'. With that said, I'll rephrase my initial statement: I undoubtedly respect the American's values and norms/beliefs.

TheGREYWOLF109 I see. The problem with that though is that our armed forces have hundreds of years of history and tradition behind them. They are not an upstart. Though their traditions have elements included from other countries, most of the ranks, regulations, rules, training, requirements, techniques, and behavior are not easily confused. While I respectfully disagree with your conclusion that we are solely a 'coalition of culture', I will say that they are definitely unique and easily identifiable from any other country's armed forces. The British have the Queen's Guard, and we have the 3rd infantry Old Guard (1784).

But this is a cemetery and the royal guard protect the palace kind of a big difference when it comes to the subject of respect.

WankersCramp69 Funny how you generalize Americans. I'm sure that these people, who are showing respect for the guards, aren't the same people you see going to London and acting like "prats." Also, the introduction to the changing of the guard specifies that you should remain silent during the transition, if in another country they were asked to be quiet during an event, and were at risk of being removed from the occasion and being embarrassed, I'm sure they'd keep their mouth shut.

WankersCramp69 But the really funny thing is how you people do the exact same thing to the Americans. You can't have one without the other, and acting all innocent here isn't fooling anybody.

WankersCramp69 You know how it goes, people like to laugh at other peoples stupid bullshit because they chose to see there own bullshit as the best.

+WankersCramp69 Show me where this happens? I spent a year in the UK and never saw this or at Buckingham Palace. Actually, I was one of the few people who didn't mess with guards, should obscenities through the fences, etc. I noticed all the Brits did do that. Nice try though, don't hate, congratulate.

22 years and you couldn't learn to spell sergeant?

But, I can spell Troll.

sendbillmoney1 I can spell Troll.

obviously not! they're dead!