Military Lads - any truth in this one?
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Difficulties for soldiers on Ceremonial Duties
"I've got a mate who wet himself on public duties "Queen's Guard" at Windsor Castle. We was told the Queen wasn't in residence so there's only one guard required at each post and the guard roster was set up as a normal stag, then we got a phone call asking why we wasn't double tapping "double manning" because the Queen was in residence. Well, the guard commander started flapping and re jigged the stag list and had to put another man on each post to double tap but he completely ballsed up the stag list somehow and didnt relieve my mate who was bursting to go.... well you can guess the rest."
That was from the Oatcake forum.
Wonder if that's an occupational hazard for soldiers on ceremonial guard duty?
"I've got a mate who wet himself on public duties "Queen's Guard" at Windsor Castle. We was told the Queen wasn't in residence so there's only one guard required at each post and the guard roster was set up as a normal stag, then we got a phone call asking why we wasn't double tapping "double manning" because the Queen was in residence. Well, the guard commander started flapping and re jigged the stag list and had to put another man on each post to double tap but he completely ballsed up the stag list somehow and didnt relieve my mate who was bursting to go.... well you can guess the rest."
That was from the Oatcake forum.
Wonder if that's an occupational hazard for soldiers on ceremonial guard duty?
Pixel Pusher said:
I thought Double Tapping was shooting not guarding.
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.Hoofy said:
Pixel Pusher said:
I thought Double Tapping was shooting not guarding.
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.RTB for debriefing please.
Hang on-
Normal stag, let's assume they are doing stints a few hours long between relief.
Guard commander flaps, puts an extra person on each post, but forgets to relieve the original chap who now has to stay on longer.
There's an extra guard on that post at this point, I'm inclined to believe the original guard would just take the second person as his relief, go to the bathroom and then return to double man the post.
Normal stag, let's assume they are doing stints a few hours long between relief.
Guard commander flaps, puts an extra person on each post, but forgets to relieve the original chap who now has to stay on longer.
There's an extra guard on that post at this point, I'm inclined to believe the original guard would just take the second person as his relief, go to the bathroom and then return to double man the post.
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
Brilliant!!! Just spat coffee on my keyboard at that!! 
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
Very good. 
Tor pedantry's sake, the men on the balcony were SAS though.
Disco You said:
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
Very good. Tor pedantry's sake, the men on the balcony were SAS though.
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
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Disco You said:
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
Very good. Tor pedantry's sake, the men on the balcony were SAS though.
Rick_1138 said:
Hoofy said:
It is. When I was in the SBS, we were trained to double tap. Remember, shoot and move, as sarge used to say - avoid being a sitting duck. Good old MP5s. Reliable as anything. I was the second canoe on the balcony. That's all I'm saying.
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