Balaklava Company declared ready for state ceremonial duties after weeks of training

Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland’s ceremonial unit have passed their final inspection to ensure they are fit for role.

Balaklava Company will be undertaking state ceremonial duties at Edinburgh Castle and the official royal residence in Scotland, the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

It marks the end of weeks of demanding training on the parade ground as well as taking meticulous care of their ceremonial uniforms.

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[Music] marching proudly onto the parade [Music] Square the pipes and drums the soundtrack has balaklava company get ready for their test all the time meticulously prepping their uniform and making sure their parade drill is Flawless is being judged today you can tell that the effort that the troops have been put in over the last week um has paid off dividends uh of course it’s a gradual thing what you’ve seen there is the as the end result of about a week and a half of uh very hard work so I’m very pleased being in the Royal r at Scotland is it as simple as being in an English regiment where you merely put on a a Woolen suit you have noted a lot of our Footwear is a variety of different colors so you’ve got a lot of black polish on the shoes to make them shine Whitener on your Gators to make them gleam white and of course neither the T of them should meet when they’re freshly done and then of course you’ve got a variety of pieces of brass that need shined those soldiers who have been on operations need to make sure the medal is also polished the Royal Regiment of Scotland uniform looks superb but it is a very intricate Beast to to get ready the soldiers are being scrutinized by commander of 51st infantry brig Gade Brigadier Jory Davis who’s making sure they’re up to scratch ahead of the summer ceremonial season it’s a good experience and I’ve reckon that every soldier gets the chance to whether it be any parade or what and it’s uh it’s I know it’s monotonous getting all your kit in that ready for the big day but once it’s there and it’s on everybody’s in line you’re all Marching In Time the band’s playing it’s quite static really and it’s a feeling that not everybody gets soldiering out in the field and soldiering on the Square they’re related in sense of principle but not necessarily the actual exucation of it uh out in the field for example we were in Germany not that long ago uh before that we were with the ranger battalions and their uh Army Special Operations Brigade on exercising solsbery plane uh that’s that part of the cycle is just to re reinforce our soldiering skills getting the basics right because at the end of the day we are still a light R infantry company for some it’s all part of the job at this time of year but for others it’s a new experience I’ve only just recently came here about 2 months ago in for Scots we never really done much of this this is one of the first times I’ve actually been in the number one dress um so it’s it’s a lot it’s different from my previous but I’m really enjoying it just bringing everything up getting it to look good for parades [Applause] [Applause] [Music] the soldiers will be busy representing the regiment on G Duty and in Freedom parades across Scotland over the coming months aiming to impress the watching public David civil mccan forces news Redford barracks in [Music] Edinburgh thanks for watching for more from forces news like And subscribe to our Channel