i am going back to wankie in 3 months and i am so happy! i never thought i would see my farm again and i never thought my kids would see our homeland again
As a Rhodesian, I would say that our military traditions were based on British traditions, but not necessarily identical. We never marched with the weapon in the right shoulder - see my other comment as to why. I never realised the Brits did it differently. There is a drill movement for transferring the weapon from left to right shoulder - "Change Arms" - but on parade the weapon was always in the left shoulder.
Ref carrying R1 (FN FAL) on the left.. The cocking handle of the FAL was fixed, on the SLR (L1A1) it folded flat. So the British Army could march at the shoulder without the problem of a cocking handle getting caught on the uniform.
@@johnsabini3351 Slope arms (rifle over the shoulder) was a 303 drill as they didn't have a pistol grip like the FN (L1A1 SLR). SLR was carried on the left side so as to be able to salute with the right arm across the body. The SLR could be changed over and carried on the right with the order Change Arms! This was usually done as a drill on the parade ground to give the left a rest. We could also use the carry handle with the order Trail Arms! Most Commonwealth countries used the British system as long as they used similar rifles.
@@dannyarcher1754 I think you will find that most commonwealth countries had the LI A1 (British Enfield) type with a folding cocking device, South Africa & Rhodesia had FN FAL ( Belgium) fixed cocking handle, hence variations on marching styles. If you search on CZcams there is a news film showing a British Army demonstration of drill using the original FAL trials rifle that was held forward of the body to avoid snagging the fixed cocking handle.
Edwardjsa. What hand do you salute with? If you get the answer right you will know why we shouldered and marched with our weapons on the left. Full British Army drill in the Rhodesian Army.
It is because unlike most military service parades where the officer carries a sabre and salutes as the men eyes right.....we saluted as a complete unit as respect. And kept line lol. Thats the only reason. From 64 to 79 we were not actually a colony but rather a nation in our own right.
@@bobbydicappa5814 Its a long complicated story, but ultimately, It wasnt a let down, it was political betrayal. I think the original concept was a win win for all, but incompetence by England let the wrong people get a foothold and the right people were eliminated leaving a country governed by elgomanic imbeciles. Like everything...never look to england to keep promises or to negotiate or delegate anything. They will ultimately fuck it up. Just look at the middle east today, also. They change their mind like they change undies!
@@sqnhunter Same thing in my country...I am from Serbia and we all tought that England is our friend...We get wrong true is that our old enemys like Turkey and Germany where litlle babys for England politians...All over the world they leave bloody trails...Not ordinary people but politucians...I wish you goood luck in your personaly and buissnies life!!!
If the rifle is shouldered on the right, you would have to salute with the left hand - simply not done! I never paraded with my rifle shouldered on the right. If the weapon was grounded the butt was by the right foot, with the right hand gripping the stock by the foresight. When the order "shoulder arms" was given the weapon was lifted with the right hand, the pistol-grip grasped in the left hand, and the rifle shouldered in the left shoulder. FACT!
There could be two reasons - 1) On the FN FAL the cocking handle is fixed and this would make it awkward to shoulder arms on the right. The L1A1 SLR British version of the FN FAL it folded flush to the body of the weapon. 2) Could also be prior to introduction of FN/SLR the Lee-Enfiled No.4 rifle was carried at the slope on the left shoulder - so may have been a carry over of this in RAR/RLI drill. Noticed in another CZcams video that the senior NCO's of The RAR wore "slouch hats" with left side folded up which meant the only way they carry a rifle with a fixed bayonet was on the left side. Anyway really impressive parade. Celer et Audax.
@@robholloway6829 how about USA? They forgot how they fought against Great Britain for Independence and sold out Rhodesia for that? At same time USA supported disgusting regimes in Latin America.
K Anderson stage a coup so that the military will take control? Always a bad idea. They would’ve only killed their own comrades and countrymen and alienated the public. Like the saying goes, die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. These men “died” heroes, and will forever be remembered as such, rather than just another failed coup de tat.
Its called "The Saints" the regimental march tune for the RLI at the beginning of the video. Next the accapela one is Sweet Banana, the regimental march tune of the RAR.
i am going back to wankie in 3 months and i am so happy! i never thought i would see my farm again and i never thought my kids would see our homeland again
As a Rhodesian, I would say that our military traditions were based on British traditions, but not necessarily identical. We never marched with the weapon in the right shoulder - see my other comment as to why. I never realised the Brits did it differently. There is a drill movement for transferring the weapon from left to right shoulder - "Change Arms" - but on parade the weapon was always in the left shoulder.
The Canadian armed forces march with they're guns like this.
Ref carrying R1 (FN FAL) on the left.. The cocking handle of the FAL was fixed, on the SLR (L1A1) it folded flat. So the British Army could march at the shoulder without the problem of a cocking handle getting caught on the uniform.
@@johnsabini3351 Slope arms (rifle over the shoulder) was a 303 drill as they didn't have a pistol grip like the FN (L1A1 SLR). SLR was carried on the left side so as to be able to salute with the right arm across the body. The SLR could be changed over and carried on the right with the order Change Arms! This was usually done as a drill on the parade ground to give the left a rest. We could also use the carry handle with the order Trail Arms! Most Commonwealth countries used the British system as long as they used similar rifles.
@@dannyarcher1754 I think you will find that most commonwealth countries had the LI A1 (British Enfield) type with a folding cocking device, South Africa & Rhodesia had FN FAL ( Belgium) fixed cocking handle, hence variations on marching styles. If you search on CZcams there is a news film showing a British Army demonstration of drill using the original FAL trials rifle that was held forward of the body to avoid snagging the fixed cocking handle.
The tragedy that happened to Rhodesia encapsulates perfectly all the problems with our post-modern world.
To hell what the international community says! Make Zimbabwe Rhodesia AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes
Edwardjsa. What hand do you salute with? If you get the answer right you will know why we shouldered and marched with our weapons on the left. Full British Army drill in the Rhodesian Army.
It is because unlike most military service parades where the officer carries a sabre and salutes as the men eyes right.....we saluted as a complete unit as respect. And kept line lol. Thats the only reason. From 64 to 79 we were not actually a colony but rather a nation in our own right.
Where dpo you live this moment?In Zimbabwe???
@@bobbydicappa5814 Mexico 14 years now. Still no home for so many!
@@sqnhunter Who let you people down?
@@bobbydicappa5814 Its a long complicated story, but ultimately, It wasnt a let down, it was political betrayal. I think the original concept was a win win for all, but incompetence by England let the wrong people get a foothold and the right people were eliminated leaving a country governed by elgomanic imbeciles. Like everything...never look to england to keep promises or to negotiate or delegate anything. They will ultimately fuck it up. Just look at the middle east today, also. They change their mind like they change undies!
@@sqnhunter Same thing in my country...I am from Serbia and we all tought that England is our friend...We get wrong true is that our old enemys like Turkey and Germany where litlle babys for England politians...All over the world they leave bloody trails...Not ordinary people but politucians...I wish you goood luck in your personaly and buissnies life!!!
what a time it was
I love seeing the FN battle rifles - the right arm of the free world !
If the rifle is shouldered on the right, you would have to salute with the left hand - simply not done! I never paraded with my rifle shouldered on the right. If the weapon was grounded the butt was by the right foot, with the right hand gripping the stock by the foresight. When the order "shoulder arms" was given the weapon was lifted with the right hand, the pistol-grip grasped in the left hand, and the rifle shouldered in the left shoulder. FACT!
There could be two reasons - 1) On the FN FAL the cocking handle is fixed and this would make it awkward to shoulder arms on the right. The L1A1 SLR British version of the FN FAL it folded flush to the body of the weapon. 2) Could also be prior to introduction of FN/SLR the Lee-Enfiled No.4 rifle was carried at the slope on the left shoulder - so may have been a carry over of this in RAR/RLI drill. Noticed in another CZcams video that the senior NCO's of The RAR wore "slouch hats" with left side folded up which meant the only way they carry a rifle with a fixed bayonet was on the left side. Anyway really impressive parade. Celer et Audax.
Pathetic what other countries did to Rhodesia.
So true:(
Britain's greatest shame.
@@robholloway6829 how about USA? They forgot how they fought against Great Britain for Independence and sold out Rhodesia for that? At same time USA supported disgusting regimes in Latin America.
El ejercito Rhodesiano, fue el mejor ejercito africano, sin duda alguna.
What happened to Smithie's "No majority Rule for a Thousand Years"?
Since Robert Mugabe is part of a minority already, I guess he was right.
They should have staged a coup instead of marching into oblivion.
K Anderson stage a coup so that the military will take control? Always a bad idea. They would’ve only killed their own comrades and countrymen and alienated the public. Like the saying goes, die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. These men “died” heroes, and will forever be remembered as such, rather than just another failed coup de tat.
@@juicynarwal6272 They rather fade into history as heroes and legends than stage a pointless coup which can lead to more bloodshed
What song is that
Its called "The Saints" the regimental march tune for the RLI at the beginning of the video. Next the accapela one is Sweet Banana, the regimental march tune of the RAR.