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So, quick story!

As you can see, this poor British Army soldier collapsed, and it might help to understand this is quite common in ceremonial units.

I was in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, which is the U.S. Army’s equivalent of this unit.

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 When you do ceremonies in units like these, you have to stand at attention, without moving, for a long period of time. You’re trained to not move a muscle, much less an inch, and of course, for various reasons, soldiers still pass out. But we called it “falling out”.
It’s not just locking your knees! That’s the most common reason for falling out, but it’s also other things: dehydration, heat stroke, sometimes exhaustion. I say that because “don’t lock your knees!” is an easy critique but doesn’t paint a full picture. Don’t judge this soldier!
Every soldier arriving at the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (also known as “The Old Guard” or TOG) went through a three week training course called ROP (Regiment Orientation Program, pronounced “rope”). It sucked! For many reasons.
You had to learn how to prep your uniforms immaculate (we literally pressed our own uniforms on an actual pressing machine). You learned basis regs of the unit. But the worst part, by far, was testing at the end of each of the three weeks by standing at attention for a long time.
It’s not just the standing that sucks. You might be like “how hard could it be to stand still?”, but it’s so much more.

First, if you move, at all, that’s a gig. Finger moves? Gig. Head movement? Gig. Cough? Gig.

Enough gigs, and you fail. You restart that week. It sucks.
But that’s not all! You wear an uncomfortable, stiff, itchy uniform. The training room in the summer is hot, and in the winter, it’s cold. If you pass out, you fail. If you shiver too much, you fail. But the shoes you have to wear. Oh god, the shoes…
Every soldier is issued two pairs of what are called “steels”. These torture devices have steel plates on the sole of the heel, the sole of the toes, and the in-step. They are bulky and heavy and cumbersome. Why steel plates? Because they click when you march in ceremonies.
As a company marches, the discipline and cohesion of movement is supposed to sound like one big steel plate clicking. The steel plates basically heighten the stakes to not screw up by marching out-of-step, or you’ll be heard.
Anyway, these damn shoes are incredibly uncomfortable to wear, even when you’re just standing. Awful. Truly awful. (By the way, we also had to cover up the plates with shoe polish, unlike the brand new shoes seen above, but that’s a story for another time.)
So, you’re a new private at this damn unit. You’re learning how to press uniforms, how to hold and move your ceremonial rifle (M14 Garand), how to march, and most importantly: how to stand still. It sucks. Your instructor does not mess around. (image credit: SGT Nicholas Holmes)
It’s the end of the first week and time for testing. IF you pass the uniform inspection (and that’s a big IF) and IF you pass the manual test (how to move your rifle), you’re rewarded with the first standing test: 45 minutes at attention. Seven total gigs = fail + repeat week.
You’re wearing these clunky shoes and an uncomfortable uniform and trying to hold your rifle precisely (with cotton gloves, by the way, creating slippage). Maybe you already got a few gigs on your uniform and marching, so you’re already nervous. Now, stand still, or move + fail.
You pass the first week! Now, you get do it again at the end of the second week, but this time, five gigs or less AND you stand at attention perfectly for 60 minutes.

Third week? Three gigs and 75 minutes.
By the end of that third week standing test, which I passed (thank god), my feet were on fire.

NOW… you get to go to your company and do it all for real. All the uniforms and the marching and the precise rifle drill and the standing still. All of it, and don’t screw up.
There are so many soldiers who screw up in various ways, and “falling out” during a ceremony is surprisingly common. To a young private, this is pretty damn terrifying to witness the first time. Depending on the circumstances, soldiers can be punished. Not good.
If you go to YouTube (or elsewhere), there are videos floating around of soldiers falling out during a ceremony. Some are officers. The worst I ever saw was a soldier carrying our unit guidon (a huge honor) who fell out cold completely right in front of the audience. Brutal.
Anyway, this poor British Army soldier just fell out in front of the Queen’s coffin. They’re never gonna live that down. And until you actually do it, you have no idea how hard it is to stand still for that long in that gear with that pressure and how easy it can be to fall out.
Also: if you look closely, you can see the soldier to their left moving an arm a few inches over to see if they can hold them up. Trying to save them. This sometimes works! But you have to do it as subtlety as possible. Kudos to that soldier for trying. :(
So, anyway, save the peanut gallery comments and just be glad it wasn’t you. Cut the soldier some slack and send them good vibes. This is way, way harder than it looks, especially when done in front of the Queen’s coffin. Bless their heart.

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