Palace Guards. How are they trained (and agree) to stand still for hours? How do they endure it?

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And also why do they still exist? Can’t a regular soldier do the same thing?

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I wasn’t a palace guard, but When I used to do honour guard and parades my focus was on the women in the crowd. Just watching the tourists and enjoying the women to be honest. Its always interesting just people watching. And you wouldnt believe how many times a woman put her phone number in my or my friends pocket.

As for not falling down. Its important not to drink the night before. Lol. That had me dizzy and falling over. Not good. That got me a night of guard duty. Some duties allow you to march backwards and forwards whenever you need to. Holding the rifle at rest can really ache after a while. So it’s nice to move it around between rest and attention and marching with it.

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