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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Answer 1

It’s just practice – I wasn’t in the Guards but we still had drill where we were expected to stand still for long periods. It’s not to bad UNLESS there are flies and bugs in which case it’s torture when they crawling over your face.