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US Marine reacts to Royal Navy "Manning the Mast" Ceremony

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20 Comments

@hughjarse1381 5 years ago

Point of order: The Royal Marines band does NOT look like the US Marines band, The US Marines band looks like the Royal Marines band.

@phillipdavies6548 5 years ago

Watched this with pride in my brother who was the Button Boy at HMS Ganges as a boy sailor. He was pretty small then and was only about 5 feet 4 inches tall as an adult. Little guy but totally fearless. He was in the Royal Navy for 15 years. RIP Ted. Loved you brother

@gavinjones3637 5 years ago

An old colleague of mine was a comms officer on a ship during the Falklands war. During a storm in the South Atlantic, they lost an antenna. They were left without any comms. He had to man the communications mast, in the middle of high seas. The ship was swaying such that he was swinging way beyond the gunwales, both port and starboard, to re-establish communications with the fleet.

@byrondewhaus1750 5 years ago

The tradition is almost 500 years old and comes from ships ‘saluting’ each other at sea.

@butlerpa100 5 years ago

Please RESPECT the Royal Navy. Underestimate them at your peril.

@suzannelacy8093 5 years ago

Hearts of oak are our ships , jolly Tars are our men . We'll always be ready . Steady boys Steady . We'll fight and we'll conquer again and again . I'm 70yrs old and remember the centuries old folk songs and the history of Britain and the Republic of Ireland . God bless my long dead music and history teacher's who inspired me when I was a child , I still need to carry on learning . Those are the words to the music being played by the Royal Navy @ 10.32 .🇬🇧🦁🦁

@kaydenbanford 5 years ago

My granddad was Button Boy at HMS Ganges, it was something he was so proud of.

@Radio4ManLeics 5 years ago

The lass did really well. A real credit to you all. Well done Royal Navy!

@shaun3473 5 years ago

We have so many fucking awesome traditions. I love this country so much 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

@Mk1Male 5 years ago

These traditional events are why the UK armed forces are the bravest of the brave. It's sad to see people voting this video down. They are the people that expect to be protected but then complain unnecessary force.

@GaryRobert17 5 years ago

That is Her Majesty's Band of the Royal Marines.
Pomp and Circumstance.
You are an adopted Brit. Big bag of Yorkshire. Best brew going mate.

@grumpynanny7402 5 years ago (edited)

Dad as a young man was button boy during WW2.RIP dad.

@brianclayton1039 3 years ago

I am now 80. I joined HMS St Vincent aged 15, went over the mast in the first week. I was Button Boy in 1958.

@Ouch. 5 years ago

Tradition and ceremony are very important in the British forces and I'm so glad to see that you recognise from your time in the US forces.

@colinharris7287 5 years ago

don't forget this was taken from what thay actually did at sea in storms and all-weather in between

@johnny_pilot 4 years ago

I love how respectful you are to the navy ratings doing this 'ceremony'. You certainly appreciate their discipline, training, strength... and even the 'balls' that that girl had to climb to the top and then stand and salute there! Man, I'm ex-Royal Navy too, Submarine Service, but I'm terrified of climbing up a ladder against a house! Total respect to you, dude... and your total respect for military personnel of all services, whether American or otherwise.

@judynpeterjones3307 5 years ago

I was there in 1963, climbed the mast, sat on the button and took photo's! Great times!

@TravisMartin-l4q 5 years ago (edited)

It is the Royal Marines band playing and those climbing, are Royal Navy cadets and the mast is 147ft tall.

@johnnybgoodeish 5 years ago

There was an expression used in looking back to the days of naval engagements fighting in sailing ships, it was: "wooden ships and iron men"!

@SteamboatWilley 5 years ago

The flags at 14:13 are signal flags. Normally used for signalling at sea, they are used for decoration when "dressed overall" on formal occasions like this.