drill comp tomorrow

[mollykins]

the east anglia district cadet drill and piping competition is tomorrow!

Although i'm not going to be armed, I still have an important bit. Last year I was picked to be a colour escort (with a rifle, next to the colour (flag) bearer) because i was the same height as another person who was excellent at armed drill. But now they've left, two other people, the same height as each other have been picked. But TBH my bit is harder in some ways, as almsot everything i do is unprompted and I have to salute for the right amount of time, at the right moment and march to the correct place with no orders on my own. However, I don't have a rifle to worry about, but i would have been ok with one, even considering my slightly sweaty hands when holding them, considering it's at raf Honnington, which we've been told will be freezing cold, so we have to wear thermals.

Your predictions please? There are 7 units in the district, we came 6th last year (because one unit didn't enter the colour party competition), but the riffles we now have are easier to handle and we've had more practice than last year, and my uniform (which we get marked on) is a lot better than last year . . . .

ps the colour party is the only thing i'm entered for, some others from my unit are piping, induvidually and as a team (syncronised) but there are other competition on tomorrow for armed squads, and unarmed squads, so there'll be a lot of hanging around, so i'm going to take some homework to do. I'll probably take a past maths paper to do, at least if I get stuck, one of the other people going from my unit does a-level maths aswell so we should be able to work it out between us :D

[squarebear]

"Although i'm not going to be armed"
I'm sure that's a relief for all of us.

Good luck with it all Molly. Just do your best and see what happens.

[Mamyalynne]

I predict you will come second, lots of luck Molly.

[dotty.]

It sounds just like my daughters morris dancing competitions, i could never stand the noise :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84-edNAsQGY

[mollykins]

Thanks sb.

Thanks mama <sarc mark>

[dotty.]

she dances 5

[starone]

I reckon you will be third, but try your best and you might even win. I hope you do, it will be a boost for all of us to bask in your reflected glory.

[Mamyalynne]

<sarc mark> can you explain that please??

[tiggerblue10]

I must admit Molly, I'm a little confused as to what it is you are doing but good luck anyway :o)

[mollykins]

If you win, you get to go through to the area comp, then if you win that, nationals.

BTW even though it's called east anglia disrict, it's really only norfolk and suffolk. And then the districts in the eastern area apart fom mine are; cambridgeshire& bedfordshire, fens, hertfordshire, trent, northants &leicster, north east yorshire, west yorkshire aswell as south yorkshire & humberside, god knows where we'd have to go for that . . . and how early we'd have to get up in the morning!

[ladyalex]

Good Luck, Molly.
I'm sure you deserve to win.

[micmak]

Could not be bothered to read this, good luck anyway

[NazNomad]

" ... the east anglia district cadet drill and piping competition is tomorrow! "

C'mon, even I know there's no oil in East Anglia.

[stokemaveric]

good luck molly............

[starone]

Molly, what do you belong to - Army Cadets, Air Force Cadets, or what? And don't forget (I'm full of old sayings tonight) It matters not whether you win or lose, but how you played the game. Mind, you here's another one, Everyone loves a winner.

[mollykins]

this basically, sorry it's a bit blurry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdCmHaEFhw

I'll be the person that marches at the back of the colour pary, and after everyone's haulted, marches off on their own!

[Mamyalynne]

I repeat
Question Author
Thanks sb.

Thanks mama <sarc mark>

explain please

[dotty.]

yeah but marching for a bit is not as grueling as dancing in a troop for 13 minutes