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A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
"Sunset", also known as the "Retreat Call", is a bugle call played in United Kingdom and British Commonwealth countries to signal the end of the official military day. [1] In common with all bugle calls, it consists only of notes from a single overtone series. This allows it to be playable on a bugle or equivalently on a trumpet without moving ...
The British Armed Forces recognises service and personal accomplishments of individuals while a member of the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force with the awarding of various awards and decorations. Together with rank and qualification badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career.
Royal Army Veterinary Corps – Drink Puppy Drink/A Hunting We Will Go (Quick); Golden Spurs (Slow) Small Arms School Corps – March of the Bowmen; Intelligence Corps – Rose and Laurel (Quick); Trumpet Tune and Air (Slow) Royal Army Physical Training Corps – Be Fit; Royal Corps of Army Music – The Music Maker (Quick); Esprit De Corps (Slow)
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The ceremony in most Commonwealth countries (particularly those of the former British Empire) concern the entrustment to the concerned unit of either one or two colours, if for the latter case the colours are a Sovereign's or National / Presidential Colour and the Regimental Colour (for the infantry, air force combat commands and naval ...
Royal Army Ordnance Corps; Royal Pioneer Corps; Army Catering Corps; The RLC comprises both Regular and Army Reserve units. [3] The RLC is the only combat service support corps of the British Army with battle honours, derived from the usage of previous transport elements of the Royal Waggon Train, and their successors as
The British area was occupied by the 21st Army Group that was collectively known as the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). The Allies' job was challenging. They had to disband and disarm the German fighting machine, reassemble the country's basic infrastructure, and cope with population on the brink of starvation. To this end the BAOR operated ...