His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent the Deputy Colonel in Chief of the @SCOTSDG visited their Home Headquarters and Regimental Museum in Edinburgh Castle. Corporal Euan Jardine, SCOTS DG, had the honour of piping for the arrival of His Royal Highness who was then welcomed by

Major General Peter Scott CD, Deputy Commander Canadian Army, recently visited Edinburgh Castle to conduct staff talks with the #BritishArmy , discussing cooperation over the coming years.

He also stopped by 3 RIFLES based in Dreghorn Barracks to receive a unit brief and to get

Merchiston Castle School, in support of the Army in Scotland, hosted the first of a series of three Kermit Roosevelt Lectures (KRL).  This year’s speaker was Chief of Staff US Army, General Randy George.

British Army Senior representatives were MS and GOS, GofEC and Comd 51X.

GofEC, Maj Gen Alastair Bruce of Crionaich OBE VR DL, reviewed today’s Royal Gun Salute at Edinburgh Castle, marking the Coronation of HM The King. Members of 12 Regt RA fired the salute with music provided by Band SCOTS. In advance BKA Coy The SCOTS took up position as Castle

Preparing for State Ceremonial and Public duties in Scotland, BKA Coy were today inspected by Comd 51X. When not committed to ceremonial duties, BKA Coy are a Rifle Company with all the skills of a modern-day infantry force.The SCOTS BKA OC

Attending the ANZAC and Gallipoli day service at the SNWM were senior representatives for the Navy, Army and RAF, commemorating allied landings on 25 April 1915.
#RMBand #SCOTS #SCOTS DG

The Army has today announced that Maj Gen Bob Bruce CBE DSO will formally take over as Governor of Edinburgh Castle in September 2024.

Finishing his distinguished military career as MS and GOS in 2020 he will now take on this ceremonial role for the Army in Scotland.

The Army has just commissioned a new Bagpiper called Elvis!

Must be #InternationalBagpipeDay !

Recruits from the Army School of Bagpipe Music pass out of their 6-month course as fully-fledged musicians! #internationalbagpipeday #bagpipes #britisharmy #armymusician

Joined by a selection of amazing women at Edinburgh Castle who watched her fire the famous time signal during #internationalwomensday 2024 , Gunner Rhiannon Griffiths of 105 Regiment Royal Artillery fires the one o’clock gun #internationalwomensday #iwd #britisharmy

Happy #InternationalWomensDay . We celebrate the success that women in the British Army make every day. Private Leanne Mallaney of 154 (Scottish) Regiment Royal Logistic Corps is one of many women filling crucial roles.
#army #royallogisticcorps #iwd #iwd 2024 #britisharmy

Want to be an apprentice in the Army? The Army delivers Skills for Life and provides more apprenticeships than any other employer. These soldiers are Apprentice Craftsmen in the Corps of Royal Engineers.Visit jobs.army.mod.uk #army #army scotland #apprenticeships

Want to be an apprentice and travel to Belize? The Army delivers Skills for Life and provides more apprenticeships than any other employer.
These soldiers are Apprentice Craftsmen in the Corps of Royal Engineers.Visit jobs.army.mod.uk
#army #army scotland #apprenticeships

How can the British Army give Skills for Life?
Did you know we provide more Apprenticeships than any other Employer?

To find out more go to jobs.army.mod.uk
#army #army jobs #army scotland #apprenticeships #scottishapprenticeshipweek2024 #royalengineers

After incurring a casualty 3 Platoon work hard to get their mate back to the ambulance exchange point at the infamous “black hut” in Sennybridge training area. Army HQ Scotland The SCOTS British Army in Scotland

In the silence of the crypt deep inside the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle, Ukrainian Officer Lt Cdr Ivan Dolhykh pays his respects to fallen comrades in the Ukranian War, marking the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

End of Week 2 of the #Mortar Battle Camp. This week they have been focusing on survivability and lethality. Working from Sect hides and moving rapidly after firing to avoid counter-battery fire. Finished off with a heavy carry up X range hill 💪

4th Light Brigade Combat Team & HQ North East 🇬🇧 #BritishArmy

Lt Andrew Duff, from the 3rd Bn, Royal Regiment of Scotland, (3SCOTS) recently deployed with the US Navy-led Pacific Partnership on the USS Pearl Harbor, providing humanitarian aid/disaster relief and future security assurance opportunities for the British Army in Fiji and Tonga

WATERING ORDER:- The earliest known use of the noun 'watering order' is in the late 1700s. Earliest evidence for watering order is from 1780, in the Standing Orders of the 22nd Regiment Light Dragoons.
In 2024, The SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS still perform Watering Orders in Edinburgh