‘Kirky’ Kirkwood
@Kirky_Kirkwood
🇬🇧 @britisharmy and @scots_guards🏴⚔️ Infantryman for 26 years and counting! 🥷 💂🏻♂️☕️Views are my own.
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03-02-2016 15:34:49
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“Winning matters” in the #sandhurstcup #sandhurst2024 military skills competition Major General Zac Stenning- Commandant Sandhurst Royal Military Academy Sandhurst U.S. Military Academy at West Point British Embassy Washington Forces News Cadets from around the world are at #westpoint being put through their paces. The UK has two teams taking part
The Scots Guards annual remembrance parade witnessed HRH The Duke of Kent’s final day as Colonel of the Regiment after a remarkable 50 years of devoted service. The Regimental family gathered in their hundreds to say heartfelt thanks & bid farewell.
@britisharmy The Royal Family
🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🏴☠️🏳️🌈Truth Sayer ‘Kirky’ Kirkwood Scots Guards The Royal Family British Army 🇬🇧 Colonel James Leask, Scots Guards said: 'The Regiment is delighted that HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will shortly become our 27th Colonel This is a seminal moment for us: the end of a remarkable era and the start of a new and exciting chapter in our long and distinguished history.'
HRH The Duke of Kent retires as Colonel of the Scots Guards after 50 years today, as the regiment pays tribute to him as “a constant in a rapidly changing world”.
The Duke, 88, hands over the Colonelcy to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh after Scots Guards Remembrance Sunday.
Congratulations to our newest officers, who have commissioned from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
They were honoured to be inspected by Chef d'état-major de l'armée de Terre - the French Army’s Chief of Army Staff, Général Pierre Schill.
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#EntenteCordiale120 #ServeToLead
Exciting times as Coldstream Guards stand proud at Élysée, while Garde républicaine gear up for their role in Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace! A true testament to the enduring bond between France and the UK, marking 120 years of friendship. #EntenteCordiale120 🇫🇷🇬🇧
#EC120
Our rehearsals are under way as we prepare for the Sovereigns Parade to mark CC 232 special day next Friday.
Our Cadets & Staff are working extremely hard to deliver a world class parade.
Plus, you can't beat the Commandants Piper to mark the end of the parade.
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Today, 🇫🇷 @GardeRepFr and 🇬🇧 Scots Guards personnel rehearse for a historic event to mark the 120th anniversary of our relationship.
On Monday 8 April, France will become the first non-Commonwealth country to take part in the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace.
Into the final we go ⚽️
A great 5-2 win this morning for the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Permanent Staff team against a very good Army Air Corps team.
We now look forward to retaining the Cup for a second year.
Soldiers from the Coldstream Guards have been delivering training to Defense of Ukraine recruits on #OpINTERFLEX . So far over 34,000 have been trained in the UK, led by Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 and 11 partner nations. We #StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraïni 💂♀️ 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦
Remembering Colour Sergeant Alan Cameron, 1st Bn The Scots Guards, seriously wounded in an IED blast whilst on foot patrol on 13th April 2010, Lashkar Gah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan died of his wounds at home in Livingston on the 31st March 2011 aged 42 #Afghanistan