Emotional Edinburgh Garrison Sergeant Major says goodbye to Scotland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2023
- The outgoing Edinburgh Garrison Sergeant Major has paid an emotional tribute to the people of Scotland as he reflected on his time in the role.
Warrant Officer 1st Class Anthony Gibson from the Scots Guards took over the post in May 2021 and his responsibilities included overseeing the British Army's ceremonial duties in Scotland for the Queen's death last year.
He said interacting with the crowds is what he will miss most, adding: "I'm not a Scotsman, but Scotland, Edinburgh, will forever be in my heart, always."
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I remember meeting the warrant officer during the Edinburgh tattoo last summer, I now stand 1 year before my own enlistment to the British army and would like to say that my meeting with him was a dining experience in my journey. I plan on serving in the royal regiment of Scotland which was inspired by the excellent parade he and his men designed and worked so hard on. Thank you for your service warrant officer 🇬🇧🏴
Join the Scots Guards instead mate. Miles better.
Do yourself a favour and don't join the infantry. If you really want to join the Army, get a trade. You'll come out with nothing from the infantry, if you do minimal service. Some brilliant times, great social times but nothing worthwhile to take back to the real world. Merchant navy is way forward.
@@twigman8806 or the 'RAF REGT'
I would advise Guards, if you are intent on Soldiering and Infantry 👍🇬🇧
As an ex Argyll & Sutherland Highlander, You are a member of the Scottish Military Brotherhood. Respect RSM.
Well done Sir, you have been a credit to the Scots Guards throughout your time as Garrison Sergeant Major at the Castle, and particularly during the momentous events of the past year. Always the smartest man on parade, and an example to all. As a former Scots Guardsman I wish you well in your next endeavour.
Thank you for your service
I 2nd that.
@@lewissmith3896im American but I’ll 3rd that. 🙏🏼
@@humbaba_7730American here and I fourth it
This chap was the GSM last June when i and other fellow Falklands veterans marched through Edinburgh as part of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war last June . A thoroughly nice bloke even for a scary SM, i do believe he is making the jump to officer, well deserved and good luck to him in the future. BZ.
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Glad Gibson was given the opportunity and lifetime experience. Beautiful place...
Nicely done Sir,you've done a great job and upheld the Standard of The Scots Guards and in doing so you've propelled our Regiment to the front.💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️
What a Trooper 🇬🇧🇬🇧
This man embodies everything great about our armed forces. Good Luck to him!
Who doesn't love Scotland and the Scots once one has been there? :-) Great video and all the best to the old and new Garrison Sergeant Major!
Wont be that way if the SNP get there way, they will kick you out if your not a pure blood scot
@@mk_gamíng0609 Oh totally. Really, the SNP are the biggest enemy of Scotland the most in the end.
@@mk_gamíng0609 Well that couldn't be further from the truth. The SNP are one of the most left leaning parties in Europe regarding their social policies. Not that I'm saying that's a good thing
Hardly
Not that keen myself would love an Independent England for me the Union has had its day the Armed Forces are probably the only good thing left about it.
A very moving posting, spoken from the heart, enjoy the next stage of your life!
Well done for your service and dedication to your Regiment, posting and for the pride you brought to your role as GSM. The country stands with you and the very difficult circumstances during your tour, for the quality and professional application we salute you and wish you well in your future roles.
Congratulations sir good luck what ever you do next
Great example of a Scot’s Guard RSM…Good luck in the future sir.🏴💂♀️
The proper title of the Regiment is the SCOTS GUARDS.
Well done, son . Scotland will miss you .
Amen God thank you Scotland is always in my heart
OUTSTANDING!!!
Well done Scotland salutes you
A well Kent face on the streets of Edinburgh. Thank you for your service and your welcome in Edinburgh anytime. Haste ye back.
Thank you sir, you did a great job 👍
Takes some guts to speak from the heart but he did it,so well done mate!
He sounds as though he hails from Yorkshire (same as me). I have lived in Scotland for over 40 years, and the only difference that I can tell between a Scot and a Yorkie is that they are more generous than us.
He actually comes from Lancashire.
Forever welcome to Scotland!.
He did a good job. Well done.
What a GSM, top bloke, fantastic soldier. You Sir are the best of the British Army and in life. A total credit to your proud Regiment: Scots Guards, Edinburgh, Scotland and family. A privilege to have seen you work. Cpl A.
Congratulations on your great service , May you enjoy the next chapter of your journey. And yes Scotland is beautiful and so special ,my wish is to there once more , once is not nearly enough Bless you LK from Canada ❤😊
Well done bro 💂♂️💂♂️💂♂️
Well done, Sir!
Great work Gibbo and the very best of luck to Rory.
Ruaridh...he's my nephew.
Excellent as always
Thank you sir, we salute you
The best Warrant officer story I ever heard was one about the Sergeant Major of Mons Officer cadet school who spoke to one of the cadets who was a Prince from one of the middle eastern countries and was about to graduate as a commissioned officer. "Tomorrow you will be passing out of Mons as a second lieutenant and I will be saluting you and calling you SIR, but I just want you to know one thing, deep down inside I will always think of you as an idiot!
There are many of these expressions, both from the former Mons Academy and of course RMA Sandhurst.
One I always remember from the latter is the CSM (WO2) to the Officer Cadet:
“I call you Sir and you call me Sir - the only difference is you damn well MEAN IT!”
The way I heard the story, he said, "I will always think of you as a [ C-word ]".
He wouldn’t have to call him sir whatever rank he achieved
@@Felix-rising
Your comment makes no sense whatsoever. Who wouldn’t call who Sir?
I can only speak of my experience at the RMA Sandhurst. Officer Cadets were required to address WO 2s and above as “Sir.”
C/Sgts and below were addressed as “Staff” by Officer Cadets. WOs and NCOs addressed cadets either as “Sir” or by their names. (Mr. XXXX - no women cadets at RMA Sandhurst in my day)!
@@trollmeistergeneral3467 you do not have to salute or refer to as sir any foreign commissioned officer. You have now spun the thread to addressing staff, which is totally different.
Britain must be the last place where the gentleman-officer breed still exists and old traditions are alive. Almost all other European countries lost this after WWI. The US might be the closest to Britain in maintaining traditions and the “officer class”, but America as a culture has never been particularly refined. Britain never ceases to amaze.
Nice. Manchester lad by the sound of his accent. Well done to him.
I’m going to say more Wigan! judging by his accent !…so Great Manchester at a pinch!🤣🤣👍👌
Blackburn apparently!…I googled him and an article about him by the BBC back in 2011 confirms this 👍
He will be from Blackburn they recruit massively from that area
@BrianT troll go back under your bridge.
@@herrickmaster7750% of them are Geordie / mackem I think
Excellence personified
What a nice Englishman
"but we're not anti-english tho"
@Denise Bond You do realize that Edinburgh and everything south and east to the border is Anglo Saxon, right? Just like the Scots language
Look up the ancient Kingdom of Bernicia. And why the bit cut off by Danelaw became the dominant Scot's culture
@@gg-ps1vz Yeah, only thing ugly about Scotland is the rampant minority nationalist bigotry
@@mirfjcthis guy gets it
Tony I started seeing you on Jim's channel and you will truly be missed.
I believe he is taking a Commission in the Scots Guards, as a WO1 GSM he would be commissioned at the rank of Captain following tradition. Bravo sir and very well done indeed.
God Bless The British Army.
Top man. I remember him from the days when I fired the 21 guns salutes at the castle.
Thanks brother for the service you're a Scotsman to me ma man 👍🏻
well done sir . i am retired welsh guards . london garrison posting is more prestigious . but scotland has a hell of a lot of history also . i knew black alec and billy mott . great gsms
Was there 1 month ago
Its mad to see it again with forces walking about
Well sir, your surname is most likely to be Scottish in origin. It is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gibealláin and can be a sept of Clan Campbell, Clan Buchanan or Clan MacMillan.
I'm going to miss him
May God bless you, Sgt Major.
Love Scotland, the few occasions I have been lucky enough to be there. My old man was Scottish and I get a sense of being home and very settled when there. If I ever manage to escape England then Scotland is one area I may end up? Scottish women can be extremely moorish too.
Job well done lad.
Well done Sir, and may your future career bring you many blessings. In the military, the RSM is known as God. The GSM, God's call them God. They are after all the greatest equality experts of all time.
"I'm not a Scotsman".
Yes you are. And the king should make you his personal warrant officer.
I would.
Officer Gibson haste ye back you will be welcome here.
I personally think that you are a hounary scotsman and a credit to the British army. Good luck and God bless to you.
Siete stato un orgoglio per la Scozia 😢😢😢
Can understand why he's emotional talking about Scotland. I'm English and have lived here for 6 years and I've never met felt more welcomed and at home
Enjoy your retirement well earned. Hopefully you get a part time job as curator at the castle with your knowledge of the service. It will be hard to make a complete 100% break from military service. I wish you the best of health on your retirement.
Guter Mann , best regards from Austria🇦🇹🇩🇪🎗🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴🙋🏻♂️
Lovely way to end a glittering career at the pinnacle of a soldier’s career.
Dieu Mon Droit.
God and my right!
Good Luck in your new post.
Mentioned in dispatches for his actions in Afghanistan. Some bloke
Well done.
It is not a shame crying about loving his home or Fatherland .I personally give him a salute , A brave Soldier deserve it . Well done 🙋🏻♂️🇦🇹🇩🇪🎗🏴🇬🇧
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Why does he have to leave when he is so good at his job? What will he be doing next as he seems to love his position so much. What a shame.
Called retirement! 🤷♂️
He doesn't look that old.@@Tommy-Atkins
@@Rumbletummy117 retirement from the Army not from work per se!…usual term of service is 22 years…if he joined at 18 that’s “retiring “ at 40!…most ex soldiers go on to enjoy secondary careers till they are 65+ etc
I think he's making the leap from warrant officer to commissioned officer, so he's not retiring.
@@jamesp8569 excellent news…probably a quartermaster’s commission then ( end up as housing officer! 🤦♂️🤣)…..hopefully straight to Captain rather than Lieutenant…the jump from RSM and being king of the Sgt’s Mess to junior officer is bad enough without losing all kudos!! 🤣👍
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i love watching these ceremonies from armies that have been around for thousands of years. the culture, the honor that really represents a rank is a heavy one and a respected one. lmao the us is not this flashy albeit we dont have traditions that date back past the 17000s lmao but damn thats cool to see. lmao sgt major ranking in scotland is tight affff
I'm not scottish but really want to join the RRS, can anyone tell me their thoughts on if I can join them, thanks
Are you kidding? Sign on. You'll never regret it. And you'll become a Scot.
@@josephturner7569 gee, thanks, I thought the Scottish commenters would be mad at me 😂
He's in the Scots guards join them miles better can even do p company and be part of 2 para
Good man !!! 👍
Where is he going now?
Mandatory retirement at 55.
@@Tourist1967 He joined a couple of years after I did so is not quite 55 yet but this is most likely the end of his 22.
@@demobbed688 On reflection, he looks in good fettle for a 55-year-old. Mid to late 40s, then?
@@Tourist1967 All that experience wasted.
@@phoebebrown2883 I am sure he will have taught his people well.
love the video where he corrects the officer giving orders with a "no they won't sir" when officer calls out the wrong order.....
funny place scotland - i felt the same when i left. Well done sir.
Scotland forever
He is a Warrant Officer Class One. There are no First class or Second class warrant officers in the armed force's😐
Gibson is a good Border Scot’s surname
Top chap.
I know the U.K. has several different accents across all its different regions, i.e. standard British, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, etc. So what accent was this Sergeant Major speaking? To this American my first reaction was some Irish...correct? I always think and believe truly that the U.K. is my country's best friend and ally, and at same time I have always had the highest respect and admiration for the Scottish troops with all their deeply impressive ceremonial and colorful display of marching in kilts, bagpipes, rifles, the mascot pony, etc. In other words the Scots' military traditions are at the very top imo.
He has a Lancashire accent. He sounds like he is from Accrington, Burnley or Blackburn. I would love someone to confirm this?
I'd think Yorkshire, the way he says "there" (thur), then again my knowledge of northern English accents isn't the best
@@jamesjimb I think I would agree with you there James. I have worked with a lot of lads from that area and he would fit right in there.
lancashire
I'm not much good at accents, but to this Englishman he sounds more north-west of England. Or, on a second listening, I suspect Midlands (i.e. around Birmingham). And the UK doesn't have "several" different accents -- it has a very large number. The Wikipedia article on the subject says that "the United Kingdom has the largest variation of accents of any country in the world". Among the most colourful, I would say, are those of Norfolk and the north-east of England. The latter can be quite hard to understand for those who are not from that area.
Just like that after you're retired you're back to civvy street and revert back to being a Mr and after a so long you're just forgotten about the forces can be cruel like that. one day you're their one day you're gone.
A Warrant Officer can be a Sergeant Major?
In the British Army, Company Sergeant Major post would be a WO2 (although I briefly filled the post as a Sergeant at one Unit), RSM, SSM and GSM would be a WO1. D
Warrant Officer would be his rank…..his “appointment” would be Sgt Major or in his case the Garrison Sergeant Major ( GSM )
But you didn't say where he is going... retired?
He could always go back to visit when he gets some leave
Don't forget we are British .
Nice. Except he keeps on talking about Scotland as a 'state', which is rather inconvenient for the state he's actually meant to be representing - and inaccurate.
Absolutely right, I noticed that too. It was the one jarring note in the video.
A gordon for me etc!
And Now where are you going?
In the forces we all have a sell by date and in a few years they will say Sgt Major Who? once you walk out of the gate your on your own and you arrive back in life where you started ? you will have memories with great friends and a few bits of worthless medals from battles of actions which a soon forgotten by the public our service is like a hand in a bucket of water remove you hand from the water and the bucket of water looks as if you had never been there From Hero to Zero But i think its worth serving just remember your nothing special when you leave
A “few bits of worthless medals” oh dear does serving your country mean so little to you?
What a profoundly grim and dispiriting view on service. Please keep your head up. Your service meant something to the nation, whether or not individual civilians think so, it was important and it was worth it. Cheers and God bless.
@@grahamprice3230 I see service men living in doorways with medals we treat our servicemen badly we give every thing to serve but we are soon forgotten what hurts more is the services for get who we are when we leave Try walking into and army camp after you leave and you will not get in Every veteran should have been awarded the jubilee meadel for there service to the queen hope you see my point
@@qboxer I only served 5 years and thank you for your kind words and thoughts
@@Jeffybonbon I sincerely wish you the best. We do need to do better by our veterans, but it doesn’t invalidate what you did.
He may of grew up in England and born there but his surname is Scottish
Exactly what I was thinking. Gibson is a Scottish name.
Thank god Cranky has gone...
Where is Scotland going?
The WO is retiring or getting a new posting
It's a shame more Englishmen and the "English" don't love Scotland as much as this chap. This is the problem for the Union and why the SNP has such a high following, now we see media backlash and the SNP dragged through the mud every day in the media over a few quid, just to keep the Union in place! It's simple it's in the bible Love Thy Neighbour! I've had some great English friends over the years and it's a shame, if we can get on, why can't the powers that be? Scotland needs a little more power bk and needs to feel its self worth, not just places like Edinburgh as a tourist destination. The whole Union needs looked at again and using wars to bring the Union closer is a terrible idea as well, as they do that as well when times are tough etc.
If we aren't careful not only Scotland but England will lose its Identity as well and the Union will end up breaking up either by politics or by sheer force of rebellion. The people aren't stupid and they can see what is going on today, I don't even know half my street now and they have all been put there from supposed countries "in need". But it has changed the face of the landscape and not one smile or hello, and we think getting on with our neighbours the English can be hard? Aye just wait until you are a stranger in your own country...then it will be too late!
Time to act now down South...or is it too late already? Looking at Downing St, I'd say yeah pretty close to being too late!
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Ah ,we have a troll. probably about six years old by what it writes. Time for bed now child, mummy has your dinner ready, run along.
0:19 Yes, we have black Scotts now.
It is well known that Sergeant Major's do not have a heart! lol.
I think this fella comes closer to someone with a heart than any Sergeant Major I've ever met, I mean hell he even shows emotions other than disappointment!
@@jarjars3261 Not a good advertisement for the rank, he'll be calling squaddies "mate" next!!! lol.
@@johnallen7807 nice xD
If he is not a Scotsman, what on earth is he doing serving in the Scots Guards?
You don’t have to be Scottish to join the Scot’s guards🤡 it’s the British Army it’s all integrated🤡
Churchill was a colonel in the 6th Royal Scots fusiliers during WWI and MP for Dundee despite not having one single drop of Scottish blood. We are British. What`s your point?
@@justonecornetto80
I hardly think you can compare a member of the nobility, a former First Lord of the Admiralty, (Winston Churchill), with a Warrant Officer in the Scots Guards.
And I am not being disrespectful in any way, shape or form to the latter.
I repeat my question. What is an Englishman doing as an enlisted man in the Scots Guards?
@@trollmeistergeneral346750% of Scot’s guards are Geordie / mackem. We have always been in Scottish regiments it’s to do with culture
Hold on to those memories Sir cos when you hit civvie street, that's all you'll have.
Why is he saying goodbye 😂
Because he will no longer be the garrison sergeant major. Are you that blind you cannot see that lol.
I respect anyone who has devoted his or her life to military service. It is, however, quite beyond me to understand why anyone who is not English would be so slavishly deferential to an English monarch.
Honestly, it baffles me. Oh well. Different strokes, as they say.
I loved Edinburgh but ended up posted to fort george and to be honest in my opinion anyone above perth on the map are in bred. An absolute bunch of wallopers.
Strange english in Scotland
Not really. England is where most of Scotlands immigrants are from
With a name like Gibson? Have you have your DNA done? Lots of Scots left centuries ago for jobs or maybe due to land clerances. Or two steps ahead of trouble.
No more occupying armies