Its not SPB.
hnair wrote:Oh dear.... looks like VBSS chappies
hnair wrote:Oh dear.... looks like VBSS chappies
It's normal to have "horseshoes" in drill boots. Else you eat away your shoe sole quite fast.vaibhav.n wrote:
http://s2.firstpost.in/wp-content/uploa ... 00077B.jpg
Wow...You know what's under their shoes??.....Horseshoes...Yeah got that right!! What is with them wearing Cavalry Leather Gauntlets and boots...... I guess all this must intimidate the Naxals till next year's parade.
Thats what it looked like at first glance to me!JE Menon wrote:Probably the pic was taken at the moment when the lead rows turn right to look at the guests of honour... The chaps on the back rows don't seem to be goose-stepping...
OT but the British instilled in us an admiration of things they did and hatred of things their enemies did.. The tradition lives on...Khalsa wrote:Oh Dear Oh Dear
I am doing a facepalm here.
Goose stepping and Wehrmacht leather boots... seriously ?
As someone said.... vehlas !!
No thats not what makes me admire or unadmire the current subject.shiv wrote:OT but the British instilled in us an admiration of things they did and hatred of things their enemies did.. The tradition lives on...Khalsa wrote:Oh Dear Oh Dear
I am doing a facepalm here.
Goose stepping and Wehrmacht leather boots... seriously ?
As someone said.... vehlas !!
Fair enough. I am guessing that I will be in a minority here if I say that goose stepping and high-knee jogging like Iraqi troops are both fine with me and do not evoke any in me shock, shame or embarrassment which would make me do a facepalm.Khalsa wrote:
No thats not what makes me admire or unadmire the current subject.
I have my own opinion saar ... it just may not look unique to others, perception.
My response hereKaran M wrote:it just looks terrifically weird.
why do they need these funny drills??
take a look at the IA contingents. smart, synchronized and formidable.
never liked the BSF funny formations on bikes (appears circus like) or this.
republic day marching contingents have to have gravitas.
Prithwiraj wrote:How do they sanitize that none of the parade participants have loaded weapons compared to blank ones? This must be heck of a job more so because of US President is present. Every guns and other weapon systems must be fully sanitized ---
HKumar wrote:2015 RD rehearsal - this one stands out. Wonder who decided to bring out the goose step with leather knee boots with the US Pres as chief guest? Indian marches are quite impressive and the goose step and hezbollah-like march don't gel with the traditional march.
http://www.firstpost.com/india/rehearsa ... photos=all