The Royal Malay Regiment on Public Duties in London

A anonymous reader (probably from The City of London) of my post about the Royal Malay Regiment's Public Duties in London (see it HERE) left the comment reproduced below, it saves me doing a planned blog entry as a follow-up to the earlier one.

I do not think that the "Note to the blog owner" [in which he / she pompously, from afar, tried to judge my character], was from a newspaper article however!

I have no comment on this 'note'.

However, regarding the 'newspaper article' have no doubt that the RMR soldiers who were chosen to go to London to carry out the duties mentioned were the best that the regiments has to offer, and their performance is something to be somewhat proud about.

However the excessive spending, and blatant waste of public funds are certainly not commensurate with the benefits, except perhaps for the ego of the Malaysian Defence Minister?

"Quoted from a newspaper article:

(Note to blog owner: You sound so cynical and jaded.)

Welsh Guards Drill Sergeant, Warrant Officer Second Class Dorian Thomas, was one of the three British trainers who spent three weeks training the RMR in Malaysia, preparing them for their ceremonial duties in the UK. He said:

"I've now trained many incremental Companies that have come across here, and their standard of drill to begin with was immaculate. All we really had to teach was the procedures, or the different procedures we use on our Guard Bands."

Following today's ceremony, WO2 Thomas said that the Malaysians had been outstanding; the best visiting company he had ever seen.

Another of the trainers was Warrant Officer Class 1 W D G Mott OBE, who is the Garrison Sergeant Major at London District and oversees all the Royal ceremonial parades taking place in London and the Home Counties:

"I think it's lovely to have the Malay Regiment on guard now," he said. "They're on Queen's Guard. They've mounted. They're very professional. They've got a lovely attitude towards it.

“From the inception of this with the Chief of General Staff with the Chief of Army over in Malay, General Ismael, everything has been 'cooking on gas'. They've been positive all the way through – very professional as I say – and it's lovely to have them on board."

A soldier of the Royal Malay Regiment and a soldier of the Welsh Guards are given orders for their duties on guard at Buckingham Palace
[Picture: Sergeant Mick Howard RLC]
"The Malay Regiment are very professional men and they've come on board with an absolutely outstanding attitude. And that three weeks – you'd think they've been training for about six months."

He said that Malaysians everywhere should take pride in the professionalism of their soldiers.

04 May, 2008 05:41"

See NST Malaysia report of Sunday 4th May 2008, HERE

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