Hi All
Outside the hours of drill we can do whatever we want.Remember though that after 2 hours of drill the majority just want to relax and get organised for the battle. Personally i'm always on duty for safety tests and helping new members get their muskets ready so i don't really have any spare time.As for the ladder 'yes'.
James

Hello All,

Chris you have raised some fair points here but I have to agree with the 1st SGT and the Cap Four.

Our Regiment is very lucky in that we are often faced with the task of bringing new recruites up to speed with their drill (and some older members!!!) and this MUST be done for Health and Safty reasons and as such I would not brook any change from our current two hours per day.

Having said that we could certainly concider extending drill time to 2 1/2 - 3 hours and spend the extra time doing these things?

Or doing the extra activities around camp when the public are there.

To answer your other questions....yes I / we have posted guards on a rotational system.
Also I can tell you that it is no fun trying to climb a ladder in hob nails (any one remember Scarborough castle events???)

Keep the ideas coming...food for thought.

KIndregards,

Richard.
RSM.

I agree with you guys, its difficult to see how we can squeeze different activities into the typical event, I personally find it difficult to juggle the active vs. downtime (and keep on eye on the boys). I think then coming back to the idea of a 'skirmish/battle/ siege' workshop outside of a public event for ourselves may be something we can organise, especially given the international trip this summer will not include such activities. A couple of seasons back a number of re-enactors rented fort Amherst for the weekend, no Jo Public, and took and retook the fort. Maybe there is a place you guys know of we could mount something similar and no I dont mean Fort Paul
I picked up at the Rifles museum an interesting study of the 52nd and how they flank attacked the Guard column at Waterloo, apparently the guard sent out skirmishers to deal with them, this got me wondering how this was done from column formation.
Je passe quand meme
Christopher

Hello.

Good postings! Many good points raised. Im not sure about going up ladders though. Im having enough trouble on level ground.

Yours. Steve.

The 22e Demi-brigade has some details on skirmishing, their is a link on the Friends and Foes page.

Keith