Passing Out
April 16th, 2010
has a completely different meaning in British vs American English. In US parlance – one passes out from too much drink. Here in the UK, apparently one passes out from an organization. That is, graduates and moves on to what comes next.
Today was the 162nd Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. I present to you a number of photos, they are sequential (or at least you can follow by numbers) from first formation to the Seniors “Passing Out.” And no, the Queen was not present.
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- Initial Formation #1
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- The Adjacent rides the white horse #2
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- Formation #3
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- ready to present to the Queen’s Representative #4
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- In front of Old College #5
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- Ready for Inspection #6
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- Ready for Inspection #7
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- Parading the Square #8
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- Pass in Review #9
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- Pass in Review #10
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- Band positioned on Old College steps (remember the steps) #11
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- Pass in Review #12
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- Pass in Review #13
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- Cadets passing out through Old College #14
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- And the Horse passes out last. #15
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Sorry, confused about the symbolism here. It appears the horse is going into the school building. Is the horse being “held back”?
Very nice! A good friend and retired Army officer has a son who is in his junior year at West Point. They recently hosted their Sandhurst counterparts for “games” at the USMA, an annual event.