![]() ![]() By doubling five paces and then marching five paces, it was found that distances were more easily managed. On ceremonial parades, march pasts are done in both quick and double time, the latter 180 paces to the minute, which derived from the Peninsular wars, where they routinely carried out marches over long distances – at a pace far quicker than the rest of the Army. During the development of the war role of these regiments it was found that heavy Infantry drill was cumbersome the need to move quickly in reconnaissance or rearguard actions, or to form a screen, required fast marching and occasionally double marching. Preserving the element of surprise was desirable too so as not to give a position away to the enemy. The Quick march tempo of the Rifle Regiments, Light Infantry and Gurkhas (all of whom do not slow march) is 140. For trained personnel the quick marching tempo is uniformly 116, and slow march at 65 these tempi are used from the onset of training by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Recruits march at 120 paces to the minute in the Army and RAF. ![]() Setting a tempo is essential to instil fundamental discipline on the parade ground where a person is taught to react individually to an order, similarly in a group, but as one and in a set tempo. However, this is not about me but our Armed Forces’ marching tempi. I spent so long planning the dratted thing, someone else beat me to it but it was never as scientific as mine! Music would be played strictly to match time and distance (with measured steps) for easy reference for the person ‘keeping fit’. The music would accompany people (marching) as they walked, ran, jogged etc. In the 1970/80s I had a great idea I was going to make a record (yes vinyl) that would also be on cassette tape for insertion into a Walkman (portable tape recorder). ![]()
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