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Historical content split into multiple pages

Is it strictly necessary that the history of the Guards be split into five different pages (including this one)? If no one objects, I'd prefer to merge them all into a single History of the Scots Guards page, with a short summary on this page. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 19:03, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Motto

'No one assails me with impunity'. A better translation of the motto is 'No one touches me with impunity'. The Latin dictionary says that lacessere means to assault or assail; but the motto of the Regiment is the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle, whose star the Regiment wears. You cannot touch a thistle without being pricked. It implies the aggression of the Scots Guards in that you cannot touch, provoke or upset a Scotsman without punishment. 'Assails' is a rarely used word, and does not have the connection with the prickles of a thistle.

Another meaning of 'touches' is 'borrows': "Can I touch you for a fiver?" Heraldry is replete with puns, and this could be one. Scotsmen are supposedly known for their care with money, and so the motto 'No one touches me (ie borrows from me) with impunity' has another abstruse meaning.

I will change the translation of the motto unless anyone has strong objections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ballenstedter (talk • contribs) 00:39, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Under A 2020 Refine

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/756501/04550.pdf

Sammartinlai (talk) 12:46, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Under the Army 2020 Refine plan, 1st Battalion the Scots Guards will not rotate between State Ceremonial and Public Duties as is the case with other Foot Guards regiments. Instead, it will be based at Catterick and operate as a mechanised infantry regiment using the Boxer and form up as a Strike Brigade.^[1]

Placing it here cause it is future. Sammartinlai (talk) 08:27, 23 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Role of Scots Guards under Army 2020 model" (PDF). Ministry of Defence,UK. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

Orbat

Structure

1st Battalion
- IV (Headquarters) Company
  - Signals Platoon
  - Mechanical Motor Transport Platoon
  - Quartermaster's Department
  - Other Departments
- I (Right Flank) Company
- II B (Support) Company
  - Reconnaissance Platoon
  - Mortar Platoon
  - Machine Gun Platoon
  - Anti-Tank Platoon
- III (C) Company
- VIII (Left Flank) Company

Not needed

Sammartinlai (talk) 14:20, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Peter McBride

I have changed the wording of this section as it violates WP:NPOV

The original wording cannot stand unless you add further detail about McBride's background and the fact that the two Guardsmen were released early and stayed in the Army.TopGun1066 (talk) 09:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Role of Scots Guards under Army 2020 model" (PDF). Ministry of Defence,UK. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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	The original wording cannot stand unless you add further detail about McBride's background and the fact that the two Guardsmen were released early and stayed in the Army.[[User:TopGun1066\|TopGun1066]] ([[User talk:TopGun1066\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)		The original wording cannot stand unless you add further detail about McBride's background and the fact that the two Guardsmen were released early and stayed in the Army.[[User:TopGun1066\|TopGun1066]] ([[User talk:TopGun1066\|talk]]) 09:02, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

	:I don't see how it's particularly essential to include that the Scots Guards welcomed back convicted murderers with open arms. [[User:FDW777\|FDW777]] ([[User talk:FDW777\|talk]]) 07:58, 26 April 2021 (UTC)