harrry Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 'http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/2014/01/23/07/16/thai-wave-puts-other-waves-to-shame A group of Thai soldiers have shown off some fancy synchronised footwork during the Armed Forces Day Parade on Saturday. It may start simple but, as the group shows, with a little creativity and timing the visual illusion grows. Watch their impressive wave set to band Europe's 'The Final Countdown' above. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=02a_1390348411 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Not bad Hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thais working together for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Entertaining, and so Thai, great on the spot, but cant put one foot in front of the other and great at "follow the leader" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Entertaining, and so Thai, great on the spot, but cant put one foot in front of the other and great at "follow the leader" but to follow the leader dont they have to do that technical thing.....like one foot two foot etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 They are pretty good on timing though. Armed forces day is next saturday and they have a video of it in all the world's newspapers already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) It is not soldiers. It's sailors. Check out the uniforms. A nice pleasant thread. Good video. Edited January 23, 2014 by thailiketoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Blood on the streets...and they been practicing for thailands got talent...cool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Great stuff , very entertaining to watch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Blood on the streets...and they been practicing for thailands got talent...cool It's actually not as described in the OP. It's the annual swearing of allegiance to the King and Kingdom done on an annual basis. I was watching it on Thai TV with English subtitles. Groovy YouTube though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Groovy....there's a word you don't hear every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpower Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 nice video. great to see a bit of gratuitous Thai-bashing added to the thread for good measure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clutch Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Groovy....there's a word you don't hear every day. I think cashpower is rather groovy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I defer to the comments above from those who are clearly retired SAS, special forces and green beret (who are currently moonlighting for the CIA). Undoubtedly they know what they are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) I'm not a big fan of such activity. I appreciate that it's the evolution of old fashioned drilling which is supposed to hone skills and encourage regimental pride and all that good stuff. And yes, they perform nicely making for some much needed nice PR. However, it's 2014 and not 1814. The days of needing to keep formation while marching against the "enemy" are long gone. Fancy dance numbers won't help against the insurgents in the south. It's the military, not Thailand MTV's best dance crew Nor will it help secure the borders against the onslaught of the yaba smugglers. Perhaps if the time was spent on training in the fundamentals, including the boosting of skill levels the Thai military wouldn't perform so poorly when it enters the competitions that test actual useful skills. Thailand should be a leader in jungle or sea search and rescue and right now it isn't. Who would you rather be sent to come and rescue you when your plane crashes or your boat sinks? Top of the line personnel or the amazing dance troupe? Edited January 23, 2014 by geriatrickid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Blood on the streets...and they been practicing for thailands got talent...cool All right then. What we need is some proper military drilling (considering the blood and all). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Groovy....there's a word you don't hear every day. I think cashpower is rather groovy! He is isn't he...its his Thainess shining through Edited January 23, 2014 by Showbags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tywais Posted January 23, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm not a big fan of such activity. I appreciate that it's the evolution of old fashioned drilling which is supposed to hone skills and encourage regimental pride and all that good stuff. And yes, they perform nicely making for some much needed nice PR. However, it's 2014 and not 1814. The days of needing to keep formation while marching against the "enemy" are long gone. Fancy dance numbers won't help against the insurgents in the south. It's the military, not Thailand MTV's best dance crew Nor will it help secure the borders against the onslaught of the yaba smugglers. Perhaps if the time was spent on training in the fundamentals, including the boosting of skill levels the Thai military wouldn't perform so poorly when it enters the competitions that test actual useful skills. Thailand should be a leader in jungle or sea search and rescue and right now it isn't. Who would you rather be sent to come and rescue you when your plane crashes or your boat sinks? Top of the line personnel or the amazing dance troupe? Someone who doesn't have a clue about the military and discipline, team work and precision timing. All needed in the field. Plus these are a special, chosen team and not as if every single military individual goes through that same intensive march training. Most countries have similar teams. This hardly excludes the rest from obtaining the 'fundamentals'. And nearly every year, they are trained in extreme survival skills by the US military, so they are indeed being trained beyond the fundamentals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm not a big fan of such activity. I appreciate that it's the evolution of old fashioned drilling which is supposed to hone skills and encourage regimental pride and all that good stuff. And yes, they perform nicely making for some much needed nice PR. However, it's 2014 and not 1814. The days of needing to keep formation while marching against the "enemy" are long gone. Fancy dance numbers won't help against the insurgents in the south. It's the military, not Thailand MTV's best dance crew Nor will it help secure the borders against the onslaught of the yaba smugglers. Perhaps if the time was spent on training in the fundamentals, including the boosting of skill levels the Thai military wouldn't perform so poorly when it enters the competitions that test actual useful skills. Thailand should be a leader in jungle or sea search and rescue and right now it isn't. Who would you rather be sent to come and rescue you when your plane crashes or your boat sinks? Top of the line personnel or the amazing dance troupe? Someone who doesn't have a clue about the military and discipline, team work and precision timing. All needed in the field. Plus these are a special, chosen team and not as if every single military individual goes through that same intensive march training. Most countries have similar teams. This hardly excludes the rest from obtaining the 'fundamentals'. And nearly every year, they are trained in extreme survival skills by the US military, so they are indeed being trained beyond the fundamentals. And most of the US military are trained by ex specialists from the UK. They got out because of bad pay and being sold down the line by British politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 It's really a mistake to take much of what you see here too seriously. Looking for some discipline from these Babes in Brown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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