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If a crisis happens, which side do you think the military would support, the one they pledged allegiance to or the one paying their wages?
by boomboomsubban 6y ago
If a crisis happens, which side do you think the military would support, the one they pledged allegiance to or the one paying their wages?
- kitd 6y agoWell, that's the thing about having the muscle. Ultimately, you can make that decision for yourself.
- arethuza 6y agoI've actually had that discussion with an ex-Army officer and he was adamant that the Army would support the monarch. Mind you - he was an officer and from a rather posh guards regiment so that's kind of what I would expect him to say. Mind you - the UK can only have a standing army with the express permission of Parliament: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689
- boomboomsubban 6y ago>Mind you - the UK can only have a standing army with the express permission of Parliament: This requirement only seems to apply to British Army, the Navy and Air Force are exempt. W good example of how unimportant the pageantry is.
- kitd 6y agoIIRC, it's because the British Army can trace its origins back to the New Model Army, so pledging allegiance to the Crown was more than just a formality back then. In contrast, the 'Royal' Navy was created expressly by the monarch so allegiance is implied.