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>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
by 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.