I'll come back to you on this soon. For now, I need my bed!Thank you for taking time to provide all of this information and the Sandhurst video links.
Yes, I remember that Aberystwyth University was also attended by a very young Prince Charles, to learn to pronounce Welsh in preparation for his speech and crowning as Prince of Wales.
I think we may have assumed Jonny attended Sandhurst but did not know for certain. Thank you for that tidbit. Actually, from our "outside of the RRoS/Royal fence" perspective, we know very little about anything in his military background, training, postings, and duties until he stepped out of the shadows and entered the public eye as OC of the Royal Honour Guard in 2018. While his ceremonial duties were carried out with excellence, his public profile only began to gain traction when he became the PoW's Equerry. Even then, it was not until our late Majesty's passing that people began asking in earnest, "Who is that man?".
Are you able to tell us what "corps" Jonny initially began his career with or is that drifting toward the part of his private life about which we do not need to know. I did not know one could switch military units!
Promoting to Lieutenant during his first year? That seems like a very rapid rise, especially moving up to Captain by 2008.
I do have questions if you have time at some point to consider them.
1. Can you tell us about what Jonny was required to know and accomplish in order to gain entrance to Sandhurst?
I will enjoy watching the videos but would also enjoy hearing it directly from our teacher!
2. What are the requirements for promoting to Lieutenant, Captain and Major? Is it more that simply "time served"?
3. In an earlier post you described the huge hurdles Jonny had to successfully jump in order to attain various levels of commission. Is it same for promotions or are there different standards to meet?
4. Might Jonny expect another promotion soon to full Colonel?
We are not bored. We love having you as our teacher. There are many more questions to ask about various aspects of Jonny's career but I do not want to toss them all at you at one time.
Thank you for what you have shared with us today!
Lt. Colonel Johnny Thompson of the Scots Guards and Handsome Men In Kilts **Appreciation Thread
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"Mild panic" is the mild (no pun intended) way to say it. Are you able to give us a bit of a hint as to what Jonny's food favorites might be? Just ignore if too personal.Yes. There is a minimum level required. There will be times when Jonny is not seen for a couple of weeks at a time (when everyones speculation increases and mild panic sets in!). During some of those periods he would be having 'Army Time'.
Apart from that he does work hard on his physical fitness... being quite fond of his food (!!!), exercise is necessary!
Thank you from us all for a sweet and lovely chat tonight. We all need our rest too as it's going to be a busy "Jonny watching" rest of the week for us all!
White mess jacket is No3 for Tropical wear. If he is still in post and the King makes his yet to be confirmed visit to Kenya, Jonny should be wearing it then.
I have a feeling I 'might' have a pic of it from when he was with the King (as the former PoW) during a trip to the Caribbean but would have to dig about. If I find it I'll post it.
Got it. Calm on the outside and jelly on the inside. That's how we truely saw it.
Damn, I was wrong. It was the Barbados trip and half of them were in white but Jonny was in normal No1A. Sorry!
Um. I shouldn't. Let's be very general and say the end of a meal is more appealing than earlier courses. You can make of that what you will. On that note I am off before I get myself into trouble.
G'night all.
G'night and thank you!
Your class will be waiting and ready for our next lessons when you are able to join us! In the meanwhile, we still have lots of Jonny watching, research and talking to do amongst ourselves.
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Like others, I've been very proud of the way that Jonny has promoted the RRS and conducted himself in such an exemplary way throughout. I also feel protective, and have noted that in recent weeks a couple of sites incorporating his name have either been disabled or continually reported for posting inappropriate photos and comments ( which have now been removed ).
I don't know where or when the picture was taken, but it's that a No4A dress, means a No2A for warmer climate?
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I believe it’s Rwanda, they were there for Commonwealth meetings and a small tour.
Start of the video, directly between then Prince Charles and Camilla.
It's happening ladies and Jonny is there! Looking forward to 3 days of Jonny spotting!
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