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This is an official page supporting units of the British Army who are based in Scotland, and those Scottish units based overseas. It is not a political platform and those who use offensive language, leave overtly political comments or use it for any purpose other than those stated in 'The Rules' (you can read these just below the cover photo) will have their comments removed.

18/08/2026

Today The King was welcomed to Balmoral by a Guard of Honour formed by Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Balaklava Company is renowned for its ceremonial presence in Scotland, with Royal Guard in Balmoral being one of its most privileged positions.

The Pipes, Drums and Bugles of the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland provided musical support with the beloved Shetland pony mascot, Corporal Cruachan IV, also on parade.

Balaklava Company took up Royal Guard in July and will remain in Balmoral until October.

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17/08/2026

A new chapter for the Army in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Brigadier Dave Calder has officially taken command of 51st Infantry Brigade & Headquarters Scotland who takes over the post from Brigadier Jody Davies MBE.

A Royal Engineer with 23 years of service and operational experience around the world, he now takes on the role of supporting Scotland’s security, resilience and communities.

Welcome, Brigadier Dave 🤝

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14/08/2026

Last night, the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO ADC took the salute at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. A fitting tribute to the skill, discipline and heritage on display 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This year the theme is ‘A Call to Gather’ and although the Royal Air Force is the lead service, British Army soldiers are still front and centre forming part of the Tattoo’s iconic massed pipes and drums.

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07/08/2026

There's nothing quite like the sound of massed pipes and drums echoing off the walls of Edinburgh Castle.

This year's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo brings together musicians from across the Army, the Combined Universities Officers' Training Corps, and the Royal Air Force.

Together, they'll deliver live performances on the world-famous Esplanade from today until the 29 August. Read more ⬇️
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29/07/2026

Sergeant Sophia Griffin, an Army medic from Kinross, is training in Canada to fight and win on modern battlefields dominated by drones and electronic warfare. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

Sophia is on Exercise Rhino Bizz with 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA), trialling how technology can be used to improve how casualties are treated on the battlefield.

Sophia, 28, has been involved in 2 PARA’s establishment of its own blood donation network. Every paratrooper has had their blood type tested and their location on the battlefield is tracked on live digital mapping. If a casualty needs blood, a medic can take it from the nearest suitable donor, with a drone flying the blood to where it is needed.

Sophia joined the Army 10 years ago, completing an Army-funded nursing degree at Birmingham City University. She refined her clinical skills in NHS hospitals while serving at Joint Hospital Group (South East) in Surrey and has been with 2 PARA for two years.

A former pupil at Kinross High School, Sophia described herself as “a bit of an all-rounder.”

She said: “I always wanted to be a nurse, and I thought doing it in the Army would give me other opportunities,” she said. “I got into skeleton bobsleigh in the Army. I didn’t really know what it was but saw a poster offering a chance to try it. I’ve been to Norway and Austria to compete and won the Army championship twice.

“I’ve got no regrets about joining the Army – I’ve got qualifications, a varied job, and I’ve had adventures on the way.”

Exercise Rhino Bizz saw 16 Air Assault Brigade join forces with Canadian soldiers to test the recce-strike concept of fighting. This brings together surveillance, reconnaissance and strike platforms in an AI-enabled network able to identify and destroy targets faster and further.

Read more about Rhino Bizz ⬇️
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24/07/2026

On a recent visit to RAF Lossiemouth, Commander 51 Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, Brigadier Jody Davies MBE, and his successor, Brigadier Dave Calder OBE, had an exclusive look at the station’s mission capabilities.

23/07/2026

trialled the latest kit in Estonia 🇪🇪

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02/07/2026

Yesterday, His Majesty The King, Colonel in Chief of The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS), unveiled a statue in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, to mark the 20th anniversary of the formation of the regiment.

The statue, a bronze reclining lion guarding the regiment’s cap badge, was designed by local Edinburgh artist, Kenny Hunter. It was cast in six separate sections, representing the unity of Scotland’s six historic infantry regiments that amalgamated to form the SCOTS in 2006.

Before the unveiling ceremony the SCOTS exercised the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh in full ceremonial dress, parading from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, past the City Chambers, where the Rt Hon Lord Provost and Lord Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh, Councillor Robert Aldridge, took the salute.

The parade consisted of a Colour Party and a ceremonial guard from each battalion, veterans of the SCOTS Association and regimental mascot Cpl Cruachan IV, with music provided by The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland and the Regiment’s Pipes and Drums.

The Colonel of the Regiment, Major General Robin Lindsay CBE, accompanied His Majesty The King during the ceremony.

The SCOTS are a regiment steeped in Scottish martial traditions and heritage. It is the British Army’s senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish line infantry.

30/06/2026

The annual Arrival Parade and Ceremony of the Keys is when His Majesty The King symbolically receives the keys to the City of Edinburgh, offered by the Lord Provost.

Today as His Majesty The King arrived in the gardens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland provided the Guard of Honour.

2 SCOTS - Pipes, Drums & Bugles. provided musical support accompanied by the Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Senior military representatives included the Governor of Edinburgh, Major General Bob Bruce CBE, DSO.

Simultaneously to The King arriving at the Palace of Holyrood house, 12 Regiment Royal Artillery fired a 21 Gun Salute at Edinburgh Castle.

04/06/2026

2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland recently deployed to Estonia 🇪🇪 on a defensive NATO exercise, Spring Storm.

This saw 2 SCOTS test new warfighting technology as part of the UK's Forward Land Forces.

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