Scots Guards
Scots Guardsmen are fiercely proud of their unbroken service and loyalty to the Monarch and their hard won reputation as fighting soldiers. The Regiment has deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and the Falklands Islands in the past year and is now settling in to their new home in Catterick.
1st Battalion Scots Guards
The Battalion is currently stationed in Catterick , North Yorkshire and is employed in the Armoured Infantry Role. The Battalion will remain in Catterick for the foreseeable future maintaining its Armoured Role. The Battalion holds 5 companies as well as supporting arms.
Life in the Battalion is varied and challenging, one day you could be driving across the Polish plains in a Warrior Armoured Vehicle, and the next your packing your kit to go on an adventure training exercise in Northern Australia.
F-Company
F-Company is a sub unit of the Scots Guards. The company was formed from the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, which was placed into suspended animation after the Defence cuts in 1993. The company has served in London since 1993 and have taken part in nearly every major ceremonial event that has taken place in the Capital in the last thirteen years, including the funeral of the late Queen Mother. As well as carrying out their public role they also carry out overseas exercises as far a field as Poland, Kazakhstan and Belize.
To serve in F-Company can be challenging and exacting but equally rewarding. Public duties is the 'bread and butter' of the company but it is also expected to carry out operational duties anywhere in the world. Guardsman can expect to be posted to F-Company after training.