Here is a Photo of Brigadier Prosser for comparison:
Posted on 01/08/2021 2:57:01 AM PST by C19fan
Parapapaaa! Sound the field trumpets, the cavalry’s arrived. Well, the Army at any rate – and not a moment too soon. Brigadier Phil Prosser of the 3rd Division was introduced at yesterday’s Downing Street press conference as the man in charge of rolling out the vaccine.
And thank goodness for that.
The Brig certainly inspired confidence. Towering over the Prime Minister, here stood a man who clearly Gets. Things. Done. Granite jaw. Thousand-yard stare. Haircut you could time your watch to.
Judging by his no-nonsense manner, I’d say a fair few corporals have felt the short sharp sting of his boot over the years.
Even Boris seemed to cower in his presence like a newly-thrashed mongrel.
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The thousand-yard stare or two-thousand-yard stare is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of combatants who have become emotionally detached from the horrors around them. It is also sometimes used more generally to describe the look of dissociation among victims of other types of trauma.
-Wikipedia
Judging by his no-nonsense manner, I’d say a fair few corporals have felt the short sharp sting of his boot over the years.
That would have gotten him a quick court-martial in any military in the Western world.
The writer of this article obviously hasn't a clue about military regulations, military traditions, or any aspect of military life except what he half-remembers from watching re-runs of "Gomer Pyle" or reading "Beetle Bailey" as a child.
Regards,
Maybe this Brig’s thousand mile stare is from seeing his nation taken over by commies.
Here is a Photo of Brigadier Prosser for comparison:
If he ever loses his passport, he can use his teeth to validate his British citizenship.
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