British soldiers compete to become the Commanding Officer's Bugler

British soldiers from 1 RIFLES out in Cyprus are keeping alive the 18th century tradition of bugling in addition to their regular military duties.

The days of using the brass instrument to communicate on the battlefield may be long gone, but troops from The Rifles have been taking part in a bugling competition.

1 RIFLES is a light infantry-roled battalion, and the soldiers in Cyprus are part of the Assault Pioneer Platoon, being responsible for engineering and demolition within the unit.

However, in The Rifles, some of the infanteers have secondary roles as buglers.

The footage at the start of this report is courtesy of Evo's Media Ltd.

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