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Swagger stick. Scottish soldier with a swagger stick, 1921. A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority. A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane, and is usually made from rattan. Its use derives from the vine staff carried by Roman centurions as an emblem of office.
Pace stick. A warrant officer of the Welsh Guards using his pace stick. A pace stick is a long stick usually carried by warrant officer and non-commissioned officer drill instructors in the British and Commonwealth armed forces as an aid to military drill. A pace stick usually consists of two pieces of wood, hinged at the top, and tapering ...
The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a piece of their uniform. The baton is distinguished from the swagger stick in being thicker and effectively without any practical function.
Swagger sticks were once in vogue in the Corps, starting as an informal accessory carried by officers in the late 19th century. In 1915, it gained official approval as recruiters were encouraged to carry them to improve public image. This tradition grew when Marines deployed for World War I encountered European officers carrying swagger sticks ...
General William J. Livsey, who was the commanding general of the Eighth US Army in South Korea from 1984 to 1987, publicly carried a swagger stick that was carved from wood collected from the tree at the center of the incident. The swagger stick was ceremoniously passed on to General Louis C. Menetrey when Livsey retired from his command.
The Swagger API project was made open source in September 2011. Soon after release, a number of new components were added to the project, including a stand-alone validator, support for Node.js, and Ruby on Rails. In Swagger's early years, modest traction came from small companies and independent developers. HTTP APIs typically did not have a ...
The recent entry is about a pace stick which is and has completely different origins to a swagger stick. the former was used with ordinance and the latter is a badge of authority. Not sure the entry is appropriate? WyrdLight 07:28, 19 May 2011 (UTC) The article states that all British officers must have a stagger stick.
Dark of the Sun (also known as The Mercenaries in the UK) is a 1968 British adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith 's 1965 novel, The Dark of the Sun. The story about a band of mercenaries sent on a dangerous mission during the ...