Hey Guys,

Im having to write a paper at the moment on the problems that the US forces incurred during their landings at Omaha beach on D-Day. If there is anybody with a wealth of knowledge on this subject i would very much like to hear from you.
Plus if anybody knows of any good links or websites ...

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Leave is great isn't it!

Will

Apologies, that was a typo. you're right they're based in Poole.

Damn it how could i forget capsize drills down at 'The Hard' in January...... Proper training!

Will

You're right, he is a Para Captain, he's not part of my training team but he's on an exchange draft and works in command wing. He ran the 30 miler with one of the syndicates.

On your training team as YO's the TO (training officer) will be an army captain who's job is to teach you the tactics and ...

Anybody think that the marines are wasting there time with this 99.99% promotion?? Somebody obviously missed the adverts as well as his dictionary before he went down to Lympstone!

They're supposed to thrash you, thats what makes Royal so fcukin nails!!

Haha bring on training!

Will

There is 60 per intake at the moment. I was 19 when i started and i'm 20 now. There is 5 sprogs in our batch who have all made it through, there are three that are 19 now and another lad who is 20. all the rest are between 23 and 26. There are 8 lads in the batch without degrees as far as i know ...

Yeh you get the commando flashes as well thank goodness.

Training for me at the moment is down as 60 weeks, i don't know what it is for the next intake. However im in week 45 now and you do your commando course in week 35

The course is awesome and the amount of effort they put into it is second ...

I'll second that on the han wags for yomping, they're the muts nuts, but for a day to day pair of boots, running and speed marching i wear half canvas magnums which are like slippers!

Will

I took, Sport science, human biology, ecenomics and geography, and got BBCC. And no degree. for the application process you require 140 ucas points from 2 a- levels.

Will

If its shin splints then whatever you do don't complain about it once you get there as you will more than likely end up on the slippery slope to an MD, somethign which is becoming more common..

I've had compartment syndrome most of the way through training, and have suffered quite badly, i had some ...

539 ASRM (Assault Squadron Royal Marines) i believe, based in Plymouth are responsible for putting the RM ashore in operational environments. Tied in with that are 6 ASRM based on HMS Albion and 9 ASRM on HMS Ocean.

1 AGRM (Assault Group Royal Marines) are based in Plymouth and are responsible for ...

Was a mix really, i had been a rugby team captain plus played loads of sports, besides that i hadn't really done all that much and had no military experience except what my family had told me.

When you get to the aib its all about being honest and telling them what you want to hear. remember to ...

Hey Guy's

Hope everyone is getting along well, been reading a few of the posts and everyone seems to be doing pretty well. Seen a few of the lads on here pass out, your mothers must be so proud!

YO2004 is f@#k awesome, got commando course out the way and have just been in Virginia and Washington ...

Nowadays, you have to do YO training, and choose pilot just like any other specialisation when you have got phase 2 training then your first draft out of the way. They do make some SNCO's pilots however they have to do the SOLE course first to get their commission to technically there are no longer ...

Hey Guys,

Just thought i'd drop a quick line to some of the guys who started training around the same time as me. I.e. 884-886 hope you're all gettin on well.

YO batch is through commando course now and will be off to unit in December. Have our riot training then 3 weeks in the states with the ...