Sorry your wrong mate, they look at this years rorrs and your last course report, their not bothered about time served, experience , seniority or how you performed before. I sugest you remove those rose tinted glasses mate .

Thats not my opinion of what happens but from my spec advisor and oc ...

I agree merit based promotion could be good but it only relies on your last report, and not how well youve done over the years in that rank.

Which means a bloke who's had 3-4 years of good B's but has not been promoted due to the fact that his branch had a lot of blokes with good reports, can ...

Ski's on Ski's off and its all down hill from ere lads,
just about does it for me!!!

If you wanted promotion you became a candidate. If you wished to remain a Three Badger you didn't become a candidate. And a lot of blokes took the latter course. Fine and Dandy if they were happy as a Marine.

You do the courses and you pass them. Fail them and you will stay a Marine simple and ...

Brace up everywhere!!! Does still get the old neck hairs bracin up

Brace up everywhere!!! Does still get the old neck hairs bracin up

Brace up everywhere!!! Does still get the old neck hairs bracin up

Brace up everywhere!!! Does still get the old neck hairs bracin up

Avoid matelots like the plague n save your beer ration for friday nites