Ref this one, loads of gossip at the mo regarding pay, tax exemption being one of them, I can't see it happening as it will be so devisive, you will have guy's who will be bouncing onto evey op going but also lads stuck in jobs where they cant deploy, also will it be back-dated lots of lads (me ...

jehova

If you join you will have the Rank of Marine after training, if you finish training successfully you can still decide to opt for Officer training later on after you'v had a few adventures as a Marine!

Skippy
you need to be out running on the streets treadmills are okay but they don't accuratly replicate real running, you need to be doing 1.5miles under 10min 30 sec, as a min standard, also get working on overarm pull-ups, if you are successful in getting in they will rapidly improve your fitness ...

Meanwhile in house near you there will be stacks of farsi speakers watching the tv given too them by the gov, get this too my missus works in a resturant in gus and has been having driving lessons for the last few months at about £25 a go, a girl she works with is trapping an iraqi refugee living ...

SM
dont worry about the bollox as to being forced to be a VM the answer is no, currently that branch has no shortage of volunteers CTC currently tries to employ most Marines in a GD billet for at least 12 months, my advice would be not to volunteer for any SQ until you have been out of training a ...

Lads
The Corps really has'nt changed all that much, there are very few 3 badgers around but thats because the young guys are probably more ambitous and want more money so those that want it go for it whilst the guys who only want to do a couple of years stay Mne and then move on to other things and ...

Hi Mike thanks for the welcome, yep a few faces and names I know, i'm still serving so I hope no one minds if I keep my anonimity for now, i quite like being able to vent and yet be able to deny any rants I may have.

Hey i've a new and interesting idea following on from the media wanting stories on the forces, now sit down for this one, wait for it.....

Ok here goes: 1. Go into town.
2. Find an AFCO
3. Join the uniformed force of your choice

There you have it follow these 3 simple steps and within weeks you ...

Lets not forget that recently departed from the Corps DL 1 with waxed tach whos now batting for the other side, Queens eyebrows and all!

Cheers Doc, another thing that I know to be true is that the News of the World chopped and edited the scenes in the video to make it appear more ghastly then it was, and as for the author of amongst the marines or whatever its called, what a cock! more fiction then the Bible

I like the way most people begin their text with 'If this is true' as if it would be, for one thing the RM recruits train at CTCRM not 42 Commando RM. I wish the MOD would tell the press to go F**k themselves, they do us no favours at all, as if a OC or CO would allow this to go on, and now one good ...