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Posted: Wed 15 Nov, 2006 2:10 pm
by Spetz
sneaky beaky wrote:
I'd recommend that you also talk about what skills and abilities you think you can offer the Royal Marine Commandos
As a 17/18 year old, you have no skills or abilities to offer the Royal Marines, apart from a reasonably fit body and an alert mind.
They will teach you the rest.
Aspirations are fine but when you join the Corps, all those aspirations will hopefully, be entwined in the training, that will make you a Royal Marine.
Don't get to carried away by the rhetoric.
I did 23 years with the Finest Corps in the world. But even I would say that, that phrase is propaganda.
We might believe that it is true - but there are a few other Regiments that might think the same thing!! (Paras spring to mind!)
At the end of the day - once you join the Royal Marines - you join a family.
You live together, you fight together and if you have noticed anything from these threads on Mil. Forums or Onceamarine, the camaraderie lives forever and in a much stronger vein than in any other unit within the British Forces.
Here endeth the lesson.
Sneaky
I see your point but I think you might have misunderstood mine, I'm not suggetsting a recruit says he got experience in combat or civil service qualifications. I was trying to talk about what skills you may have that the royal marines can exploit, for example, good initiative, teamworking skills, or simply grit determination
Posted: Wed 22 Nov, 2006 9:13 pm
by bean
I joined because the voices said I could kill things and get anyway with it
Posted: Thu 23 Nov, 2006 11:56 am
by Jim T
I joined because:
1/ I lived in Dagenham.
2/ Brother was a Matlot, who said I would never pass while I had a hole in my bum.
Posted: Thu 14 Dec, 2006 2:32 pm
by DANTAE
the main reason i want to join is because i want to fight for my country and then i have the ambitous side of things marines have good promotion prospects form what i understand ill be in a good position to join SBS, very verstiale force offering loads of carere choices plus navy will pay for further education also the royal marines are the best of the best and to b
currently training to get fit for the core at the moment so whish me luck
Posted: Thu 14 Dec, 2006 11:29 pm
by Foxtricks
Yeah good effort Dantae that is exactly what I joined for
Bemused Foxy...
Posted: Fri 15 Dec, 2006 8:19 am
by druadan
navy will pay for further education
Definitely needed in this case...
Just one error you may like to correct...'core' = Corps
Posted: Fri 15 Dec, 2006 2:49 pm
by Foxtricks
Ok i will let you in to my big secret...
Hope Conan forgives me...
Here goes:: I heard that He-Man was a swampin dumpin bootneck... And the Legend of Grey Skull is that on his Commando tests he carried the .5 instead of the standard SA80.
Dont tell anyone my secret...
Foxtricks...
Posted: Fri 15 Dec, 2006 5:33 pm
by _chris
DANTAE wrote:navy will pay for further education
If you're on about bursaries etc. they don't give out that many, I've got quite good grades but have been told its still a long shot to get FE funding, started first year college without any. Got to aim for officer and pass POC and AIB and then maybe will get funding, but places are very limited. Or so I've been told...
Edit: Typos corrected
Posted: Fri 15 Dec, 2006 8:59 pm
by Foxtricks
I you on about bursaries etc. becaus ethey don't give out tha many, I've got quite good grades
Yer ok..
Posted: Sat 16 Dec, 2006 11:23 am
by _chris
Ok that looks bad I know, was in a rush to look through the forum before going to work. I was using an old keyboard so lets just blame that
Posted: Sat 16 Dec, 2006 5:21 pm
by Frank S.
Spetz wrote: I was trying to talk about what skills you may have that the royal marines can exploit, for example, good initiative, teamworking skills, or simply grit determination
But these are personality traits, not skills, see?
Posted: Sat 16 Dec, 2006 11:00 pm
by Spetz
Frank S. wrote:Spetz wrote: I was trying to talk about what skills you may have that the royal marines can exploit, for example, good initiative, teamworking skills, or simply grit determination
But these are personality traits, not skills, see?
Yer some are traits
, but some are skills, e.g. teamworking and communication skills
Posted: Sun 17 Dec, 2006 6:04 pm
by Foxtricks
sound like an orrificer type spetz...
Foxy......
Posted: Mon 18 Dec, 2006 12:34 pm
by Spetz
Foxtricks wrote:sound like an orrificer type spetz...
Foxy......
I'm assuming you meant officer = orrificer
Is that a good or bad thing?
Posted: Mon 18 Dec, 2006 2:08 pm
by Paratrooper01
I'm assuming you meant officer = orrificer
Is that a good or bad thing?
Depends....do you like Quayle's eggs, fois gras and port?
