Marines or Paras?

[Jobag]

Join the Paras and state any preference to join the marines, and you will be filled in

You will learn that Para reg is the best once you have started depot, and you wont want to join anything else.

[MRB]

Fcuking right my man jobag ( you better pass you twat!).

[Jobag]

you better pass you twat!.

I am 3 weeks away from P-company now. Cannot wait

Did the trainasium for the first time last week, and loved every second! Best bit was definatly the superman jump. Hardest bit is the 60ft shuffle bars.

[MRB]

3 weeks - Good luck, you should be ok if you've got this far. That big climbing frame is scarey stuff though. You've heard this alot now i bet, but don't come off the log whatever you do, p-coy staff hate that the most.

[liam17]

my m8 and i are always going on at each other saying which is better the marines or para's. he's in afc at the moment and hes starting p company soon. i got my prmc 22 may, my opinion is the marines are soldiers what use their heads, paras are soldiers off their heads

[flynn101]

come on guys look your born with either ambition to join the forces or to not join the forces, its just the same with the marines and the paras different people find different forces more accustomed to them

[Jobag]

don't come off the log whatever you do

Good advice, and yes we hear it alot. Its a real Airborne event, and i can understand why they would get pissed off with people coming off it.

One lad who has recently passed p-company came off the log, stretcher and 20 miler...yet still got through. Outrageous.

Paras compared with Marines...no comparisson really, Airborne forces are trained to enter the battle from the sky, and Marines are trained to enter the battle from the sea. Completely different.

And as for the training...yes, Marines is slightly longer by just 2 weeks (32 weeks, compared with the Paras 26 weeks at Catterick plus 4 weeks at Brize), but i know a couple of lads in my platoon were in the Marines and they say the phys is equally hard in Para depot, as is the bullshit, thrashings and all other aspects of recruit training.

Its nothing about being accustomed to any particular unit, its purely where your heart lies, and whether you want the maroon machine, or cabbage head

[MRB]

Came off the log, stretcher and 20 miler!! And passed!! If that sort of news filters down to battalion, he'll get some shit on arrival, as you said - outrageous. I've never known of that before. I've got a mate on p-coy staff (wirey fcuker with big goggly fish eyes, you'll see him), i'll have to ask him what the fcuk is happening. Get through it, its nothing, Brize is the best four weeks of your life.

[flynn101]

whats the stretcher race like, how does it compare with the other things

[Jobag]

whats the stretcher race like, how does it compare with the other things

Ive only done the Intro to Log and Stretcher races, but i can tell you it is pure pain from start to finish.

On P-company, you will be in a 12 man stretcher team; 4 carrying the stretcher at one time, and the other 8 running close behind ready for "PREPARE TO CHANGE.......CHANGE".

It really digs into your shoulder, as you have to pull it close into you to avoid it bouncing. All of us ended up with massive bruising, but you just have to get on with it and try to ignore the pain. I would say the stretcher is harder than the log as a p-company event, as the log is 1.8 miles of pain, and the stretcher is 5 miles of pain.

[MRB]

I did p-coy years ago so I've forgotton how bad it was, but I can remember suffering on stretcher - my laces came untied, I fell and twisted my ankle but had to get back on as DS was twatting me all over, so I finished with a bad sprain, a massive chunk of skin missing from my knee, and bruising all over my shoulders and side of face, and a gaping cut on my chin (some from milling, some from big daft metal stretcher). Apart from that is was ok, ha ha bollox. Didn't care though, because I knew I'd passed.

[flynn101]

ouch MRB, i hope a year at the AFC should prepare me enough for it cause 5 miles with it on your shoulder sounds like hell. might have smuggle in shoulder pads

[Jobag]

AFC wont prepare you for that. Only you can prepare yourself for it. The army can get you fit, but its how well you can cope with pain and discomfort, and how much you drive on regardless of how much it hurts. Thats what makes an airborne soldier in my opinion.

[Leigh Dowell]

Quote: "And as for the training...yes, Marines is slightly longer by just 2 weeks (32 weeks, compared with the Paras 26 weeks at Catterick plus 4 weeks at Brize)"
So it's only 26 weeks then, Brize consists of rolling around on mats, falling out of planes, hoofing scran, shite parades being handed to the Crabs and back and a shit run ashore. It is only an adqual

[Jobag]

So it's only 26 weeks then, Brize consists of rolling around on mats, falling out of planes, hoofing scran, shite parades being handed to the Crabs and back and a shit run ashore. It is only an adqual

I concider Parachute training a part of a Paras training. Just because it is not as demanding as life in depot, doesnt mean it shouldnt be counted.