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Cheers mate, all the best

Obviously this thread is in the wrong area. It should be in the Royal Marines forum!

As has already been mentioned, it is difficult to single out 'the best'. All of our line Regiments have an excellent pedigree, otherwise they would have folded long ago.

The Rifles stem from the Light Division which has an awesome history.

The Rifles now form part of 3 Commando Brigade, so the tradition continues.

Choose where you want to go and be the best you can.

The Paras arent elite, the whole army is elite.

Without the RLC who would supply the paras.
Without the RE who would build camp for paras, the list goes on.

The army is a joint force

Adam you are WRONG!

Paras would merely run and get their kit and run back!

Paras don't need houses, they would gut a camel and sleep inside it... or slit their self and curl up inside.



but no in serious talk you're right, Paras wouldn't have gone for so long if other parts of the military didn't help them, and vies versa..

Yer mate i am going in para reg haha!!! I start on the same day as you and hopefully marty will be on my intake aswell!!! Good luvk with the rifles mate ok

What a shite thread

jstagg wrote:Adam you are WRONG!

Paras would merely run and get their kit and run back!

Paras don't need houses, they would gut a camel and sleep inside it... or slit their self and curl up inside.



but no in serious talk you're right, Paras wouldn't have gone for so long if other parts of the military didn't help them, and vies versa..

lol, i like that.
If i had the choice I'd go for Royal Marines, as I've always felt that Para's have ego's the size of everest and think they're ten men, sorry for the stereotype
My plan is to get into the RE to give me a broad scope job wise then do the AACC to become a commando engineer, could do the p coy and become a para engineer, but don't think i'd be fit enough to carry that ego around all the time just kidding.

The thing is i believe is that some people, not all, some, want to go into the "Para's" just for the status of it, so they can go round saying 'i'm a para i am, don't f*ck with me, i'm hard' and no doubt they'll have the wings tattooed somewhere.

But yes the army is one elite force, one reg would struggle without the other.
If you want to be the very best then go for special forces.!

Paras have the wings tatood because they are proud!! Why dont you go in the marines from the start because they have there own engineers, instead of doing it the easy way!!! And before you argue yes it is the easy way

What Engineers is that then? The Marine ones that is?

I cant rember what unit they are but they have there own engineer!!!

If you are referring to 59 Indep Commando Squadron RE (now 24 Commando RE and Regiment strength) then they are Royal Engineers who have passed the AACC and Airborne forces have the equivalant unit called 9 Para Squadron RE.

So as a Royal Engineer you can do AACC and be a commando or PCoy plus Jumps and be a Para trained rank.

If however you mean Assault Engineers then both Commando and Airborne forces have those too.

Maybe advice that is accurate is the easy way?

Like i said i dont know what the unit is called!! But you have to do the 32 weeks at commando centre and then you go to there engineering unit!!! That is the full package as my friends in the marines would call it!! Please dont shoot the messenger

Scouse_liam wrote:Like i said i dont know what the unit is called!! But you have to do the 32 weeks at commando centre and then you go to there engineering unit!!! That is the full package as my friends in the marines would call it!! Please dont shoot the messenger

You shout allot!!!

That would be a RM assault engineer then, and paras have them too. There is no unit that comprises AE's as their only manpower, AE's are with each unit, moreso 45 Cdo Gp RM

Oh rite i didnt know!! What are you in doc??