Life as a Commando

[COMBAT WOMBAT]

I am considering joining the royal marines, but would like to know more about life after the training. At the moment i am disgustingly unfit, only able to do about 13 proper all hte way to the floor pushups but am working on it hard. Anyhow, i would like any comments on what life is like after training eg. discipline, is there much emphasis put on having immaculately pressed kit, is the atmosphere friendly and tolereant or will bootnecks fight eachother at the drop of a hat? any comments about real life in the corps are greatly welcome.

[ABI]

Sticks

I think you may have just identified one of the subtle differences between your beloved Corps and my beloved Regiment, or you could be bluffing. The bit in your post about sorting out someone you don't get on with, do you really 'go up the command chain' to get it sorted.

In my mob if you had a problem with someone you punched the fu*kers face in, methinks you are being economical with the truth to gain a new recruit (do you get a kick back for every newbee)

[Beasta]

You could do a lot worse than get hold of Simons book "Forced Out". He goes into the difference between training and life in the Commando Unit, bit of an eye opener.

[COMBAT WOMBAT]

ABI, i'll be interested to know which 'mob' you came from. Also i understand that with so many men in one place there will be tension, i just wondered if the men on the whole are mature enough to sort stuff out without 'punching the other f##ker's face in' and if the atmosphere was also welcoming when you came in cause my mate who was in the infantry for five years said that the new guys were to keep their mouths shut until they were there for a while.
A big worry for me is getting to the end of training and being put in a situation where you've got to be more violent to be accepted on an everyday level.

[bean]

I agree with sticky, its sorted out your self but in an adult manner,if it does go up the chain I never saw it get an further up than the troop sergeant. Strange as it may seem I never saw much violence used in the Marines controlled aggression yes, but out and out violence to your oppos never (well very rarely .

I have read over the years about bullying ect in Army regiments, but that is something again which is foreign to the marine,s it is made clear when you join its not on and I never heard of a case.

Don,t get me wrong the training is hard, I can remember dropping out on the last mile of a 9 miler and being kicked , and I mean kicked back up, it was done to make me mad and make me finish, no ill will,spite or bullying just a means to an end which is far enough.

So don,t worry about violence, just watch look and listen if you ever get to a unit cause that's when the real learning begins.


Bean

[Dan UK]

so if you do lose it with someone and end up having a bit of scrap,what kind of punishments would they give?

[Cronkilla]

Could be a fine or punishment. Fines vary upon the circumstances and could result in jail (or forces equivelant). Punishment varies too from peeling spuds to guard duty for months or just a general traditional run in full gear . Really depends upon the officer and circumstances.

[m4tt]

Just completed prmc, so I can only comment on the atmosphere there (start training 16th June) but I think that if there is a tosser in your troop, the training team will notice this and treat him as such. We had one guy on our course who was a bit of a twat and he was made to know this by the corporals (Dan, Statistic - warm up for 3 mile run, 5 second sprint?) but as long as you've got your head fairly well screwed on I reckon your fine.

[dan]

What a nob! "Sprint you stupid sh*t!"