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does anyone know the average time you would be looking at for postings(to units not tours) to the various units e.g 42,45
as i was told partners can only accompany you on postings over a year...
so would be pretty tough on the partner if your moving non-stop

Whats the actual reason for them moving a guy from for example, 42, to 40 commando ? Whats the logic behind doing it ?

cool, Are they less likely to move a guy who has a family setteled around the area his unit is based in ?

For example a marine who was in 42 commando and had his family based around plymouth, Would they be less likely to move this guy to 45 commando or is it just a case of every couple of years you go whereever they tell you to, and family reasons dont come into it ?

Thanks in advance.

The simple fact is that you go where they tell you to go.

You can do what is called a "Swop Draft" that is find a bloke who wants to stay in one unit that you dont want to go to and basically Swop your units.

Dont confuse the Royal Marines with the Army. Who tend to stay in the same Battalion for their entire time in the Service.

The joy of being drafted is that you get a solid grounding in Corp Life. And it's an even bet that when you get drafted to your next unit a pound to a penny there will be blokes you knew from your previous drafts.

Also all promotion courses take place at CTCRM regardless of your SQ/TQ.
So you will have Clerks, Drivers, Signallers, PW's, ML's SBS everybody doing the same courses. And it works like a charm as the blokes who tend not to spend so much time at the pointed end learn not just from the Training Staff but also from their fellow course members.

It's what makes the Royal Marines one big "Family"

Artist

cheers lads,think best thing to do is ditch the wife and get myself a bit of something in each port....lol

or maybe keep the misses incase you fail and need a roof over your head to come back to

or your a minger and noone else will let you unload over a long weekend!



Best thing is to post a pic of her on the forum and if shes a looker and you bin her then we few we happy helpful few may be able to offer her some comfort.

Best thing is to post a pic of her on the forum and if shes a looker and you bin her then we few we happy helpful few may be able to offer her some comfort.

A 'wife swap' draft?

Craig

I havent got a wife anymore, swopped her for a life without nagging.

But I do have a a copy of the globe and laurel that Id swop for anyone elses misses (just for two days and one night, enough to do bed aerobics and for her to do my dhobi)

lol>>>>>these are all good ideas bust the misses bring home 21,000 a year,so she's got her uses.....