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Do Kings Badgemen get an automatic pass to there prefered unit and specialization ?

when we were having our chat with the diamonds they told us that they usually do get their pick of specialisation and commando unit

They get put ahead of most people on the waiting list dont they? If theres no space left.

In my day "Yes they got a choice of posting and were also made up
to Marine 1st class effective forthwith".

Yeah intresting stuff, iam not even really sure how the training team goes about it???? does the recruit have any idea?

Maybe the i could take in my own little 'Captain Pugwash' badge and see if they let me wear it for the rest of my career?

Oz

An Oz who posted on the Cerven's FFL forum won the King's Badge as did
a man who completed 5 years with the REP and then joined the
Corps.
The latter stated that the training at CTCRM was much better
structured and certainly harder physically. However the mind stress in
the Legion was infinitely greater.

King's Badgemen and Diamonds almost invariably get their first choice of draft.

King's Badgemen get 12 months advanced seniority, which means they are eligible for promotion straight out of training.

Diamonds get 6 months advanced seniority, which means they are eligible for promotion 6 months after their pass out. Everyone else has to serve 12 months before they become a Candidate for promotion.

The selection of the Diamonds is down to the training team, from a very early stage in training everyone is being assessed for leadership potential and Section Commanders and 2i/cs will be nominated early. These are subject to change a few times to give anyone who shows potential a chance. After Baptist Run (wk15) these Section i/cs become 'official,' and get white tapes to designate them, though again they are liable to change hands a few times before the Diamonds are decided upon around wk26. There can be as many Diamonds as the training team see fit, as a rule of thumb one per section, but commonly less. These are the men who will go before the Kings Badge Board made up of senior hierarchy, to decide who (if any) are worthy of the King's Badge. It is possible, tho extremely rare, for more than one King's Badge to be awarded per troop, if there is more than one man deserving of the award.

Thank you for the cogent and succinct clarification.

i guess you have to work your bollocks off to get to be a kings badgemen then.

druadan,

Cheers for that heads up mate much appraciated.

Regards

Oz

Saw somebody down town last night who was at CTC in week 26, he said he'd been in hunter for about 3 months now, also said he was a diamond, but being drunk i didnt understand lol, now i do