To quote F. Scott Fitzgerald in the Great Gatsby

one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savours of anti-climax.

I see many of the opinions in this forum cast back to a past glory, or perceived glory.

I am happy with my career choice. I have the opportunity of working in an exciting job, earning good money and still get to go home at the end of the day to my family. And this is what I value in life.

PRMC made me realise that I didn't want to be 27 years old and leaving the royal marines with no ...

At 18 years old I left school and applied for a career in the Royal Marines. Like many people of that age the iconic image of the green beret was the biggest draw. This coupled with the opportunity to make life long friends and travel the globe had me on a train to Lympstone.

I attended at the ...