Cheers mate, I gave them a ring and they said I can go to a presentation evening at the plymouth one, thanks for the intake details im going to train hard for it. Hopefully with I will be able to get on that next intake.

Cheers

Cool thanks borisimo, are you in RMR, if so what is it like? also im not sure when the intakes for plymouth are, have you any ideas?

Hello, I was going to join the regular marines up untill yesterday, where I had to change my mind due to unforseen circumstances.

Im now interested in RMR, my nearest detachment is plymouth, but a lad told me that they only have two intakes per year, and if I applied in between the two I would have ...

I agree, country roads are hell, especially at night. You can get run over so easily. Good time by the way

mfat_man being in the TA did you ever get called upon to go on ops? and is the phase one really only one night per week, and one weekend per month? for 3 months.

Cheers mfat man i'll let him know.

I would be ver greatful to any information people could give me on this please. It's not for myself but a friend of mine.

How long is the overall training (ie. basic, 2yrs, 1yr)?

Whats the required fitness before joining?

Where is selection conducted?

And finally, how much time does one have to ...

Well, thank you all for the responses!

First off every point bought to light here is of use. And earlier on today I had spoken to a lad from my old school who has now just recently passed as a royal marines. I asked him what his pre-joining fitness schedule was, and he told me that he had just run ...

At the end of the day I shouldn't have opened this thread (I only opened it to make a proper debate about fitness, and it's turned into another war). I should use my initiative to get where I want. Thanks for all the responses mind you. And im sure if I can teach myself italian to a fluent level I ...

No wedge im sticking to the three times per week, it's whats working for me, and im sticking to that. I beleive what you and rompton say is right, about the need to pass PRMC and stay injury free, i also beleive spooky has valid points if you want to become a marothon runner, but i don't. Running ...

I think darren has since passed PRMC since this happened.

Hate to drop in but the title of this forum is 'MILITARY FITNESS AND TRAINING', the problem with spooky is hes always right and people don't like it.

Also dont slate me for this post, I joined to chat productivly about joining the marines, not hear people who havent even got in yet slate the other ...

This must have been a record number of replys in a matter of hours?

I thought i would start a fitness thread, I haven't much seen them latley on here, anyway moving along....

In regards to what thewedge said about the need of running only 3 times per week, i would say, i completley agree.

I have been doing that recently, two at three miles and one at four miles ...

i agree with matey above. and sorry frank for swearing.