my question is,whats the day to day life like for an officer in unit?

thanks any help is appreciated!

I understand that and would hope to spent a good few years with the RM before thinking of making a move. just want to know if its a possibility.

just to hijack this thread momentarily..I'm most probably goin to do my masters in physiotherapy, but still desire to become a royal marine,so I will apply after completing my degree. Anyway my question is, is it possible to switch from a royal marine officer to an RAMC officer, as my understanding ...

I'm in the same situation as you Mr Kiwi, I'm a Saffa with a british passport.and ja I've heard about the mercenary bill. but some saffa's who are in already have been told by the powers that be not to worry too much about it for the moment.

I know this is an old thread but I came across this site a while ago and thought it might interest some people training for PRMC/POC. www.navyseals.com sets out a crossfit workout each day that is geared towards preparing potential recruits for BUD/S selection(SEAL training). The site is run by ex-S...

Could you guys register? 'Cause I just tried and still can't!!

Has anyone been able to get in yet?

Hi thanx Tartan,I'm currently in my third year at varsity so that info helps a lot.

Hi in SA we don’t have GCSE's but rather use a matriculation exemption system. Is anyone able to tell me what the matric equivalent is in order to get in as an officer. Thanx, may sound like a bone question but I really have no clue!!

45-60 minutes 3 times a week is more then enough particularly if you doin sport/fitness aswell. and E5 is right.. you'll see much better gains if you do compound free weight exercises instead of machines.

You shouldn't lift weights for more than 60 minutes. Doing so releases cortisol and other "bad" hormones that negatively effect the work you've just been doing.

1 armed pushups are a possibility but you'll generally find that most people can't do them, and if they can their biomechanics are stuffed. weighted push ups are a good option as long as you use something along the lines of a weighted vest which is going to distribute the weight evenly and not cause...

Calisthenics most definately do improve endurance but will only improve speed and power if done explosively with extended periods of rest as muscular fatigue hinders the adaptation of the motor neurons and results in a slower contraction time and a lower contraction force which in turn equals less p...

sprinting around a football field then performing pushups and sit ups is HIIT. if you looking to put on weight calisthenics isn't going to do the job as it is a muscular endurance exercise and fails to overload the body enough to force significant amounts of hypertrophy.

well that depends on the nature and intensity of the exercise plus you have to factor in the fact that HIIT sessions are going to be included in the training week which is a huge volume overload. therefore having three fullbody sessions a week is only really possible if two sessions are done in a da...