just wanted to know if there are any commonwealth applicants who have never lived in the united kingdom and have been accepted in the marines. would like to know your experienece


thanks,

I'm a Canadian who has never lived in the UK and I did the PRMC (failed) last year. My time from my first ...

In the case of the US and UK tanks both anti tank rounds are finned.
The UK round discards the sabot on leaving the barrel.
Presumably the US round remains attached and discards on impact.
I will comfirm this later today.
The UK tank can also fire unfinned rounds such as, HESH rounds.

The sabot ...

In the case of the US and UK tanks both anti tank rounds are finned.
The UK round discards the sabot on leaving the barrel.
Presumably the US round remains attached and discards on impact.
I will comfirm this later today.
The UK tank can also fire unfinned rounds such as, HESH rounds.

The sabot ...

Here's the rest of this story:
http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx ... adb74f4563

Here's the rest of this story:
http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx ... adb74f4563

I totally agree with that. Its just that these circumstances cannot be applied by default to all cases.
In the most recent incident involving the Kurdish and US SF convoy the F15's who engaged circled for some time before striking. They were called in by the US SF Officer on the ground to engage ...

I totally agree with that. Its just that these circumstances cannot be applied by default to all cases.
In the most recent incident involving the Kurdish and US SF convoy the F15's who engaged circled for some time before striking. They were called in by the US SF Officer on the ground to engage ...

From April 01 TimesOnline:

A COMMANDER in the Royal Marines hit out at US forces for abandoning his men just minutes into a joint mission in southern Iraq.

Lieutenant-Colonel Buster Howes, Commanding Officer of 42 Commando, said the sudden US withdrawal put hundreds of lives in danger.

The ...

From April 01 TimesOnline:

A COMMANDER in the Royal Marines hit out at US forces for abandoning his men just minutes into a joint mission in southern Iraq.

Lieutenant-Colonel Buster Howes, Commanding Officer of 42 Commando, said the sudden US withdrawal put hundreds of lives in danger.

The ...

http://www.startribune.com/stories/303/3795143.html

My favourite bit:

Before they said goodbye to the Brits, they did one more thing. They renamed the Intimidator the USA/UK.

"I even grew to like tea," Webster said.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/303/3795143.html

My favourite bit:

Before they said goodbye to the Brits, they did one more thing. They renamed the Intimidator the USA/UK.

"I even grew to like tea," Webster said.

Here are just a couple human interest stories you might find interesting:
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/30/mo ... rine030330
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Conten ... 8793972154

Here are just a couple human interest stories you might find interesting:
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/03/30/mo ... rine030330
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Conten ... 8793972154

These "imbedded" journalists are answerable to the unit CO of whatever unit they are travelling with and he has complete authority to restrict their movement/footage, cut their feeds or tell them to piss off. This is the contract their news service signed to get this access. I believe that it's ...

These "imbedded" journalists are answerable to the unit CO of whatever unit they are travelling with and he has complete authority to restrict their movement/footage, cut their feeds or tell them to piss off. This is the contract their news service signed to get this access. I believe that it's ...