Hawkeye Your disclosures: Age 30 Married 1son HGV Driver Left Royal Marines age 28 Medical Discharge. Served 9 years. First 4 years in 42 Commando RM (1993-1996 ?) During which time you were both a PTI and a Driver. Trained in "Escape and Evasion" driving. Did your SBS selection age 21 (19...

Hawkeye

Interesting to note you have never given a direct response to any of my post!

That is apart from the first one, when according to you 'I had lost it'.

You have put yourself forward as a former member of the SBS yet why do I get the feeling that this may not be so ?

Rover

Hawkeye. Seem to remember reading that the SBS did a further ten weeks training after the joint SF selection. Reading your response to Jonboy I can understand where the 'Boat' part of SBS could be seen to come from. Ten weeks of boat training would be very specialised! What is involved in the boatin...

Disclose what?

I was under the impression that members of the SBS signed the Official Secrets Act!

Is this different to being allowed to disclose, whatever that means, after five years?

Rover

Disclose what?

I was under the impression that members of the SBS signed the Official Secrets Act!

Is this different to being allowed to disclose, whatever that means, after five years?

Rover

Hawkeye, slightly confused by the reference to "my true reg"! As a former Royal Marine don't you mean Corps, for which as you say you already wear the g&l blazer badge. I have seen a SBS tie and even an SBS lapal badge, both perhaps could be discribed as unobtrusive. No doubt these are...

Jay, Believe that if you are a Royal Marine and fail SBS selection you have a years grace before you can try again. Although not sure if you have to do the whole joint SF selection or you can go direct to the SB part. Perhaps Hawkeye can help with that? Loz, You can be so cruel! Was this design orig...

Jay, Believe that if you are a Royal Marine and fail SBS selection you have a years grace before you can try again. Although not sure if you have to do the whole joint SF selection or you can go direct to the SB part. Perhaps Hawkeye can help with that? Loz, You can be so cruel! Was this design orig...

All Again just observations. 1 Any selection course would seem to be structured so as to have a certain type of person at the end, one who is capable of operating under certain conditions. The SAS looking at 'land' conditions in general. The SBS looking at 'water' conditions in general. M&AW loo...

All Again just observations. 1 Any selection course would seem to be structured so as to have a certain type of person at the end, one who is capable of operating under certain conditions. The SAS looking at 'land' conditions in general. The SBS looking at 'water' conditions in general. M&AW loo...

Thankyou for the invitation Sticks. No Hawkeye I do not think there was anything to lose , just a few observations. Perhaps to assist some people to understand the original thread. Those who are aware will hopefully understand the observations and accept them as such. With reference to my third obse...

Thankyou for the invitation Sticks. No Hawkeye I do not think there was anything to lose , just a few observations. Perhaps to assist some people to understand the original thread. Those who are aware will hopefully understand the observations and accept them as such. With reference to my third obse...

To get back on track and assist Hawkeye. May I offer a few observations. 1 As I understand it the SBS are Royal Marines and as such have a beret, Green , and a capbadge the Globe. 2 Under the new SF selection all arms do the same course to qualify for the SAS. At this stage Royal Marines wishing to ...

To get back on track and assist Hawkeye. May I offer a few observations. 1 As I understand it the SBS are Royal Marines and as such have a beret, Green , and a capbadge the Globe. 2 Under the new SF selection all arms do the same course to qualify for the SAS. At this stage Royal Marines wishing to ...