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Sex in the Royal Marines..............
Sex in the Royal Marines (i.e Gender) is only open for men not women!!!!! WHY!? There is women members in the S.A.S!!!.
While i am having a moan i been surfing the net looking for information and experiences from other marines wives and families offering support or advice to help new famillies settle to life while there husband serve in the marines!!!!. having spent most of my life around the armed forces( dad ex- para) they had a support network for families. But i cant find one for the marines. cant someone set up a web site for families who have male members serving. it is also nice to think there are people who care and are in the same postion has you and there is support out there. Sorry for the moan!!!
While i am having a moan i been surfing the net looking for information and experiences from other marines wives and families offering support or advice to help new famillies settle to life while there husband serve in the marines!!!!. having spent most of my life around the armed forces( dad ex- para) they had a support network for families. But i cant find one for the marines. cant someone set up a web site for families who have male members serving. it is also nice to think there are people who care and are in the same postion has you and there is support out there. Sorry for the moan!!!
There you go again Defiant it is 264 (SAS) Signals Squadron. they complete a selection course and Pre-Para. and are not relative to this thread anyway, there are currently women serving at Hereford with them as part of the unit but it is merely as operators in the "Cave" (Receivers).
Regarding women in the SAS, whilst non have actually passed the selection process to be part of 22, It has been heard of for those going through PATA training for various Op's that if a woman does more than "x" tours she can be bestowed honoury member of the regiment. I personally know of one such Woman in 1988/9 who was involved in many operations with the "Det".
But all this is again not in reference to the question posed - There are no Women in the Royal Marines this has been put through the european courts and still there are none.
It is for the best, it may not be PC, but look what mess there was after the WREN's were made part of the seagoing RN. We would not ike to see the same of the Corps.
Regarding women in the SAS, whilst non have actually passed the selection process to be part of 22, It has been heard of for those going through PATA training for various Op's that if a woman does more than "x" tours she can be bestowed honoury member of the regiment. I personally know of one such Woman in 1988/9 who was involved in many operations with the "Det".
But all this is again not in reference to the question posed - There are no Women in the Royal Marines this has been put through the european courts and still there are none.
It is for the best, it may not be PC, but look what mess there was after the WREN's were made part of the seagoing RN. We would not ike to see the same of the Corps.
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I imagine Tony set this site up because he knows we are gash at keeping in touch with oppos and we needed someone to do it for us, god bless 'im. From the response since it started you can see we needed the push and it's fantastic. I can't imagine he or the subscribers wanted a families site, perhaps someones wife/girl friend should set up their own site threaderspartners.co.uk.
I enjoy reading and adding to the jovial barrack room banter of the good old British Tom, without having to explain it to anyone, or bow to todays overly PC world.
Plus I'm plumbs and no women are going to write in and say how great I am.
I enjoy reading and adding to the jovial barrack room banter of the good old British Tom, without having to explain it to anyone, or bow to todays overly PC world.
Plus I'm plumbs and no women are going to write in and say how great I am.
Am I missing something, there is a families NB section on this site!
Its not a question of women not being allowed into the Corps. No woman has yet to passed the Commando Tests, even after these were watered down to make an exception!
Eventually, thank the Good Lord the Corps said enough is enough no more tinkering with the standards just for the benefit of being PC.
Which is a load of boom boom music with a C -i.e. how can the employment services say its okay to designate a post exempt because you couldn't have a male worker in female changing rooms; but that you cannot apply the same exemption to the male changing employee......
Is that equality????
Its not a question of women not being allowed into the Corps. No woman has yet to passed the Commando Tests, even after these were watered down to make an exception!
Eventually, thank the Good Lord the Corps said enough is enough no more tinkering with the standards just for the benefit of being PC.
Which is a load of boom boom music with a C -i.e. how can the employment services say its okay to designate a post exempt because you couldn't have a male worker in female changing rooms; but that you cannot apply the same exemption to the male changing employee......
Is that equality????
i am just going to pick up on a couple of things, i know there is a "disscussion area for families" i.e something similiar to what we are doing know, web site i was referring to was helpful information to lets say new wives and families how significant others are serving has new recruits and have no ideal what there are letting them selves in for has marine wives. on another web page for marines i saw a quote" IT is hard being a marine try being a marine wife" you guys have your support net work that is each other and the marines. the ideal came about because i have found very difficult getting information so i am prepared for what lies ahead so i am the best wife possible.
Caz, we do have a welfare system which is for Families however this is not Internet based. The facility is for all family members of serving Royal Marines, Mothers, Brothers Sisters wives, sons and daughters, and in some cases ex-wives too.
This information is given to those families but it is not available to non-serving Royal Marines ie those about to join, the route for this would be the careers office.
But in case you think I've missed the point, yes there is room for the discussion of how you might best support your husband whilst he is serving.
Some units such as 40 Cdo RM are addressing this web based and their site is http://www.40commando.net but again this is specific information for that unit, but if you were the wife of a serving Royal Marine in 42 Cdo RM I'm sure they would support you through that channel at least to put you in touch with the correct welfare office.
Of course we can offer some advice from our own experiences. Mine may not be of use as I married twice and divorce twice during my service.
I would advice that you are married to a Royal Marine and he is Married to the Corps and then you. If he is drafted and cannot commute to his new unit from home Move with him! you can support each other if you are together.
IE, his job is to be ready to move at short notice to go into any situation for a prolonged period of time, (similar to that of your dad in the Para's). His family come first of course but he has little choice in when and where he is drafted to or which exercise or operation he plays a part in.
You could support him by accepting this and making it easier for him to take on these resposibilities knowing that you are behind him and that you will be able to cope with the day to day problems of the family and home.
This simple thing is probabley the most difficult to achieve but if you do achieve it, your husband will have the opportunity to enjoy a full and rewarding career in the Corps. If he is happy in his job he will be happy at home.
this is just my oppinion though.
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This information is given to those families but it is not available to non-serving Royal Marines ie those about to join, the route for this would be the careers office.
But in case you think I've missed the point, yes there is room for the discussion of how you might best support your husband whilst he is serving.
Some units such as 40 Cdo RM are addressing this web based and their site is http://www.40commando.net but again this is specific information for that unit, but if you were the wife of a serving Royal Marine in 42 Cdo RM I'm sure they would support you through that channel at least to put you in touch with the correct welfare office.
Of course we can offer some advice from our own experiences. Mine may not be of use as I married twice and divorce twice during my service.
I would advice that you are married to a Royal Marine and he is Married to the Corps and then you. If he is drafted and cannot commute to his new unit from home Move with him! you can support each other if you are together.
IE, his job is to be ready to move at short notice to go into any situation for a prolonged period of time, (similar to that of your dad in the Para's). His family come first of course but he has little choice in when and where he is drafted to or which exercise or operation he plays a part in.
You could support him by accepting this and making it easier for him to take on these resposibilities knowing that you are behind him and that you will be able to cope with the day to day problems of the family and home.
This simple thing is probabley the most difficult to achieve but if you do achieve it, your husband will have the opportunity to enjoy a full and rewarding career in the Corps. If he is happy in his job he will be happy at home.
this is just my oppinion though.
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Caz,
I can't give you advice on that one. I'm on my third!
There wasn't really a support network for most of us when we were green. But you soon learn how to get along when to be pushy, when to put your mind in neutral, and to trust your oppo's (mostly).
When you move onto a patch you'll quickly find your network support groups - and learn too much,
Perhaps one bit of advice, try and remember to trust and listen to each other, and don't try and change each other, life will do that for you. Don't forget beer tokens keep Royal happy.......
But there's some sound advice from Nomad..
Good luck
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I can't give you advice on that one. I'm on my third!
There wasn't really a support network for most of us when we were green. But you soon learn how to get along when to be pushy, when to put your mind in neutral, and to trust your oppo's (mostly).
When you move onto a patch you'll quickly find your network support groups - and learn too much,
Perhaps one bit of advice, try and remember to trust and listen to each other, and don't try and change each other, life will do that for you. Don't forget beer tokens keep Royal happy.......
But there's some sound advice from Nomad..
Good luck
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Caz try this http://www.40commando.net/discus/
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Never mind a "perfectly good shop for that sort of thing just off Union Street".
There used to be a perfectly good pub for that sort of thing ON Union Street!!.
Since the demise of "Diamond Lils" us Booties have had to resort to hanging around places like Dorothy Perkins to get our fashion tips!!.
There used to be a perfectly good pub for that sort of thing ON Union Street!!.
Since the demise of "Diamond Lils" us Booties have had to resort to hanging around places like Dorothy Perkins to get our fashion tips!!.
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