28/29 Too Old????

[pshoat]

I know age has been an issue before on the forum, but I was wondering if any of the serving guys or previously serving had any older guys on their training course. How did they get on and do you think the older guys have any kind of a disadvantage??

I don't want to bore people with a topic discussed before but I'm fairly new to the site as my interest in joining has grown in recent months. I am now 28 and will be 29 in may next year. I do also need to lose a lot of weight as I've been into the bodybuilding side of fitness for about the last 8 years!!! 15 stone and 5'7"!!! Just started new training programme, doing navy seal workout!!

Any opinions welcome!! Cheers guys.....

[Artist]

All I know is when I joined in 1973 the age limit was 27. Now I am afraid I ain't got a clue! Sticky Blue will have the answer mind, he's still in! (Young Whippersnapper so he is!)

Artist

[Sticky Blue]

This is what it says...

Upper age limit for Royal Marines is 32 years of age at entry (including day of 33rd birthday.

However, over 29 is the exception from what I'm told. You do need to be something special on the PRMC and show true ability and a maturity. The older you get, the more exceptional, fitter etc you need to be. They will know if you are the right calibre early on in the PRMC.
Age can be an issue, too young, too old etc but it depends on the individual if it becomes and issue or a problem

[Tab]

If you did manage to get in just how long do you think that your body would hold out to the constant rigours of life in the Marines. You often find many of the older men who have done ten years or more carrying some form of injury, just think that most of the people that you will be training with will be ten years your junior and are coming up to their peak physical fitness.

[harry hackedoff]

The training machine is geared to Seventeen or Eighteen year olds for very good reasons( both Royal and Para)
It is possible to get through training at your age but there are other considerations. I have not met any recruit older than twenty six, myself although they may exist .
As Tab says, life in a fighting company is a young man`s game and the rigours imposed by that life are not easilly overcome by thirty year olds.
This isn`t meant to piss you off, it is simply the way things are. We are not discussing employment with a major company in civilian street here. What`s "fair" doesn`t come into it. My advice would be that you are too old to join as a Grav.
That needn`t be the end of the world though as there are specialist Corps within the Army who can provide expertise and specialist roles to 3 Commando Brigade. Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery are the obvious examples and Royal Navy should not be overlooked. Doc (alledged RN Medic) spent more time with Royal than some Marines, for instance

There is more than one way to skin a cat. Yes, you are too old for the Corps but if you are determined....... well, determined men have achieved the impossible before now.....

Good luck

[Si Capon]

Just before I had my climbing accident in `94 I said to someone "I`m getting too old for this sh*t"

I was 30!!!!

[sneaky beaky]

I remember sitting in a bush, just at the back of a beach, cold and wet at 41 years old - and thinking - "what the f**k am I doing here, at my age!!
That is when I decided , that it was time to leave!!
Sneaky

[Shrek The Royal]

Fella, there was a lad i my troop joined at 28/29 he had the advantage of maturity and the DS will acknowledge that he became the KB (Kings badgemen) and i think the DS were biased due to his age he should not have got it. He was a realy good bloke dont get me wrong but to me and the rest of the lads his admin was up his arse along with a few other things the DS never seemed to see, anyway i digress.
Point is you can crack it at that age. I did at 25 and it i must admit it will take its toll on the body my knees are trashed.You can join even older than that if your some sort of proffesional athlete.
Do you realy want to be told what to do by a CPL who is probabley younger than you? its a lot of shit to put up with mentaly i particulaly struggled with the young 16 year old's bunch of c"@t's
Good luck with whatever you decide (ps go for it) you only live once if you dont you may regret it for the rest of your life.

[Si Capon]

at 41 years old

Sneaky, I can`t believe it took you that long to get yourself weighed off!!!


And I would say "Yes" give it a go.

What`s the worst that could happen?

Nothing lasts forever

Improvise, adapt & overcome

It`s the best "members only" club in the world once you get in.

Good luck

[pshoat]

thanks guys, it's good to get a little input from likeminded people for a change, my girlfriend won't be too happy when I turn around and say I'm thinking of going into the marines. she's always known I've been interested in the forces but I think it might be a shock when I say it's the marines or nothing.

Anyone else join or joining with girlfriends??? did/does it work out?? I mean we've been together for over 8 years now and survived her being at uni and everything. we are planning to get married as well..... Do you think joining up would f@#k it all up?? She's a bit of a career girl as well!!

[Shrek The Royal]

If you have survived being seperated at Uni then theres no reason why you carnt cope with service life.Your Mrs can still have her career but it means you will have to travel up the line every weekend i know lots of married blokes that do it,dont get me wrong its a pain the arse and you also need to bear in mind there is a strong possibility of being drafted every 18 months/ 2 years.
I got married a few months after passing out we had been together for years as well just make sure your mrs is fully aware of the ups and downs of service life could she cope with you being away for 6 months on OPS with limited comms. Also the pay is gash as a recruit that was one of our main problem's its a real struggle at times we had 2 kids aswell the rest of the lads were buying gucci kit and i had to make do with pusser shite.
The inncentive is to get on a Juniors as soon as you can (you could be on one with in 4 years.)We are hanging out for CPL's at the minute in which case the money is good. I have now gone off on a tangent good luck with ever you decide fella.

[harry hackedoff]

Anyone else join or joining with girlfriends

Kinnel Do they let girlfriends join now
Haven`t we moved on
Marriage and Corps, hmmm not for me, mate. First Mrs Aitch didn`t like the fact that I had stronger ties outside the house. Stood me in good stead though, when it came to choosing version two . Current Mrs Aitch is essence and I won`t be requiring a third, sheem luverley

[Tab]

Grovel, grovel, grovel

[harry hackedoff]

Grovel you say

Don`t need to grovel mate. She never reads the shite I post on here anyway.
She really is the best thing in my life mate and she gives much better head than you do
Best thing in my life, no messbins, apart from the Corps

[Tab]

Good on yer Harry...By the way watching the Sky News this morning they had a 29 year man on and a former University chap who had just joined the Royal Marines. This was in a talk about about the man power shortage in the Marines and some one was suggesting that they should drop the standards. I was pleased to see that this suggestion was flatly refused. Well done the Marines