Will high amounts of Royal marine applicants affect passing?

[nigeats]

Pussies....If I saw someone on my course as a threat or as someone to beat I would want to go hell for leather to try and beat him. Well the Marines and the services generally have got to cater for the changing attitudes of todays society so that the wastage is kept to a minimum. What with the extended 2 weeks onto the training sylabus to spread the workload, duvets on beds, no more shouting at nods, kit issued before basic training ie, boots ( but dont run in them...!) and of course no more beastings it is little wonder that that 99.9% need not apply has not gone down to about 60% need not apply..! AS for the gym tests I remember some lads pumping out near on 20 pulls ups. Sit ups should not hold a fear for any potential RM and those press-ups "chest to fist" should easily be attained in the time allocated. Praps lads it may be a good time to heed the voices in the careers office and join the pongoes.

[Artist]

Conversely nigeats perhaps it's best to look at the ethos of what makes a Royal Marine what he is. A guy who is willing at the drop of a hat to Help His Oppo regardless of what it costs.

Artist

[GreyWing]

steady on nigeats,

The training has become smarter and as camp commander said to us (you'd might know who I'm on about), "our training in the 70's 80's was to survive and we never learnt anything compared to tactics and techniques you learn today." The 2 weeks on the end aren't to spread the workload, it's too learn the new machine gun they brought in, minme (not sure if spelt right).

As for "it was harder in my day", I think every generation of new marine has had that blasted at them in training from someone on the training team.

I believe that the marines of today have it harder than most that have gone before. Most of the recruits from the 70's 80's had two choices, stick with training or back to the coal face and factories. Today youngsters can be snuggled up at home until they are into there late 20's. There are so many opportunities for youngsters in civvy street nowadays.

You still get beasted in real training, my God I had the fear of jesus put in me everyday. Yes they can't openely punch you, I got kicked by a PT in the stomach, that was in front of the family's on family's day. I didn't realise till one my team showed us a recording his mum had made on here camcorder several days later. Don't remember feeling it, but he volleyed me, just remember him telling me to get up. He didn't care who saw him, mind you he was a pt seargent and a mean looking mother.

I think there should be beastings on prmc, it shows what life will be like once your in.

[tom_06]

also the test requirements are still exactly the same, and final ex from what i hear is still hell on earth, as are many of teh exercises. Todays youth is softer than the youth of the 70's etc and they have had to adapt it to suit this, this does not mean it is easier however.

[DANTAE]

yes there is a prmdc for those who naraly pass i think it is a good idea becuase with proper training and instruction you most likely will succed that dosnt mean that lymphonstone has gone soft in my opoion only that they want a biger pass rate with out droping standards and the course lasts for a month