Hiya Lads

[Jobba]

Hiya lads,

I'm up for joinin the British Forces, not sure which yet, probably the infantry, hope you lads can give me some advice.

Just thought i'd say hello anyway.

[Mal]

Hey Jobba,

I'm going in the infantry this June. Off in the Paras, which might be at least one part of the army you might find interesting to research about

Mal

[Jason The Argonaut]

Hi Jobba

Are you looking to join the Army, RAF, Royal Marines, because all of them have infantry based units ?

[Jobba]

Well, I'm lookin at joinin the Marines/Paras, i've got an info book on the Marines, seems like alot of hard work !

[Mal]

Whether you apply for the Marines, OR the Paras, they will both be equally hard as each other. Each regiment pushes recruits in harder areas than the other regiment, but as a whole it all equals itself out. Marines, you will most likely be doing ALOT of swimming, where the Paras you will be doing ALOT of running and tabbing (yomping as known by the marines).

I was orriginally signed up for the Marines, but changed my mind at the very last minute because all the marine officers and everyone in the army careers office, said the paras were slightly more elite Dont think they expected me to suddenly change my mind the way I did lol. I think there both the same along those lines but who knows!!! Cant argue unless you been in both the paras AND the marines and compare really.

Anyway another reason as I preffered a more land/air based unit rather than a land/marine/sea type unit. I aint really into water all that much. Persides, you get to parachute in the paras, and I know a few people from the paras anyway (training base is down road from me)

I got "The Making of the Royal Marine Commandos" and "Joining the Marine Commandos" books for the Marines, but I also got "The Paras", "Fighting Fit" and several other books based on the paras and there training.

Depends what your prefference is really. I'd recommend you get yourself on the Parachute Regiment Insight Weekend (free) to find out what the paras are all about first hand I did and I loved it!!!

Mal