RM lifestyle

[lewdog]

hey guys was just wondering what life is like in the RM once you've passed out and aren't on ops/exercises. it must be more relaxed than RT

[Macca]

hi lewdog, i havnt been to the PRMC nor the RT....YET! but im certain that life after RT isnt relaxed. But Active and fun with of course its ups and downs, but you will have to keep a constant high level of fitness aswel as take part in many different tasks or training exercises around the world, learning different skills and getting promotions on many different courses and specialising in the many different specializations in the corps. Also socializing and having a laugh with your fellow oppos making great mates.

im sure there are things i havnt mentioned but serving in the Royal Marines will definately mean an active and hard lifestyle which you will love and be proud of

[lewdog]

hey macca. I know it won't be relaxed!!!!!! what I ment was more free time, more independance etc... and not having the shit kicked out of you 24/7

[col2k5]

Yer life after RT is a lot more relaxed and fun. No gettin up at 5 in the morning and silly things like that for locker inspections, etc. You'll still have rounds every so often just to make sure your looking after the place and that the buildings safe really. At Lympstone your just another Nod going through the system so your at the bottom of the pile. Once you get to your unit it's like a normal job really. No standing to attention when you speak to other ranks, or "yes corporal, no corporal".That all stops at lympstone. You still salute officers when you pass them, etc but once you've passed those commando tests you've shown your worthy to join the great family of the Royal Marines and everyone will treat you like a normal person. Hope this has been a help to you and if you've got anymore questions just ask.

[Macca]

sorry lewdog, didnt read your question properly, col2k5 got it right

[rgj-rifleman]

i was told by a corporal that some of the lads have got their own room after passing RT, this true? Like they have stereo systems and everything, its like a normal bedroom?

[_chris]

i was told by a corporal that some of the lads have got their own room after passing RT, this true? Like they have stereo systems and everything, its like a normal bedroom?

Don't know in the marines but I know that the local Navy base has had most of its living quarters updated and the rest are in the process of being to give everyone individual rooms. Less sharing of facilities aswell. I presume that the marines are probally undergoing/ have undergone similar renovations.

[JoeAllen28]

The PTI on our PRMC kept emphasizing (sp?) that life after RT is totally different. not saying that it will be a doddle but it sounded great fun.

he said at 45 up in Arbroath the weekly shedule looks like this:

mon: dont have to turn to until 10am finish around 4 i think
tues: full day, 8-4 i think
wed: half day for sport
thurs: full day
fri: finish early
sat: off
sun: off

this is just a breif overview of course, im sure that it is different than this, and of course there is guard duty etc.

joe

[col2k5]

Yes basically if your not on operations or exercise it's quite a relaxed lifestyle. You wont usually parade until 9 a.m and then do abit of sport until lunch usually. You then have 2 hours for lunch and then get dismissed or do abit of military training in the afternoon. You will certainly be finished by 4 on most days. When training for operations though you will be working long days practicing drills over and over again and start to lose your weekends. But it's worthit to make sure you know what your doing when you get out there under fire.And you dont have to parade until 12 on a Monday morning at 45. Plus if you do any sports for the corps you will just spend near enough everyday training for that.

[lewdog]

thanx guys your info has been great I now have a very good idea as to what goes on, but I would like to know how often a marine good expect to go on ops/exercises and wat does the average op entail...

[Artist]

We used to turn to at 0825hrs each morning Monday to Friday.

For sigs ratings it was mostly sorting out kit, X country running, no rules Volleyball, various stuff in other words to keep the blokes occupied. The JNCO's in the troop would take it in turn to work out a fitness programme for the Troop and the speed march from point A to point B was a easy option to take. We would get the driver of the 4 tonner to drop us all off at some place, tell him to meet us at some pub along the way and speed march to it. Or organise a yomp with radios where the guys would also have to mapread and use their compasses to get to all the locations we gave them. May sound Yuk to some but it was good fun in the long run.

Some blokes not to put to fine a point on it, mostly them who were sat in offices five days a week would start to get a tad chubby due to lack of exercise. This happened at Logs once. Come a new CO. He took one look at his HQ Staff and started regular yomps, runs and suchlike for all and sundri. Quite a few WO's/SNCO's, JNCO's and even some Mnes got one hell of a shock when they found themselves lugging a full Bergan with a full fighting order and weapon over the Moors at 0300hrs in the morning!!! Us sigs rating had a whale of a time as we were used to yomping all over the place carting a gurt big radio on our backs anyway.

Basically if you don't keep up your fitness and let yourselve go then come the day when your at the sharp end with stuff flying over your heads your going to suffer. So the onus is on the individual to maintain a high standard of fitness in the Corp. Let your fitness drop and you will in time suffer bigtime so maintain your fitness level it in other words.

Artist