RM advert success

[davo141]

do you have a link to a full size version of this one rob as i havent seen it yet?

cheers, davo

[RobT]

Dave, the pictures Chester (and the crying one i posted) posted are only in that size. If you right click on the image and go to properties and it gives you the URL of which it came so i was able to find the crying one.

If you have photo manipulation software you could Right click > save. Then you could increase the size.

Rob

[dannyd]

Then you can go on up to around £23k as a Mne

Not sure about that. I left 6 years ago on just under 13k. You can bump it up with para pay, divers pay and SF pay but 23k sounds great - think I'll rejoin When I left the Brig was 'only' on about 50k and that's some serious and sustained brown-nosing to get there (number of honourable exceptions to that of course).

According to the RM website Arameis is correct (see http://www.royal-marines.mod.uk/static/pages/2697.html ).

I think the MoD completed a review of the payscales of the Forces quite recently as they had a poor retention rate at the Corporal level. As a result of this the pay at all ranks increased quite a bit.

Regards

[Sully]

It is indeed true that I was born at night, but not last night. I'll hazard a guess that marines on 23k aren't exactly crawling out of the woodwork - they'll be SB on SF pay at the very least. A graph wouldn't exactly be a 'normal distribution'. Thanks for the link - very interesting. I think what I'm getting at is that money for me was a complete irrelevance (and I can't imagine lads go SB for the money).

If I was you I'd work on the assumption that as a marine you'll be on or about 13k. I've sat though presentations by matelots explaining what marines should be paid where the Adjutant (fair play to him) stood up and asked why a Royal Marine Commando at the rank of Marine with two or three kids is living below the poverty line and is dependent on state aid to make ends meet. That was when the MOD introduced a similar review of payscales and we had to sit through a load of old b*****ks until the good captain said his bit. The link doesn't suggest to me that it's gone up much.

It's all a long, long way from that first flush of pride whan you march off the drill square but bootnecks do have to live in the real world (sometimes ).

All the best and good luck.

Sully

[freestyler_onli]

Cheers for your help. The reson for my q was that at the moment-im in a job thats earning me next to nothing. Im using all my money for food/house keep/gym visits etc.... Some have said get a better paid job but no-im using the time to train-thats my no.1 point. At the moment-things are perfect. Im asking cos- if (hopefully) i pass the prmc and start the proper training-id only have bout £500 to me name-i just wondered if you had to pay for a lot of stuff or not? Ta neway!

[davo141]

helllllooo again, me and my uriniating college work...

i have been told to analyise, evaluate and construct me own RM advert..

i was wondering if anyone had the advert with the recruit going through the water tunnel handy or had a link to it? you know the one...

the lad is in the water tunnel, trousers snag...he gets out 99.9% need not apply....

someone must!

cheers, davo

PS if you have it and can e-mail it....0202dr@pursglove.ac.uk is available for files anysize!! wahoo good old college!