SFSG and FPG

themattmeister · Post by **themattmeister** » Sat 19 Jul, 2008 11:21 pm

Do you have to be in FPG to do SFSG?

If so is it a case of applying to go to FPG and staring at submarines until the opportunity arises?

Cheers.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Sat 19 Jul, 2008 11:53 pm

Ask someone at work dude, you must have an RCMO or something. Or are you not RM? In which case it doesn't matter.

themattmeister · Post by **themattmeister** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 12:03 am

What with mrx the next two weeks, three weeks leave and Herrick 9. I'm just eager for answers as my current draft has pretty much expired.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 12:15 am

Fair one mate, I can't really help you. I'd ask one of your lads we've got with us but they're not around at the moment. Busy busy.

davo141 · Post by **davo141** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 11:46 am

Alright mate, i know most lads go through FPG and it was them that run the course for it a few years back. Id of thought that; seen as the bootneck companys well established now they may have a branch liar or similiar, im sure in the last edition of the globe and buster there was an Article on F company SFSG (the RM Det) and quite possibly a contact number at the bottom, wouldnt queens it but im quite sure there is.

Mates out in afghan at the mo in SFSF and he's loving it!!

Who you depolying on H9 with mate??

Dave

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 1:24 pm

Alright royal. You are supposed to be at FPG to do the SFSG acquaint, but that said I have had friends who have wangled their way onto an acquaint without having to come up to fassers, but as it's the CO up here that decides who goes to SFSG, the chances of you getting on an acquaint without spending time up here are pretty slim. Faslane is having a big re-jig in terms of fardrum and its structure though, so it won't be quite so bad anymore, and if you're keen, with operational experience, you should definitely get on the next available acquaint. Case in point my mate, who was only behind the wire for a month before going on the acquaint.
They only run like two a year (i'm on the next one, as long as i'm not deployed) so it just depends when you get up here as to how long you'll be waiting for. Heard good dits about it anyway, plus you get a jumps course, drives course and opportunities you don't get in 3CDO brigade. Sorry about the ramble, hope the advice helps.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Sun 20 Jul, 2008 1:43 pm

Obviously I'm not Royal - thank f*ck

, but I can tell you that this is the place to be if you're a keen bloke looking to get deployed on some interesting work. Particularly if you're looking to go Tier 1 SF and and want some operational experience of their work. Get your ass to sunny Wales.

Harris · Post by **Harris** » Thu 07 Aug, 2008 12:25 pm

I have spent a 2 1/2 yrs at St Athan and found it exceptionally challenging

sneaky beaky · Post by **sneaky beaky** » Mon 11 Aug, 2008 8:32 pm

For the sake of us "Old Guys" can you please talk in plain language?

What the hell is FPG and SFSG?

Do you have to be in FPG to do SFSG?

If so is it a case of applying to go to FPG and staring at submarines until the opportunity arises?

Some of us do understang but think of the multituded that don't!!

Sneaky

druadan · Post by **druadan** » Mon 11 Aug, 2008 9:24 pm

Sneaks,

FPG is Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines at Faslane, Scotland, responsible for the security of the nation's nucleur fleet. Crap job, but something in the paperwork says it has to be Bootnecks apparently.

SFSG is Special Forces Support Group, which I believe is made up in the main part of a Company of Bootnecks plus a Para battalion (1 Para?). They work at Company level attatched to an SF squadron in a support role (bet you hadn't guessed that bit

), basically providing manpower for less specialised tasks.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Mon 11 Aug, 2008 10:39 pm

That's about right, we've got a platoon of RAF Reg too.

mutter1 · Post by **mutter1** » Tue 12 Aug, 2008 5:20 pm

Airborne Legend wrote:That's about right, we've got a platoon of RAF Reg too.

Oh, I thought reading around the place (had a PDF from the Para regiment that mentioned some stuff) they were into more specialised stuff, kind of beyond a bit the light infantry role, oh well live and learn.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Tue 12 Aug, 2008 7:27 pm

The RAF Reg guys are just integrated into one of our companies, you wouldn't even know they were there, I've only ever seen about 10 of them!

mutter1 · Post by **mutter1** » Tue 12 Aug, 2008 7:43 pm

Airborne Legend wrote:The RAF Reg guys are just integrated into one of our companies, you wouldn't even know they were there, I've only ever seen about 10 of them!

lol, I actually meant the whole unit not just the RAF lad's, but it doesn't matter too much.

I won't get into what the PDF said on here, I know the MOD's ect don't like stuff like that being talked about.

Airborne Legend · Post by **Airborne Legend** » Tue 12 Aug, 2008 9:03 pm

Trust me dude, we're NOT light infantry, I've done some crazy sh*t I never thought I'd get to do, don't believe everything you read!

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