royal marines

ok, so basically ive been working as an electrician for about 6 years,its a steady job, moneys good and all that but im bored with my life at the min. i feel like im just stuck in a rut the same old boring routine, go to work come home fukk the misses go to sleep wake up do the same again blah blah blah.anyways ive been thinking about a career in the royal marine commandos. i no its hard to get into as well theres like a 70% drop out rate the basic training is about 30 weeks or so. i consider myself very fit.so it shouldnt be a problem. what im asking anyone is if they have any insight into the kind of training they put u thru and the life of bein in the the marines if i did get in id be paid less than what i get now but im willing to do that, just for more of an exciting life

well it's up to you.
Some time back I thought of joining up - for the exercise;D but then I considered what an idiotic idea it would be, not only from the point I would potentially have to kill some for no other reason that the government tells me to but they may kill me.

I don't trust the government so why the hell would I want to be an instrument of the state?

How about the TA or Fire Brigade?

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well it's up to you.
Some time back I thought of joining up - for the exercise;D but then I considered what an idiotic idea it would be, not only from the point I would potentially have to kill some for no other reason that the government tells me to but they may kill me.

I don't trust the government so why the hell would I want to be an instrument of the state?

How about the TA or Fire Brigade?

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you have a very valid point mate. i no alot of people that feel the same as u on the issue, i can see ur point, i still wanna give it a go. more fool me probably. lol

No problem at least you're thinking things through.;)

Your life sounds good to me.

Alright they mate,being a "SPARKY" as yourself is usually great,but i can imagine you could be finding it hard at the moment with the construction trade being hit by this fooked up recession in the uk.I worked in the construction trade until i got layed off just before xmas!

Erm i trained along side some uk Marines a few years ago on a training session for a few days at Cattrick and their were tough as old boots,"solid really".Check out the little video and this website mate.

Royal Marines Home

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Alright they mate,being a "SPARKY" as yourself is usually great,but i can imagine you could be finding it hard at the moment with the construction trade being hit by this fooked up recession in the uk.I worked in the construction trade until i got layed off just before xmas!

Erm i trained along side some uk Marines a few years ago on a training session for a few days at Cattrick and their were tough as old boots,"solid really".Check out the little video and this website mate.

Royal Marines Home

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thanks for the vid mate. yeah my trade has been hit hard bud, all the trades have, sorry to hear about ya getting laid off hope things sort themselves out. im still managing at the min. my reason for wanting to go in is more personal than financial tho, i feel like if i get in id be proving something to myself, as for the killing people. i would probably take more of a backseat role something to do with electrics or something, well see tho, ill give myself a month or two to make up my mind ;)

Good to think it through.Don't do it purely for the financial benefits though.Over here they throw money/college benefits galore at you and in these f!!!!d up times it can be tempting.The whole killing aspect.....consider yourself there as well...& family.Good to challenge yourself but join for the right reasons if you do.

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Good to think it through.Don't do it purely for the financial benefits though.Over here they throw money/college benefits galore at you and in these f!!!!d up times it can be tempting.The whole killing aspect.....consider yourself there as well...& family.Good to challenge yourself but join for the right reasons if you do.

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yeah i suppose u have to look past the training and think ur ultimately being trained for war, nobodys wants to go to war right

I don't know about commandos, but maybe there is a way you can put your electrical skills to good use in a support role in the armed forces. That might get you into some exciting situations without actually risking being involved in life and death combat.

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I don't know about commandos, but maybe there is a way you can put your electrical skills to good use in a support role in the armed forces. That might get you into some exciting situations without actually risking being involved in life and death combat.

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yeah i will see what they can offer.it cant be nice life and death combat

So lets get this straight you have a steady job, moneys good and shag the misses regularly and you want to swap all that for busting your balls training, get paid less, risk loosing your life or limbs on the say so of Gordon Brown/Obama. Makes perfect sense. If you do not appreciate what you have you certainly will after that experience. :-\

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I don't know about commandos, but maybe there is a way you can put your electrical skills to good use in a support role in the armed forces. That might get you into some exciting situations without actually risking being involved in life and death combat.

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You could always be a torturer, wiring people's genitalia to car batteries?

I thought about doing this last year when I finished uni, you should 'declare your interest', as this means they give you info about the job & what entails. They will then get you take a test (well they got me to) showing your aptitude. I did this in a Navy test, and I got the Royal Marines, which I thought maybe indicated that I'm some kind of merciless killer :-\

The training is tough, although my boxing gave me a headstart fitness wise, however in the end I just kind of thought I don't really want to go kill people in Iraq who've done nothing to me. The reason I was interested was not because of needing a job or I was bored, more that I felt quite strongly about the War of Terror & felt that I should go to Iraq or Afghanistan to understand it better. Then I sobered up :-X

Can't speak to the Royal Marines, but as an infantryman I can't stress enough that it is not simply a job change but if you are to be successful its a complete lifestyle change. Military life forms you to its mold. If you can't learn to live within the mold your time of service will not be enjoyable. All that aside even a Royal Marine could talk till he was blue in the face, w/o going through the experience you won't really understand what it entails.

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I don't know about commandos, but maybe there is a way you can put your electrical skills to good use in a support role in the armed forces. That might get you into some exciting situations without actually risking being involved in life and death combat.

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You could always be a torturer, wiring people's genitalia to car batteries?

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really really lame :rolleyes:

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I don't know about commandos, but maybe there is a way you can put your electrical skills to good use in a support role in the armed forces. That might get you into some exciting situations without actually risking being involved in life and death combat.

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You could always be a torturer, wiring people's genitalia to car batteries?

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How about the Police man?
Have you any interest?

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How about the Police man?
Have you any interest?

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to be honest mate not really, it doesnt seem challenging enough,i can tell alot of people think joining the marines would be crazy, theres just something itching inside me that wants to do it.

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How about the Police man?
Have you any interest?

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to be honest mate not really, it doesnt seem challenging enough,i can tell alot of people think joining the marines would be crazy, theres just something itching inside me that wants to do it.

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Believe me dude I can understand how you feel.

I had an application form for the Irish Rangers when I was 18, but the parents begged me to finish college first.
Its tempting me again!

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How about the Police man?
Have you any interest?

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to be honest mate not really, it doesnt seem challenging enough,i can tell alot of people think joining the marines would be crazy, theres just something itching inside me that wants to do it.

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Believe me dude I can understand how you feel.

I had an application form for the Irish Rangers when I was 18, but the parents begged me to finish college first.
Its tempting me again!

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im glad someones on my level. its the physical and mental side that i want to challenge myself with. and the comoradary that comes with it all, plus u get to see the world do things that people could only dream of doing. ok u may have to go to war at some point, but if it turns out that life isnt for me, u can leave after three years and if ur really desperate u can buy yourself out.

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im glad someones on my level. its the physical and mental side that i want to challenge myself with. and the comoradary that comes with it all, plus u get to see the world do things that people could only dream of doing. ok u may have to go to war at some point, but if it turns out that life isnt for me, u can leave after three years and if ur really desperate u can buy yourself out.

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Oh I can relate completely.
Applying your life's focus on attaining your optimum level of physicality...
How could a sportsman not thirst for that?!

At the same time you have to consider your wife.
Would it kill your relationship?
I know personally it'd pose difficulties for me with my daughter.

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im glad someones on my level. its the physical and mental side that i want to challenge myself with. and the comoradary that comes with it all, plus u get to see the world do things that people could only dream of doing. ok u may have to go to war at some point, but if it turns out that life isnt for me, u can leave after three years and if ur really desperate u can buy yourself out.

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Oh I can relate completely.
Applying your life's focus on attaining your optimum level of physicality...
How could a sportsman not thirst for that?!

At the same time you have to consider your wife.
Would it kill your relationship?
I know personally it'd pose difficulties for me with my daughter.

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exactly mate, as for the relationship where not married yet, might as well be tho i been with her since i was 16. shes a good las, she understands that if its something i got to do she will be there and support me, if i had any kids tho donny id have to think twice mate.

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exactly mate, as for the relationship where not married yet, might as well be tho i been with her since i was 16. shes a good las, she understands that if its something i got to do she will be there and support me, if i had any kids tho donny id have to think twice mate.

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Ah I hear ya man.
Great to have a relationship like that!

Not with my lil lady's mom anymore.
It'd be a sacrifice to further restrict my time with her, but if I knew that it'd provide the cash to kickstart her education (which I intend to be the best possible,) I think it'd be great.

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exactly mate, as for the relationship where not married yet, might as well be tho i been with her since i was 16. shes a good las, she understands that if its something i got to do she will be there and support me, if i had any kids tho donny id have to think twice mate.

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Ah I hear ya man.
Great to have a relationship like that!

Not with my lil lady's mom anymore.
It'd be a sacrifice to further restrict my time with her, but if I knew that it'd provide the cash to kickstart her education (which I intend to be the best possible,) I think it'd be great.

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yeah its good mate, not perfect tho like any relationship, sorry about u not being with ur girls mom anymore , as for joining up for the financial gain of ur kid e.g education and so on im all for it. i no if i had kids id shovel shit with my bare hands all day for a job if it meant giving my kid the best

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yeah its good mate, not perfect tho like any relationship, sorry about u not being with ur girls mom anymore , as for joining up for the financial gain of ur kid e.g education and so on im all for it. i no if i had kids id shovel shit with my bare hands all day for a job if it meant giving my kid the best

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Ha I know what you mean.
Hey if she's supportive and you just can't shake the thought of it, there's no harm checking it out!

Ah don't be, my little girl is doing great and I'm a far happier guy now!

You've got me thinking, I might check it out today!

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yeah its good mate, not perfect tho like any relationship, sorry about u not being with ur girls mom anymore , as for joining up for the financial gain of ur kid e.g education and so on im all for it. i no if i had kids id shovel shit with my bare hands all day for a job if it meant giving my kid the best

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Ha I know what you mean.
Hey if she's supportive and you just can't shake the thought of it, there's no harm checking it out!

Ah don't be, my little girl is doing great and I'm a far happier guy now!

You've got me thinking, I might check it out today!

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see you in afganistan my friend ;D

I met my wife while I was in the Army (she was outside the services) ... and we are still doing fine.

takes a special woman to be a military wife...I see lots of divorces in the Army..more often than not its young soldiers who marry too young, too soon and of course the local strippers usually don't marry for love

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takes a special woman to be a military wife...I see lots of divorces in the Army..more often than not its young soldiers who marry too young, too soon and of course the local strippers usually don't marry for love

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van i remember sayin u was in the infantry have u seen any action in afganistan mate

I've done combat deployments to both Afghanistan and Iraq

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how was it may i ask

Afghanistan was really rough and lean living. I was in a remote firebase with about 50-60 total guys. Air support went black all the time and we were at the far end of the logistics line. Consequently we knew when we got in a fight help wasn't near by. I never carried more than 7 mags and two grenades in Iraq. I never left the wire in Afghanistan w/o 10+ mags and several grenades. 75+ pounds of kit is a real bitch to lug around the Hindu Kush and 6000+ ft aint no joke. The taliban are good fighters and earned my respect. They know their terrain and can bring a lot of fire power when they want to. The living is really tough but the fight is no shit infantry tactics. I'd rather go back to Afghanistan any day of the week then Iraq. I got in some good gun fights in Baghdad but all to often I watched our gun trucks get blown up with no recourse. I'll take rough lean living with an enemy I can discern than huge bases and amenities where I drive around hoping not to get blown up.

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Afghanistan was really rough and lean living. I was in a remote firebase with about 50-60 total guys. Air support went black all the time and we were at the far end of the logistics line. Consequently we knew when we got in a fight help wasn't near by. I never carried more than 7 mags and two grenades in Iraq. I never left the wire in Afghanistan w/o 10+ mags and several grenades. 75+ pounds of kit is a real bitch to lug around the Hindu Kush and 6000+ ft aint no joke. The taliban are good fighters and earned my respect. They know their terrain and can bring a lot of fire power when they want to. The living is really tough but the fight is no shit infantry tactics. I'd rather go back to Afghanistan any day of the week then Iraq. I got in some good gun fights in Baghdad but all to often I watched our gun trucks get blown up with no recourse. I'll take rough lean living with an enemy I can discern than huge bases and amenities where I drive around hoping not to get blown up.

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wow, sounds insane

In the US we have whats called the National Guard and Reserve. One joins the org and after completion of basic training and advanced individual training you go and train one weekend a month, plus a two week training exercise (usually in the summer). These units can be activated for state/national emergencies as well as worldwide deployments. Quite often you can do as small as a 2 yr gig. Does the UK offer anything like this? While national guard/reserve here in the US still is very different than active duty it can give someone a better idea of how well the Army lifestyles suites them.

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In the US we have whats called the National Guard and Reserve. One joins the org and after completion of basic training and advanced individual training you go and train one weekend a month, plus a two week training exercise (usually in the summer). These units can be activated for state/national emergencies as well as worldwide deployments. Quite often you can do as small as a 2 yr gig. Does the UK offer anything like this? While national guard/reserve here in the US still is very different than active duty it can give someone a better idea of is the Army lifestyle is suited to them.

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yeah i think we have something along them lines its called the T.A territorial army, might have a look at it to be honest mate. do u enjoy ur life as a soldier

I love it but it is most definitely not for everyone

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thanks for the insight mate, u been a great help

Honesty Paddy, there is routine everywhere, no matter how and there is one especially in the armed forces where more or less everything is "drilled". If you do that to escape routine, I think that it is not the best way. The good side of your job is a steady pay, not too much stress and you can be on vacations whenever you chose to, in the Marines it'll be more complicated, take that in consideration if you decide to make the swap.

i just passed out of the royal marines last week so anything you need to know ill be happy to help just holla at me mate.