10 Things You NEED to know before joining The Royal Marines

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Learn from the mistakes of those that have gone before you into the Royal Marines. I learnt the hard way from my own mistakes you don't have to make the same mistakes. Be one step ahead of the game.

Did you notice number 8 was missing??
Number 8 is attention to detail, make sure you're always paying attention!

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[CompleteCommando]

Here’s the link for the rope climbing video:

[helenjoejoe]

map reading? I went out with a marine who said he’d message me when he got home& he must be appalling at map reading because it’s been 9 years& he is still lost. 🧐

[Sam-chmn]

Good tips Sam.
My number 1 tip is this:
Think carefully before joining and only attempt it if you have the determination to succeed. Be aware, failure at any stage in training means leaving - and you will not be remembered. Your face in the recruit squad photo is erased.
If you leave, the rest of your life will be fine - the Royal Marines is not for everyone - but leaving without passing out will affect you. You will always have that little worm in your head reminding you that you couldn’t hack it.
When you pass out and wear your green beret, no-one and nothing can ever take away that feeling of pride and achievement. It stays with you all your life. I’m 67 and still feel it. Just make sure it’s what you want and you are going to put in the necessary effort. It will certainly be harder, much harder, than you expect.

[liamoneill]

Went through training with Sam, lovely lad. Nice to see you

[ColGadarby]

I'd like to add a couple Sam...Make sure you eat properly. Don't slope off to the NAAFi and eat crap because the queue s too long at the galley. It's important to eat the right food. Likewise - when you've done your admin for the evening and it's late - maybe very late, like 2 in the morning - don't waste valuable sleep time by having an egg roll/coffee at Duchy's (If there is such a thing nowadays). Try and get to bed as early as possible. Fuel, rest and excercise is like a triangle. Remove one and the triangle collapses. Oh and one more...be the grey man - don't get noticed too much. Just be quietly confidently getting through training.

[seanpeters]

Good Solid Advice from a Royal Marine Commando, the worst thing for me when I was in, was being cold and wet in the field, but you learn all the tricks to make this easier the more you do it, it really is a state of mind as I’ve seen the super fit fail.

[elliotclarke]

At 18 years old I had never been to a gym in my life, but I walked a lot doing ten tors and was a keen cross country runner. Grew up on a farm doing a lot of physical work. For the 8 months before joining I cycled 7 miles from the farm into Taunton everyday to put in 12 hours of labouring building houses with my uncle before cycling home never been close to being as fit as I was before joining the corps.

[marioflavin]

Respect to all our Royal Marines thank you for your service to our country.

[luckylionheart]

Great video Sam. Having served in the Corps 4yrs now I agree with everything you've said. It's a rotten 8 months but the best looking back. 👍👍

[karlbenetton]

So true. Most recruits focus so hard on the fitness that the rest is overlooked. The point you made about getting used to the outdoors is spot on. I remember the shock of my first few days in the field in a cold November snap. Massive shock to the system. Sounds stupid now but I just didn't anticipate what it'd actually be like living outdoors in the winter ..and being tactical at the same time which just makes it harder. Quickly adapted to it mind and it never bothered me again but the initial shock was real. I actually felt privalaged just being indoors after those first few days!

[highstakes]

For recruits joining now, remember the instructors will have been to Afghan etc so show respect and don't gob off and have a good attitude towards them. Also, a huge thing don't get attached to your training troop recruits. Obviously make friends but I've found a big reason people quit is they get to week whatever, fail Gym Pass Out, realise they have to be backtrooped and meet a new team of people that it puts them off and they leave cause they miss their old mates. The friends you make half will be in the Royal Marines anyway so catch up with them then.

[yonniboy]

My son got his green lid last Wednesday, hIs troop were really pleased to have their berets presented by an SBS RSM who actually done the 30 miler with the lads.

[anthonygoodwin]

I have now been a civilian longer than I was a to a ‘lucky’ shot from a retreating Argentinian. Seriously, this would have been excellent advice even in my day. Whilst every aspect of training (at this point I have to admit to having been a YO-YO) has been updated, the core principles and requirements haven’t. For those aspiring to wear the hard earned Green and learn!!

[SteveWalkey]

Great video, Soldier. If more people prepared, the drop out rate would halve. Your advice was spot on. I've learned from getting super fit and strong in the gym, build up slowly, your only competition is your own head. Thank you for your Service. I used to pass Lympstone every day!

[paulofuller]

I worked with you guys in Afghanistan. The most oustanding soldiers I've ever met.

[isaachoworth]

Poor state of affairs he felt the need to say ‘not being sexiest’. Great vid! Lots of useful information to absorb.

[Steamerbeen]

Great advice! The mornings killed me in the military. Great times though

[tomcruise]

I'll be applying within a few months time so videos like this are what I was looking for. Wouldn't mind hitting the ground running upon getting to Lympstone. Providing I don't fail the medical for some underlying issue I had no idea about. Thanks for the informative content mate.

[sagittariusa]

Lot's of hiking and camping in the hills, you'll get use to wearing boots, carrying a rucksack, map reading, hydrating yourself, cooking, maintaining, cleaning and repairing your equipment, being on your feet for long periods, looking after your feet and moving across uneven ground. And your confidence in yourself and abilities will grow.

[jamesharley]

Great advice for any new recruit ....this applies to any branch of the services ....wish I had known this before joined the Army in 82