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Hello thank you for the positive comment. You're correct - writing out a will at age 18 is a strange feeling! But if you're joining the Marines then there is a possibility you may one day be deployed to do what you train to do. Lots of guys just focus on the getting fit etc but there may come a time when you will have to earn your money! Best thing to do is find out as much info as you can and look at what you want to do before you decide if it's the right path for you to take. Thanks for watching

There he is big lad 😁

Hope it's all working out for you mate, thanks for watching

Yeah it was hard to start off with but now I'm back on track, I have the best girlfriend going and also I now work for network rail. Thank you for asking I hope your doing well to M8

@@militarymadness3704 I heard they're really good to work for a few people I know work for them. That's great news coming out can definitely be tough unless you land something decent straight away. I'm pleased things are going well, yeah all good here mate thank you

Good, glad to hear keep up these vids butt they keep me up and going I love watching you so well done

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Thank you, with the Royal Marines you care deployable straight from basic training. Back when Afghanistan and Iraq were going down they even deployed recruits who were in the last few weeks of training before they had passed out. Thanks for watching

Hope you're having a great day! Thanks for watching and for the comments! ☺️

Thank you I'd say get your application in soon apparently it takes a while! I guess it depends on the person, it's not something I have much experience of. I could try and answer this more in my next live stream q+a great question. I don't have a sit up video apart from where I have had members of the public trying the test: Fitness girl vs Marines sit up test: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pLeXd9h9pr2mmYU.html Women attempt the Royal Marines fitness assessment kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d81ojdmYstWakaM.html If there's anything else you'd like me to do a video on let me know Thanks for watching

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Thanks mate ! It depends on the individual, some go into security, surveillance, fitness, Police, fire service, some do completely different things. It won't guarantee a job in any of those things though, but some security companies for example won't accept someone who has not served in the military for certain job's. Thanks for watching

Hi mate 🙌 no, I'd left Lympstone in 2005

Haha, what I meant but didn't actually say (probably should have) was I went to Bahrain about 5 or 6 times and so I can't recall why I was there that specific time but I remember that occasion well because we got a few days in a fancy hotel and it was New Years Eve. Maybe different now... but on my King squad week we had to put down our top three drafts and most people got something they wanted. 43 was called FPGRM when I was in, I think 45 and 43 (and possibly RNR) have taken over some of the roles we used to do. Think they called it 43 because they used to take the piss because we were not called a "unit" . I enjoyed it though and felt the work was quite varied and was a lot of different things to do and I was rarely bored. The Base had good food, great gym, good accommodation, some really good running routes and I was usually abroad or on leave... I got attached to other parts of the RM such as for my first Iraq deployment, and then subsequently attached to the Royal Engineers as part of the battle group if I remember correctly. Thanks for watching mate

Same I'm looking to join at the end of the year too, i was supposed to go after summer but I'm not fit enough yet lol

lil skepp hope to see you there then!

Thanks mate, yes - although it was called FPGRM then. I think 43, 45 and possible the RNR have taken over the jobs we used to do. My first Iraq deployment I was attached to 539 ASRM and Royal Engineers. I think they just needed some guys quickly and we were the only ones spare as 45 Commando were due the deployment as well. Thanks for watching

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John W you have to do this 😂

@@robertthirtle9630 I've been there 😂

John W like fully naked ahha same as changing room craic then

@@robertthirtle9630 More intense than that 😂 it's had a previously bad write up in one of the redtops a few years ago.

Sometimes and to some extent. But, a lot of times you do not Thanks for watching

There was a handful but we got spread out, I think maybe about 2 or 3ended up in the same troop as me. Thanks for watching

Hi mate, I am sorry but I know virtually nothing about the RMR. Best people to speak to would probably be the armed forces careers office. Thanks for watching

Back then it was something assigned to us, no idea what they do these days it's probably changed now. Thanks for watching, and good luck with it all ☺️

@@MuscleWorld Thank you for your reply and imformative content!

@@ChrisWilliams-sc2kh you're welcome

How did you get on with it all?

Everyone's experience will be different. But I travelled quite a lot. I also had more time off than any other job I've had since (and a lot of guys just would go and spend a month in thailand on leave). But you're right I also spent a lot of time just hanging around, even when I was in Iraq we spent a lot of time just sitting around in a desert. From what I recall we were there one month before we even did anything. When you do work it's all out, but that's probably only about 5-10% of the time. We were never bored though, always found something to do. Thanks for watching

Hey thanks for watching!

Yes, it's still pretty intense, some things are actually harder and more demanding. Not as full on all the time as recruit training though. For example in recruit training you don't carry as much weight in your bergen as a trained Marines does on exercise and especially not on ops, also you're looked after a little bit more in terms of safety as a recruit as the training team are keeping their eye on you. Whereas a trained marine on exercise and ops has to look after each other and himself. It fluctuates based on what you're doing, my fitness went up and down after training. But you're expected at any given time to be able to perform to their standards. I'll give an example of this, I had a deployment for 6 months, after that I had 6 or 7 weeks off. First day back after leave, we had a 12 mile run up the mountains at my Corporals pace to "blow the cobwebs out". I'd done no running over my leave, yet I was expected to keep up (I did, but it wasn't pleasant for me 😂). Hope this helps and all the best.

@@MuscleWorld Wow! It seems like in that run you found out a lot about yourself! haha, thank you very much for the reply, it means a lot certainly because I am trying to make the wisest decision for me, as I try to balance out all options. I would be lying if I didn't say I want to one day join SF, however, since the workload will be much more intense, I would like to try and limit any major exposure to overuse of my physical body prior to (hopefully) being recognized by SF to (hopefully) attempt selection. Sf would be the goal, I would like to train intelligently and slowly to build up my foundation so that its simpler on the day that I need to perform, I've already tested many of my limits in life, I feel like I can do anything I put my mind to, and have before, however I've also burned out many times. Cheers again, those of us who are inspired, have you to thank for guiding us to making better educated and calculated decisions!

You are likely going to spend quite some time apart, but that's going to be the case if he joins the Navy or if you join the Marines. Personally I'd say if it's something you want to do go for it. Your relationship may survive, it may break down, who knows. It may break down if your partner joins the Navy and you don't, then in a few years time you may be kicking yourself that you didn't pursue the Marines while he's been off seeing the world and you're sat at home. There's a million other possibilities that could happen, on the flip side you could both join up hate it and then leave or one or the other be unsuccessful for what ever reasons. When I was in the Marines I spent more time away but I also had more time off than I have had in most of my civilian jobs since leaving. Not sure if that helps matters, but thats my perspective on it, good luck with whatever you decide to do

@@MuscleWorld thank you, I think I'll give it a go, I've always thought about it but went to uni instead (big mistake) , he's already commissioned and is on holdover until he moves to culdrose after this summer, his stories make me wish I'd joined he's already done so many amazing things that many people try to do in a lifetime. If the relationship breaks down then it just wasn't strong enough. Thanks for your advice!

Thank you, I was last at Lympstone briefly in 2008! Thanks for watching my videos and I am glad you're enjoying the content. Is it something you're still interested in doing or is it no longer an option?

@@MuscleWorld About to be 33 so soon to no longer be and tbh I've got and always had other things I wanted to do, tbh it was always the reserves I wanted to do(Like you know, you've pretty much got to have your eyes only on being a Commando to be successful, if there's somewhere else you'd rather be it's not gong to happen) but at the time after watching documentaries the idea of doing the 8 month course appealed to me but the reserves were probably the better route but I could never get my life sorted out enough to deal with the logistics.. Well, in another life! Massive respect for the guys though! All the best.

@@Seany06 thanks mate, all the best 🙌

Happy to help! Thanks for watching

It depends on your units commitments but probably one or 2 a year. I did 5 in 4 and a half years (including Kings Squad). Thanks for watching

@@MuscleWorld Ok thanks. No worries. They're useful and good to watch.

Hope you're not waiting much longer mate

Muscle World I hope you meant not 😄

@@ALWAYSSYT well spotted!

Hi if you leave training you have to return everything I believe. When you complete training you take all your kit to your unit and that you use it throughout your service. At the end of your service you can keep some if of it if you want to. I kept some and gave some to the cadets

Sound like a wannabe walt lol

Yes to both 👍

@@MuscleWorld thank you for the reply, one more thing can you choose what commando troop you go to or do you just get sent to one ?

@@jackhale7557 you're welcome, you can choose a preference but it's not a guarantee. Hope this helps

Hi, thank you! I must admit I don't know the answer to your question! The best people to speak to would be the Armed forces careers office, as I don't know much about the recruitment or careers process, other than what I went through many years ago. Thanks for watching, sorry I could help, but good luck with it

Hey there, I didn't specialise inwas general duties for nearly 4 years 😀

The guys in the troop I was in when I left put some money together and bought it from and got it engraved for me to say best wishes. They presented it to me on my leaving run

Muscle World thanks for the reply I appreciate it. Sounds like the guys who did that for you really cared for you, that was good for them to do that for you. Thanks for your service.

@@Hope-oh2zn thank you ☺️

I don't really know tbh, 43 wasn't a thing when I was in. There's different locations and perhaps they specialise in different roles but that's a guess. I'm not really sure what they get up to! Sorry about that, hopefully someone watching this video will have more current information

Complicated answer I may make a video if you're interested?

if you have the time that would be great

@@Drewster195 will do, thanks for the suggestion

I believe so mate, but I may not be the best source to answer that, the Armed forces careers office maybe able to advise you better on that one. Thank you for watching

It is a bit slower in the marines however you get promoted on merit not just length of time you have been in. This means you get better quality people in the roles.

Gay_ commando that is true but you also get lads in the DSS who fly as a clerk for example as opposed to good lads in GD and other more popular SQ’s where they can’t promote. Due to the lack of roles for cpl’s etc!

@@conornewman123 lol. So your saying the only "good lads"are Good?

Gay_ commando think you’ve misunderstood what you’re saying :)

Usually you pass out on the friday, get a weekend off and then you're in your unit on the Monday. After that you have a career in the Marines to serve which can last 22+ years if you want it too. Some people like me leave after 4 years or so. Most Marines I know who left have been very successful in what they have chosen to do. In fact I can't think of anyone who couldn't get a job (I struggled a bit at first, but that was mainly due to my own actions, being in a debt, being a big drinker, and also it was the recession, but I always found work). Hope this answers your question and thanks for watching

@@MuscleWorld thank you and generally where would you have to serve and how dangerous is it, sorry but I want to join but I particularly don’t want to die

Thank you for all your help

@@shaywelch9097 I can't say where you'd serve mate, Royal Marines deploy anywhere they are required and have been involved in all conflicts. The reality is you may get killed in war or even in an accident.

Everyone's different mate, have you checked out this? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLKYfdhzu9TXiIU.html this may be more helpful - I spoke to my friend who went through training at 16 and was one of the youngest to pass out at the time. He has done very well for himself in the Royal Marines and he was on a training team

Muscle World just watched it, thank you. Think I am going to wait a year and apply when im 17. Train up and get fit so when I do go I am confident.

Haha yeah, I enjoyed it... but I'm a weirdo. Thanks for watching

@@MuscleWorld Haha. To be fair being behind the wire the lads got loads of leave to compensate. Always dragging lads from Condor to muck in though.

Yeah went home quite a few weekends and had loads of leave. More time off than most jobs I've ever had tbf. Thanks for watching

@@MuscleWorld thanks 👍

Hi mate, I can't remember I can only recall a couple of occasions when they stayed on ship and wasn't for that long. Sometimes they do transfers and things like that but it depends what's going on. We were all working together on that task. Hope this answers your questions and thanks for watching

Quite high I imagine

No, I was fed up of it all by the time I finished and wanted to leave. But in hindsight maybe I should have looked for challenges outside of comfort zone , because I think leaving was a mistake. All in the past now! Thanks for watching

Not a stupid question at all! Some of these photos were taken from the work camera that we would use to take photos for intel. Some of the guys had personal cameras but not many, they would take them but with a wiped SD card. Phones or anything with personal information on would not be taken. Probably a bit different these days as everyone's got recording devices now so it may be a bit more strict, especially with images making their way to the press ! thanks for watching

@@MuscleWorld cool! Thanks so much for replying. Subbed🤙🏻

Stayed as mne mate they were on about bumping me up to l/cpl for a last minute deployment but that was about time I handed my notice in. Wasn't that interested in the promotion. Thanks for watching mate

Some training facilities have set ups for that sort of thing so they don't tend to use real civilian airports from my experience, thanks for watching

None, the times I went to Iraq it wasn't a war. Thanks for watching

I was 896! Probably saw you about 🙌

@@MuscleWorld no im not 898 troop, but that was middletons troop

Yeah was a couple of weeks behind me in training, terribly handsome gentleman

@@MuscleWorld hahah, where you same time as jason fox?

The name doesn't ring a bell so we may have been possibly 895 or 897? If he was in training that sort of time? Was 2 weeks difference between troops

Hi mate, 539 but we were attached to the Royal Engineers deployment (if memory serves me correctly!) Were you over there that sorta time?

Brilliant, so was I. Telic 9

Muscle World yes mate, I was trained as the twin mount GPMG gunner on the Orc then became the translator and subsequently moved to the GCE (ground combat element)

I used to be on the GPMG - profs of being the youngest! Think mine was 8 I think I was in Umm Qasr (briefly) towards end of 9. You must have been the guys who relieved us in November?

Muscle World most likely buddy, we moved into the Palace then got smashed on our first patrol at pink 16 bridge. Good effort on your Vlog stuff mate... I’m going to crack the 50 pull ups 100 press ups shortly 😁💪🏻

Whenever you feel ready mate. I'd probably say younger but everyone is different

What?

Not really to be honest! Some things I do, some I don't. Quite hard to explain I suppose. Thanks for watching

What do you mean?

Muscle World just sounded like perhaps you were taking quietly? Or is that just me?

@@joseph1587 maybe because I don't use a mic. Plus Vlogging isn't my strong point. I usually find I start off talking loudly on my videos and then get quieter as it goes on 🤣 this edited video is probably about 1/3 of what I filmed as I trim some stuff out when I edit it. Thanks for watching

Muscle World ;) quality content anyway. The volume of your voice is somewhat irrelevant. Thanks for posting!

@@joseph1587 thank you