Re: life in the army?
 

Mate of mine claims he was the youngest to do the commando course in peace time. His RM service has left him with fecked hands from too much artic and a fecked eye from a thunderflash in the face. Whilst he did manage to blag some extra years with the eye, a change in medical officer resulted in a discharge. Something to do with he could no longer sniper with only one working eye. He does get a small pension as a result.

The stories he tells are that you RMs are a bunch of dirty b'stards.

He does enjoy taking the P when somebody stupidly says things like where you a marine. No, I was a Royal Marine with emphasis on the Royal.

Re: life in the army?
 

Aye, we play dirty tricks to teach the youngens.

Training for the RM is tough, but you are being trained to be a Commando not a soldier! You are trained to fight from behind enemy lines, the RM is the only standard armed forces which trains it personell to do this.