Royal Marines Recruit Training: My Experience
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I was asked to make a video on my experiences on Recruit Training and how I got found it.
Here's a quick video where I talk about the first few days at CTCRM (Commando Training Centre Royal Marines) as I embarked as a Royal Marines recruit at the start of 2005.
In this video I cover what the hardest thing about Royal Marines training is (at least in my opinion anyway) and I focus on the things I struggled with, such as shin splints, rope climbing, tarzan assault course.
Finally was it worth it?
This is part 1 of a mini series I am doing on Royal Marines / military training. This is because I have received a huge amount of questions from potential recruits who are interested in joining.
I will do my best to answer the questions I have asked, I intend to release a video every Monday at 20:00 (GMT).
If you have any questions on how to get fit for the military or how to get fit for the Royal Marines then please leave a comment.
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If you have any recruitment questions please direct them to your Armed Forces Careers Office, as they are the best people to speak to for current and up to date information.
I will share my experiences as former Royal Marines Commando and an experienced fitness professional.
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Watch this video if you want to find out the answers to these questions:
How to join the Royal Marines?
How hard is Royal Marines training?
How to get fit for the Royal Marines?
How to get fit for the Army?
How to get fit for the Navy?
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Totally agree with you about the Tarzan Assault Course & the 30 miler....I was built for endurance and not speed so the TA was ‘uncomfortable’ to say the least😂....but I was never going to fail it..(never an option). I went through when it was 30 weeks and we had SLR’s and the old ‘bottom field jackets’ and denims..so that gives you an idea of how old I am😄. There were times for me when I just wanted to walk out the front gate get a taxi to Exeter St David’s and jack it all in...but I think all us Bootnecks (serving and non serving) have one thing at least in common and that’s we are all stubborn bastards!😄
Look forward to the next instalment...good effort Royal👍🏻
Haha glad it wasn't just me. It's an awesome assault course though!
Oh yeah the denims had just been phased out when I joined. 100% agree with the stubbornness.... Thank you for watching mate I'm glad you enjoyed the video
I joined as a Junior Marine in 1961 at the Depot R.M. Deal, Kent. This was similar to the army Junior Leaders Regiment. Junior Marines had 12 months at Deal and then 4 months at C.T.C.R.M. Lympstone.
It is important to keep focused and have the right mental attitude. Do as your told and don't give the instructors any lip. If you get a reputation as a difficult character the instructors will give you a hard time.
Everybody has a bad day in training now and again, as happened to me once or twice. Forget those days and move on, dig out blind and you will succeed. I passed the commando course about 6 weeks after my 18th birthday, and served a total of 10 years. Best thing that I ever did!
Sound advice mate thanks for sharing it, and also for watching
Great vid 👍can’t wait for the series
Thank you, next vid in the series will be Mon 11th at 20:00 GMT going to try sticking to a regular schedule with it. Will do other videos in between as well.
Thanks for watching
Brings back memories. I went all the way through training, got my section commander tapes and was a diamond. Got into a massive fight on my kings squad piss up. Got a civi charge and had to leave the marines. Totally gutted. Still gutted 20 years on. So let that be a lesson to anyone on here thinking about joining. Stay away from the beer and the Exeter woman. 👍👍👍
Ah man sounds like you were absolutely gutted :-( and that sounds like some good advice, I know a few lads that had to leave after some incidents on night out. Thanks for watching mate
@@MuscleWorld definitely. In the video when you say you'd be haunted if you left training, believe me you would. Like i said, 20 years ago and I still think about it regular. Good video royal 👍👍
Hi Max - joined Deal as 16 half year old passed out 9 months later ( one of nine original's out of 42) enjoyed and thrived on it! Great M8's for the rest of your life. PMPT.
That's certainly something to be proud of must have been tough! Thanks for watching my videos Dave
Great Clip
Thank you 🙌
"..good challenge but life is a challenge". Thank you for your service.💪. Much respect for the military. Can't wait to see/hear about your close quarter combat training and which munitions you were trained in.
Thank you! Well I'm sorry to say that I don't have any videos from those days as I didn't have a camera which is a bit of a shame.
We practised our helicopter insertion and CQB drills on an oil rig and I know some US Navy personnel filmed it but no idea where that footage went.
I will just have to be very descriptive in my talks 😂😂 will try and dig out some old photos where possible, as long as they don't identify other team members etc.
Thanks for watching my video and dropping a comment as always, hope you're having a great day
Earned a sub bro I’m training to pass the pre joining fitness test for the marines used to be fit as a fiddle but can’t run so save my life anymore 😂 thanks for tips and heads up man
Thanks for watching mate! Just so you know... not all my content is based on the RMs but I try and answer questions I get asked. Great to hear from you and wish you all the best with your training and tests
Muscle World Muscle World cheers mate I’m watching through your videos now mate some good stuff for trainers of all standards 👍🏻 keep it up
Great vid man. Can you do a video on specialization trades in the RM, I've heard a few people complain about doing all that training only to get a trade they didn't want (clerk for example). Everyone talks about training but not much is said on these aspects. Thanks
Thanks mate, will do my best to I am not sure how much I can comment as I did general duties only, but will say my bit from my experience
The people that moan about them are mostly the ones that diddnt put in preference of what they wanted to do. If you find yourself with a specialisation you dont like after 18 months you can apply to chang jobs.
Great video , any bad beastings you still remember
Thank you! Yeah a few 😁😁
you should do more motivational speaking and motivation videos.. you have a good voice and solid life experience
Thanks mate thats really kind of you to say, will do my best to deliver that
Cracking video as always. Question: did you see a pattern with recruits who went home during weekend leave being more likely to drop out of RT?
Thank you very much! Good question and not a straight forward answer really. In my opinion it would depend on the individual and the reasons they were going home for. If going home because miss girlfriend too much or getting pressure from her probably more likely to drop out. Lads who live in scotland are less likely to go home than someone who lives nearby etc. I think it's a bit more complex than to give a clear cut answer. Everyone has different lives, backgrounds, mental states etc. Some people may not have anything at home that they want to go back to.
The train back to camp on a Sunday after a weekend leave is pretty sombre 😂haha
I can try and elaborate on some of this into a future video, thanks for the question.
Cheers
@@MuscleWorld that's great cheers! Had a mate drop out of YO training because of girlfriend at home
What are some of the punishments in the RM, for example say if you were late to something when you're in training or a full on marine.
Press ups.
Interesting video Max. Genuine question....... Is it anything like Full Metal Jacket or do instructors try to help get the best out of recruits?
More the latter, I think that film is more how the USMC do their training. Does depends on who is in your training team though they have different personalities and techniques. Thanks for watching
Hi mate buggered my ankle in a thrashing. 4 weeks huntered. Tips on dealing with the mental side of life? Maybe more specific the forces ups n downs?
FFS, it's a stop along the way, don't get comfortable in Hunter and get back in a troop as soon as physically ready. Great idea I will put a video together
I start on monday, in 289 troop and it’s Saturday today, been sleeping about 9-11 hours all week, it’s going to be a massive shock to my system on Tuesday morning, wish me luck. I’m 18 btw
Good luck with it! Take you a few days to settle in and you'll be flying. Gets better after the first two weeks but you have a laugh in foundation with 60 of you in one room 🤣
How’s it going ?
HGFusionZz how are you doing mate
How did it go
Hi they I’m thinking about joining the Royal Marines in the future when I feel ready. But I really am scared about underwater stuff. Wanted to know more about all underwater training if possible. And I’m willing to train my hardest to get use to the water as I’ve taken a high interest in the marines as of recent. Thank you and great video!!!
Hi Matthew I made a video talking about the swimming here, I hope it will answer your question: czcams.com/video/SHmQWXO9D-A/video.html
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed this video
@@MuscleWorld Oh didn’t see that one haha. Just watched it, was a great video and explains a lot. I will definitely need to get some sort of trainer to help me train so I’m fully confident in the water. But glad I now know more about the swimming section of the marines, as this was one of my main worry’s. Highly appreciate you taking the time out of your day and replying to me especially when the video has been out for so long. Shows how much you care about teaching others and your fan base thank you so much mate!
@@matthewjames1339 you're welcome mate, all the best with it
Hi Max. A friend of mine is appearing on the TV show SAS who dares wins next season, have you got any advice for him to get fit???
Hi Mark that's awesome! I imagine he's pretty fit to begin with, so I'd say as long as he is focussing on his running, and bodyweight exercises and things like Hill sprints and looking after himself so he shouldn't pick up an injury. Also it may be worth doing somethings that take him out of his comfort zone like train with someone or get someone to train him and push him to do things he may not want to do, so for example that person could say things like "right this is the last one now sprint to the top of Hill and back and then we are done" your friend sprints to the top 100% effort and then gets the bottom only to be told "again" if he can get used to that style of training where he doesn't know what is coming next and doesn't crack/givd up / still gives 100% then that could help. I'm sure you will have some ideas that could help him, you were a massive help to me back in the summer! Hope things are good with you
@@MuscleWorld Your welcome 🗡
Nice
Thanks mate 😁
Hello from canton ✋
Round the corner! 😁 hi mate🙌
Any tips for yomping? Im a shortass so its a real challenge to keep up
"Dig deep and crack on" depends if you're in training now or are you getting ready for it?
Muscle World yeah got to week 6 off at the minute stress fracture to my femur
Do you get any days off during training? (32 weeks)
Yes, you get about 2 weeks off for Christmas, 2 weeks for easter, 3 for summer so you training will likely pass at least 2 of those. Get the odd weekend leave off depends on the programme and if you're behaved lol. You do get a curfew though, thank you for watching
Thanks for sharing this I would of loved to have give it a go but circumstance dictated another path for me it's a bit late now at 64 but any young lad could to worse than to be a royal .atb from North wales
Good to hear from you John thanks for watching, and hope you're well? I find life's pathways so interesting! Oh yeah I'm hoping to get up Snowden this year if I can get time.
@@MuscleWorld yes thanks I'm very well I'm a tree surgeon so it keeps me fairly fit I also train 3 days a week I'm very lucky considering the operation I had the surgeon told me it helped massively to my recovery it does pay in the long run to keep in shape atb from North wales good luck with Snowdon I did it 6 month ago
Will do I've met some very fit older people 💪💪
How old were you when you started training
I was 18 ☺️ thank you for watching
Any idea what the minimum service is once you pass training? Thinking of trying when I'm 18 to try and sort myself out. Cheers for the video mate
Best check with the Armed forces careers office for that mate I think it's changed since when I was in and I wouldn't want to give you duff information! Thanks for watching
@@MuscleWorld Ok will do, thanks anyway
James if your just interested in minimum service they might not want to take you
In training you can leave any time up until the 6 month point then you have to serve at least 3 years then you can hand your chit in (notice to leave) which is 12 months. Unless your medically discharged or you fail in training.
Great video 💪 question : can you explain what going through training at 16 is like , advantages/ disadvantages
Thank you! Well I was 18 so can't talk from my experience but I know a 16 year old who went through. I will add what I can regarding this into a future video.
Cheers 🙌
Thank you ! I’m going into the marine myself around September , going in at 16 straight from school 👍
@low7782 cheers mate 👍
@@lukeblack869 how did you get on mate? I'm going in March and I'm nervous about what it's like to join at 16.
@hughie Russell , hi mate got back from PRMC on Friday , I passed , so just waiting for a date into basic training
How hard did you find it trying to retain all the information given to you
Some things sunk in quicker than others, one of the main things was in the first couple of weeks I had pretty much said to myself that it wasn't for me, so I don't think I paid as much attention as I could have, but then once I got into things I decided I was going to stay in. I think there were a couple of things I never really got, but just managed to cuff it. Thanks for watching
@@MuscleWorld ok yeah that's how I feel I'm going to be, just doing as much training now as I can, so I can apply next year, thanks for replying to me and putting up such helpful videos, it's been a good insight, look forward to seeing/hearing more from you
What happens if there is any bullies in the royal marines
Depends who they're trying to bully, may get knocked out!
@@MuscleWorld they would get knocked out by you because ur built like a brick shithouse😂 but what if a little skinny kid gets bullied by another marine lol
@@ryanthomas1438 Haha thanks but I was a skinny little kid when I joined the Marines. One of the guys I knew got a bit of bullying directed towards him and he absolutely flattened the guy.
I would not say I got bullied, but I had other Marines and Corporals speak to me like shit on occasion and some who I felt took a disliking to me. But you get used to it. In one ear and out the other.
Things may be different now (they probably are) but there was a bit of a blurred line between banter and bullying. Some of the things we used to do to each other as "punishments" which was all entertainment for the rest of us, I'd never in a million years do to people I work with in my civvie jobs! It's a different culture that can't really be explained unless it's experienced. We had to be thick skinned and that it was all character building. But I think times have changed now.
And It's difficult to say what someone else could experience really, you could be posted anywhere and with anyone.
I personally wouldn't worry about possible bullies, there will always be someone somewhere who will try and prove they are billy big balls. That's the same with civvie life too!
@@MuscleWorld thank you man appreciate ur time