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I'm gonna be a royal marine!

Call to power
18-08-2005, 22:01
I just got to wait till October (I think) when I can have the interview I would of been an officer or Para but couldn't because I’d need better GCSE's than predicted

by the way I know it's going to be hard but it's the only army career I can really get where I get to be the hero without all the grades

but anyway anyone else joining the military and/or got any advice?
Fass
18-08-2005, 22:02
Well, as long as you're not a commoner one.
Call to power
18-08-2005, 22:03
Well, as long as you're not a commoner one.

???

(if you see me I will be the one with all the medals :) )
Free United States
18-08-2005, 22:15
A Navy-Marine joke. Sent with respect from a future Navy pilot from across the pond.

A Navy sailor walks into a bar where Marines like to hang out. On the back of his shirt, it reads, "Marines suck!" Two Marines playing pool nearby see the shirt and walk up to him.
"Hey, what does that shirt say?!" asks the first Marine.
"That's what I hate about Marines, they're all illiterate," says the sailor.
"What did you say?!" demands the second Leatherneck.
"That's another thing I hate about Marines, they can't hear either," responds the sailor.
"Buddy, you wanna take this outside?!" they demand.
He consents and the three walk out. The bartender waits a while, and after a few minutes, the salor walks back in, sits down at his stool, and continues to drink. The bartender is baffled, there isn't a mark on him.
"What happened?" he asked the sailor.
"That's the other thing I hate about Marines. They bring knives to a gunfight."

Semper Fi, or whatever the Royal Marines say!
Fortopia the Second
18-08-2005, 22:21
My brother went into the marine training course, but pulled out a day before when he would of had to have signed up for three years. He was pretty good at it, but he didn't think it was the right career for him. I'm still pretty interested in it though.
Call to power
18-08-2005, 22:28
I'm still pretty interested in it though.

yay good odds are we will be in the same unit (well good odds for most jobs)
Fortopia the Second
18-08-2005, 22:33
yay good odds are we will be in the same unit (well good odds for most jobs)
Nah, sorry, I got a few yearsto go before I can apply. I'm only 12. But hey, maybe you'd be my corporal or something :)
German Nightmare
18-08-2005, 22:37
I wish you all the best in life and in the pursuit of your career! You take care, and don't forget to write to/call your mom & family :D
Call to power
18-08-2005, 22:42
don't forget to write to/call your mom & family :D

maybe I will sneak a laptop in and talk you guys :)
Chomskyrion
18-08-2005, 22:42
A Navy-Marine joke. Sent with respect from a future Navy pilot from across the pond.

A Navy sailor walks into a bar where Marines like to hang out. On the back of his shirt, it reads, "Marines suck!" Two Marines playing pool nearby see the shirt and walk up to him.
"Hey, what does that shirt say?!" asks the first Marine.
"That's what I hate about Marines, they're all illiterate," says the sailor.
"What did you say?!" demands the second Leatherneck.
"That's another thing I hate about Marines, they can't hear either," responds the sailor.
"Buddy, you wanna take this outside?!" they demand.
He consents and the three walk out. The bartender waits a while, and after a few minutes, the salor walks back in, sits down at his stool, and continues to drink. The bartender is baffled, there isn't a mark on him.
"What happened?" he asked the sailor.
"That's the other thing I hate about Marines. They bring knives to a gunfight."

Semper Fi, or whatever the Royal Marines say!
My father once told me a joke that his drill seargant made, while joining the British army.

They had the recruits lined up, naked, with a doctor examining their asses (a rectal examination is necessary for the military).

A recruit asked why they were doing it and the drill seargant said, "They're checking for homos!"

Haha. It's quite different from today, where the military openly recruits homosexuals. I only wish that the U.S. military wasn't so retarded and openly-homophobic.
Call to power
18-08-2005, 22:45
They had the recruits lined up, naked, with a doctor examining their asses (a rectal examination is necessary for the military).


sounds like fun :rolleyes: I will remember to eat some curry so they have a present ;)
Call to power
18-08-2005, 23:18
so knowone cares :(
Tactical Grace
19-08-2005, 03:00
I've got an old friend from school in the Royal Marines, one of his off-duty past-times is getting drunk and urinating into letterboxes. It's going to be hard, considering the culture, but just try not to be criminal scum.
Chomskyrion
19-08-2005, 03:27
so knowone cares :(
Great being a hero, isn't it?

Fighting for corrupt politicians, under a military command that usually sees you as "expendable," with several groups that will gladly use your death for their own agendas, and an overall population that doesn't truly care.

Have fun being a groundpounding, meathead. I hope you do well, at being indoctrinated through peer-pressure, repetitive chants, appeals to patriotism, and physical force.

Really, man. Why didn't you join the Royal Navy or Air Force? The same college benefits, a lower chance of dying, more intelligent co-workers, and probably nicer quarters, if it's anything like the pansies in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.

Or you could go to university first. Don't let those weasel recruiters put stars in your eyes, giving you fictitious fantasies of the future that will never happen.
Fortopia the Second
19-08-2005, 21:40
I'm planning on going to Uni whatever happenss. Maybe I'd be an engineer in the service, or outside of it, modding cars. Looks quite good.
Mirchaz
19-08-2005, 21:47
so knowone cares :(

congratulations on your choice. Good luck in the services.
Lunatic Goofballs
19-08-2005, 21:53
The military taught me valuable lessons in discipline and serious-mindedness.

*looks around* Really! Stop laughing, it's true!

Honestly. I was an Electronic Warfare Technician in the U.S. Navy. My responsibilities(among other tasks) include Anti-ship Missile Defense. What that meant is that if a missile were to be launched at my ship, it would be my job to stop it. Literally, the lives of everyone on the ship would be in my hands. It is a job you must know backwards and forwards. That you have to train and drill for constantly. There can be no mistakes. Your judgement affects the welfare of every single one of your shipmates. I trained and drilled with serious-minded determination. And not to toot my own horn, but I was damn good at it.

A duty like that teaches you what matters. It shows you what is worthy of your full and undivided focus and determination. In my case, it also taught me the frivolity of what most other people take seriously.

WHich is why It's so easy for me to be silly all the time. Because I KNOW what REALLY matters. ANd it's not what most people think. :p
Mirchaz
19-08-2005, 21:59
The military taught me valuable lessons in discipline and serious-mindedness.

*looks around* Really! Stop laughing, it's true!

Honestly. I was an Electronic Warfare Technician in the U.S. Navy. My responsibilities(among other tasks) include Anti-ship Missile Defense. What that meant is that if a missile were to be launched at my ship, it would be my job to stop it. Literally, the lives of everyone on the ship would be in my hands. It is a job you must know backwards and forwards. That you have to train and drill for constantly. There can be no mistakes. Your judgement affects the welfare of every single one of your shipmates. I trained and drilled with serious-minded determination. And not to toot my own horn, but I was damn good at it.

A duty like that teaches you what matters. It shows you what is worthy of your full and undivided focus and determination. In my case, it also taught me the frivolity of what most other people take seriously.

WHich is why It's so easy for me to be silly all the time. Because I KNOW what REALLY matters. ANd it's not what most people think. :p

is that why the missles fired at the ship in Jordan missed? or was it poor markmanship?
Lunatic Goofballs
19-08-2005, 22:03
is that why the missles fired at the ship in Jordan missed? or was it poor markmanship?

I don't know. But if it had been MY ship, then yes. :)
Mirchaz
19-08-2005, 22:06
I don't know. But if it had been MY ship, then yes. :)

haha. cool.
Call to power
19-08-2005, 23:13
Fighting for corrupt politicians, under a military command that usually sees you as "expendable," with several groups that will gladly use your death for their own agendas, and an overall population that doesn't truly care.

Have fun being a groundpounding, meathead. I hope you do well, at being indoctrinated through peer-pressure, repetitive chants, appeals to patriotism, and physical force.

Really, man. Why didn't you join the Royal Navy or Air Force? The same college benefits, a lower chance of dying, more intelligent co-workers, and probably nicer quarters, if it's anything like the pansies in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.

Or you could go to university first. Don't let those weasel recruiters put stars in your eyes, giving you fictitious fantasies of the future that will never happen.

sounds like you have a bone to pick

and besides I don't want to spend another minuet in school (unless I have to) so you can flush uni down the toilet also yes im blindly patriotic and want to serve my country to the best of my ability (whether the civilians agree or not I don’t care)
Sezyou
19-08-2005, 23:37
congratulations! MY 18 yr old son is applying for the US marine corps..Im terrified! Im an Army veteran. The marines here are pretty hard core..Im not sure what Britain's are like.....we call them jarheads here. Whoever that fool was trashing the military..he or she has no idea..I bet they havent served their country..all branches are valuable.
Gun toting civilians
19-08-2005, 23:51
Good luck.
I'm a scout in the US Army. Best advice that I can give is be great or be invisible. Run at least 3 miles every other day until you ship with push ups and pull ups in between.
Finger Lickin Goodness
20-08-2005, 00:03
Good Luck on your adventure!

I spent 3 memorable days in Perth once upon a long, long time ago with a Limey RM detachment and some Aussie Spec Ops Army fools...

From the little I remember, it involved a ton of bad rum & Foster's consumption, chasing anything in skirts, tossing dwarves, puking, and of course, brawling.

Good call on doing your own thing, too. If you don't want university, but want to go out and blow sh** up immediately and get saddled with some life/death decisions, you're doing exactly the right thing. Better than going to university, hating it, wasting a ton of $$$, and joining up anyway, 2-3 years down the road. And, a lot of former military Spec Ops types from all branches of the UK/US militaries are now getting opportunities to make seriously huge $$$ by getting out and becoming "security specialists" for independent contractors.

From a US Navy puke's perspective, those crazy Limey bastards were damn good to have on your side in a fight. Unholy jumpin' jehosophat those guys could put away booze. Amen.


GL,

~FLG
Call to power
20-08-2005, 02:29
bump
Evilness and Chaos
20-08-2005, 09:44
Good luck in the Marines dude, you'll have to be one tough sonnofabitch to make it, those guys have the hardest training regeime of any non-special forces troops in the world. For that matter, most spec-forces 'elites' don't train as hard as an 'average' Royal Marine.

Just don't piss in no letterboxes, okay? :rolleyes:
BackwoodsSquatches
20-08-2005, 09:46
I just got to wait till October (I think) when I can have the interview I would of been an officer or Para but couldn't because I’d need better GCSE's than predicted

by the way I know it's going to be hard but it's the only army career I can really get where I get to be the hero without all the grades

but anyway anyone else joining the military and/or got any advice?

"Heroes" get killed...quickly.

Keep yer head down..and do what your told.
Mekonia
20-08-2005, 09:50
watch what you do with your sword
Morvonia
20-08-2005, 10:42
congrats...i am also seeking military imployment....i am canadian but our army sucks so when i am old enough (3-4 years) i am goin to america to join the army.
Harlesburg
20-08-2005, 12:05
I just got to wait till October (I think) when I can have the interview I would of been an officer or Para but couldn't because I’d need better GCSE's than predicted

by the way I know it's going to be hard but it's the only army career I can really get where I get to be the hero without all the grades

but anyway anyone else joining the military and/or got any advice?
Heros are the ones that dont make it back!
Pepe Dominguez
20-08-2005, 12:11
Heros are the ones that dont make it back!

He could be the next Alvin York, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Audie Murphy or Chesty Puller.. those guys were heros in my book, and lived to tell about it.. good luck to him. :)
Harlesburg
20-08-2005, 12:57
He could be the next Alvin York, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Audie Murphy or Chesty Puller.. those guys were heros in my book, and lived to tell about it.. good luck to him. :)
Ive never heard of them!...

Ball,Caine,Ngarimu,Trapper(Not his real name)Kippenberger my One of Grandfather's and his Brother(Funnily enough my Great Uncle),Sandy Thomas and of course Upham on the other hand....
Yuwait
20-08-2005, 13:06
i wanted to be an RAF pilot but my eyesight isnt good enough, im goin for a commision in the navy instead
Tograna
20-08-2005, 14:03
sorry, full metal jacket put me off the military for life ..... that and the present political climate