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Royal Marines

My boyfriend is joinin the marines. Has anyone got a loved one wantin to go and you feel you dont want em to, but you want them to be happy so u grin and bare it and decide its their future and their choice. you feel u have alot going for your relationship but you feel its gonna strain it by them going..have you told them how you feel and has it ruined what you had etc.. :eek:

Reply 1

BlackHawk

17

My ex is a royal. Is your bf going in as an officer or rank? Wheres he looking at being based? Commandos?

I would let him get on with it to be honest. It may hurt that he will go away but if you have a strong relationship then absence will only make the heart grow fonder. Marines do go on deployment alot, I won't lie to you. Mine went 5 times in one year. But its not as hard as you think. Long distance relationships aren't necessarily a bad thing, just something you will have to get used to.

anyway I know what you're going through so chat to me all you like :smile:

Reply 2

Sam_B

14

the marines look cool.

i was thinking about joining when i graduate uni, but then i realised i dont have what it takes :frown:

lol

Reply 3

BlackHawk

17

All you need is to be fit. Much harder to do something like be a pilot. Most royals get pinged into doing something like L/R driving for the rest of their career if they don't climb the ranks or sort themselves out on courses.

Reply 4

Sam_B

14

i'd prefer the RAF. seems to me like a "gentleman's" thing, not like the marines or army where u can be stuck as a squadie all the time.

Reply 5

Ribomania

11

Can n e of u put me in contact with some 1 in the SBS. I'm not as phsyco as it sounds, am thinking of going from schhol/college straight in as one of my friends did as a, surprise surprise, rib driver/pilot cos i'm already 99% trained in handling racing and precision driving of these boats. :biggrin:

Reply 6

BlackHawk

17

Ribomania

Can n e of u put me in contact with some 1 in the SBS. I'm not as phsyco as it sounds, am thinking of going from schhol/college straight in as one of my friends did as a, surprise surprise, rib driver/pilot cos i'm already 99% trained in handling racing and precision driving of these boats. :biggrin:

No. As far as I am aware you cannot simply go directly into the SBS. You could maybe apply for the selection course but you would be compeating with SAS and Royals primarily. My advice would be to go down to your local AFCO and ask about going into the Royals then about the SBS briefing course, then the SBS selection course. Surely if a mate of your went straight in, they should have the details? SBS destails aren't something you give away over the internet anyway. As for 99% trained I highly doubt you are 99% trained the way the SB would want you, a bold assumption to make.

Reply 7

BlackHawk

17

Sam_B

i'd prefer the RAF. seems to me like a "gentleman's" thing, not like the marines or army where u can be stuck as a squadie all the time.

Yes, go for RAF officer. Lovely job :smile:

Reply 8

Ribomania

11

Um soz but have worked with the SBS as extra security before, in fact at the Waterloo memorial regatta we r working 2 gether. My m8 won the RIBtec 774 TR3 Champions and the ftfs. N e way the SAS and SBS are the only British Regiments that use RIBs

Reply 9

Blonde Chick

OP

I want him to do wateva he wants but its so hard to think him going out there with all dat has been happening in iraq..his rents are really anti him going and im kinda stuck in da middle. weve been togetha for 9mnths but we get on so well and everything and i dont wanna loose him to da scum dat are da enemies. i am off to uni in september i hope we can move in togetha for my second year but im nt sure dat will poss, but i was finkin we cld get married or smthin when i finish and then i can poss move rnd wit him and get a job that does the same sort of movin around so there isnt such hurt or wateva, u get me...

its not fair, cos hes the best thing to eva wlk into my life and hes so special and unique cos im his first eva gf and we jst get on so well, oh well, well be fne and we love each otha dats all dat matters rite...

Reply 10

BlackHawk

17

Ribomania

Um soz but have worked with the SBS as extra security before, in fact at the Waterloo memorial regatta we r working 2 gether. My m8 won the RIBtec 774 TR3 Champions and the ftfs. N e way the SAS and SBS are the only British Regiments that use RIBs

clearly you have much more knowledge on the military than lowly me. I mean you worked at a regatta christ. If you know someone so well who is in, then get the contacts from them. Good luck, I think you'll need it. M8.

Reply 11

BlackHawk

17

Blonde Chick

I want him to do wateva he wants but its so hard to think him going out there with all dat has been happening in iraq..his rents are really anti him going and im kinda stuck in da middle. weve been togetha for 9mnths but we get on so well and everything and i dont wanna loose him to da scum dat are da enemies. i am off to uni in september i hope we can move in togetha for my second year but im nt sure dat will poss, but i was finkin we cld get married or smthin when i finish and then i can poss move rnd wit him and get a job that does the same sort of movin around so there isnt such hurt or wateva, u get me...

its not fair, cos hes the best thing to eva wlk into my life and hes so special and unique cos im his first eva gf and we jst get on so well, oh well, well be fne and we love each otha dats all dat matters rite...

You won't be able to live with him on base unless you are married. However, the RM run a scheme where they can give up to £8k as a loan for a house deposit. I wouldn't worry about chances of him being hurt or whatever on operations. Its rare, so you just have to get on with it. Concentrate on uni and just be there for him. Being with a RM is hard work and I would say you would have to want to marry him to be with him. Most relationships don't last. You need to be ok with distance and deployments and understand his work.

Reply 12

Howard

5

Ribomania

Can n e of u put me in contact with some 1 in the SBS. I'm not as phsyco as it sounds, am thinking of going from schhol/college straight in as one of my friends did as a, surprise surprise, rib driver/pilot cos i'm already 99% trained in handling racing and precision driving of these boats. :biggrin:

It is not possible to directly enlist with the SBS.

Reply 13

Blonde Chick

OP

is that my only choice though, can i jst be a long term partner
and be able to move in with him...
whats the status with your other half

Reply 14

BlackHawk

17

Howard

It is not possible to directly enlist with the SBS.

I've tried telling him that too :rolleyes:

Reply 15

BlackHawk

17

Blonde Chick

is that my only choice though, can i jst be a long term partner
and be able to move in with him...
whats the status with your other half

No, you can't. Not on base anyway. It may be the case that they would have spare accomodation, its up to the commanding officer really. He can however have you listed as his partner. He'll have to go through training first before he can even think about that so you should go into uni accomodation for your first year and then try and work something out. The thing is RMs move around so you couldn't exactly cohabit and move with him if you were at university, could you? My partner is an RAF pilot, not a RM.

Reply 16

Wzz

11

Ribomania

Um soz but have worked with the SBS as extra security before, in fact at the Waterloo memorial regatta we r working 2 gether. My m8 won the RIBtec 774 TR3 Champions and the ftfs. N e way the SAS and SBS are the only British Regiments that use RIBs

Congratulations. As a bloke who can move a boat around, you can now enter one of the more demanding jobs in the British military.

I didn't assume that because I knew which way up was, I could be a pilot. I highly recommend if you want to join the SBS, you start by realising your own limits. Join the Navy or the Marines, and work for it.

Reply 17

BlackHawk

17

I think it was a blatent attention seeking post to be honest. Who comes online asking about SBS contact details :rolleyes:

Reply 18

ThomA2

BlackHawk

clearly you have much more knowledge on the military than lowly me. I mean you worked at a regatta christ. If you know someone so well who is in, then get the contacts from them. Good luck, I think you'll need it. M8.