Royal Marines Commando School

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pingu393

7,719 posts

204 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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FourWheelDrift said:
At least he pointed the noisy end away from him when he pulled the trigger. He got that bit right.
When they were going through the woods, the one nearest the camera kept drifting his aim very close to his mate.

I told my son about the "switch" and then Bondy said about it five minutes later smile. He needed that talking-to before the last field ex. We don't want you to lose the sense of humour, but just "man-up" when you need to.

I still can't get used to the amount of access they had to the outside world during the first two weeks.

A different troop (178) next week. I suspect the production team were only there for a month and we will be seeing a lot of new faces over the next few weeks.


Weeks 1-4 Troop 180
Weeks 5-8 Troop 178
Weeks 9-12 Troop 176, etc.

Megaflow

9,347 posts

224 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Oily Nails said:
For the love of god as a Cumbrian I have to say this, please realise that plank Bond does not represent us!

Shocking
You are ok, having spent time in Cumbria I realise he is a plank and not representative.

He will not pass out so long as I've got a hole in my acensorede!

over_the_hill

3,185 posts

245 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Megaflow said:
Oily Nails said:
For the love of god as a Cumbrian I have to say this, please realise that plank Bond does not represent us!

Shocking
You are ok, having spent time in Cumbria I realise he is a plank and not representative.

He will not pass out so long as I've got a hole in my acensorede!
I think he will be a 'surprise' package although somewhat engineered for TV

Having seen his mom last night he is/was clearly a molly-coddled mommy's boy. This is probably the first time he has done anything remotely approaching dangerous and probably the first time he has been let out on his own.

He is still keen and clearly loving it.

A general observation with most of these types of programmes on military training is that with the exception of a couple of tests where they must complete a certain distance / finish in a certain time / do a certain number to pass, as long as they keep their head down, keep going whatever happens and don't give in they do get there in the end. Even if they are completely useless some extra training/instruction is generally available to get them through.



0000

13,812 posts

190 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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I thought that Bond was remarkably mature given his mother, she seemed to change her tune a little at the end though. He seems to enjoy the arse he's making of it so I hope he gets there.

I'm approaching the upper age limit, watching this has been the first thing for a while that's given me a flicker of a thought about switching career. I hate shouting at computers all day long, being shouted at can't be much different. It does seem that if you keep your head down and make the odd timed run you'll get through, if you can avoid injury. In reality it's a young man's game, I'm probably well past it and have acquired a few responsibilities along the way that make it unrealistic.

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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over_the_hill said:
Having seen his mom last night he is/was clearly a molly-coddled mommy's boy. This is probably the first time he has done anything remotely approaching dangerous and probably the first time he has been let out on his own.
Give him a break , the kids only 18

Lost soul

8,712 posts

181 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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pingu393 said:
Weeks 1-4 Troop 180
Weeks 5-8 Troop 178
Weeks 9-12 Troop 176, etc.
Pity its not following the same troop all the way

z4RRSchris99

11,221 posts

178 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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Lost soul said:
Pity its not following the same troop all the way
They filmed the YO's also, so we might get a few episodes of officer training.

98elise

26,376 posts

160 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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over_the_hill said:
Megaflow said:
Oily Nails said:
For the love of god as a Cumbrian I have to say this, please realise that plank Bond does not represent us!

Shocking
You are ok, having spent time in Cumbria I realise he is a plank and not representative.

He will not pass out so long as I've got a hole in my acensorede!
I think he will be a 'surprise' package although somewhat engineered for TV

Having seen his mom last night he is/was clearly a molly-coddled mommy's boy. This is probably the first time he has done anything remotely approaching dangerous and probably the first time he has been let out on his own.

He is still keen and clearly loving it.

A general observation with most of these types of programmes on military training is that with the exception of a couple of tests where they must complete a certain distance / finish in a certain time / do a certain number to pass, as long as they keep their head down, keep going whatever happens and don't give in they do get there in the end. Even if they are completely useless some extra training/instruction is generally available to get them through.
Thats because you've described the qualities the millitary are looking for in junior ranks/rates. You need to be able to get on and do your job whatever happens, and whatever stress you are under. Basic training is there to weed out people who can't do that.

dave_s13

13,813 posts

268 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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I hope it gets a bit more "dark". I want to see some physical pain and suffering please.

Zoobeef

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6,004 posts

157 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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dave_s13 said:
I hope it gets a bit more "dark". I want to see some physical pain and suffering please.
But then people will watch it and not want to do it. Not the aim of a recruitment campaign.

Megaflow

9,347 posts

224 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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over_the_hill said:
I think he will be a 'surprise' package although somewhat engineered for TV

Having seen his mom last night he is/was clearly a molly-coddled mommy's boy. This is probably the first time he has done anything remotely approaching dangerous and probably the first time he has been let out on his own.

He is still keen and clearly loving it.

A general observation with most of these types of programmes on military training is that with the exception of a couple of tests where they must complete a certain distance / finish in a certain time / do a certain number to pass, as long as they keep their head down, keep going whatever happens and don't give in they do get there in the end. Even if they are completely useless some extra training/instruction is generally available to get them through.
As I was typing a thought similar to what you have said in the last paragraph went through my mind and I wondered if I was being a bit harsh on the kid, we'll see I suppose.

V8Ford

2,675 posts

165 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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He might come across a bit of a plank but he looks like a nice lad, appreciate that the Marines are maybe looking for someone a little more 'no nonsense', but I say hats off to him for trying whilst all the time remaining positive, and hopefully he
can be moulded in the soldier they want him to be.

From a Cumbrian biggrin

rollondeath

317 posts

118 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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V8Ford said:
He might come across a bit of a plank but he looks like a nice lad, appreciate that the Marines are maybe looking for someone a little more 'no nonsense', but I say hats off to him for trying whilst all the time remaining positive, and hopefully he
can be moulded in the soldier they want him to be.

From a Cumbrian biggrin
He's only a kid! He'll walk out of there as a man.

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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pingu393 said:
FourWheelDrift said:
At least he pointed the noisy end away from him when he pulled the trigger. He got that bit right.
When they were going through the woods, the one nearest the camera kept drifting his aim very close to his mate.

I told my son about the "switch" and then Bondy said about it five minutes later smile. He needed that talking-to before the last field ex. We don't want you to lose the sense of humour, but just "man-up" when you need to.

I still can't get used to the amount of access they had to the outside world during the first two weeks.

A different troop (178) next week. I suspect the production team were only there for a month and we will be seeing a lot of new faces over the next few weeks.


Weeks 1-4 Troop 180
Weeks 5-8 Troop 178
Weeks 9-12 Troop 176, etc.
scratchchin What about Troops 179, 177 etc?

FourWheelDrift

88,381 posts

283 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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monthefish said:
scratchchin What about Troops 179, 177 etc?
Without thinking too much about it wouldn't they be doing most of the same things that we would have just seen the previous troop doing?

monthefish

20,439 posts

230 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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FourWheelDrift said:
monthefish said:
scratchchin What about Troops 179, 177 etc?
Without thinking too much about it wouldn't they be doing most of the same things that we would have just seen the previous troop doing?
I meant, do they exist, or is 180, 178, 176 a specific number stragegy?
What will they call the Troop that follows Troop 2?

FourWheelDrift

88,381 posts

283 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I see smile

Zoobeef

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6,004 posts

157 months

Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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Yes they do exist. Weeks 1-5 were with 180tp.

pingu393

7,719 posts

204 months

Thursday 24th July 2014
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monthefish said:
scratchchin What about Troops 179, 177 etc?
There is a new intake every two weeks, so 177 and 179 would be out of synch with the filming. They seem to have filmed five weeks of stuff and I expect to see some cross-over.


over_the_hill said:
A general observation with most of these types of programmes on military training is that with the exception of a couple of tests where they must complete a certain distance / finish in a certain time / do a certain number to pass, as long as they keep their head down, keep going whatever happens and don't give in they do get there in the end. Even if they are completely useless some extra training/instruction is generally available to get them through.
Exactly this. It's very hard for them to bin you if you pass all the tests. If you're not right for them, they get you to bin yourself. That's for two reasons, 1 - there won't any legal comeback of lack of fairness, etc. and 2 - it tests your determination to continue (if you don't want to stay, they don't want you).

Injuries are the bad one. There was an outstanding candidate who was head and shoulders ahead of the rest of us and she popped her knee on the "confidence course". As they progress through the course they will be aware that they are a slip away from throwing away 30 weeks of training.

Come on Bondy, show me your War Face smile.

MikeGTi

2,497 posts

200 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Who's ready for tonight's episode?