Real Life - Commando (Royal Marines) 2000 - Part 2

Real Life - Commando. This one-hour documentary follows a troop of Royal Marines recruits through some of the toughest military training in the world. Shows a less PC picture than 2003's 'Green Beret' and 2007's 'On The Front Line'.

[@cbann88]

THe english are so proper its amazing, and even when cursing they remain incredibly professional, incredible i am in the USMC, and this is eye opening to me

[@peng9179]

you posted this 11 years ago, how was your service in the USMC?

[@edwindude9893]

Guys in the USMC wouldn’t have a chance in RM training.

[@skillbopster]

its always fellas with mustaches that are old school discipline :) need more of them

[@snakeplissken571]

Sgt Thompson is an excellent NCO,extreamly professional.He's tough but fair and he takes the time to explain things.Guys like him are rare.I had one or two decent instructors the rest were idiots or didn't care.The OC is sharp too.An organization is only as good as the people in it.Too bad society isn't really supplying troops as good as the staff that train them.Respect to the Royal Marines.

[@737Adventures]

That Sgt does indeed look nails

[@teddy1066]

Colours Thommo WAS nails. Old school.

[@Ham-pb7pb]

The comments on here that are "11 years ago" got me thinking.

[@LionelMessi____________]

Your comment from “1 year ago” got me thinking what you were actually thinking.

[@fyaworx]

Feel for the sgt🤣🤣

[@titaniumdiveknife]

That guy should tour schools doing motivational speaking!

[@SuperBritabroad]

"Wrapping" means giving up. "Binning" means being back-trooped or kicked off the course.

[@rob8493]

Well thanks for stating the obvious. Not sure that needed pointing out.

[@benhodges379]

1:21 look on the Sgt Majs face is saying "what the f*ck are you talking about boss?"

[@daynerpotter9514]

If you get your green lid after being back trooped you are tenacious and determined 👍

[@assasin006]

That was my encouragment! LOL

[@crouchtrac]

that meager boy hit the nail on the head with what he said, im the same age as him and i feel exactly the same. inspires me really knowing a 16 year old can pass it

[@AmericanWarrior1776]

Those Royal Marines are real badasses.

[@bigsneakywolf]

Royal Marine Training is at a very high intensity but to be able to do what these guys have to do it will have to be at that intensity and standard. Respect to every Royal marine out there for having the courage and determination to be able to do this and i hope that i can join you all one day

[@darrenjoness2397]

This documentary inspired me to want to become Royal Marine

[@THEBIUEMUPPET]

I love his encouragement

[@johnny65]

Out of our original 50 17 of us went through, We did have a goood extra back troop bunch, everyone of them, all physical injuries beforehand. The troop was awesome, 649tp RM. Hiya lads, it's johnny from scunny.

[@AkoaGenesis]

I love how he encourages them. ^^

[@transonicbuoy1]

That commander is top. Tough fella with a very human side. Great combination. The SBS operate from the same base, don`t they? Saw them zip past on Rigid Raiders when I was on that chain ferry.

[@southwalesoutdoors3215]

Blowing down your barrell, Civies are wankers!! Never gets old 😂😂

[@gooner72]

To be honest, I think if you start being softer on Royal Marines recruits, the exceptionally high standard of Marines will drop. It's tough because their job is tough..... the Royal Marines basic training is the longest and toughest basic training in the World, it produces top quality fighting soldiers for a reason. The Royal Marines are envied throughout the World because of their training........ don't mess with their training methods. 🇬🇧🇬🇧✌✌

[@declandonoghue762]

The sarge is like a White Apollo Creed

[@MetalMatt2510]

@bighands69 Hope i've understood what your trying to say. The first 2 weeks of RMC training is done in a foundation block to help recruits with the transition from civilian to recruit and military life.

[@pohunta]

I'd never fired a weapon until I was in Marine Corps basic training but we did spend at least a week snapping in and learning the proper firing positions and sitting in them for hours. Being from America there were a lot of recruits that shot weapons before basic. Marine Corps has great Instructors that would fault themselves if a recruit isn't able to meet minimum standards.

[@thedonmakaveli7546]

Sounds like you get a lot more time shooting. That’s why USMC are superior shooters. We get good instruction but it’s all rushed and squeezed into a few range days. Also I think you must fire thousands of rounds compared to our few hundred.

[@snakeplissken571]

I think todays usmc is far better trained technically then the past.The marines in the 60s may have been harder but todays marines are smarter technically and tacticly.They would be even better if they phased out the screaming and shark attacks.Treat the recruits like adults,no screaming no micro management like SF just tell them what to do and they'll either meet the standard or they won't.

[@pohunta]

@@snakeplissken571 then it wouldn't be USMC.

[@snakeplissken571]

@@pohunta if an instructor is constantly screaming and being a dick the recruits tune it out and just like it said in this documentary keep making life suck everybody leaves and an army is nothing without people.

[@nickybutt9733]

NCO with the tache is a bully, but an incredible soldier

[@Lemonscreech539]

You ever been dropped in to a hell hole out numbered by the worst evil on the planet? He is doing them a huge favour. Winning is being harder and scarier than the enemy as a functioning unit. If trading breaks you, you are better off doing something else.

[@critchley17]

@crouchtrac we had a lad pass out as an original and he started training at 57kg. he is very very small. he only just passed all the physical tests by the skin of hes teeth but he still did.

[@Bleakunending]

@telmac899 how many good officers would you say are left? Percentage wise?

[@NeonNomad747]

@carlosthepwner2 is it better to join after high school or university?

[@billhicks8]

@critchley17 Not exactly, the time limits are stricter for example, having to do the 30 miler in 7 hours rather than 8. There are some other examples, but I've forgotten them and frankly can't be bothered to go and find out again.

[@teddy1066]

Valuable lesson there for you prospective RM recruits...when the Sergeant asks 'Who's rapped?' for God's sake don't raise your hand!

[@exmoorfarmer4880]

Given the range (distance) they are shooting at this is bad instruction. Yes I served and yes I know what I am talking about. This is the basic application of the 4 marksmanship principles. These guys are whipped, you can see that by their body language. When the training team talk to them you can see the fear in their eyes - this needs to change to respect.

[@otherjj1]

which isand? i had gone to nassau a few years back and stayed at atlantis had a sweet time there! i plan on joning the RM soon! cant wait!

[@wildvenisson]

@Ronin72Uk I was proud to meet an ex-royal marine today. Built like a tank with the mental fortitude like a bunker, a pleasure to have a conversation with. People here need to realise you dont get something for nothing "no pain, no gain". Military psychology works for a reason, the human brain is the finest machine on the planet when it's trained to work in the right way and that's exactly what negatie/positive reinforcement does. When you're treated like shit, you have no ego to get in your way

[@crouchtrac]

@TeamINSTINKED yeah your right you have to prepare big time just to pass the prmc, never mind the recruit training.

[@TheMissing8]

anyone know the name of the song while they are marching in Dartmoor?

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@callumdcommunist There was a company of USMs at Bladensburg that repelled 3 British waves until they were bypassed. They were undefeated.

[@ralphwatt8752]

Train Hard Fight Easy Winners Never Give Up

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@Knightrider9091 Ive looked, the wikipedia page doesnt list a single US Marine machine gunning his buddy.

[@Elitepoosniff]

@CrystalHunter1989 No, they are SA-80A2.

[@hutch1111111]

I thought all SA-80's had the optics on them, some had the rear and front sights on them at the range?

[@andy1yido]

@TheDrummerboi94 Not at all mate! Nor can I deny the pride of wearing the RM Commando flashes! However first and foremost the Green Beret is talked about more than anything.

[@hurleydare]

@teddy1066 what's "rapped" mean?

[@VinceVegas6]

You will be able to fight in the Canadian forces if you joined up as soon as possible but Infantry is closed due to the recession and will be open again this coming April.

[@christian199212]

Im like half way through the process of getting to training......im 16 and 17 in oct 09. Too my estimated calculations i will start training (if i pass everything) in september/october.

[@bighands69]

@supercrazydude48 It maybe a good idea to introduce pre courses or lesser grade marine so as to allow people to adjust to such a life. Maybe a diet commando grade. Something similar to para's. And then upgrade all para training to commando standard.

[@Ronin72Uk]

@2two1one0zero only you can answer that buddy, but whenever u decide eg 6 months time, set up a fitness training plan (ask anyone u know who's been in the forces as to what type of exercises basic trainng incorporates) press ups, sit ups, pull ups, plenty of runnin and 3 - 5 k walks (marches) with rucksack on your back with 20 -30 kg, try make ur training intense it will make u shine from the start of basic and make thing a lot easier, hope this helps some pple and good luck to all who apply :-)

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@Knightrider9091 The Polish submarine ORP Jastrząb was mistakenly sunk by the British destroyer HMS St Albans and minesweeper HMS Seagull. She was attacked with depth charges and made to surface, there she was strafed with the loss of five crew and six injured, including the commander, despite yellow recognition smoke candles. The ship was damaged and had to be scuttled

[@Darathath]

@viper1995 i think it means that you want to give up, or end something, as if they are filming a movie they go "That's a wrap" after finishing a scene.

[@Joshua78b]

Passed out of Lympstone in 2007 then returned in 2014 and 15 as a member of the training team looking back at my time at Lympstone in 07 i have no idea how the training team were allowed to be there, straight up abuse and assault most days😂

[@getoffen]

Right now im on Grand Bahama, but i grew up in Nassau. Great place, lots of parties. Hey, when you get in contact with a warrant office let me know ive been leaving messages like crazy on his voice mail.

[@PANGEA95]

Why is it that the standard has dropped? Is it overall fitness of the population, the ambitions, what is it? Applying in June 2013 and am interested to know.

[@tombailey7459]

dripping about getting put in the tank!? Standard cool down for first 10 weeks!

[@pohunta]

What's The Tank?

[@hiddenassassin3233]

@@pohunta There is a tank of cold water in the bottom field below the regain rope that you get a dunking in

[@pohunta]

@@hiddenassassin3233 I'm an Old United States Marine from the 80's and I must admit that Royal Marines are very impressive.

[@hiddenassassin3233]

@@pohunta Well thankyou very much. Im planning on joining the Royal Marines in a couple years as an officer so hopefully, if I pass, I'll get to work with some US marines and see how good they are. The United Kingdom and the United States alliance has got to be the worlds strongest. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@pohunta]

@@hiddenassassin3233 Good Luck to you and let me assure you that U.S. Marine are better than good. No Finer Warriors on the Planet. Back in the 80's I was stationed 6-8 week on an Island named Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean that was owned by the British and was the only time I ran across Royal Marines. It was only a few and those Blokes drank us under the table and were very Cool dudes. I Respect Royal Marines because you are our mirror image. Your Physical Training truly exceeds our and I pray our Marines copy your physical program. There are differences of course. We are not Soldiers but Marines and we never wear Berets.

[@GhilliedUp]

That is for Officer training. The age limit is 33, or around that point to the best of my knowledge.

[@critchley17]

@crouchtrac it doesnt matter whether your 16 or 33, its just as hard for everyone

[@fragtastic1989]

only one way to find out.. go down to your recruitment centre :D

[@SpidermansSymbiote]

what's a "tanking"?

[@CaptainAmerica322]

Why, what's it like now?

[@Sigrafix]

You make a good point and I acknowledge the fact. However I wasn't comparing the two, I was stating that people always compare them which I find to be a fallacy for the very same reason you stated. The RM is much smaller than the USMC.. that's only logical considering the size/population difference of the UK and the USA. But like I said, my cousin wasn't a regular grunt. He was a highly trained Marine who was offered a career as a instructor at sniper school but declined due to his children.

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@gamblemadman I see you dont have an argument now as you didnt to begin with. Well played.

[@otherjj1]

right will do! r u calling from the bahamas or elsewhere? i think that may b the problem!

[@johnnyoro4]

Hahhaha, 6:35 he realizes all his old friends and classmates are a bunch of "wankers" hahahah

[@MarineAqua45]

It was alot tougher many years ago,but the PC Brigades from Whitehall and from the MOD,decided that verbal bantering from staff and gruelling punishments,weren't positive incentive,to turn an individual man,into a marine.Its the same with all the armed forces,but as Thompson said,there are candidates passing out,who shouldn't,as they aren't strong enough-mentally.

[@critchley17]

@billhicks8 you cant say officer training is more difficult than other ranks, they do the 32 weeks how the nods do it, then a further 20 weeks with there green lids and flashes training to be an officer.

[@teddy1066]

@hurleydare 'Wrapped' means tired...ready to quit. Royal Marine slang. Don't ever tell the Sergeant you're wrapped or you'll get backtrooped.

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@Knightrider9091 Around the same day, retreating Commonwealth forces with 300 vehicles were bombed and strafed by RAF Blenheims near Mokpalin, Burma, resulting more than 110 casualties and 159 vehicles destroyed

[@andy1yido]

@Ronin72Uk Well for one the Royal Marines aren't a regiment. And secondly the end prize isn't wearing a "badge" it's wearing the Coveted Green Beret.

[@andrewroutledge3451]

I have thought about the comments made by the instructors about the standards of new recruits. I think that it could be advisable to take a similar policy to the Israelis in preparing their Naval commandos and Air Force commandos before moving on to commando training. I believe it would be very useful to have commandos go through light infantry training before moving onto commando training. First and foremost all commandos need to be primarily troopers. If a person is incapable of passing out of basic and advanced training he quite obviously cannot move onto commando training. This will allow the commando instructors to not have to be concerned with weeding out unsuitable candidates and more able to focus upon developing the skills and professionalism needed for the development of commandos of the highest standards. It will also allow instructors to fit more advanced commando training into the 31 week training period. I believe that royal marine training should include the basics of frogman skills. All recruits should be trained in how to breathe underwater with closed circuit breathing apparatus. This is currently not part of the course as I believe.

[@pohunta]

I totally agree with you

[@crouchtrac]

@critchley17 thank fuck for that! im about 65kg and with a bit of luck I could start recruit training by the end of this year :)

[@edwindude9893]

They were a really shit troop. I remember being in CTCRM for a course and they’re team told us how crap they were.

[@keno2468]

Whats tanking?

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

On October 23, 1942, during the 2nd Battle of El Alamein, at 2140 hours under the cover of a barrage of 1000 guns, British infantry of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division advanced towards the enemy lines. However, they advanced too fast into the area of fire from British artillery causing over 60 casualties

[@RTORC78]

A U.S. Patriot missile shot down a British Panavia Tornado GR.4A of No. 13 Squadron RAF, killing the pilot and navigator. Investigations showed that the Tornado's identification friend or foe indicator had malfunctioned and hence it was not identified as a friendly aircraft

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@Knightrider9091 November 26, 1941, a RAF aircraft bombed the 1st Essex Regiment during Operation Crusader, causing about 40 casualties

[@sampochin]

@carlosthepwner2 i so regret not joining after school, that was 17 years ago!

[@ScreaminModelKits]

all I want to do is fight, and my army (Canada) is leaving in 2011. I'm worried I won't get to fight, so I'm asking to see when the UK is leaving, to see if I will get my chance with another Army.

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@Knightrider9091 numbers? You had 20 battalions going up against 7 French ones during the French and Indian war and kept loosing battle after battle for 3 yrs

[@FergiesRedWhiteArmy]

the thing why most recruits wrap in is because of the stress that training has!! like they gave us 10 minutes to get a shower get scran go back and get in to pt rig and fall in out side !!

[@critchley17]

@billhicks8 fair one

[@dadof3tngirls]

It’s been 13 years since this video... I wonder how the social experiment has worked out.

[@JG-wu7nx]

Yeah the video was posted 13 yesrs ago but the lads did this between 1999-2000 they'll be in there 40s now some of them

[@rob8493]

They certainly will be as I passed out in 1997 just a few years before this video and I’m 48. I miss those days so much

[@MarineAqua45]

Yes you can.A 16 year old can join up,either as a regular or a reservist,provided the parents or guardian,gives their consent,as a 16 year old,is not classed as an adult.

[@Miles12345671]

@clustergarde if you have that view on the marines watch "commando on the front line" it's a much better representation

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@NinjaNoobTurtle 1.5 miles in 10 min is universal for all commonwealth, with 13 minutes being the cut off. I could care less about a 1.5 mile time since most USMs make it to the half way point by no later than 10 minutes, its the other half that gets them. We dont stop 30 miler is a one time event, not an annual PFT qual. Its not a part of the annual quals. For that matter, the RMs dont have a structured annual swim qual either. Nor do they have a martial arts program in place

[@billhicks8]

@critchley17 Fair enough, you should know (I think you said somewhere that you were/are a marine). Still, I think the sentiment of my original post on giving an officer the credit he's due was fairly called for...

[@bighands69]

@MetalMatt2510 I am not saying that RMC training should be changed in anyway what so ever. There is a reason that the training has not changed since the inception of the RMC. I am proposing a new grade of support commando similar to that of a Para. All current Para regiments should all be upgraded to commando's. There is allot of good people that have failed in the RMC that could easily complete other specialist infantry.

[@banturizmo]

04:48... made me piss lmao

[@USMarineRifleman0311]

@JackF15 MCRDI PI Plt 1076 Sept 2006

[@11nytram11]

Also, I notice they you failed to mention that Cap Arcona which held the 7-8000 odd prisoners was a commished Kriegsmarine vessel and had been used previously as a transport vessel, and the British were not aware that it was Prison ship only discovered that it was on May 2, 1945, a day befoe the attack happened and the ship was sunk, that the British thought it was full of SS troops fleeing to Norway. Additionally the top estimate of lives lost in this incident is 5,000 not 7,000.

[@daynerpotter9514]

Marine Meager (6:30 mins) later left the Marines after 13 years service, got arrested for beating up his wife and later for assaulting a 15yr old boy 🙄

[@jammyjay13]

@carlosthepwner2 why ?

[@RoyalZarak]

I pray there will still be an England the future. I hate seeing the youth there drunk and passed out in the snow.

[@bigyin66]

@carlosthepwner2 thats what im away to do end of this year

[@NinjaNoobTurtle]

@USMarineRifleman0311 The 1.5 miles in 9m 40s is the recruitment to train as a Para, during P Coy they run 20 miles with a 35lb Bergan and Rifle, Marines run 30 Miles yes

[@armydog331]

What is the youngest you can join a RMC core?

[@Ham-pb7pb]

@@danielmcmeekin1391 Dude, that comment was posted 7 years ago.

[@NinjaNoobTurtle]

@NinjaNoobTurtle The Paras 20 miler is done in 4hours 30minutes and the Marines 30 miler is done in 8 hours

[@teddy1066]

@prowse101 Tanking is getting punished. A lot like being beasted or thrashed.

[@crouchtrac]

they can't lower the standard of training, you cannot teach someone to fight and kill in a pleasant environment because when it comes down to it for real they wont be in a pleasant environment.

[@Mynamesuckstoo]

@USMarineRifleman0311 last I remember Commando training is 32 weeks with a 50-60% attrition rate while US Marine bootcamp is 13 weeks with a 12% attrition rate. The stats speak for themselves...

[@bencanfilm]

Don't know if this is clear to any one else and i'm just being daft but why was that helicopter painted like a zebra?

[@AlexJCThompson1992]

@viper1995 rapped it in, it means that they have just given up and are just doing it for the sake of completing it and saying they did it and weren't able instead of couldn't be bothered to make the effort.

[@getoffen]

36 is the age limit or on your 37 birthday. Im in the bahamas and 26 so im tryin real hard to join.

[@NinjaNoobTurtle]

@USMarineRifleman0311 RoyalMarines do a 30 Mile run in 9 hours or they fail? Para's do more much more than a 1.5miler aswell, Just search Pegasus Company or Commando Course

[@untrinqueparatus]

what does rapped mean? 5:20 ?

[@CelticSiluria]

Give up

[@Arnelski]

@LegendOfJomtein yes, but the human rights thing stepped ina few years ago which softened up the training