Originally Posted by Rod924

Your experience, not mine. Would not post a bone comment unless I had personal experience. Not detracting from the job they do, but I would stick my neck on the line to guess entry tests, other than phys, are more demanding for the Royals than the paras

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Your experience is utter tonk then isn't it, the fact that the two units are so similar (all the way down to the type of people who work within them) is what stirs the supposed rivalry.

Originally Posted by Rod924

Really enjoyed the programme and it reaffirmed my belief that the difference between the Royals and the Paras is education; discussing 'longs' hit rate, one kill, 4 missed shots - 'that's a 20% hit rate, even I would fancy my chances with you' came the retort....A para would still be working out the total rounds fired! Just my obs from my time in the shot and the Royals I have met (no doubt DoC and Harry are edumacated too before some smart arrse comment)

Film maker is a top lad, completing, albeit honorary, his childhood dream of getting the green lid. Good start, looking forward to next week

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Mind you don't dislocate your jaw sucking Commando Cock that hard.

At the risk of re-opening a whole can of worms about shaving, standards, etc. etc., I was discussing the programme with a rather senior RM officer the other day who was horrified and quite shocked by some of what he saw.

Apparently wielding a.338 over a wall wearing nothing but skin tight orange pants and flip flops was his idea of how things should be done...

Originally Posted by Crazy_Legs

At the risk of re-opening a whole can of worms about shaving, standards, etc. etc., I was discussing the programme with a rather senior RM officer the other day who was horrified and quite shocked by some of what he saw.

Apparently wielding a.338 over a wall wearing nothing but skin tight orange pants and flip flops was his idea of how things should be done...

I was hoping for the squeeze of the trigger and the inevitable bootie falling on his arse!!

Originally Posted by Tinman74

Looked like 5.56mm to me?

In a Marksman rifle? Could be. Maybe its a C8 Diemaco

Originally Posted by Crazy_Legs

At the risk of re-opening a whole can of worms about shaving, standards, etc. etc., I was discussing the programme with a rather senior RM officer the other day who was horrified and quite shocked by some of what he saw.

Apparently wielding a.338 over a wall wearing nothing but skin tight orange pants and flip flops was his idea of how things should be done...

How senior? The" Tash comp" has been tradition for quite some time now (despite shaving rules) and keeps moral up no end away haunt of the "adults", The standards thing has opened up already within the Corps itself with stacks of shit flying on both sides of the fence from inter Coy upto inter Unit (by the way orange pants is 40 Cdo this was L Coy 42 Cdo hence the pink pants ) and will no doubt carry on and get worse as the series goes on! I must admit I had a moment when I saw it and wanted to leap about and chunter about "STANDARDS" however we all know it happens, I for one would have put a stiff complaint in about the OPFOR cracking they're own serials and coming around wilst the lads were not full rigged for it (bloody cheek!).

I'm sure if your bessie oppo had booked a visit in the whole Coy would have been rigged full time and "white washing" the main drag marker rocks....

This senior officer sounds like a knob. Morale too high let's fuck em about until the chits start getting handed in.
When the naked roll mat wrestling scandal hit the same company and same unit the first sea lord quite rightly said it's what royal does to wind down.
Please tell this sad twat to re-insert head up his backside. I put money on him spending more time in lympstone than a fighting unit.

Originally Posted by filthboy1979

This senior officer sounds like a knob. Morale too high let's fuck em about until the chits start getting handed in.
When the naked roll mat wrestling scandal hit the same company and same unit the first sea lord quite rightly said it's what royal does to wind down.
Please tell this sad twat to re-insert head up his backside. I put money on him spending more time in lympstone than a fighting unit.

Close it was M Coy, sat and giggled watching the whole of M lined up for interveiws by SIB at west down camp, weirdly the whole Coy (Mnes and Jnco's that were at said joining run) all had the same recollection of the incident, odd that.

Awesome. I'm sure L and K where watching it too.

Not sure if it's true but heard the corps is having trouble keeping hold of blokes as lots are leaving in droves.

When they filmed hms brilliant it showed royal getting smashed dressed as birds. Head shed shit their pants but recruiting went up.

If young lads compare this documentary with young soldiers which was not bad, I think more will want to join the corps. As long as lads come back in one piece and they are doing an awesome job who gives a fuck if he's wearing pink pants?

They looked very effective when on patrol.

This pants thing: there was a youtube video, "Shocking footage - Royal Marines Afghanistan 2011"(link on this site somewhere) showing them doing aerobics in Afghan wearing pink pants, orange pants, thongs, lycra shorts, mankinis, neon headbands, you name it. It's gone 'private' now for some reason so not publicly available. After watching the C5 program I thought I could begin to see where it all came from, being used to seeing each other in their pants due to the heat, then of course it becomes a competition to wear the silliest pair, then they go OTT and immortalise it on youtube.

On the other hand maybe they just enjoy dressing up as girls. Subtitle was 'bootnecks being bootnecks'.

I'm not familiar with the routine out there but I thought the guy in the pink pants and long rifle was only there as there was a stand to? Surely you can't have everyone in full kit all the time just in case?

(Just to reiterate for anyone who missed it, it was FIFTY DEGREES C)