Originally Posted by
WE Branch Fanatic
I thought the issue of naval ranks being used by RM Officers (and SNCOs?) had been discussed before - and I was right!
Royal Marine Officers to adopt Royal Navy rank structure....... maybe
It was proposed by RM Officers and the RNLMC already do it.
Mainly it's to stop Nick Carter getting confused and trying to claim the Corps are "just another light infantry" organisation, and thus try to cut them to fund FRES...
(Cf "5th generation Commando Force" designed to put even more clear blue water between a Lt Inf Bn and a RM Cdo)
The RNLMC wear naval ranks but use army terminology- 2 rings is captain, 4 rings is colonel etc