Don't be too hard on Edward. As an immature young man he was persuaded to follow family precedent and join the military. As none had joined the RM before he was encouraged to give them a go. I am told that he was hacking the physical part of Lympstone OK but realised that Service life, and especially as a Marine, was not for him. Full marks to him for then having the moral courage to bin it, knowing the disappointment his father would feel and the flack he would get, especially from the media. Some people are just not suited to military life, of which the Paras and RM are the extreme example. There is no shame in that.