42 Commando
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42 Commando
On a family visit we were driving along a 'b' road (no location for security) when the young men of 42 Commando where doing a route run, fully kitted out, down this small narrow lane.I pulled over to let the guys pass.
I presumed a Sgt would be leading the guys? What I understood, listening to the verbal, the main man was in a vehicle behind the boys, shouting out orders to them. Is this the norm?
Daz
I presumed a Sgt would be leading the guys? What I understood, listening to the verbal, the main man was in a vehicle behind the boys, shouting out orders to them. Is this the norm?
Daz
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If you're suggesting that that more senior guys don't do the same physical stuff as the "men", then, NO, that is not the norm. They all do it together. Maybe a particular exercise you were seeing.
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From: Between the woods and the water
Going Commando
"Radio Times would like to apologise for a picture that has inadvertently been published in the new issue of the magazine.
It has come to our attention that an apparently innocent photo of the Royal Marines’ 42 Commando unit – printed by Radio Times in good faith and issued by Channel 5’s publicity department to promote the documentary Royal Marines: Mission Afghanistan – contains the sight of one of the marines playing a prank.
"I know that British soldiers serving in Afghanistan are well equipped, but seeing the roll call of Royal Marines gives the expression a whole new meaning,” wrote one reader in a letter to RT this morning.
The unnamed marine is, like the rest of his unit, posing for the photograph dressed only in shorts. What we took to be the marine’s finger proved, on closer inspection, to be another part of his anatomy.
We have redacted the picture above, but the 28 January issue of Radio Times magazine – on sale today, priced £1.40 – went to press before the mistake was noticed.
"We apologise for any upset caused to readers by the rogue member of 42 Commando,” said Radio Times editor Ben Preston."
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From: Kammbronn
...but it's so funny that a Marine has managed to sneak that past the journos and ended up with his todger in the RT. BZ, fella!
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No mention of the Marine on the extreme left "supporting" the one next to him.
The Marine being supported looks like Cpl Paul Vise(?) who Chris Tyrell said at the end of the programme that weeks later he was blown up by an IED loosing so much blood, his heart stopped twice on the MedEvac helo. He survived but has been left with serious injuries to his torso, neck and brain.
Guess he needs the support now....
The Marine being supported looks like Cpl Paul Vise(?) who Chris Tyrell said at the end of the programme that weeks later he was blown up by an IED loosing so much blood, his heart stopped twice on the MedEvac helo. He survived but has been left with serious injuries to his torso, neck and brain.
Guess he needs the support now....
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Does anyone recall the picture of the Scottish regiment occifer types sitting in a group picture with H.M.? One of them was obviously a McDonald as he was showing his quarter pounder with the trimmings.
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I presumed a Sgt would be leading the guys? What I understood, listening to the verbal, the main man was in a vehicle behind the boys, shouting out orders to them. Is this the norm?
The Sgt did this run 12/15 years ago and has nothing to prove. They are there to oversee the training exercise. Just like a pilot who trained 10 years ago would not land a plane with a trainee on board... you have to do it yourself.
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Why would you presume....
The Sgt did this run 12/15 years ago and has nothing to prove. They are there to oversee the training exercise. Just like a pilot who trained 10 years ago would not land a plane with a trainee on board... you have to do it yourself.
The Sgt did this run 12/15 years ago and has nothing to prove. They are there to oversee the training exercise. Just like a pilot who trained 10 years ago would not land a plane with a trainee on board... you have to do it yourself.
