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1
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What is the corps birth date?

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28th October 1664

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2
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What is the corps motto?

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Per Mare, Per Terram

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What does the Corps motto mean?

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By sea, by land.

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Describe the corps cap badge and what do all the elements mean?

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The lion ‘rampant’ and crown

  • denotes a royal regiment
  • 29th April 1802

Gibraltar

  • retained on the cap badge after the capture of the rock after 7 months of fighting
  • 24th July 1704

Laurel Wreath
-Awarded in 1761 after capture of Belle Isle

The globe

  • awarded by king George IV as it represents all battle honours around the globe
  • 26th September 1827

The anchor
- awarded in 1747 to show the Royal Marines are apart of the the naval force awarded by the Lord high Admiral

The corps motto - per mare per Terram

  • reflects on the amphibious nature of the marines and their ability to operate in any environment
  • awarded after the battle of bunker kill 1776
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5
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What happened in walcheren?

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Taking part in November 1944 and undertook by 41 , 47 and 48 Commandos and 4th army commandos.

The three RMC Attacked walcheren with little support other than naval support craft which were manned by three RM crew

The success was dude to self-sacrifice and gallantry of the navy support craft

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6
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Who was Hannah snell?

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Hannah snell was a British woman whom disguised her self as a man and became a soldier and then joined the Royal Marines to set sail to India

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7
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What are the most recent battles that the Royal Marines had taken part in?

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Falklands war - 1982
Afghanistan - 2001
Battle of Al Faw - 2003

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8
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What are the personal weapons of a Royal Marines Commando?

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SA80 A2
- 5.56 x 45mm NATO

General Purpose Machine Gun
- 7.62 x 57mm

L96A1 sniper rifle
- 7.62 x 51 NATO (2,790fps)

Glock 17
- 9mm

HK417 DMR
- 7.62 x 39mm

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9
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Who is the commandant general of the RMC?

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Major general Charles Strickland 2018 -

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10
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What is the SBS and what does it stand for?

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The SBS are the Royal Navy Special Forces Unit founded in 1940 and have seen action in:

  • WW2
  • falklands
  • Iraq
  • gulf war
  • Afghanistan
  • Libyan civil war

And many more.

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11
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What is the minimum amount of time you have to serve as a RMC

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As a RMC you will serve an open engagement which will last for 18 years or to the age of 40, which ever is longer. This can extend up to the age of 55. You will usually be able to hand in 12 months notice and will only be after serving 3 years.

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12
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What are the 3 Commando units and where are the commandos units located?

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40 Commandos - Taunton

42 Commandos - Plymouth

45 Commandos - Arbroath

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13
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Where is the HeadQuarters of the RMC?

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Whitehall - London

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14
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What does 43 Commandos, fleet protection group do?

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Currently they focus on maritime security around the world

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15
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How many weeks of training do you have to undergo to become a RMC?

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32 weeks of intensive training

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16
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How many Commando tests are there and what are they?

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There are 4 Commando tests and these consist of:

1- The endurance course

2- the nine mile speed March

3 - the Tarzan assault course

4 - 30 mile march

17
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How long is standard deployment?

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6 months, however depends on the operation

18
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Give a brief over view of the capture of Gibraltar.

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The battle of Gibraltar took place on 24th July 1704 and was to capture the rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish

Carried out by 1,800 British and Dutch marines

Reinforced furthermore by 400 marines to defend against repeated attacks

19
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What was the Battle of Trafalgar?

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The Battle of Trafalgar took place in 1805 fought by the Royal Navy And RMC during the Napoleonic Wars against the French and Spanish naval forces.

Lord nelson died due to a gun shot wound

20
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How was the Royal Marines formed?

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Beginning on the 28/10/1664 with the formation of the duke of York and albanys maritime regiment of the foot - this soon became known as the admirals regiment.

21
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When was the capture of Belle isle?

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17th June 1761 and was to capture the french occupied island and took place after a 6 week siege and after a second attempt.

  • returned in 1763 due to the Treaty of Paris
22
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When was the battle of bunker hill?

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The battle of bunker hill took place on 17th June 1775 and was fought against American rebel forces which were dominating the high ground to the north of the two hills.

29 killed

23
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Battle of Gallipoli

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28th April 1915

3rd Royal Marines landed on the Gallipoli peninsula to dismantle Turkish defensive positions. For 13 days the marines fought continuously against Turkish soldiers which then drove back the Allied forces after heavy losses.

21 officers and 217 men killed.

24
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What was the RMC involvement in The Normandy landings

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Over 16000 Royal Marines took park in the largest amphibious operation in history.

5 Commando units landed during the assault (41 , 45 , 47 and 48) along with two special services brigades (SAS and SBS)

Ashore by 0900 on 6th June and achieved objective by early 7th June.

Lead a leading role in the defeat of the German army.

25
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Describe the recapture of the falklands

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  • 14th June 1982

Starting on 2nd April by naval part 8901

42 Commandos recaptured South Georgia

May 1st the SBS carried out Intel gathering operations which were critical to the successor main assault.

Executed by 3 Commandos BRG bad reinforced by two parachute regiments.

Through continuous fighting and bore the brunt fighting from the RMC and supporting units lead to the surrender of the argentine forces on 14th of June.

3520 Royal Marines (50% of corps)

2 officers and 25 men killed.

26
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The Corps colours

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Blue

  • primary colour
  • connection with the RN

Red
- historic colours

Green
- to signify infantry

Yellow
- to signify early history with admirals regiment.

27
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What are the Commando spirt?

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  1. Courage
  2. Determination
  3. Unselfishness
  4. Cheerfulness in the face of adversity
28
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What are the Commando values

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  1. Excellence
  2. Integrity
  3. Self discipline
  4. Humility
29
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Who was the first Royal Marines recipient of the Victoria Cross

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Corporal John prettyjohns in 1854

30
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How many recipients of the Victoria cross have there been from the Royal Marines?

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10

31
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Who was the last Royal Marine recipient of the Victoria Cross?

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Corporal Tomas peck hunter

3rd April 1945

Self sacrifice

32
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How many weeks of training are there?

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32 weeks

33
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What is the reason of model 1

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To effect the transition from civilian to military life and prepare the individual recruit for training in the Royal Marines

Weeks 1 - 10

34
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What happens in Module 2

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To consolidate the skills learned thus far and progress onto more advanced aspects of the individual soldiering

Weeks 11 - 15

35
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What happens in module 3

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To train and practice a recruit in the tactical skills and knowledge required to act as rifleman in all operations of war and all transitional phases of war

Weeks 16 - 21

36
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What happens in module 4

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To confirm a recruit is professionally prepared for service in an operational unit, is at a Commando level of fitness and has requisite professional skill, determination, courage, unselfishness and cheerfulness under adversity

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