Royal Marines Training: Load Carrying

[BritishPatriot3]

would any serving bootneck recomend either running with weight or going on longs walks with a heavy bag? if so how heavy?

[keirfree]

@BritishPatriot3 Run just run, oh 1 more thing Run

[BritishPatriot3]

@keirfree what was that last bit haha, thanks mate

[keirfree]

@BritishPatriot3 its all about taken the shit they throw at you, no matter how fit or agile you are, but putting in Miles of running on the flats as well as the hills, before you start will help, your mind set.

pain is temporary, the lid is for ever,

if you really are going for a try @ Lympstone

Best of Luck !

[BritishPatriot3]

@keirfree yea i have been doing alot of hill running too, yea another bootneck said that 'your mind will give in long before the body does' which is 100% true i think. thanks for the advice and yea i am thanks, troop 133 start 6th of june.

[keirfree]

@BritishPatriot3 keep me Posted ! from time to time as to your journey ! where ever that takes you !

Bon Chance !

[BritishPatriot3]

@keirfree cheers mate i will, which unit you in then?

[keirfree]

@BritishPatriot3 3 BAS but that was probabley before your father was born let alone you !

3 BAS= old,,,, 3 Cdo Bde Air Sqdn, based @ RNAS Sembawang Singapore,

P.S I was also a Army soldier

[BritishPatriot3]

@keirfree yea i hadnt heard of that, fair play to you anyway. must have been alot harder to pass out those days. hats of to you

[keirfree]

@BritishPatriot3 some died doing the course ! there was No health and safety executive then ! plus No safety harnesses either, butother than that No difference ! just mind over matter and Run !

Oh did I forget and Run !

You Can do it ! You will do it ! trust me

[BritishPatriot3]

@keirfree i am not suprised, sounds nails! Yea i have been told by someone who recently passed out to remeber the mind will give in long before the body, and i totally agree with that

[ollie272]

load carrys suck fat cock

[EllisFitz1995]

Biggest faggot in the world

[EllisFitz1995]

Ivegotmagicstix I bet ur sitting there laughing ur head off with ur big fat belly eating dominos pizza and coca cola, insulting the British army and if u went to afghanistan you'd shit yourself, end off, don't act hard behind a computer, biggest catgut in the world

[EllisFitz1995]

Ivegotamagicstix have u ever served in the military?.... No u haven't and at the end of the day we are allies and fight and de fir each other, these men, whatever military, are brave and have more courage than u do sitting behind ur computer

[EllisFitz1995]

I don't really like the Americans who come on here and insult the British army, we are the best army in world and that's a fact. Also they insult us and they've never served in the military themselves....????

[Jamietran123]

the heaviest my bergen has been in training so far is proboly ~130lbs thats was a shit time in my life and to be told its gets heavier in afghanistan =] things i do to try and be a Royal

[TheMortonnn]

@StormtroopeR003 no they dont Brittish and canada have the worst canada are in kandahar and britttain in helmad wich is were most of the trouble is coming from so therefor we are in the hardest places you guys are just like we have equipment and plenty of people so just run out and shoot at trees

[arrrival]

@bweare There are more US soldiers though.....

[yeahbwoyyy]

If it wern't for us you wouldn't exist hillbilly!

[ivegotamagicstix]

@bweare No U.S. Marines are just fucking crazy and are full of hate and discontent. U.K. Marines have tea time. just my two shillings

[blackflaps7]

@StormtroopeR003

We' ve had Helmand for a hell of a lot longer, were only just switching with the Americans now after years of it. That is where the real shit goes down mate.

[TheMortonnn]

@blackflaps7 correction my friend we still have Helmand Province

[ConfuzzledCub]

That would be carrying my mum on my back lol!

[mcgelite]

@ConfuzzledCub she weighs 5.4 stone?

[ConfuzzledCub]

@mcgelite I have no idea lol! I don't even know how much the stuff weighs, because I don't know about pounds and stuff very well. So I'm just trying to guess. We do Kilo Grams in New Zealand... soooooo.

[mcgelite]

@ConfuzzledCub ahhhh well then its about 26.6kg

[swanseastew]

i was in zulu 45cdo and it was jan - march 1986

[swanseastew]

I recall a time working with our colonial cousins in Norway one winter. We skied down from the mountains through an American tented village as they were packing up and climbing onto coaches.

My, how they look after their troops. I think we skied from dawn to dusk that day.

[cexyles222]

69 pounds? thats nothing...sas member have to carry 105+ lbs aswell as webbing and rifle

[m0ntfish]

nice one, you every tried walkin with 69lb bergen? seems like all you can do is gob off and eat big macs in 3 bites, maybe stick to what you know, leave the educated comments to those who know what they are talking about?

[eigononinja]

I applied about 2 years ago but I failed my interview because i wasnt that serious about it and I was no where near fit enough. I also had to get a hernia repair. I have my psychometrics exam next month and il hopefully be fit enough for the pjft. My knee cap is inflamed at the mo witch is a bitch!!

[eigononinja]

I see your applying for the Royal Machines too, how far you on mate?

[eigononinja]

I think the colonies (more like colons) need some reminding of their roots!!

[eigononinja]

Yanks dont really speak English though do they?lol

[mattie701]

lol. not with a accent no. or u can say us yanks have the accent.

[demonsvoice22689]

ur just a prick thats gets his morale up thinking thier cool talkin smack on youtube cuz ur real life u dont have any friends u prolly still a virgin and wiegh 100 pounds

[demonsvoice22689]

what do i fight in speak english bro make sense when u right i dont understand u it dont matter i have more expeirence then u dumbass

[demonsvoice22689]

u dont even makes sense when u right man go get a life bro go get some vagina and u be a fucking man instead of acting like one

[demonsvoice22689]

yea iam a fat basterd lol u would be my bitch dont act like u can fight dude ur prolly a momas boy

[demonsvoice22689]

man ur sucha man u can run ur mouth on youtbe i bet u get all the pussy in your neighborhood i wish i was more like you a dumbass who prooly has no friends except on the internet

[demonsvoice22689]

yea u would love this u homo ...u make it out to be all u.s fault during a firefight british troops shots 8 javelins missles at danish forces in about 2 hours whats the matter cant tell the enemy apart

[demonsvoice22689]

our military isnt fed fast food u sipshit tis preety much the same shit u.k troops lmao u just dont knw what ur tallking about

[demonsvoice22689]

and look it up british troops killed other british troops and afghan troops

[demonsvoice22689]

talk like a man u are a fucking pussy on yourube u running ur mouth man if we were in person i bet u wouldlt say that shit ur the coward dude i would make u my bitch so shut the fuck up u stupid piece of shit ....wow good job u talk like a man on youtube

[demonsvoice22689]

friendly fire is mostly caused by the birds accidently dropping on the wrong target or to close to friendly forces

[demonsvoice22689]

no but it does mean thier in command british are uses for training afghan army and security

[demonsvoice22689]

huh

[demonsvoice22689]

and i never said about better except when u compared marines to the seal ..i agree british army and marines are better trained then the u.s army and marines but i bet the u.s army and marines can shoot hell alot better thats all we did in basic was shoot shit and pt

[demonsvoice22689]

afghan is divided into four parts by nato which one counttry is in command for that territory far east near paki border is the u.s, south is canada,north is germany, west is italy... u.k isnt capable and thats why the past four years nato was lead by an american general which u.s troops death rate is lower then the begining of the war when a u.k major was in charge of nato

[demonsvoice22689]

and thiers alot of fat people in the u.k also their mcdonalds thier to and erverybody thats dissing the u.s on youtube are prolly fat asses all because u guys said so dosnt make it true nobody here has anything to back it up by i seen fat british troops also which only do theirs more turkish troops in afghan then british

[demonsvoice22689]

stop sayin mate u fagget u.s is the better country its a fact

[demonsvoice22689]

iam nnot digging myself in a hole ur just retarded as shit

[demonsvoice22689]

yea iam wrong everybody knows whos better everybody here is british so thats why they cant admit to nothing

[LFCian1990]

yes m8, you know what i'm talking about, i've been british armed forces, i've just put my name down for french foreign legion , another big challenge

[neverunprepared]

"Why are they so Obese?"

haha...roger that!

[demonsvoice22689]

i get what ur sayin but if u have more troops deployed and ur in more combat missions more patrols chances are ur gonna get wounded or killed ...no iam in the army 501 inf near jalabad by the paki border and i have respect for the british troops serving not the ones that run thier mouth on youtube

[demonsvoice22689]

dude u dont make sense just shut up i cant help it my country has a better military look it up it will tell the ranks of all the countries adn the u.k is nowhere around the u.s

[demonsvoice22689]

hahaha dynamic is a tree huggin pussy thats doesnt know shit u prolly the bitch in high school werent you

[demonsvoice22689]

ok look dumbass thats the requirements for the buds program which is just to get ready for actually seal training most recruits dont make it thruogh the buds program to even tryto become a seal so just shut the fuck up

[demonsvoice22689]

ok well u.s has alot more troops deployed and u.k troops mostly sit on thier ass on base trust me i seen it for 10 months the u.s army is the only one really at war i mean come on when do u hear abouit ur marines or army killing taliban u dont its the u.s army the afghan army and the pakis... fuckin shit it is true brits are just complete morons

[demonsvoice22689]

umm no we bailed ur ass out and u know what we think of british lazy pieces of shit that dont do nothing but sit around base

[elliotts4]

if America didn't join the war, Germany would have taken Britain but then they would have taken America after that you retard.

[demonsvoice22689]

ur fuckin crazy if u think ur marines are better then our seals dude look it up dumbass and u guys had to fight germany cuase they were fucking u up and u.s and canada went deep into germany also adn if we werent here to help briton then why were most of our troops sent to briton ...and i dont give a fuck bout what u have to say bout uncl sam cuz i know we have a better military then u....have u even served your country before ??

[demonsvoice22689]

no our seals shit on any special forces in briton and for freindly fire daily basis u dipshit that shit isnt true man u must be a dumbass lol yea u bought us into ww2 on the europe side cause the germans were fucking you guys in the ass everyday

[07dowlingj]

ur such a dum fuck u yank its the bloody sas there tougher than the gay flappy seals plus the sas praticly made the navy seals

[demonsvoice22689]

ur such a dumb fuck u brit i dont care bout the royal marines or the sas i know that the u.s is a btter military then the u.k drop it

[d4ives]

you fool about the u.s are better than the s.a.s and royal marines u.s are weak compared to the s.a.s and royal marines

[ivegotamagicstix]

@d4ives blah blah blah! Americians are raised to hate and kill so fuck off!  s.a.s. u.k. what ever man. War and America go hand in hand just ask the english, spanish,french,mexicians,japan­ese,korean,iraqi,afghan,german­,itialian,cuban, panama,vietnam, etc.....

[yeahbwoyyy]

@ivegotamagicstix Vietnam fucked you up LOL

[ivegotamagicstix]

@yeahbwoyyy Listen you english queer. If it was'nt for America you would be speaking german. Winston churchill sucked cock to get America to help out the brits, so shut up ass waffle. As for Vietnam that was all politics. If the U.S. military was allowed to do there job at full force in vietnam there would be no Vietnam, just like there would be no middle east now. Its all politics That hold down the WAR machine that is the U.S. military. EAT A DICK!

[crouchtrac]

@ivegotamagicstix thin out you tosser, read over your comments you sound about 12, stop insulting what you haven't got the balls to become

[ivegotamagicstix]

@crouchtrac blah blah blah you gay blah blah have a scone blah blah cheerio! pip pip!

[crouchtrac]

@ivegotamagicstix blah blah blah 'brits are fag's blah blah 'your gay' blahhh have a big mac and change the record fatty

[ivegotamagicstix]

@crouchtrac Ha ha yes! you said it! lol lol lol Anyway were I live McDonalds or anyother fast food hell hole is 55 miles drive. I eat venison,black bear and lake trout.

[crouchtrac]

@ivegotamagicstix shh fatty, you've never heard of healthy eating, stop lying

[ivegotamagicstix]

@crouchtrac Will you quit emailing me you brittish queer. I'll fucking bowhunt your ass Ted Nugent style! Fucking tea and biscuit eating mother fucker!

[crouchtrac]

@ivegotamagicstix if you can squeeze your huge american ass out of your armchair, I'm Welsh by the way... not English and just before you do insult my English brothers, just remember what language your insulting them in.

[ivegotamagicstix]

@crouchtrac HA HA this is fun! I enjoy it! I say things to get a response...its called trolling. I not fat im 5'10" 178lbs. Its cool you are welsh my great grandparents came to America from Cornwall a town called Pengelly hence my last name. I really have no problem with the english or any one else. And the royal marines are well trained and equiped.

[JedNZ]

@ivegotamagicstix if it wasn't for america talk is outdated garbage bro. America was awsome then but anyway back to the present you guys are a fucking joke. What happened, you guys used to be resepcted before your cocky smart ass gung ho attitudes took the best out of yas that will be making your ancesters toss in their graves. Don't take credit for what they did, get back to reality princess your country will be eating ALOT if dick with all that dept soon.... 3rd world toss

[d4ives]

@ivegotamagicstix Who Are you you 11 months late to be commenting dumb shit

[Isaacxilia1]

@d4ives The U.S, huh? You say they are weak to their face.. I am a brit here, supporter of both Royal Marines and USMC. USMC are regular soldiers and RM are pretty much special forces standard - by choice.

[demonsvoice22689]

british are just haters of the u.s because we have a better military its a proven fact your like a lil brother to us we wont let nobody pick on you guys haha

[Shyamp92]

its a proven fact that the american armed forces go on excersises with other NATO countries including the UK and realise just how good we british are

[demonsvoice22689]

yea most of the time they come to u.s to do excersises i trained w brtish and swedish at ft benning

[Shyamp92]

yeah i suppose. all NATO countries get their fair share of hosting military exercises. were u infantry in the us army if u were at fort benning?

[jenkem23]

lol

[viewty87]

no mate uk have the best military u jus have more bombs thats it

[demonsvoice22689]

no mate we have a better military more bombs more tanks more fighters more manpower more everything

[urbansnipe]

not more brainpower

quality over quantity

[viewty87]

yep and with the more ur brain capacity has shrunk

[troj1992]

hmmmmmmmmm................let me think...........SAS, SBS, Pathfinders.....the list goes on, o and we dont blow our allies up when we go to war with them, and we dont have hot headed red necks shooting anything that moves

[LFCian1990]

b*llox, the other year they had a competition where USMC carried the RM bergans for 30 miles and they failed, where the RM did not, search it, its true, RM are equal to your special forces.

[warriorsoul28]

gurkhas kill em all

[stubbostubbs]

Para Regt used to do 50 miles with full kit (minus weapon cos of H & S concerns...puke) in less than 14 hrs. fitter Companies were in less than 10 hrs.

[wiganerrmc]

you mean 50km paras only do 20 miles

[stubbostubbs]

You carry what is required. End of.

[stubbostubbs]

Fuck off. USMC are a bunch of pansies who shoot their own by mistake.

Parachute Regiment

[oOMissJediOo]

I think that even 60 pounds is heavy, 'oddityX'. Unless you've tried it, don't post your hard ass comments!

[LFCian1990]

its not easy is it, i struggle to fuck, ankles still would not heal due to blisters

[triggerchelsea1]

USMC is nothing compared to the royal marines

[kicknbazz1615]

lol ya. and the funny thing is, RM are commandos and marines are just a basic fighting force lol so i guess marines are tougher lol

[IIxGrAiNgErxII]

the RM 30 miler test is 40 pounds including rifle

[BDFPA]

No, the weight often exceeds 120 pounds like the person above said. Afterall that individual is a RMC.

[grant8567]

LOL

[Bandito911]

you fucking tosser fremlinskent. the only thing you know about wars is from fucking playstation games. get off your fucking arse and find some train tracks to dance in

[fremlinskent]

Ah, diddums. Some people don't like the truth.

[Evenub]

lets put it this way, a 56lb load will get you a sleeping bag, your rocket pouches with a poncho and water proofs and a coupla sets of trousers, plus fighting order, then the wait of the bergan itself. you will never actualy do anything with only 70lb's of kit.

[LFCian1990]

what about ration packs and spare ammunition,

and what about a bandelier

[fremlinskent]

Well how about the shitty Royal Marines and their air support? Not exactly brave to drop a bomb from a great height, is it? With unmanned aircraft, the bomb droppers are not even in the same country. Brave they are not.

[indigodingobongo]

id love to see you say that to a marines face.

[fremlinskent]

About all an RM is good for is fighting civilians.

[FantasticMrF0x]

and that is differnet from a USM? because they're only good for shooting each other? RM dicks on your marines, 32 weeks basic training in RM, 17 in USMC.. the british army alone has basics of 22 weeks

[demonsvoice22689]

british basic is 14

[FantasticMrF0x]

no it isnt you bell end my cousins just finished doing it

[demonsvoice22689]

oh i just asking wtf is bell

[penyafan]

i would like to say a good bench mark to join the uk forces/1 mile run in boots 5 mins.

i mile swim 30 mins/

sand bag carry on the low lands and above the tree line.

its not about makin others feel fools,its about helping your muckers when the chips are down and the rounds come down,work hard drink loads.

[metzergenstein]

Royal Marines use m-16?

[reemlsilkworm]

no m8..

SA80

GPMG

MINIMI LMG

.5 BROWNING

LSW ETC.....

[GlennQuagmire247]

They have used M16s before, mainly Recce teams, but only in small numbers.

[Bandito911]

nope. we mainly use sa80's and then some support weapons (like what reemlsilkworm said)

[LFCian1990]

i was told by a RM before, he used the m-16 and said its rubbish, he'd rather use sa80 due to it being more accurate

[jaikownje]

wtf in the S.A.S training they have 56 pounds something

[stridskuk90]

yeah but they walk a bit further... :D

[brode17]

another dickhead paddy

174jk50 ..your britishhhhh mate

these are your soldiers too

get used to it :P

[sureshot649]

US Marines average about 79lbs battle-rattle when they go out. Bunch of bullshit i think, ought to be a 25lb ruck and 25lb vest and weapon.

[lazyeyeboy]

55kg is average pack weight in the NZ Army. What's that about 105lbs? I guess 69lbs is not a bad starting weight. plus ammunition, radio set, rats, section stores , etc etc.

[jimbleep]

I don't think I ever had 69lbs in my kit... More like 120lbs!!!

[mdg23x]

thats a bloody good amount of weight. what is the farthest you marched with a 120 lb kit?

[reemlsilkworm]

We did a 30 mile speedmarch across dartmoor with just shy of 130lb (gpmg+kit), this ended our recruit training.

The Royal Marines Commando's have the longest and most severe infantry training of any NATO soldier in the world!

When you start galloping up and down the dunes and across the vast wadis in Afghanistan It becomes clear why..!!

[P061562M]

69 pounds is the lightest you'll carry, Ever!!!

[Deanof300]

Sore backs i guess :P