Ask a military guy...

[Dectomax]

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Are you cadet or serving? The L98 is the cadet rifle, so I'll pick that ( for now )

You'll go far mate, you remember this better than I do! I was terrible at maintenance...the amount of times I was beasted for the condition of my rifle in RT!

 

[Knusper]

How do you feel when you see people protesting against your work in Afghanistan? Guilty? Hateful? Unappreciated?

It's their right. I neither care, nor worry about these people.

Also, how frequently do you ever question an officer's orders? Are your opinions appreciated or is it still like how it was in the 19th century? I ask because because it happens all the time in my cadet force.

 

[Shoqiyqa]

have you ever killed a man?

You want to know the really {tone_bitterness}{tone_sarcasm}funny{/tone} part? I don't know. The legal system's got one standard when they're trying someone for murder, the RAF's got another when they're awarding "kills" to pilots in The Battle Of Britain, different online games have different ways of tracking it and I couldn't give you my bodycount by any of those standards.

Isn't that {tone_bitterness}{tone_sarcasm}fun{/tone}?

As a serving member of the military, what is your opinion of private security firms? (Mercenaries, PMCs etc to anyone whos wondering)

 

[hawkeye52]

Hey before you went out did you do a training session in Cyprus or straight out from England.

 

[Athol]

As a serving member of the military, what is your opinion of private security firms? (Mercenaries, PMCs etc to anyone whos wondering)

That good huh?

 

[Kyle Roberts]

Will the marines allow non-americans to join?
Im considering re-enlisting into the army and im not going back to the russian army.

 

[Dectomax]

How do you feel when you see people protesting against your work in Afghanistan? Guilty? Hateful? Unappreciated?

It's their right. I neither care, nor worry about these people.

Also, how frequently do you ever question an officer's orders? Are your opinions appreciated or is it still like how it was in the 19th century? I ask because because it happens all the time in my cadet force.

Our officers will ask for our opinions on the matter, but what they say still goes. though they may take our views into account.

 

[RepeatAfterMe]

Does red jelly cloud your vision upon injury?

 

[Dectomax]

Will the marines allow non-americans to join?
Im considering re-enlisting into the army and im not going back to the russian army.

The Royal Marines are British. Have been since 1664. You would have to be a member of a commonwealth state or have been a UK citizen for 5 years to be eligible to join.

 

[Dectomax]

Hey before you went out did you do a training session in Cyprus or straight out from England.

Our mission specific training was done in Norfolk. An area just above London.

 

[hawkeye52]

Hey before you went out did you do a training session in Cyprus or straight out from England.

Our mission specific training was done in Norfolk. An area just above London.

Ah right im currently in Dhekelia garrison Cyprus and i know they sometimes send regiments out here for training before going to afghan or iraq. I think they are currently using akrotiri for the Libya ops

 

[Dectomax]

Also what garrison are your regiment currently stationed in?

My Regiment are on deployment at the moment. I cannot give the location of our home barracks. PERSEC.

 

[hawkeye52]

Also how are the cuts hitting you atm since my dad is in the SCE and thankfully since hes retiring next year he won't be hit by it but how is that army fairing in that respect

 

[Dectomax]

Also how are the cuts hitting you atm since my dad is in the SCE and thankfully since hes retiring next year he won't be hit by it but how is that army fairing in that respect

At the moment, the cuts are not effecting us directly. They've hit the Navy pretty bad, which has caused us to lose a few good ships but The Royal Marines are alright, for the moment atleast.

 

[Kyle Roberts]

Will the marines allow non-americans to join?
Im considering re-enlisting into the army and im not going back to the russian army.

The Royal Marines are British. Have been since 1664. You would have to be a member of a commonwealth state or have been a UK citizen for 5 years to be eligible to join.

My bad about that i thought the marines were american and thanks for the information.

 

[Squarez]

Will the marines allow non-americans to join?
Im considering re-enlisting into the army and im not going back to the russian army.

The Royal Marines are British. Have been since 1664. You would have to be a member of a commonwealth state or have been a UK citizen for 5 years to be eligible to join.

My bad about that i thought the marines were american and thanks for the information.

The Americans have the USMC (United States Marine Corps), the Brits have the Royal Marines. So both have their own versions of marines.

You should ask an American military guy about their entry requirements, though.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

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Which Pony is your favorite?



I kid, I kid.

 

[Hatter]

Don't want this to come off the wrong way but, Are Marines as over glorified over there as they are in the U.S.? It seems that your general Joe, even more so in the younger generations, over here thinks of your average Marine as Rambo, and a soldier as just some guy that walks around inside the wire and pees himself when he hears someone say "Taliban".

I can quote at least 30 people that I've seen posting on various websites that demonstrate this.

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

Ireland are part of the UK!

Aheheheh... no. I hope you're just confusing Northern Ireland with Ireland, and not displaying either a complete ignorance of, or total disregard for, Irish independence...

Traumatising? I've not really been in action too much. as I stated, I was deployed and within the second week hit by mortar fire.

What does being mortared have anything to do with taking a shit?

Cleaning was done by local contractors. They'd come atleast once a week. But sometimes they'd get threatened or combat operations would limit travel. They can get pretty full during those times. And if it's summer it is almost unbearable. You deal with it though.

That's quite interesting. But boy I don't envy those local contractors. Talk about a shitty job... I'd take soldiering any day.

 

[Dectomax]

Don't want this to come off the wrong way but, Are Marines as over glorified over there as they are in the U.S.? It seems that your general Joe, even more so in the younger generations, over here thinks of your average Marine as Rambo, and a soldier as just some guy that walks around inside the wire and pees himself when he hears someone say "Taliban".

I can quote at least 30 people that I've seen posting on various websites that demonstrate this.

A regular infantryman in the British Army trains for 14 weeks.

A regular Marine in the USMC trains for 12 weeks. ( Correct me if I'm wrong? )

A Royal Marine trains for 32 weeks, with one of the most intensive and difficult Recruit training of the NATO forces.

Whilst I consider myself better trained and better equipped to deal with certain scenarios than other infantry, that by no means makes them lesser. I have the upmost respect for all members of the armed forces. (I just believe our units a little better...)