Hi all, i've been keen to join the infantry in the forces for a while now and have been thinking over the details and specific aspects unique to, not just the marines, but in the army as well
as a general statement that is mostly true, the marines are an elite force trained to a higher standard than the army and this can be seen with how the army's reputation as a branch of the forces never grabs people's attention quite the way bringing up the royal marines does. This is of course not the basis on which i would be judging which i would join, not to worry it's just an observation
however, there are of course regiments and units within the Army are seen as being on a similarly elite standard as the RM, take the Gurkhas and the Paras etc.
It got me wondering if there were any parts of the Army that a Marine would be happy to serve in on the basis of their standards, professionalism and, for lack of a better word, prestige, being of a similar standard and what that might be.
So yeah, would be interesting to find out what parts of the Army you guys did/would seriously consider trying to get into and would hold a soldier in fair esteem from such a unit if you met them
cheers
as a general statement that is mostly true, the marines are an elite force trained to a higher standard than the army and this can be seen with how the army's reputation as a branch of the forces never grabs people's attention quite the way bringing up the royal marines does. This is of course not the basis on which i would be judging which i would join, not to worry it's just an observation
however, there are of course regiments and units within the Army are seen as being on a similarly elite standard as the RM, take the Gurkhas and the Paras etc.
It got me wondering if there were any parts of the Army that a Marine would be happy to serve in on the basis of their standards, professionalism and, for lack of a better word, prestige, being of a similar standard and what that might be.
So yeah, would be interesting to find out what parts of the Army you guys did/would seriously consider trying to get into and would hold a soldier in fair esteem from such a unit if you met them
cheers