Matt Baker from Blue Peter takes part in the Potential Royal Marines Course. All potential recruits must pass this 4 day test to achieve a place on the 32 week Royal Marine Recruit Training Course at Lympstone in Devon.
after your test, if you pass you will be given an application form, medical form and information on going off to get an eye test, once you have booked and had your eye test and filled in the forms send it back to the officer, after this you will have your medicals, interviews, the potential course (what the video is about) then get a job offer.
This is nothing compared to mine! I got home yesterday. there is alot more training after the tunnnels and you piggy back a man up a massive hill twice. and you cannot stand still, alot of crawling! but we didnt do as much in the gym as the last part. I loved it. passed with an A grade! buzzing!!
there is a PRMC every 2 weeks mate (usually tuesday to friday) and the paper tests - known as the psychometric tests - are not easy but their not really hard either if you have basic maths and english. the paper tests r in about 5 sections with about 8mins each
to be honest as long as you train hard before and really want it you'l be fine. just dont quit. there were 3 16 year olds at our prmc i think. start training march 10th
Mickey, my sons down there at the moment. Just recovering from a broken metatarsal ( no he's not a footballer lol )going back into week 15 after summer leave. If your not really fit all ready, I'd put off going and do some more training at home first, running sit ups, push ups etc. If not it could lead to disappointment. All the best duds
I want to join the RMC but I'm costrophobic and I'm being deadly serious here, I would stop breathing in those tunnels, I'm very costrophobic I take the stairs to the top of a 15 story building than a lift. Would this affect me, leading to me failed the selection course??
Like they say its a state of mind, Im in a similar boat to you, im slightly claustrophobic, Im uncomfortable unless i get the isle seat on airplanes. It really is mind over matter. Id see your GP first and get his or her advice, if they give you the green light, train hard, push yourself and you'll be fine. And try to remember, its only a bit of gravel and water Im applying next year, im hoping to get at-least 6-9 months training in so i can hit the ground running with regards to fitness.
i am 15 and have started training i hope to be sponsored through university and join as an officer when i am 18i am not worried about the physical side as i will be training hard for 3 years it is the academic and mental side i have good willpower and i think my academic abilities will be sufficient but i can only hope and train my god damn hardest
@15still its aparently good fun, but i went down to the recruiting office and asked what they thought of it and they said it is shit they told me to get a levels especially pe and geographhy
@dannyuknewcastle would you have any advice to a 14 year old marine wanna-be then? I'm doing some running and finding it so difficult that it's embarrising, and some marines only take the piss so i was wonderin if you could help a little?
alright mate! am 16 now but i wanna do it after college at 18. was hopin to do the look at life course at 17 though. could you give us some info on how you went about it and the time scale? cheers mate! Respect on passing out aswell!
Sorry mate, i'll say negative. i'm an ex-para and they are no way gonna take on an asthma sufferer. you could lie but you will probably get found out early.
just wondering, if u fail the prmc, are you allowed to re-take it? and is it as hard as people say it is? Ive got a very strong upper body, and good stamina, but its not like ultra good. I'm thinkin of signing up after college. w/b, cheers
