Marines and Paras differences?

joxang · 24 Jun 2012 at 12:44

OP is 17. From your posts in this thread you seriously sound like you've played a lot of COD and think it would be 'cool' to be in a hardcore military unit, but have actually no idea what and how much ridiculously hard work it entails.

Go prove us wrong I guess

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Castiel · 24 Jun 2012 at 12:45

Von Smallhausen said:
Nothing personal Castiel. I work with one ex Marine and a couple of ex Paras and they are mad as a pan of crabs.

No offence taken......you're probably right.

EdGey · 24 Jun 2012 at 13:07

joxang said:
OP is 17. From your posts in this thread you seriously sound like you've played a lot of COD and think it would be 'cool' to be in a hardcore military unit, but have actually no idea what and how much ridiculously hard work it entails.

Go prove us wrong I guess !

Everyone starts somewhere.

Enthusiasm and wanting to do it because it's cool is as good a starting place as any.

Von Smallhausen · 24 Jun 2012 at 13:08

So I've been told ......

Muscles
Are
Required
Intelligence
Not
Essential

jsmoke · 24 Jun 2012 at 15:15

I knew a guy in the SAS, used to go out with my sister, he wasent a hard man, more like an athletic type movie star, i shouldn't even be saying this here but was a long time ago 20 years. Cool guy though.

This is kind of irrelevant to this discussion more name dropping haha

Anyway long time ago now so i think i can say this.

Bengaboy · 24 Jun 2012 at 17:04

I have no experience in what the Paras do, but I have worked with Marines in various places.

Whilst on deployment to the Gulf, they are our boarding team who will go out by RIB to the various skiffs, gain intel and if necessary (suspected pirates for example) board them.

They are also trained in fast roping aswell incase the vessel in question is a tanker or something big and cannot be boarded by normal means.

The other place I worked with them was Hasler Company in Plymouth. Not nice - this is the rehabilitation place where marines go. Whilst I commend anyone that would want to do this for a career, bear in mind there is a risk of not coming back complete / dead. Not a nice thing to think about, but please bear this in mind when applying to either the paras or marines.

HAz · 24 Jun 2012 at 17:43

jsmoke said:
I knew a guy in the SAS, used to go out with my sister, he wasent a hard man, more like an athletic type movie star, i shouldn't even be saying this here but was a long time ago 20 years. Cool guy though.

This is kind of irrelevant to this discussion more name dropping haha Anyway long time ago now so i think i can say this.

Yea my sister was dating Santa Claus but don't tell anyone!

Kenai · 24 Jun 2012 at 17:52

jsmoke said:
I knew a guy in the SAS, used to go out with my sister, he wasent a hard man, more like an athletic type movie star, i shouldn't even be saying this here but was a long time ago 20 years. Cool guy though.

This is kind of irrelevant to this discussion more name dropping haha Anyway long time ago now so i think i can say this.

I don't think you're going to get hauled up under breach of the official secrets act for saying that your sister once went out with a special forces soldier

Daze · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:00

Thanks for the advice lads. Seems the Marines are in favour :cool:

joxang said:
OP is 17. From your posts in this thread you seriously sound like you've played a lot of COD and think it would be 'cool' to be in a hardcore military unit, but have actually no idea what and how much ridiculously hard work it entails.

Go prove us wrong I guess !

What a pointless post.

Who hasn't played CoD? I'm not stupid enough to base my future on glorified, etc, etc FPS. How do other people decide they're going to join a "hardcore military unit"? I'm sure they think it's cool, maybe they don't want to be an average Joe, it's not like God came to them in the middle of the night and told them "son, you're going to join the Marines". As for not knowing how much hard work it entails, what gave you that impression? I can read the training schedule, that's tells me almost everything I need to know about how hard it is. Anything else I'll find out when I get there. I'm under no illusion that it's easy, at all.

Six7th · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:07

I had considered joining the marines a couple of years back, I was even set on it at one point. In the end I didn't think I'd fit in very well, I just imagined everyone was a 'proper man' and I wouldn't have a big enough ego.

jsmoke · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:10

HAz said:
Yea my sister was dating Santa Claus but don't tell anyone!

Yeh yeh.

Maundie · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:11

If you can't make up your mind join the Engineers, they can train in either the Marines or Para's (I knew a couple who had actually done both and could wear which ever beret they wanted).

EdGey · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:11

Patiently waiting for toothbrush to see this thread.

gettothechopper · 24 Jun 2012 at 19:47

strangest thing ive seen lately is army commandos

didnt even know they existed lol

MHarrison94 · 24 Jun 2012 at 21:16

steve45 · 24 Jun 2012 at 21:26

gettothechopper said:
strangest thing ive seen lately is army commandos

didnt even know they existed lol

Really?
thats where it all began!
the royals kinda monopoliesed it later & post war though

some cap badges have commando badged units and the AACC is open to all arms/cap badges etc.
attempted it myself(unsuccessfully may i add)

steve45 · 24 Jun 2012 at 21:33

MHarrison94 said:
I have a question:

In today's current war zones (being sandy places) who would be deployed first?

Lets say for example something did kick off in Iran, or where ever the next place will be, who would be deployed first, Paras or Marines? Paras are part of 16 Air Assault Brigade which is the armies rapid response unit, so would they be deployed first? Or would both be deployed at the same time?

both to a degree, there are rapid reaction task forces setup for these eventualities comprising of both.
it would depend on where they were being deployed to.
http://www.armedforces.co.uk/mod/listings/l0027.html

gettothechopper · 24 Jun 2012 at 22:32

id imagine it would depend on the Herrick rotations more than anything, and what kind of place it would be "kicking off" in and what sutible training each unit had done more recently

George Hincapie · 24 Jun 2012 at 22:51

In my experience, Royal Marines are more intelligent, affable and mentally stable than Paras. Paras, and especially young Paras have this idea that they have to live up to an image. They aren't bright to start with, but they are a nightmare when they are out socially. Mouthy little scrotes.

All branches of the military are getting the shaft from Cool Dave ATM, but FWIW, I'd look at the RM first.

Von Smallhausen · 24 Jun 2012 at 23:46

Maybe but Paras are awfully good at what they're paid to do