The Joys of the Royal Marines Endurance Course Endurance Course: This comprises of a 4 mile march to the start of the course where timings are started. Located on Woodbury Common, the route is 2.5 miles across country and includes 5 sets of tunnels, one of which is fully submerged. Once the cross country… Read More

Royal Marines Training: Rehabilitation is More Effective than New Recruitment

Research Paper Title Investigation of the Operational Effectiveness of Hunter Company, Commando Training Centre, Royal Marines. Background The aim of the study was to investigate the operational effectiveness of Hunter Company, Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (RM) in rehabilitating injured RM recruits, through the collection of demographic, medical, and performance data for one year’s intake… Read More

17/09/201315/09/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Stress Fractures & Royal Marine Recruits: What Threshold?

Research Paper Title Stress Fractures of the Hip in Royal Marine Recruits under Training: A Retrospective Analysis. Background At the Commando Training Centre, Royal Marines (CTCRM), a retrospective analysis of the occurrence of one form of stress fracture – that of the hip – has shown that this fracture is a significant cause of morbidity… Read More

26/07/201322/07/2013 by Andrew Marshall

The Operational Effectiveness of Hunter Company

13/04/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Commando Selection & Performance Tests

Research Paper Title Improving the Selection of Candidates for Royal Marine Recruit Training by the Use of a Combination of Performance Tests. Abstract Candidates who wish to undertake Royal Marine recruit training, a physically strenuous course which now extends 32 weeks, must first of all successfully complete a Personal Qualities Assessment (PQA) and four psychomotor… Read More