Ex Gaelic Venture is the course’s cumulative test following a high intensity few months. After a full-on Joining Week, the course heads to Cornwall for four weeks of climbing, ropework and ‘beach’ phys.
Jon had pledged to go alcohol-free for 32 weeks – the equivalent length of time it takes to train to become a Royal Marine – in his determination to give back, the beneficiary award that supported him financially towards the cost of his own urgent cancer treatment operation that saved his life.
This week, our news is simply about some remarkable individuals with remarkable stories.
The Corps will be capable of striking deeper and faster thanks to a revamped raiding craft for discrete Commando operations. Being rolled out for use on front-line operations around the world, the Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) is a redesigned version of the tried-and-tested Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC).
The power of solid collaboration and ‘out of the box’ thinking can never be over-emphasised when working towards a truly positive, life-changing outcome for a beneficiary.
This week, there’s uplifting news of enduring partnerships, some remarkable successes, and fantastic achievements inspired by very personal reasons for supporting the Royal Marines Family.
On 9 October 2023, 47 Cdo RG RM deployed its operational Boat Group to join the LRG (South) Task Group, having been activated at very short notice to respond to an emerging Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) crisis in North Africa. The Boat Group, consisting of LCs from 539 Raiding Sqn and a Support Element from Logistics Sqn embarked RFA Lyme Bay with an LCU, the newly upgraded Commando Raiding Craft (CRC) and IRCs and set sail. Some of the team sailed with the ship from Devonport, the rest flew forward to Gibraltar. The first RV was ‘The Nelson’ in Gib, where we managed to catch the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup, and prepare for the obligatory ‘Rock Run’ the following morning.
A team of 250 Royal Marines has returned home from the east coast of the United States having retained the prestigious Virginia Gauntlet trophy for a third consecutive time, having won the first competition back in 2012.