Courses
Candidates for the RM are required to attend the Potential Royal Marine Course (PRMC), held at CTCRM, in addition to academic, medical and interview assessments for candidates to the British armed forces. PRMC lasts 3 days and assesses physical ability and intellectual capacity to undertake the recruit training. Officer candidates must undertake a similar selection called a POC (Potential Officers Course), which is more physically demanding and also has tests of leadership and command plus the Admiralty Interview Board.
New entry training for RM Other Ranks is conducted over thirty-two weeks, the longest infantry training course in NATO, and is undertaken at CTC, Woodbury Common and Dartmoor. The course culminates in the commando tests, undertaken over three days, leading to the award of the green beret, the distinguishing mark of a Commando.
New entry officer training is undertaken over fifteen months, with Young Officers completing a similar package of military training leading to the commando tests coupled with an element of command and management training leading to commissioning. The performance targets for the commando tests are more demanding than those for other ranks.
On completion of training new trained ranks and officers will normally be posted to a rifle company in one of the three Commando formations of the RM, later electing to specialise in one of the trades available. A number of trade specialisation courses are conducted at CTCRM, with others being undertaken elsewhere.
Command courses are undertaken by candidates for promotion, encompassing the military and leadership skills required at the higher rank as well as the management skills required for supervisory roles.
CTCRM delivers the All Arms Commando Course, providing commando training for non-RM: Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel posted to commandos or elements of 3 Commando Brigade.
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