15K views · 303 reactions |  What happens once you've completed Royal Marines training? | Veterans' Foundation | Facebook

81K views · 2.5K reactions | For the first time in history women can now apply to join the Royal Marines Commandos and earn the coveted green beret! Same standards, same beret, same course, same sense of family pride and endeavour. Many are called, few will be chosen... I dare you to apply ladies! It will change your life for the better, no doubt, but first must come effort... and a lot of it...  ps and well done Troop 268 passing out after 32 gruelling weeks! | Bear Grylls | Facebook

A striking new mural honouring one of the most iconic moments in Royal Marines history has been unveiled at the Commando Training Centre, Lympstone, Devon. The artwork depicts the famous image known as ‘The Yomper’ — Corporal Peter Robinson advancing towards Port Stanley during the Falklands conflict, a Union Flag proudly attached to his radio aerial. The original photograph, taken by then–Petty Officer Pete Holdgate while deployed with 3 Commando Brigade in 1982, has since become a powerful sym