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==Selection==
[[File:Royal Marines Commando Uniform 2020 MOD 45166712.jpg|alt=Royal Marines Commando in Future Commando Force uniform|thumb|Royal Marines Commando in Future Commando Force uniform]]
All potential recruits take a Defence Aptitude Assessment <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/defence-aptitude-assessment-information-and-practice |title= Defence Aptitude Assessment |publisher=Royalnavy.mod.uk |accessdate=2023-04-16}}</ref> and are interviewed at the Armed Forces Careers Office (AFCO) to assess their suitability. A series of physical assessments are conducted including a sight test and medical examination. Then the Pre-Joining Fitness Test Plus (PJFT+). The PJFT+ is a circuit assessment. Potential recruits have to complete the circuit three times, with each requiring the completion of 20 burpees, 30 sit ups, 20 press ups and a one
Royal Marines recruits must be aged 16 to 32 (they must be in Recruit Training before their 33rd birthday).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/joining/get-ready-to-join/royal-marines-commando/am-i-eligible |title=Am I Eligible To Be A Royal Marines Commando? |publisher=Royalnavy.mod.uk |accessdate=2023-04-16}}</ref> Due to the July 2016 lifting on the ban on women in Ground Close Combat roles, females are now permitted to join all British military infantry units, including the Royal Marines Commandos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ban-on-women-in-ground-close-combat-roles-lifted |title=Ban on women in ground close combat roles lifted |publisher=GOV.UK |date=2016-07-08 |accessdate=2019-03-18}}</ref>
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===Royal Marines Commando Training===
Royal Marines Commando Training is one of the world's longest and most arduous training programmes. The programme is intended to train recruits in all skills required to become an amphibious soldier with the Marines.
Once through the recruiting process, candidates are given a date to start Initial Training at Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM), Lympstone. Initial training is a five-stage process, with only successful candidates progressing to the next stage.
The first of these stages is a 4-week Recruit Orientation Phase (ROP). This stage provides an introduction to life as a marine and includes Physical Training (PT) and swimming sessions and testing, drill and personal administration, weapon handling, close combat training and basic fieldcraft. ROP culminates in a three-day field exercise and fitness assessment. Recruits have two attempts to pass this assessment. If successful, they move on to spend a further 32 weeks in training.
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If successful in the first stages of training, recruits progress to introductory Commando training. This will see them undertake: Live firing tactical training - at section and troop level, day and night manoeuvre training and amphibious foundation training. A final exercise and four Commando tests will follow:
# The endurance course: Two miles of tunnels, pools, streams, bogs and woods, followed by a four
# The nine-mile speed march: This needs to be completed in 90 minutes, as a unified squad, while carrying 30lbs of equipment and rifle.
# The Tarzan assault course: This is an aerial assault course which needs to be completed in 13 minutes, while carrying 30lbs of equipment and rifle.
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