“It is this operational excellence, underpinned by your unique skillset and training, which will ensure that all of you, as Royal Marines, will help to perpetuate our peace and freedom, both now and in the future.” At the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone, The King has spent time with trainees, instructors, families and veterans of the Corps. The Royal Marines are the amphibious troops of the Royal Navy, acknowledged as one of the world’s elite commando forces. On average, 1300

The King has returned to the Royal Marines training base where he completed his helicopter pilot training 50 years ago. Charles arrived at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines in Lympstone, near Exeter, Devon to meet successful recruits and present special honours. | The Royal Family Channel

Royal Marines filmed during basic training at Lympstone for a 1980 recruitment film. Watch the full film, titled ‘Nothing Is Impossible’, on our website: https://bit.ly/3TgmgGL © Crown copyright IWM (ADM 6024) | Imperial War Museum London

💬 "There's always a demand in the frontline for Royal Marines." The Commando Training Centre Royal Marines has changed the way training is managed during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent a "black hole" in recruitment. The base in Lympstone, Devon, has continued its recruitment and officer training during the pandemic but there are a number of measures in place which are under constant review amid the changing nature of the crisis. Read more on this story👉https://www.forces.net/news