{"id":73058,"date":"2022-04-16T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=73058"},"modified":"2022-04-15T18:33:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T22:33:14","slug":"how-to-make-a-royal-marines-officer-part-2-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/04\/16\/how-to-make-a-royal-marines-officer-part-2-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>How to Make a Royal Marines Officer<\/em>: Part 2 (1989)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ime0t2I_eKE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Royal Marines<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Sep 2012<\/p>\n<p>First transmitted in 1989, this is the second part of a programme that follows the progress of 29 men who want to be Royal Marine officers. The remainder of those hoping to be Royal Marine officers face their toughest test.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Nick B<\/strong><br \/>\n5 years ago (edited)<br \/>\nRichard Van der Horst (honour sword winner) rose to become a Lt Col and commanding officer of the SBS. He was widely expected to be fast tracked to General and command of all UK special forces. Tragically he died in a diving training accident in Norway in 2005. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-16-at-17-42-15-How-to-Make-a-Royal-Marines-Officer-Part-2-1989-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Marines Published 13 Sep 2012 First transmitted in 1989, this is the second part of a programme that follows the progress of 29 men who want to be Royal Marine officers. 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