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"Royal Marines Commando" and "Royal Marine
Commando" redirect here. For Royal Marine, see
Commando.

The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as

the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's
special operations capable commando force,
amphibious light infantry and also one of the five
fighting arms of the Royal Navy.[7][8] The Corps of
Royal Marines can trace their origins back to the
formation of the "Duke of York and Albany's
maritime regiment of Foot" on 28 October 1664,[9]
and can trace their commando origins to the
formation of the 3rd Special Service Brigade, now
known as 3 Commando Brigade on 14 February
1942, during the Second World War.[10][11][12]

Corps of Royal Marines

Badge of the Corps of Royal Marines

Active 28 October 1664 –

present
(358 years, 4 months)

Country United Kingdom

Branch Corps of Royal

Marines

Type Special Operations-

Capable[1]

Role Special Operations[2]

Raid (military)
Naval boarding
Reconnaissance
Close-quarters combat
(CQC)
Expeditionary warfare
Amphibious warfare
Arctic warfare
Mountain warfare
Jungle warfare
Desert warfare
Force protection
Rapid deployment

Size 7,000 (2021)[3]

Part of His Majesty's Naval

Service
UK Special Forces (1
Company, assigned to
the SFSG)

Naval staff offices Whitehall, London,

England

Nickname(s) "Royals"
"Bootnecks"
"The Commandos"
"Jollies"

Motto(s) Per Mare, Per

Terram (Latin)
(English: "By Sea, By
Land")

Colours Royal Navy Blue

Old Gold
Light Infantry Green
Drummer Red

March Quick: "A Life on the

Ocean Wave"
Slow: "Preobrajensky"

Engagements Second Anglo-Dutch

War

Third Anglo-Dutch War

Williamite War in
Ireland

War of the Spanish

Succession

War of Jenkins' Ear

Seven Years' War

American
Revolutionary War

French Revolutionary
Wars

War of 1812

Napoleonic Wars

Crimean War

First Opium War

Second Opium War

Indian Rebellion

Māori Wars

Anglo-Satsuma War

Expedition to Abyssinia

Anglo-Ashanti wars

Anglo-Egyptian War

Mahdist War

Second Boer War

Boxer Rebellion

First World War

Russian Civil War

Second World War

Insurgency in Palestine

Civil War in Palestine

Korean War

Suez Crisis

Malayan Emergency

Cyprus Emergency

Indonesia-Malaysia
Confrontation

Aden Emergency

The Troubles

Dhofar Rebellion

Falklands War

Persian Gulf War

Bosnian War

Kosovo War

Sierra Leone Civil War

Iraq War

Intervention in Libya

War in Afghanistan

Commanders

Captain General The King[4]

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB

CBE ADC

Commandant General General Gwyn Jenkins CB

CBE ADC[5]

Corps Regimental Warrant Officer 1 Nick

Sergeant Major Ollive[6]

Insignia

Non-ceremonial flag

Commando flash

As a specialised and adaptable light infantry and

commando force, Royal Marine Commandos are
trained for rapid deployment worldwide and capable
of dealing with a wide range of threats. The Corps of
Royal Marines is organised into 3 Commando
Brigade and a number of separate units, including
47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines, and a
company-strength commitment to the Special
Forces Support Group. The Corps operates in all
environments and climates, though particular
expertise and training is spent on raiding,
amphibious warfare, arctic warfare, mountain
warfare, expeditionary warfare, and its commitment
to the UK's rapid reaction forces.

Throughout its history, the Royal Marines have seen

action in a number of major wars – including the
Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean
War, World War I and World War II. The Corps has
been largely deployed in expeditionary warfare roles
in conflicts such as the Falklands War, the Gulf War,
the Bosnian War, the Kosovo War, the Sierra Leone
Civil War, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.
The Corps of Royal Marines has close international
ties with allied marine forces, particularly the United
States Marine Corps and the Netherlands Marine
Corps (Dutch: Korps Mariniers).[13][14] The Royal
Marines Commandos have undergone many
changes over time.[15]

History

Current status and

deployment

Formation and structure

Future Commando Force

(FCF) Programme

Selection and training

Museum

Customs and traditions

Ranks and insignia

Associations with other

regiments and marine corps

See also

Notes

References

Bibliography

External links

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