Royal Marines Reserve | |
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Active | 1948 – Present |
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Allegiance | King Charles III |
Branch | His Majesty's Naval Service |
Type | Marine corps |
Role | Volunteer Reserve |
Size | 600 Royal Marines Reserve |
Motto(s) | Per Mare, Per Terram ("By Sea, By Land") |
Colours | Blue Gold Green Red Blue |
March | Quick: "A Life on the Ocean Wave" Slow: "Preobrajensky" |
Anniversaries | Corps Birthday: 28 October 1664 |
Deployments | Falklands War Operation Haven Cyprus Bosnian War Kosovo War Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Website | Royal Marine Reserves |
Commanders | |
Commandant General | General Gwyn Jenkins[1] |
Commander Maritime Reserves | Commodore Jo Adey[2] |
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Abbreviation | RMR |
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His Majesty's Naval Service of the British Armed Forces |
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The Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) is the volunteer reserve force used to augment the regular Royal Marines. The RMR consists of some 600 trained ranks distributed among the four units within the UK. About 10 percent of the force are working with the Regular Corps on long-term attachments in all of the Royal Marines regular units. All the volunteers within the RMR must pass through the same rigorous commando course as the regulars. The former may be civilians with no previous military experience or may be former regular Royal Marines.