Britain’s Royal Marine Recruits Show They Have What It Takes To Become Part Of The Elite Fighting Forces In Gruelling Mud Run -- Daily Mail
* Notorious run is part of gruelling 32-week Royal Marine training course that 'turns civilians into commandos'
* It's held 'when necessary' in the foul-smelling mud of the Exe estuary near their Lympstone training base in Devon
* Run designed to improve recruits' stamina, strength, and team-spirit - and to weed out those who aren't up to it
It is designed to turn the merely tough into the super-tough.
The Royal Marines' much-feared Mud Run is the toughest part of the 32-week training course said to turn 'civilians into commandos', and looking at these astonishing photographs, you can see why even the strongest recruits dread it.
Exhausted, demoralised, and covered in foul-smelling sludge from head to toe, these Royal Marine recruits hope one day to wear the coveted Green Beret marking them out as the elite of Britain's fighting forces.
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My Comment: I guess this is the Royal Marines version of "hell week".
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