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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Royal Marines
		Royal Marines also served in Malaya and in Singapore, where due to losses they were joined with remnants of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the "Plymouth Argylls".
		Eighteen Royal Marines commanded Fleet Air Arm squadrons during the course of the war, and with the formation of the British Pacific Fleet were well-represented in the final drive on Japan.
		From 2000 onwards, the Royal Marines began converting from their traditional light infantry role towards an expanded force protection type role, with the introduction of the Commando 21 concept, leading to the introduction of the Viking, the first armoured vehicle to be operated by the Royal Marines for half a century.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Royal_Marines (5925 words)

	Royal Marines Information
		As their uniforms were the blue of the Royal Regiment of Artillery this group was nicknamed the "Blue Marines" and the Infantry element, who wore the scarlet uniforms of the British infantry, became known as the "Red Marines", often given the derogatory nickname "Lobsters" by sailors.
		Marines officers, unlike their counterparts in the Army or regular Navy, faced obstacles when trying to climb the social ladder, as officers in the Marines were widely perceived as failures unable to obtain commissions in the Army.
		Royal Marines Band Service: The only branch of the Royal Marines which admits women and whose members are not necessarily commando-trained (and therefore may wear blue berets instead of green), the Band Service provides all the regular bands for the Royal Navy and also trains the RN Volunteer Bands.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Royal_Marines (5713 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, AL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navy's light infantry.
		In 1918 Royal Marines led the raid at Zeebrugge.
		The Lion and Crown denotes a Royal regiment.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Royal_Marines (6059 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Royal Marines slang
		The British Royal Marines, like most military organizations, have developped their own slang as a means of self-identification.
		Since the Royal Marines are an amphibious force, their slang shows both military and naval influences.
		Royal Marines can specialize after basic training in a large number of skills earning him extra reposibilities and pay.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Royal_Marines_slang (756 words)

	Royal Marines Commando :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This policy of 'Imperial Policing' took the Marines from the bombardment of Algiers in 1816, to the Ashanti Wars, to the destruction of the Turkish fleet at Navarino in 1827, and on to the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War in 1854.
		Royal Marines also took part in some of the famous actions ashore, being present at Gallipoli, and winning honours for their bravery at the raid on Zeebrugge.
		Royal Marines Commando Units were among the first troops drafted into Northern Ireland in 1969, and have served in the Province almost every year since.
	www.freewebs.com /crmc/marinefacts.htm (4894 words)

	Slang
		Although slang does not necessarily involve neologisms (some slang expressions, such as quid, are very old), it often involves the creation of new linguistic forms or the creative adaptation of old ones.
		The use of slang is a means of recognizing members of the same group, and to differentiate that group from society at large.
		Historical examples of slang are the thieves' cant used by beggars and the underworld generally in previous centuries: a number of cant dictionaries were published, many based on that published by Thomas Harman.
	www.aboutlanguageschools.com /language/slang (770 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Full Command of all deployable Fleet units including the Royal Marines and the Fleet Auxiliary is delegated to Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET), with a Command Headquarters at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth and an Operational Headquarters at Northwood, Middlesex, co-located with the Permanent Joint Headquarters and a NATO Regional Command, Allied Maritime Component Command Northwood.
		The Royal Navy was too hard-pressed in European waters to release significant forces to combat the privateers, and its large ships of the line were not very effective at seeking out and running down fast and manoueverable privateers which operated as widely spread single ships or small groups.
		The Royal Navy also took part in the Gulf War, the Kosovo conflict, the Afghanistan Campaign, and the 2003 Iraq War, the last of which saw RN warships bombard positions in support of the Al Faw Peninsula landings by Royal Marines.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Royal_Navy (6222 words)

	Royal Navy Diction & Slang
		Among various general nicknames for the Royal Marines may be cited Turkeys (becuase of the scarlet coats), Bullocks (from the Magnificent physique of the Marine Artillery), Bootnecks and Leathernecks (from the piece of leather sewn in the neck of their full dress tunics), Jerines, Flatfoots, Jollies, Joeys and Bashi- Bazouks, Acquatic Hussar, Water Buffalo.
		Traditionally the Royal Marines' messdecks (always known as the Barracks) on board any HM Ship is situated between the seamen's messes and the officers' quarters.
		MIDSHIPMAN MIDSHIPMAN The oldest slang name for a Midshipman, REEFER, has died out but SNOTTY remains; this name is said to have originated, about 1870, from the story that the three buttons on the cuffs of Midshipmen's round jackets were put there to prevent the lads from wiping their noses on their sleeves.
	www.hmsrichmond.org /dict_m.htm (2286 words)

	Fact Sheet - Crest, Colours and Cypher
		The Capture and defence of Gibraltar in 1704 was considered by King George IV to be one of the most glorious achievemenys of the Royal Marines and that it should therefore appear as part of their crest to represent the numerous honours they had earned.
		The badge of The Lord High Admiralty, was first worn by the Marines in 1747 and indicates that the Corps is part of the Royal Navy.
		Old gold, rather than yellow, is the colour closely associated with the early history of the Corps, as it was the distinctive colour of the dress and ensigns of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot from which the Corps originates.
	www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk /reference/FS_CrestColours.htm (409 words)

	In Training
		Royal and I didn't need to be apart to 'have our last fling' or 'girls night,' we wanted to hang out with our friends and relax (after all, it had been 3 days of meeting family and talking with family - time to get away for a bit!).
		This is a continuation of my previous post, about the two Royal Marine Commandos turned away from a Walkabout bar in Liverpool for being in uniform (they were in uniform because they had attended the funeral of a fallen Royal Marine).
		Royal has had first hand experience with pub owners not allowing those they think are Marines inside, so I have a feeling the Walkabout may just be trying to rescue their image.
	www.intraining.typepad.com (4339 words)

	Untitled Document
		In naval slang it means being late, overdue or absent from place of duty.
		Naval slang for a member of the Royal Marines, so called because of the leather stocks they wore around their necks.
		Old navy slang meaning that the cat of nine tails had been taken out of it's bag and someone was in for serious trouble.
	www.pubcat.org.uk /encyclo/categories.asp?categories=Slang (1319 words)

	Ritual Bullying Of British Marines Exposed
		A young Royal Marine is FORCED into a barbaric naked fight with another recruit and then KICKED unconscious by a superior in a brutal booze-fuelled initiation ceremony.
		Naked fellow marines surrounding them can be heard baying for blood as the man in the surgeon's outfit and another in a St Trinian's uniform, complete with wig and short skirt, supervise the cruel contest.
		His boss just stood there with a can of wifebeater (the marines' name for Stella Artois lager) while the guy was out cold, goading the others to have a go at him if they dared.
	www.prisonplanet.com /articles/november2005/271105ritualbullying.htm (896 words)

	Royal Naval Division Battalion badges
		The Royal Marine Brigade was formed at once, and was moved to Ostende on 27th August 1914, although it returned 4 days later.
		The Division was originally titled the Royal Naval Division, and was formed in England in September 1914.
		Approximately 1,500 troops of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade crossed the Dutch frontier and were interned in the Netherlands.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-asstd/rnd.htm (637 words)

	Website for Young Marines Common Sayings
		The second, "By Sea and by Land," was obviously a translation of the Royal Marines' "Per Mare, Per Terram." Until 1848, the third motto was "To the Shores of Tripoli," in commemoration of O'Bannon's capture of Derne in 1805.
		In 1848, after the return to Washington of the Marine battalion which took part in the capture of Mexico City, this motto was revised to "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli." The current Marine Corps motto is shared with England's Devonshire Regiment.
		(9) Jarhead A slang term used by sailors as early as World War II to refer to members of the Marine Corps, drawing the term from the resemblance of the Marine dress blues uniform, with its high collar, to a Mason jar which at the time was made from blue glass.
	www.chadduck.com /ymarines/useful/sayings.htm (772 words)

	US Marines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There are six of Marine units on active duty and can marry up and become a Brigade as they have in Afghanistan.
		The US Marine Corps is modeled after the Royal Marines, who received far more public recognition than hitherto has the US Marine Corps.
		This suggests rivalry between sailors and marines, the former viewing the latter as stupid and credulous.
	wais.stanford.edu /USA/us_usmarines112801.html (563 words)

	Did Continental Marines Wear Leathernecks?
		The chief dispute over the origin of this slang term for a marine is whether in originated in the Royal Marines or the U.S. Marines.
		Partridge suggests that it may be related to boot-neck, another term for a Royal Marine that dates from the mid-nineteenth century.
		This term is probably unrelated to the leatherneck as marine term, and probably derives from the leathery skin of the neck acquired from long hours working in the desert sun.
	www.southcoastsar.org /Leathernecks.htm (1126 words)

	Yomp at AllExperts
		Yomp is Royal Marines slang describing a long distance march carrying full kit.
		After disembarking from ships at San Carlos on East Falkland, on 21 May 1982, Royal Marines and members of the Parachute Regiment yomped (and tabbed) with their equipment across the islands, covering eighty miles in three days carrying enormous loads.
		British Army slang for the same thing is tab.
	en.allexperts.com /e/y/yo/Yomp.htm (219 words)

	Royal Marines Slang - Military Photos
		* CTCRM/CTC - the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone in Devon where all ranks of the Royal Marines undergo their basic training.
		Also reputed to stem from their tendency to execute the 'nodding dog' head manoeuvre during their training lectures, and any other period of training when they are not being 'beasted'.
		* sance - short for essence.i.e-she is sance mate.(originated from the ranks of air defence troop royal marines).
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=79651 (1575 words)

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		A lexicon of Seattle and Northwest lingo and slang, including sections on pop history, geography, nature, streets, places, espresso, sports, and more.
		A monster-sized dictionary of English slang and British colloquialisms (informal speech) currently used in the UK, listing almost 4000 expressions.
		The Dublin Slang Dictionary and Phrasebook, from the The OByrne Files, is a useful guide for the unsuspecting traveller in Dublin, on how to speak english in Dublin, and how to join in in all kinds of conversations
	www.venicetranslations.com /resources/a-list-of-english-glossaries-slang-and-idioms.htm (251 words)

	Royal Navy Diction and Slang
		Many terms now in use in the English language around the world owe their beginnings to slang originated by Sailors and Marines of the Royal Navy.
		Most are slang, while others are terms you will need to know to understand the CBT lessons.
		A valuable resource in tracing these origins has been Covey Crump - a collection of Naval slang, abbreviations, legends and historical tit-bits which was originally compiled by Commander A. Covey-Crump, RN, a former Naval Assistant to the Chief of Naval Information.
	www.hmsrichmond.org /348test.htm (134 words)

	Galaxy > Government > Military > Royal Navy > Royal Marines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Royal Marines Museum is dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all aspects of Royal Marines history...
		The Royal Marines Home Page Designed to give as much information of this Elite Corps, which a anyone might like to know...
		The Special Boat Service At the end of the Second World War, the Special Operations Group, in the Far East, was returned to the UK, but many stayed on and moved to non-amphibious units, because conventional commanders and politicians saw little use for Special Forces in the post-war Atomic Age.
	www.galaxy.com /directory/335049/Royal_Marines.htm (204 words)

	Yomp is Royal Marines slang describing a long... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Yomp is Royal Marines slang describing a long...
		After disembarking from ships at San Carlos on the East Falkland, on May 21st, Royal Marines and members of the Parachute Regiment yomped with their equipment across the islands.
		British army slang for yomp is to 'tab'.
	www.geodatabase.de /Yomp (135 words)

	Hawaiian Military
		"If accounts of what life was like in the trenches during the Great War are studied, it becomes evident that the Tommies (and, indeed, the Fritzes on the opposing side) used and developed a unique slang of their own.
		In the British case, the argot of the Western Front seems to be largely derived from a legacy of Indian and Arabic dialect words picked up and passed on from the previous campaigns in India and Egypt, coupled with the Tommies' rather awkward pronunciation of some of the commoner French words and phrases."
		Glossary of Military Terms and Slang from the Vietnam War
	www.wikiwiki.com /military.html (292 words)

	Royal Marines slang . United Kingdom . Royal Marines . Royal Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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		A Wing air force unit Wing is a sub-division of a Group, and a grouping of two or more squadrons, either flying squadrons or ground support...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Royal_Marines_slang (485 words)

	Royal Marines slang... - Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums
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		Our Marines Being Abused by the Hard Left Media and Washington
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	www.ww2aircraft.net /forum/off-topic-misc/royal-marines-slang-5585.html (878 words)

	In Training: Today is a happy day
		Looks like this blog is the number 2 (why not number one you ask, well I'm trying the best that I can, give me time!) search pick for Yahoo Canada transexuals in wedding dresses.
		As the Royal Navy/Army would say, this is what happens when you blog about marriage and/or marrying a Royal Marine Commando.
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