Selection and Training
Soldiers volunteer for 29 Commando Regiment from the regular units of the Royal Artillery, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and other attached arms and services (e.g. chefs, clerks etc.) and are required to undergo Commando training following entry to the Regiment.
Personnel are inducted into 'PC Troop' (Potential Commando Troop) and taken through a 6 week foundation course at Okehampton, covering the basics of field craft, navigation, physical training, skill at arms and commando history, covering anything that may have been missed in Phase One and Phase Two training as well as new commando skills.
Once completing foundation, Candidates then start the 4 week Commando Conditioning Course (CCC) or otherwise known as 'beat-up'. This is a rigorous phase where personnel are required to pass multiple criteria tests in all aspects of commando training in order to qualify for the All Arms Commando Course (AACC).
The AACC is an arduous nine-week course conducted at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines at Lympstone, Devon culminating in the Commando tests and leading to the award of the Green beret.
Gunners then go on to complete further specialist training as required.
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