An 87-year-old ex-Royal Marine commando has been presented with a new beret after his previous one shrunk in the tumble dryer ...

John Eskdale earned his Green Beret in 1942 at the height of World War Two A 100-year-old World War Two commando has inspired the next generation of Royal Marines during a visit to the Commando ...

I know firsthand what it takes to earn the coveted green beret. I’ve stood on ... on one of the toughest challenges of my life. Royal Marines Commando training is not just physically demanding ...

A number of HMS Protector’s sailors were waiting for the commandos, as were some fellow Royal Marines undergoing landing craft training in the Islands, and green berets who’ve settled in the ...

A 100-year-old World War Two commando has inspired the next generation of Royal Marines during a visit to the Commando Training Centre in Devon. John Eskdale from Lydney, Gloucestershire, visited the ...

Royal Marines commandos are the UK's "go anywhere" forces ... in the world to earn the distinction of wearing the famous green beret. Their endurance and skills put them in the same league ...

What does it take to wear the green beret? Hair-raising moments in extreme locations test the marines to their limits - can they walk in the footsteps of their heroes?

The ropes are part of the Tarzan assault course, one of four gruelling commando tests Marines must complete to wear the green beret. The King, who is Captain General of the Royal Marines ...

Tip, who is from Belfast, said it was his "life goal" as a youngster to become a Royal Marines Commando and upon successful completion of training and receiving his coveted Green Beret ...

He told BirminghamLive: "I joined the Royal Marines on leaving ... had passed out from trainee to commando. When asked to provide a photo of him in his green beret to 'clear things up' he told ...