Royal Marines Band Service

Royal Marines Band Service
Badge of the Royal Marines
Active	1903 to present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Naval Service
Type	Musicians Secondary: medical orderlies, ambulance drivers, chemical decontamination
Role	Rapid reaction force/Home defence
Size	Five Divisions (Bands)
Part of	Royal Marines
Garrison/HQ	HMS Excellent
Nickname(s)	Bandies
Motto(s)	Per Mare Per Terram (By Sea By Land) (Latin)
Colours	Blue, Gold, Green, Red, Blue
March	Quick - A Life on the Ocean Wave Slow - Preobrajensky
Anniversaries	28 Oct 1664 - The Corps' foundation
Website	Official website
Commanders
Captain General	The King
First Sea Lord	Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB, CBE, ADC
Commandant General	General Gwyn Jenkins CB, OBE, ADC
Commanding Officer	Lieutenant Colonel Huw Williams, Principal Director of Music Royal Marines

His Majesty's Naval Service of the British Armed Forces
Components
Royal Navy Surface Fleet Fleet Air Arm Submarine Service Royal Naval Reserve Royal Navy Medical Service Nursing Service (QARNNS) Chaplaincy Royal Navy Police Royal Marines Royal Marines Reserve Royal Marines Band Service Equipment Uniforms Special Forces Special Boat Service Naval Careers Service
History and future
before 1707 / after 1707 / future History of the Royal Marines Coloured squadrons Customs and traditions Flag officer command flags
Ships
Current fleet Current deployments Historic ships
Personnel
The Admiralty Senior officers Uniforms Officer / ratings rank insignia
Auxiliary services
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Marine Services
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The Royal Marines Band Service is the musical wing of the Royal Navy and an independent element of the Royal Marines. It currently consists of five bands plus a training wing – the Royal Marines School of Music at HMS Nelson – and its headquarters is at HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth.