Royal Marines Reserve

Royal Marines Reserve
Badge of the Royal Marines
Active	1948 – Present
Country	United Kingdom
Allegiance	King Charles III
Branch	His Majesty's Naval Service
Type	Marine corps
Role	Volunteer Reserve
Size	600 Royal Marines Reserve
Motto(s)	Per Mare, Per Terram ("By Sea, By Land")
Colours	Blue Gold Green Red Blue
March	Quick: "A Life on the Ocean Wave" Slow: "Preobrajensky"
Anniversaries	Corps Birthday: 28 October 1664
Deployments	Falklands War Operation Haven Cyprus Bosnian War Kosovo War Sierra Leone Civil War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Website	Royal Marine Reserves
Commanders
Commandant General	Lieutenant General Robert Magowan[1]
Commander Maritime Reserves	Commodore Jo Adey[2]
Insignia
Commando flash
Abbreviation	RMR

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 Reserve (RMR) is the volunteer reserve force used to augment the regular Royal Marines. The RMR consists of some 600 trained ranks distributed among the four units within the UK. About 10 percent of the force are working with the Regular Corps on long-term attachments in all of the Royal Marines regular units. All the volunteers within the RMR must pass through the same rigorous commando course as the regulars. The former may be civilians with no previous military experience or may be former regular Royal Marines.