Decoding a Royal Marine Commando

Contents;Preface;Chapter 1;Introduction;Background;Abstract Anthropology as Fieldwork Technique;Overview;Chapter 2;Culture Shock and Initial Adaptations to the Regime of Discipline;Arriving at the Commando Training Centre;The First Training Weekend;Early Group Formation;Arriving at the Field and Exiting Jack;Chapter 3;Equalization;When Drill Sergeant Says 'YOU' He Means 'YOU All';Identical efforts: 'The Room Swap';The Dreaded Kit and Weapon Inspection;Afters: The Post-Inspection Body Sacrament;Chapter 4;The Phase of Identification;Extracts from January: We All Get Punished for Each Other's Mistakes;Extracts from February: A Cold Commitment to Pain;Extracts from March: Fortification of the Group We're Becoming;A Surprise Enemy Attack;Extracts from April: Specialist Instruction;Extracts from May and June: We'll Get by With a Little Help from Our Training Team *;9th, 10th& 11th July: Confirmation Weekend;Chapter 5;Exchanging Exhausted Bodies for Excellence: The Testing Stage;Day Two: The first Pass-out Test;Timothy;Jon;Tris;Recruit Narratives and the Re-Contextualisation of a Bottom Field Experience *;Hard Training is Made Easy with Taff Around;Days Three, Four and Five: Living in the Open Environment;Day Six: Three Tests in One Day;Day Seven: More Practice amid the Tests;Day Eight: Ceremony and Taboo;Day Nine: The Nine-Mile Speed March;Day Ten: The Tarzan Assault Course and Preparation for the 30-Miler;Chapter 6;Ceremonial Acceptance;The Closing Feet Ritual;Final Reflections before the 30-Miler;The 30-Mile Run;The 'Final' Finish Line;The Green Beret Award Ceremony;Day Twelve: Discussions about Self-Empowering Narratives;Day Thirteen: His Final Chance;Day Fourteen: Emerging from Liminality;Chapter 7;Conclusions: Civilian to Commando from an Anthropological Perspective;Violence and Masculinity: A Socially Acceptable Identity;Disciplinary and Punishment Rituals: Types and Practices;Discipline: Types and Practices of the Royal Marines;Surveillance: Brickwork and Imagination;De-Individualization and Personhood: A Sound Investment;Narratives: Re-Creating a Body Experience;Re-creation of pain narratives;Self-empowerment narratives;Future masculine-action narratives;Re-Individualization: Acceptance into the Royal Marines; Glossary;Bibliography