TEENAGER Duncan Jamieson has successfully completed his training to become a Royal Marine Commando.

Duncan, 19, of Laneshawbridge, attended Ermysteds Grammar School, Skipton. He has just finished 30 weeks of the hardest initial training in the world to earn the coveted green beret.

He said: "Commando training is well known for its intensity, but everything we do is progressive which enables people with all standards of fitness to achieve the final goal and that is to finish training as a Royal Marine Commando and to be awarded the coveted green beret.

"It's been a fantastic experience for me and I've made some life long friends among my fellow Royal Marines.

"The sense of achievement felt by all of us is immense but I know that many more challenges are to come, challenges which we are all well equipped to meet."