Pippa Birch, from Henley, Oxfordshire, was 25 when she first attempted the Royal Marines course in Lympstone, Devon - one of the world's toughest basic military training programmes.

British Royal Marines have been leading a five-week amphibous-warfare course for Ukrainian marines. As of August, some 900 Ukrainian troops, ranging from veterans to new recruits, had done the course.

Pycock, a United Kingdom (UK) Royal Marine’s 42 Commando, spoke at the graduation of 20 NN SBS operatives trained at the Joint Maritime Security Training Centre (JMSTC) in Ojo, Lagos.