Students from Pembroke Comprehensive School will learn to cook the Royal Marines way when the fighting force's Chef Presentation Team holds cooking workshops next Wednesday, February 25.
Led by Royal Marine chef, Colour Sergeant Mike Beaton, pupils will learn to cook a healthy and nutritious meal while finding out more about life in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
The youngsters will also get the chance to taste ration packs currently being used by service personnel on operations, and receive information on alcohol intake and its detrimental effect on young people.
Mike will also be joined by a team of Royal Navy physical training instructors who will give the students a PE lesson, military style. They will put the young people through their paces in a series of workouts designed to give them some idea of the fitness levels required for life in the modern Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
Colour Sergeant Mike Beaton said: "The aim of these visits is to inform students of the importance and benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle and who better to do this than Royal Marines who need to adopt this approach if they are to succeed in their careers."
As well as being a top class chef, Mike Beaton is a fully fledged Royal Marine Commando, having undergone the intensive 32-week training package required to become a member of the UK's elite amphibious fighting force.
As a result of his training, he has travelled the world and set up field kitchens wherever the marines have been serving, so he is not short of a story or two. He also gives new meaning to the phrase 'lunch on the run', being able to knock up haute cuisine at a moment's notice in sometimes arduous conditions.
Mike said: "Joining the Royal Marines or Royal Navy as a chef not only offers some of the best training in catering, it's also a wonderful way to see the rest of the world. This way I get to combine my two greatest passions - travel and food."