Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @42_commando
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
46
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-12
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-22
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
This thread of tweets discuss the experiences of working with a former Sergeant Major of 42 Commando Royal Marines, PC Printer's heroic decision to confront the Plymouth gunman, a former Clerk's successful rise in the Corps and an upcoming battlefield tour to Mt Harriett which 42 Commando bravely assaulted on in 1982. They also discuss Royal Marine Scott Summers of 42 Commando, and the need for more former Force people in the police, as well as books available discussing Royal Marines' achievements in combat.
Topic Modeling
- Royal Marines & Military Activity
- Memorials & Events
- Personnel & Experiences
- Publications & Resources
- Contemporary Stories & Issues
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from admiration and respect for Royal Marines and their bravery to pride in their achievements and the hard work they put in. There is also a sense of nostalgia and fondness for former colleagues and the memories of their time together. Finally, there is a sense of admiration for those who have gone above and beyond to help others in need.
Trend Analysis
- Royal Marines and their Marine Sniper Team (MST) operations
- Rememberance of deceased members of the Royal Marines
- Recruitment and training of Royal Marines personnel
- Globe and Laurel Magazine and its relevance to the Corps family
- Veteran police officers coming from Ex-Forces
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
10
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
46
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
30
Percentage of total tweets
65%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
3
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
6
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 23 |
| Twitter for Android | 13 |
| Twitter Web App | 9 |
| Twitter for iPad | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| thinkdefence | Think Defence | Part-time Masterchef | 79,277 |
| CharlotteHollo | Charlotte Holloway 💚 | Optimist. Mum. Plymothian. Labour Cllr for Drake Ward. Works in tech by day. Board @TechUK. #JoinAUnion Views own. She/her 🇬🇧🌹💚💜 | 6,404 |
| 815NAS | 815 Naval Air Squadron | Official Twitter account for 815 NAS. Frontline Squadron for the Wildcat HMA Mk 2. UK experts in Maritime Attack and embarked rotary wing operations. | 5,690 |
| GlobenLaurel | Globe & Laurel Mag | The Globe & Laurel Magazine is the definitive record of all Royal Marines activities across the globe and is published bi-monthly in print and in digital form. | 3,640 |
| RebeccaR_TV | Rebecca Ricks | Journalist @BBCSpotlight • Formerly @forcesnews • Team member @dartmoor_SRTA • Views mine RT not endorsement • 📧rebecca.ricks@bbc.co.uk • 📸@rebecca_ricks1 | 2,354 |
| MSC75041 | Russ Hall BEM | Ex RN & Regular Sergeant. Now Special Constable & MCA/RYA SCV Skipper, YM Offshore, APBI & Volunteer Ship Visitor @FoweyDocks 🛳⛴🚢⛵️🚤🛥 | 1,789 |
| SiBiggs | Si Biggs | Former #RoyalMarines Commando back in the desert... https://t.co/Vyg6QG5Ie2 #Andor #Willow | 1,783 |
| Npteggchaser | Darren Little 🗡🏉 | PORT! #IndependentCompany Afflicted Member #89 | 1,413 |
| HRedpigs | Harry Von Redpigs | Royal Navy Reserve MOS, former RN WO1 Medic. Commando, Parachutist, Submariner, Diver Medic. Love a badge, love a medal. | 1,201 |
| daylyt100 | Peter Day | Once an aviator now a has-been, Lotus fanatic, rugby aficionado. | 865 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SiBiggs | Si Biggs | Former #RoyalMarines Commando back in the desert... https://t.co/Vyg6QG5Ie2 #Andor #Willow | 3,175 |
| Oldmansknees | Gary Callum | So never trust a numpty who starts a sentence with so. Love my boys, my wife, The Manics, The Royal Marines SAFC, my piano, my mates and the North | 3,085 |
| thinkdefence | Think Defence | Part-time Masterchef | 2,840 |
| CharlotteHollo | Charlotte Holloway 💚 | Optimist. Mum. Plymothian. Labour Cllr for Drake Ward. Works in tech by day. Board @TechUK. #JoinAUnion Views own. She/her 🇬🇧🌹💚💜 | 2,488 |
| NZITArchitect | Sabbath Cat of Doom 🇺🇦 | The cat formally known as Sabbath, Oceanic iron release fixes climate change. AI, future tech & New Zealand are my passion $TLSA Xbootneck voidlings father | 2,402 |
| Npteggchaser | Darren Little 🗡🏉 | PORT! #IndependentCompany Afflicted Member #89 | 2,156 |
| MSC75041 | Russ Hall BEM | Ex RN & Regular Sergeant. Now Special Constable & MCA/RYA SCV Skipper, YM Offshore, APBI & Volunteer Ship Visitor @FoweyDocks 🛳⛴🚢⛵️🚤🛥 | 1,737 |
| dingbatty78 | Graham | . | 1,572 |
| lnation_jah | Robert 🌏 | We are the 21st century people fisher.Not here to lead, just here to make the final judgement.You need to modernise and truthfully worship your own version. | 1,275 |
| RebeccaR_TV | Rebecca Ricks | Journalist @BBCSpotlight • Formerly @forcesnews • Team member @dartmoor_SRTA • Views mine RT not endorsement • 📧rebecca.ricks@bbc.co.uk • 📸@rebecca_ricks1 | 1,042 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| Npteggchaser | PORT! #IndependentCompany Afflicted Member #89 | 3 |
| AndrewKenyon6 | Patriotic ex ⚓, Falklands vet HMS Arrow and Blade for life since the days of TC and Woody, live music and 🍻 fill up my senses! married,kids, grandkids and a 🐕 | 2 |
| stu_taylor173 | Husband, Father and former Royal Marine. Telemark Skiing. @Hockey_Navy Coach. The views I express here are my own. Sometimes mischievous 😉 | 2 |
| Thorley_forDad | Preserving history, 11th armoured division, 29th armoured brigade, 23rd Hussars ⚘ | 2 |
| DavidWi12056467 | Concerned for the welfare of our homeless population. If refugees are rightly entitled to accommodation why not citizens ? | 2 |
| HRedpigs | Royal Navy Reserve MOS, former RN WO1 Medic. Commando, Parachutist, Submariner, Diver Medic. Love a badge, love a medal. | 2 |
| jael_101 | - | 2 |
| dingbatty78 | . | 2 |
| 258commemorati1 | The 258 specialises in bespoke, rare and limited edition commemorative whisky. | 1 |
| daylyt100 | Once an aviator now a has-been, Lotus fanatic, rugby aficionado. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624677931065679873 | I worked with Zac when he was my Sgt Maj @45CdoGp, then a few years later @42_commando where he was the RSM for Telic. This story in the paper really doesn't surprise me about him.@CommandoTRG centre just builds @RoyalMarines differently. https://t.co/h05WXnRMDW | 36 |
| 1628004179464671234 | Certain operational theatres call upon the specialist support of the Royal Marines’ Maritime Sniper Teams (MST). Here your can see the AW50 being operated from one of our aircraft. @RNASYeovilton @RoyalMarines @42_commando https://t.co/7lOYRTN9yB | 13 |
| 1625419940348977152 | Publishing tomorrow @RoyalMarines @theRMcharity @40commando @42_commando @43Commando @Commando_Ops @45CdoGp @47CdoRM @CdoLogRegt @CommandoTRG @CorpsSecretary @RMSchoolofMusic @CorpsSecretary @RMHistSociety @RM_Reserves #GlobeandLaurelMagazine#InformingtheCorpsFamily https://t.co/fwlzgMbjsV | 10 |
| 1628084667567026196 | “I had to do something… I’d do it again.” A former RSM of @42_commando turned police officer, PC Printer speaks of the moment, unarmed, he confronted the Plymouth gunman. https://t.co/dZs7pYaMju | 4 |
| 1627927171879559171 | Remembering today Royal Marine Scott Summers, aged 23, of 42 Commando Royal Marines, on 21 February 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident in Afghanistan. @theRMcharity @42_commando @RoyalMarinesMus #wewillrememberthem #Afghanistan #RoyalMarines https://t.co/zv4IeweCy6 | 4 |
| 1626557945650593793 | @BootneckHistory @42_commando | 1 |
| 1627205417997574145 | @AndrewKenyon6 One of our Co-founders/Directors was a Troop Cmdr in @42_commando and took part in this battle. An amazing achievement by all involved. https://t.co/gN0unpgRYK | 1 |
| 1624718537984966662 | @HRedpigs @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines Another absolutely hoofing bootneck. Standard 💪💪💪 | 1 |
| 1624723421895569408 | @HRedpigs @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines I did 30yrs as a cop. I was and this is the type of people the police service needs to recruit. Fit healthy men and women with life experience and if they are from the communities they serve all the better. You don't need a degree to be a copper just common sense and can talk. | 1 |
| 1624801271671578625 | @HRedpigs @JohnnyMercerUK @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines Awesome Sir 💪🏽👍🏽 | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624677931065679873 | I worked with Zac when he was my Sgt Maj @45CdoGp, then a few years later @42_commando where he was the RSM for Telic. This story in the paper really doesn't surprise me about him.@CommandoTRG centre just builds @RoyalMarines differently. https://t.co/h05WXnRMDW | 258 |
| 1628004179464671234 | Certain operational theatres call upon the specialist support of the Royal Marines’ Maritime Sniper Teams (MST). Here your can see the AW50 being operated from one of our aircraft. @RNASYeovilton @RoyalMarines @42_commando https://t.co/7lOYRTN9yB | 110 |
| 1627927171879559171 | Remembering today Royal Marine Scott Summers, aged 23, of 42 Commando Royal Marines, on 21 February 2007 as a result of injuries sustained in a road traffic accident in Afghanistan. @theRMcharity @42_commando @RoyalMarinesMus #wewillrememberthem #Afghanistan #RoyalMarines https://t.co/zv4IeweCy6 | 47 |
| 1625419940348977152 | Publishing tomorrow @RoyalMarines @theRMcharity @40commando @42_commando @43Commando @Commando_Ops @45CdoGp @47CdoRM @CdoLogRegt @CommandoTRG @CorpsSecretary @RMSchoolofMusic @CorpsSecretary @RMHistSociety @RM_Reserves #GlobeandLaurelMagazine#InformingtheCorpsFamily https://t.co/fwlzgMbjsV | 29 |
| 1626233037515272194 | Battlefield Tour to Mt Harriett which @42_commando bravely assaulted on 11-12 Jun 1982. https://t.co/GG5vahQolp | 18 |
| 1628084667567026196 | “I had to do something… I’d do it again.” A former RSM of @42_commando turned police officer, PC Printer speaks of the moment, unarmed, he confronted the Plymouth gunman. https://t.co/dZs7pYaMju | 15 |
| 1625191322977021952 | @thinkdefence @42_commando https://t.co/wIX3AwII1N | 10 |
| 1624710098667900928 | @HRedpigs @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines People like this should be given an open door to joining the police! Brave, resilient, respectful etc.Ex forces = best cops 👏 | 8 |
| 1624680756977999873 | @HRedpigs @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines Worked with him at CLR when he was Ch Clk and then at 42 as RSM. | 7 |
| 1624723421895569408 | @HRedpigs @45CdoGp @42_commando @CommandoTRG @RoyalMarines I did 30yrs as a cop. I was and this is the type of people the police service needs to recruit. Fit healthy men and women with life experience and if they are from the communities they serve all the better. You don't need a degree to be a copper just common sense and can talk. | 5 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #wewillrememberthem | 2 |
| #afghanistan | 2 |
| #royalmarines | 2 |
| #globeandlaurelmagazine | 2 |
| #unitedweconquer | 1 |
| #sorted | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @42_commando | 46 |
| @royalmarines | 31 |
| @commandotrg | 24 |
| @45cdogp | 23 |
| @hredpigs | 17 |
| @thermcharity | 8 |
| @corpssecretary | 6 |
| @commando_ops | 5 |
| @40commando | 5 |
| @47cdorm | 5 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
54
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 💪 | 6 | flexed_biceps |
| 👍🏻 | 1 | thumbs_up_light_skin_tone |
| 🐕 | 1 | dog |
| 😆 | 1 | grinning_squinting_face |
| 🗡 | 1 | dagger |
| 😳 | 1 | flushed_face |
| 🇬🇧 | 1 | United_Kingdom |
| ❤️ | 1 | red_heart |
| 🌎 | 1 | globe_showing_Americas |
| 🌴 | 1 | palm_tree |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 10 |
| Animals & Nature | 7 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 4 |
| Flags | 2 |
| Objects | 1 |
| Travel & Places | 1 |