Military reforms in the UK could transfer operational command of the Royal Marines to the British Army.
The proposed restructuring plan would reduce eight brigades of land forces to five, a slash of up to 30,000 troops and give control of the marines to the British Army, according to the Financial Times.
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New overhaul of armed forces could also combine the Royal Marine corps into a single expeditionary brigade with the paras.
The British Army has plans to cut its heavy armour brigades but not before a withdrawal from Afghanistan, the source said.
The Royal Marines have been under the command and control of the UK Royal Navy since 1755.
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