French Foreign Legion Book

Due to the troubles in Mali and the botched hostage rescue in Somalia by the French, I decided it is time for me to look into a bit of the French military.  This means putting away the usual Navy SEAL books that I like to read.  Fighting for the French Foreign Legion by Alex Lochrie piqued my interest and since it was only $11, I decided to go with this book.

So far, I am just about half way through this book and I am really enjoying it.  The author wrote a bit of their training and some of the mission they took.  Very interesting to say the least.    I learned a few things and realized that some of the things I thought I knew about the FFL are actually not so true.

Its a good read so far and anyone who enjoy these types of books should definitely give it a shot.

FCC 416D PTW REVIEW

Seeing as I haven't updated in a while, here is a video review of a Fight Club Custom 416D PTW done by a team mate, Chris.  I must say, I do want the gun, but it is beyond my price point.  I could not justify buying one right now seeing as my current PTW is still functional.

Just a little storm

Last night, I attended an indoor airsoft game at Ultimate Airsoft with several of my teammates.  Despite the troublesome last round of the night, I was very glad I came out because I had fun. It had been over six weeks since I last played.  Afterwards, we went to a Japanese restaurant for some late night dinner.  That was very good as well.

At around 3am, i noticed the high winds and the rain.  It was not cold but I stood there watching the rain turned to freezing rain, and then to snow, all the while the wind howled with thunder and lightning brightening the sky.  The picture posted is not me going into warp speed.  It is a horrible picture of the storm from last night  I decided to keep it because I liked the colors, thanks to the flash.

More Patches

Seeing as I posted my newly acquired patches recently, here are some more.  What made the four patches above unique is the fact that I actually designed them.  It is really quite satisfying seeing my designs made into actual patches.  My best one being the team patch on top.  The two were made for a series of games in the past that pitted two factions, the Joint Operations Task Force against the Northern Freedom Army.  The last one is a commemorative patch from a game in Muskoka that was given to players who played in the JOTF side.  I was not too thrilled with the colors chosen in the final product but I still like how it looked.

ANA Patches

My Afghan National Army patches finally came in today.  With these patches, I can finally proceed with my ANA impression or at the very least, a US SF operator imbedded with the ANA.  I wonder what Kabul is like this time of the year.