Wow,the part about the Kaibil soldiers seems more about idiot stupidity rather than any scientific military training.

I mean,aggression is always welcome in a military force,but excessive amounts of agggression can really backfire,like not knowing when to run when you have to.....

A little bit of so-called "cowardice" is actually beneficial, as it maintains unit integrity and numbers,especially in highly trained (and expensive) special forces groups. It's these outdated notions of valor and bravery may work in some situations,but obviously not applicable in most combat situations.

Is it better to have soldiers that stand and die today (probably for no discernible or immediate benefit) rather than soldiers who can still fight another day?(and probably influence the war in another way?)

Suppressed Mosin Nagant & Russian SMGs



sosej

IWI Galil ACE being carried by soldiers at Cavalry Day at the Colombian Army's Cavalry Military School.





This post has been edited by yinchet: Aug 19 2011, 06:13 AM

Hehehee...hanging out with IDF girls,are we now Mejar?





This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Aug 19 2011, 12:20 PM

permission to enter! nubie wanna learn from otai here

IDF girls

WOW

can bang these jews girls or not?

This post has been edited by e36.hartge: Aug 19 2011, 02:16 PM

ayam jelly yo!
Malcon has demonstrate the practise of professionalism here!

if that mejar & those two israel chicks can go karoeke together, then I will approved "profesionalism"

hehehee...nothing wrong with posing for a picture or two of course....IDF chicks are pretty hot also la

Agreed!

I tot the dude who took pictures with IDF soldiers landed in hot water with the ATM

Why? We're not at war with Israel, we just don't recognize their existence as a sovereign state.

How do you get in trouble for taking pictures with women from a country that doesn't exist?

This post has been edited by yinchet: Aug 23 2011, 11:34 PM

have a question here?

can a civilian join the legion(france SF)?

provide they r fit physically and mentally to join them?

serious question here

otai tolong comment......

Of course you can join the Légion étrangère, provided you are as fit as any regular soldier and then some. for joining, you'll just need a valid passport but unlike the old days,where they accept you without question,nowadays the legion always conduct a background check. A french-speaking background is preferred,but not a prerequisite as a foreign recruit will always be assigned a french-speaking partner. After signing up,the recruit will be given a 6 month probationary period and afterwards,if he passes basic training,will serve for a contract of five years.

okay,so much for joining,now the training, that the legion still has the most brutal training regime imaginable such as marching through the desert for up to a week and jungle training for weeks on end. the training was so brutal that it is said that no one passes legion basic training without soaking his socks with blood at least once (from too much marching).Great emphasis is also taken on fitness and obedience,with regular forced marches lasting days and also a high level of marksmanship,with live fire training 3 times a week for 13 weeks.

After passing basic training,recruits will be inducted for specialist training (sniping, Parachuting, communications among others...) which lasts about 14 weeks. Promoted soldiers will attend a NCO course which lasts another 14 weeks. Promotion to officer rank may be possible,but usually officers will be drawn from the regular French Army. Legionnaires will usually be stationed in such exotic locales like French Guyana, Djibouti, Gabon and the Mayotte Islands (a godforsaken island in the middle of the Indian ocean....)

A service contract lasts for five years,afterwards the legionnaire may apply for french citizenship and a legionnaire completing 3 terms ( 15 years ) are eligible for a pension. This is a real elite group,with no more than 8000 legionnaires on active duty.

This list shows the numbers,by nationality,of Legionnaires that have served from 1831 until 1963. (sourced from Wikipedia)

1 Germany 210,000
2 Italy 60,000
3 Belgium 50,000
4 France 50,000
5 Spain 40,000
6 Switzerland 30,000
7 Poland 10,000
8 Russia 6,000
9 Austria 5,000
10 Hungary 4,000
11 Greece 4,000
12 Czechoslovakia 4,000
13 Netherlands 3,000
14 Yugoslavia 3,000
15 Luxembourg 2,300
16 United Kingdom 1,500
17 Romania 1,500
18 Portugal 1,300
19 Denmark 1,000
20 Turkey 1,000
21 United States 700
22 Bulgaria 500
23 Finland 500
24 Sweden 500
25 Algeria 500
26 Vietnam 200
27 Morocco 200
28 Tunisia 200
29 Argentina 100
30 Brazil 100
31 Japan 100
32 Canada 100
33 Lithuania 100
34 Latvia 100
35 Norway 100
36 Egypt 100
37 Ireland 65
38 Malaysia 25
39 Lebanon 2


That's about it.....



This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Aug 24 2011, 09:30 AM

Ops Pasir Hostage Rescue Demonstration 2011
credit to mcwood @ militaryphotos.net

I heard that ATM issued a directive not to be photographed with members of IDF, Lebanese army and Hezbollah, to maintain an image of neutrality...

@military madness......thank for the info

never thought malaysian are there

this might sound stupid but i hv to ask, let say u r in the squad and at a point malaysia is at war with france, that mean u have to fight for them against your own nation?