Howdy all, I just woke to read an email from one of the Mod's telling me to move my arse and get posting lol, love it and rightly so. Cheers Chef for the blunt reminder, would not have it any other way. I have to say, not my fault, I was stuck in the quack factory with so much muti in me I was as confused as a chameleon inside a Smartie box.
That said, here we are. I requested to join the group as over the years you lose contact with former brethren and comrades, many of whom you served with or in partnership with during joint operations or contracts in and out of the mili. Many of my buds are former Legion and as such I thought this was a good place to join and have a yarn or two. I have worked jointly with the Legion in West Africa, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso as recently as 2019 and also recruited and worked with many ex Legionnaires in Djibouti and in the maritime security sector in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
Covid has me stranded at home for now but my normal job is regional operations director for Africa for a PMC based in Nigeria and Malta. We operate with NGO's, private clients and two Governments on the continent, it used to be more but Covid being what it is and EU/WHO/NGO funded projects all on hold it is what it is. So thats work out the way.
Me, I am Rhodesian, in my late forties and ex Army. IDF and one other Northern European defence force. I started on the circuit in 2009 and never looked back. Counter piracy in the GOA and GOG, land ops in Northern Nigeria, Niger and support contracting in BF and Chad, PSD in Northern Mozambique and management of a static and mobile guard force on multiple client bauxite and gold mines across the continent where I worked with a lot of ex Legion lads, small teams of expat mainly but large indigenous guard force, 100+ sometimes. Bits and bobs in other African states on short contracts, the norm. Married, no kids and a cat. I love travelling overland and living in the gangeni. I am happiest when chugging a few shumba's with the oakes and telling some lies around the fire.
The boys call me "Brian", from Monty Pythons, the life of Brian because I love my Teva's and he happened to wear sandals on the film lol. Nothing else. My real names not Brian but it has stuck so hey ho.
Ok, thats it. Good to be here and look forward to a yarn. Hope that covered it Chef.
That said, here we are. I requested to join the group as over the years you lose contact with former brethren and comrades, many of whom you served with or in partnership with during joint operations or contracts in and out of the mili. Many of my buds are former Legion and as such I thought this was a good place to join and have a yarn or two. I have worked jointly with the Legion in West Africa, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso as recently as 2019 and also recruited and worked with many ex Legionnaires in Djibouti and in the maritime security sector in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
Covid has me stranded at home for now but my normal job is regional operations director for Africa for a PMC based in Nigeria and Malta. We operate with NGO's, private clients and two Governments on the continent, it used to be more but Covid being what it is and EU/WHO/NGO funded projects all on hold it is what it is. So thats work out the way.
Me, I am Rhodesian, in my late forties and ex Army. IDF and one other Northern European defence force. I started on the circuit in 2009 and never looked back. Counter piracy in the GOA and GOG, land ops in Northern Nigeria, Niger and support contracting in BF and Chad, PSD in Northern Mozambique and management of a static and mobile guard force on multiple client bauxite and gold mines across the continent where I worked with a lot of ex Legion lads, small teams of expat mainly but large indigenous guard force, 100+ sometimes. Bits and bobs in other African states on short contracts, the norm. Married, no kids and a cat. I love travelling overland and living in the gangeni. I am happiest when chugging a few shumba's with the oakes and telling some lies around the fire.
The boys call me "Brian", from Monty Pythons, the life of Brian because I love my Teva's and he happened to wear sandals on the film lol. Nothing else. My real names not Brian but it has stuck so hey ho.
Ok, thats it. Good to be here and look forward to a yarn. Hope that covered it Chef.
