[nola]

I'm going to proactively discontinue posting on the forum and go back to lurking when I'm bored. I need to spend more time off the computer anyway during my down time. Plus I can't fuck a forum post matter how much I like it.

[Saweeep]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

It's as simple as that.


My gut feeling is that this is all, at the very least, a wildly exaggerated tale based on snippets of truth and at worst complete fantasy.


I have to confess that I don't really like the idea of Dragan, a very new, very young and clearly unworldly member getting himself all caught up in this issue either.

The young are easy to deceive, very impressionable and can easily have their lives wrecked by an older Walter Mitty type character.

[renotime]

(06-03-2018 11:17 PM)nola Wrote:  

(06-03-2018 10:23 PM)renotime Wrote:  

(06-03-2018 09:42 PM)nola Wrote:  

(06-03-2018 08:42 PM)renotime Wrote:  

I have to admit the saturation diver claim is suspect. You don't just get training and become a saturation diver. You have to get training, start out as a tender and then eventually break out and become a commercial diver or underwater welder. Then after a few years you become a saturation diver. It's the major leagues of diving. This is how it was explained to me by a commercial diver.

Now, if Nola went to commercial dive school with the intent of becoming a saturation diver somewhere down the line and it never happened, that would make more sense.

You're correct

Read my post nomadbrah sited where I simply offered advice on the topic as I used to hang out with a lot of career commercial divers. I did go to commercial diving school while in college in the US for an ADC cert. I also later went to INPP in France while in the Legion for saturation training outside of my requirements in because I was training in Marseilles for the Legion.

In the Legion we are allowed to get continued education after a curtain point. I got the training which required two bell bounce dives and I completed to full stint dives to qualify for my DCBC requirements and HSE.

People in the service can go to college even when active duty the Legion will allow you to continue education during your down time on you're own dime. In fact we were encouraged to do it.

It's not like becoming a civilian Captain where all you need is another licensed Captain to sign off on your time and the gross tonnage of the vessel you worked on. At least that's how the USCG does it.

Fair enough.

(05-14-2018 10:16 PM)renotime Wrote:  

(05-13-2018 08:56 AM)nola Wrote:  

I'm a 10 year JSOC veteran which included several years serving in a Foreign military outside the US.

What? I thought JSOC was only made up of branches of the American military.

Could you elaborate on this? By JSOC do you mean Joint Special Operations Command?

JSOC is made up of only US military but allied forces also participate in JSOC operations in fact a lot of special forces (US Army), special warfare (US Navy) and special operations (Marine Force Recon and Airforce PJ's, FAC or CC) will train at the Legions jungle course in French Guiana.

We also share FOB's in Africa and the Middle East and by default participate in patrols and operations together.

Notice I said 10 years as well my first 2.78263782 years in the US Navy reserves was working as a regular Navy hospital corpsman and went greenside later in the reserves and was assigned to FMFLant with the USMC which is part of JSOC I actually wrote about this in my original post. My first deployment I worked in a mother baby unit.

There aren't any Marine units in JSOC. It's made up of Tier 1 Army, AF and Navy.

I'm not calling you a liar, but it appears you've embellished some things and given slight false impressions.

I can understand why some guys would be skeptical, given your storied history, multiple professions, not to mention the weird gov't contract stuff.

But given the information you've provided I'll take your word on your military service, unless someone can prove otherwise.

[fokker]

its_still_real_to_me_dammit.mp4

I understand CrashBangWallop's concern, though.

[roberto]

(06-04-2018 12:29 AM)nola Wrote:  

I'm going to proactively discontinue posting on the forum and go back to lurking when I'm bored. I need to spend more time off the computer anyway during my down time. Plus I can't fuck a forum post matter how much I like it.

Yup, best to quit whilst you're mildly ahead.

(06-04-2018 12:33 AM)Saweeep Wrote:  

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

It's as simple as that.


My gut feeling is that this is all, at the very least, a wildly exaggerated tale based on snippets of truth and at worst complete fantasy.


I have to confess that I don't really like the idea of Dragan, a very new, very young and clearly unworldly member getting himself all caught up in this issue either.

The young are easy to deceive, very impressionable and can easily have their lives wrecked by an older Walter Mitty type character.

With you on that mate. Is that CrashBangWallop or do mine eyes deceive me? If so, nice to have you around again.

[Saweeep]

Shhh, don't tell anyone

Cheers mate.

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 12:33 AM)Saweeep Wrote:  

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

It's as simple as that.


My gut feeling is that this is all, at the very least, a wildly exaggerated tale based on snippets of truth and at worst complete fantasy.


I have to confess that I don't really like the idea of Dragan, a very new, very young and clearly unworldly member getting himself all caught up in this issue either.

The young are easy to deceive, very impressionable and can easily have their lives wrecked by an older Walter Mitty type character.

Yes, Nola has the burden of proof, but I don't think anyone has disproved his service in the Legion.

I don't know what you mean here. I've been a lurker for several years. I'm capable of handling myself. I'm doing my second stint in Serbia, so I am not exactly walking around with blinders on. I bristle at the suggestion I'm somehow naive, I'd wager that I've been going harder in Belgrade than almost anyone. I've given members advise about Belgrade, but they do with it what they want. The funny thing is they're all scared to ride the bus and will refuse when I suggest it to them (non serbians). Maybe that's a metaphor for some of the people on this forum. Too scared to take risks or fully put themselves out there.

I've talked to some forum members in person, I try not to be too intrusive but if they tell me stuff I'll ask questions (I think i'm up to meeting 5 or 6 forum members now, but apparently some of them don't know how to rep, but I posted who I've met on the "members you've met thread). And yeah, generally I don't ask to look at their ID or college transcripts because I think it's a bit gay to get bogged down in this stuff. It's better to trade info or go game. I'm in Eastern Europe so thankfully I don't have to masturbate about the work others are doing and try to determine their status. I don't give a shit about that stuff, and I'd bet many other expats here don't care either. I guess people can demand whatever proof of shit they want, but if you're asking for ID documents it reeks of insecurity and inadequacy to me... Nola is a good faith poster until proven otherwise.

[Dalaran1991]

Holy fuck some guys like Nomadbrah and Off the reservation should quit their fucking day job if they have one and start a private security/detective agency.

Can you give me a quote for a background check on Going Strong? I'm doing some business with him and I need to know if fucker is legit. Can't trust these French guys, might even be ex-military

[Comte De St. Germain]

Dragan while you have met people a self professed traveling virgin is really the last guy I would trust backing up someone's claim of coolness. Best you stand down you're kind of making yourself look from bad to worse.

Or maybe I'm extremely biased against the inexperienced. Who knows.

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 04:59 AM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:  

Dragan while you have met people a self professed traveling virgin is really the last guy I would trust backing up someone's claim of coolness. Best you stand down you're kind of making yourself look from bad to worse.

Or maybe I'm extremely biased against the inexperienced. Who knows.

That's not fair at all man. Not cool.

This is one of the most emotional threads I've seen on the forum. No one has debunked the foreign legion info.

[Comte De St. Germain]

(06-04-2018 05:12 AM)Dragan Wrote:  

(06-04-2018 04:59 AM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:  

Dragan while you have met people a self professed traveling virgin is really the last guy I would trust backing up someone's claim of coolness. Best you stand down you're kind of making yourself look from bad to worse.

Or maybe I'm extremely biased against the inexperienced. Who knows.

That's not fair at all man. Not cool.

This is one of the most emotional threads I've seen on the forum. No one has debunked the foreign legion info.

I'm not saying I doubt the info. I actually really like Nola, but.... meeting members is like the benchmark for not being a psycho killer. It doesn't make you vouched for and it doesn't make you an authority.

Therefore you're the last person I would trust to vouch for someone just saying some facts.

We've confirmed what we can readily prove and it's best to let this die rather than watch you continually scream "But he's my fraaaaaaannndddd!!!!111"

Just let it go.

[Dragan]

It's not coolness man, we're trying to determine if the claims have some basis in fact. This is funny, because I'm able to corroborate many of his claims myself, I'm done some due diligence on him, intrigued by his past. Anyway, some, if not all of his claims are likely true. If he feels like having internet strangers do a background check on him (as fucking dumb as that sounds) that's on him. But I don't think forum members should have to constantly qualify themselves because they've done some badass stuff--that's a bit bitchy.

Meeting is good, but I can tell you there are some whack-jobs out there...

Again we're talking about facts not opinions. I have disclosed any conflicts of interests I have, which is more than what most forum members do. I get the feeling that there are factions behind the scenes coordinating some of this drama. Not an unlikely possibility at all.

[Comte De St. Germain]

And frankly I don't trust you. You're a shaky witness at best. From my knowledge thus far you're an impressionable kid with no life experience. End of story and good night.

And for the peanut gallery. Why I'm skeptical even further one simply has to check Dragan's posts nearer to the end and possibly earlier in this here thread:

thread-66014-page-11.html

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 05:48 AM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:  

And frankly I don't trust you. You're a shaky witness at best. End of story and good night.

Who do you trust? You've basically insulted my character. I take issue with that. You've been neutral repped multiple times for comments that members have basically said crossed the line (I'm paraphrasing several of them, not my own words).

Meet him yourself man. I'll see him Wednesday, but you've already made up your mind. This is classic forum in-fighting for no reason.

Debunk the claims about the Legion. Everything in the datasheet is truthful as far as I can tell, and I was familiar with it a long time before Nola ever mentioned it.

"Edit: And to put this into perspective and why I'm saying this. I stuck my neck out twice and gave my personal lines to two extremely disappointing forum members one of whom was for sure a virgin the other who knows but definitely inexperienced.

And now one has to simply ask about LM McCoy and cooledcannon to understand why we're skeptical of guys that don't fix the extreme worst of their problems.

I'm gonna go off on a limb here but experience has proven in two very close calls why I don't put stock in the inexperienced until they readily remedy their situation. "

Virginity is a small thing to me at this point, it's just a minor inconvenience, so I don't know why you're making it sounds like my life revolves around it. I don't give a fuck.

You can see the progression of my game, I am very public about it.

My virginity has NOTHING, i repeat, NOTHING, to do with being able to assess information in an objective, factual manner. You are conflating two different issues, and that's the mistake you're making.

[Comte De St. Germain]

I haven't insulted your character. Inexperience isn't a sin. And it certainly doesn't make you look bad as a person. Kid, all I'm asking is for you to grow up and let your friends defend themselves after a certain point.

Nothing you say can and will help his case.

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 05:57 AM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:  

I haven't insulted your character. Inexperience isn't a sin. And it certainly doesn't make you look bad as a person. Kid, all I'm asking is for you to grow up and let your friends defend themselves after a certain point.

Nothing you say can and will help his case.

You called me a "shaky witness", is that a statement of fact, or an opinion.... Hmmm?

I'm not gonna qualify myself to you man, but I think I deserve a retraction from you on your insult of me.

Nothing you have said really refutes what I said. I can go through the list of things that I've said, but you've tuned out man.

Quote:

And for the peanut gallery. Why I'm skeptical even further one simply has to check Dragan's posts nearer to the end and possibly earlier in this here thread:

thread-66014-page-11.html

This is why people don't want to share any good intel on the forum. Criticism from other members. I don't live under a rock man. I don't know about you, but my life has some excitement to it, and every day is a fucking fun challenge. Articulate your argument or it's pointless.

[Comte De St. Germain]

Jesus Christ kid fuck your feelings. I'm not your best friend. I'm an anonymous internet poster for all you know. I don't you an apology and I don't owe you shit. And I'll say it again you're a shaky witness at best and now very clearly inexperienced.

And that's all I'm gonna say. I've said my piece already.

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 06:05 AM)Comte De St. Germain Wrote:  

Jesus Christ kid fuck your feelings. I'm not your best friend. I'm an anonymous internet poster for all you know. I don't you an apology and I don't owe you shit. And I'll say it again you're a shaky witness at best and now very clearly inexperienced.

And that's all I'm gonna say. I've said my piece already.

Nice argument man.

There should be some civility to things, but again, you've made your mind up.

You've now said it now twice, so I think it's fair to say you're insulting me. Make an argument. It's not so hard.

Classic high-rep member going after low rep member. Let's just call it for what it is.

[Ringo]

[YoungBlade]

(06-04-2018 05:52 AM)Dragan Wrote:  

My virginity has NOTHING, i repeat, NOTHING, to do with being able to assess information in an objective, factual manner.

Apparently not.

[Dragan]

(06-04-2018 06:31 AM)YoungBlade Wrote:  

(06-04-2018 05:52 AM)Dragan Wrote:  

My virginity has NOTHING, i repeat, NOTHING, to do with being able to assess information in an objective, factual manner.

Apparently not.

I don't give a fuck what other people on this forum think of me. They can meet me in person if they're not happy with my written output.

I will repeat, this thread is about the FFL. I don't know why Comte is talking about my virginity. He is off topic, and it has no relevance to this thread.

Comte has already made his mind up, and decided that he doesn't want to engage in this discussion.

[YoungBlade]

(06-04-2018 06:40 AM)Dragan Wrote:  

(06-04-2018 06:31 AM)YoungBlade Wrote:  

(06-04-2018 05:52 AM)Dragan Wrote:  

My virginity has NOTHING, i repeat, NOTHING, to do with being able to assess information in an objective, factual manner.

Apparently not.

I don't give a fuck what other people on this forum think of me. They can meet me in person if they're not happy with my written output.

I will repeat, this thread is about the FFL. I don't know why Comte is talking about my virginity. He is off topic, and it has no relevance to this thread.

Comte has already made his mind up, and decided that he doesn't want to engage in this discussion.

(06-03-2018 10:34 PM)Dragan Wrote:  

Fondled a chick's boobs in public.

I don't know what I'm doing with my life!

[Fortis]

So we got quite a few nautical masters:

Nola, NTP, LibertySea and Hydrgonian. Nice to see the 4th head of the hydra.

[Comte De St. Germain]

(06-04-2018 07:01 AM)Fortis Wrote:  

So we got quite a few nautical masters:

Nola, NTP, LibertySea and Hydrgonian. Nice to see the 4th head of the hydra.

5th you're forgetting Old SEA Dog.


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[Fortis]

Very convenient that a guy that no one has met is claiming he met NOLA and NOLA introduced him to some prominent businessmen in his company.

Man, who needs conspiracy theories when you got people who write like SuperiorClimber.