Rank: Colonel
Name: Vsevolod Ignatovich Chernomirdin (ЧЕРНОМЫРДИН В.И.)
Date/Place of birth: Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, February 8th 1975
Character history: Born to a Russian family in Odessa, he moved to Moscow when he was five because his father was restationed in the abhorrent machinery of the Soviet administration. At age 14, he entered a Suvorov academy, beginning his career as an army officer. Attending the Moscow Suvorov Academy he saw the dissolution of the USSR and the fall of Russia into degeneracy, drugs, and cowboy capitalism. His studies left no time for politics, and Vsevolod fitted Dostoevsky’s words in The Brothers Karamazov : “..a simple Russian, exhausted by grief and hardship, and, above all, by constant injustice and sin, his own or the world’s, there was no stronger need than to find a holy shrine or a saint to prostrate himself before and to worship.” His military education sheltered him from the worst horrors of Yeltsin’s Russia but still lived unhealthily. The facilities were derelict, food poor, equipment constantly breaking and unserviceable, and the culture was toxic. It still beat sleeping in an empty apartment while contracting TBC and/or HIV, so Vsevolod remained inside and sucked up his pride until he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the VDV in early 1996. and fought in the later stages of the First Chechen War including the second battle of Grozny.

He took Russia’s defeat heavily and this translated into him despising all things Islamist and Chechen. During the lull in the fighting his behaviour to the Caucasus peoples was distant, cold, hostile, and lacked any empathy whatsoever. Military courts acquitted him of two cases of sexual harassment and one case of theft, but that’s the Russian military courts. The late 90s were boring until the Chechens invaded Dagestan, and Russia went to war again. Taking part in the successful campaign to end Chechen independence, he won a bunch of medals adding to the one he received at Prishtina airport. With the bushfire in the Caucasus going on, he distinguished himself and was eventually earmarked for transfer to the VDV’s scouts, the Razvedka. As a member of the airborne scouts he did some secret stuff like assassinations and raids in the Caucasus, but most action he was involved in were exercises in Belarus and Kazakhstan. When war broke out in Ukraine, he was one of the first over the border – a welcome change from the usual nothing.

Colonel Chernomirdin is a very stern individual. Compounded by his experience in the southern regions, he demands discipline at every turn from his men. He is a stern individual, brash, sometimes abrasive, short-spoken, and makes short and deliberate movements.

Appearance: Image (1.83)
Gear: Russian digital flora uniform and a lightweight assault vest, his VDV Telnyashka showing underneath.

Weapons and equipment: AN-94, MP-443, and an AKM bayonet for combat. He also carries three days worth of rations and ammo, three hand grenades, three signal smoke grenades, and a Laser Target Designator.
Role: VDV Razvedka team leader.
Miscellaneous: There's probably a photo of him with a beheaded Jihadi in Chechnya but that's something nobody can prove.

Rank: Senior Sergeant
Name: Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov (ИВАНОВ С. В.)
Date/Place of birth: Moscow, January 3rd 1997
Character history: Born in the middle of a cold winter in a back area of Moscow, Sergei had a crapsack childhood, dodging drugs and HIV while in a not-too-shabby school. In there, he knew that working his arse off was the only way he could ever better his existence. And so he did, scoring stellar grades at the cost of his social life. But all that work would turn out to be for nothing after his antics got him a bit of a scuffle. He was found making illicit love to his Russian teacher and the headmaster’s daughter, his classmate. It was hushed up, but Sergei’s last half-year of school leading up to his exams was full of hurdles, roadblocks, and a barely passing grade at the end. A desperate search for tertiary education began, but no such institution was willing to accept him. There were two options: unskilled labour or the army; Sergei chose the latter.
His height brought him into the armoured forces, because not everyone can fit in a Russian tank. In order to get into tank academy, he lied about a few things but that was quickly forgotten, as physical fitness and motivation made him very successful there. After he finished training and was commissioned in mid-2017, he was transferred to the The 4th Armoured Division he trained with and quickly became a tank commander a few days before massive exercises began. After war broke out, the Kantemirovskaya divison was among the first units to move to the front, due to it being one of the Russian army’s ‘permanent readiness’ divisions.

Sergei shares his tank with the driver, Aydin Chinbat and the gunner, Anastasia Ozerova

Appearance: Sergei (1.68)
Gear: A belt with a canteen and magazine pouches.
Weapons and equipment: An AKS-74U, a pair of hand grenades, binoculars, and a pack of ciggies. He’s snuck a bunch of extra rations into his tank.
Role: Tank Commander on a T-14 Armata
Miscellaneous:

Rank: Sergent
Name: Jean Luis Dornier (Tyus Morse) Nickname: Fossoyeur, Foss, Fossy or Sergent
Date/Place of birth: (34) 15th August 1983 -- Providence, RI (USA)
Character history: Tyus Morse was born in Providence, RI (USA) in 1983. He grew up in Central Falls along the border with Massachusetts and had a fairly rough life. His father was a bastard of an alcoholic who abused his son regularly. Tyus did pay attention in High School graduating in 2001. Although he had fairly decent grades, he had no real goals after school.

As a child, his mother encouraged him to train in martial arts. Before the age of 18, the summer after graduating High School, Tyus earned a 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kempo Karate. The positive influences of his Martial Arts school kept him safe during his childhood years under his mother's watchful eye. While in High School, Tyus learned to speak French in High School. Learning a second language always interested him and he loved the sound of spoken French.

After the fall of the World Trade Center in September 2001, Tyus joined the United States Marine Corps and served as an 0300 Infantryman. He performed his Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Camp Lejeune, NC. In January 2002, Tyus Morse was assigned to 2nd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines at Camp Lejeune, NC. After two years with the Marines, he was promoted to Corporal and assigned as a Team Leader in the 3rd Platoon, A Company. While in the Corps, Tyus trained in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) , which was similar to his experiences in Kempo. He reached brown belt before leaving the Corps.

Later in 2004, Tyus was deployed to the Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. On 5 August 2004, his squad came under fire from no fewer than eighty Taliban soldiers. His squad leader was one of the first casualties, losing his ability to move and communicate. The Squad Leader would need immediate evacuation in order to survive. While the squad kept up an effective base of fire on the enemy, Corporal Tyus Morse rendered first aid to his Squad Leader calling in an immediate Casualty Evacuation Request (CASEVAC). He then reported the squad's situation to the Company Command Post (CP), which was able to coordinate support with a pair of nearby loitering AH-1W Super Marine Cobras to provide supporting fires in the CASEVAC operation.

The Assisting Cobras helped to suppress the enemy long enough for a vehicle convoy to reach the pinned squad, evacuate the wounded squad leader along with the remaining squad members. Coporal Tyus received the Bronze Star for his actions that day.

By 2005, 1-6 Marines was back in the United States and Tyus Morse was promoted to Sergeant. Later that year, he left the Marine Corps with four years time in service.

When he came home, he found that his mother passed away six months prior and no one attempted to contact him. He was devastated to learn of her death and his father wanted nothing to do with him. He was able to live at a friend's house in East Providence and secured a job working at McDonald's. Tyus was depressed.

After a year of living this life, unable to find suitable employment, Tyus was at wits end. Then, he got the idea to join the French Foreign Legion. He considered re-enlisting in the USMC, but there were factors in the Corps he no longer wanted to tolerate. The idea of joining the FFL appeared as a chance for adventure and excitement. He also missed the combat environment he once detested. It was calling to him every time he considered going. He also rationalized that he could do well in the FFL because he had completed five years of High School French.

In 2007, Tyus Morse found himself in Paris, France at a Foreign Legion Recruitment Center signing paperwork and taking a physical for a five year stint in the French Foreign Legion. He knew that signing these documents would commit him to the Legion and he was signing his old life away. He signed and sighed. After a second week at Aubagne, Tyus was incorporated into the Foreign Legion as a trainee. Additionally, Tyus Morse was given a new identity and a new name. He would be from then on known as Jean Luis Dornier.

Upon arrival at the garrison in Castelnaudary, a small community in Southern France, Jean Dornier was assigned to No. 1 Compagnie d’Étranger Volontaire (1st Foreign Volunteer Company) in the 4e Régiment étranger (4th Foreign Regiment).

With the ability to speak French under his belt, Jean felt he had an advantage over other foreign soldiers, but that edge, rapidly diminished as his platoon mates learned to speak French. He completed his initial training in four weeks with an introduction to military lifestyle; outdoor and field activities; learning Foreign Legion traditions and French language. With his previous experiences in the US Marine Corps, he found this to be both challenging and that he was more than capable of meeting the standards.

He eagerly anticipated the March Képi Blanc, a 60–75 mile (100–120 km) three day march in full kit, from Perpignan to the Basic Training camp at Castelnaudary. The March happened after the month long initial training and he then graduated from the Basic Training portion of his induction.

The next three weeks were spent training as an Infantrymen. These tasks were not too different from what he experienced in the Corps. He never spoke of the Corps. For now, he was a Legionnaire. Once he was considered a capable infantryman, he was sent to the Chalet at Formiguière in the French Pyrenees where he learned mountaineering techniques for a full week. Next came more examinations, training in the desert, jungle and urban environments and then instruction on driving and repairing light vehicles and trucks. Finally, after the full 15 weeks were complete, he returned to Aubagne, France for assignment to an operational unit. As luck would have it, he was assigned to 2e Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes (2nd Foreign Airborne Regiment), 11e Brigade Parachutiste (11th Parachute Brigade) at Camp Raffalli near Calvi, Corsica.

Upon arrival at Camp Raffali, Jean Dornier felt as though he had not finished Basic Training. The 2nd REP has an indoctrination process that takes 12 months to complete. He still had more training to complete before assignment to a Section and Company of the regiment.

This indoctrination process is referred to as "Sharping up". It is a rigorous test of physical, mental and psychological challenges across all terrain and weather conditions including special operations training. Légionnaire Dornier was very excited about this training and embraced it thoroughly with his section-mates. The Legionnaires spent their parachute training in Calvi within the walls of the regiment. While at Camp Raffili, Dornier was introduced to the French Army's hand to hand combat system, Savate. He trained in this style for the entire time he was in the Legion and eventually acquired 3rd Degree black belt in Savate.

During the Sharping up process, Jean Luis was promoted to Legionnaire 1e Classe (Private First Class). Upon completion of the year of indoctrination, 1eC Dornier was assigned to 4th Section, 1st Company (Urban), specializing in urban warfare as a Light Machine gunner. In 2009, the 1st Company was deployed to Djibouti, attached to the 13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13e DBLE (13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade). During his time in Djibouti, 1eC Dornier found himself in four separate fire fights with Somali men fighting along the southern border.

In 2010, the Company rotated back to Calvi, Corsica, to build up and recover from their deployment to the Horn of Africa. By the end of 2010 tensions were building in the Ivory Coast. Elements of the 2nd REP were deployed to this war torn country and conducted an airborne insertion into an airfield that had been overrun by Rebel fighters. The Legionnaires of 2nd REP secured the airfield in two hours with no loss of personnel. 1eC Dornier was involved in some of the more intense fighting in the Ivory Coast. He experienced numerous patrols and even more air assault operations into the hinterland.

In 2011, 2nd REP Legionnaires returned to Corsica to recover from the deployment in the Ivory Coast. In November, 2011, the 1st Company was then deployed to the United Arab Emirates as a rotational deployment in support of the 13e Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère, 13e DBLE which had moved from Djibouti. This was a much more peaceful deployment. There were no encounters with terrorists in the UAE. There are a growing number of French citizens living in the Abu Dhabai region. The Legionnaires had a very relaxing trip to this luxurious Middle Eastern nation.

In 2012, the 2nd REP units returned to Camp Rafilli on Corsica and were permitted to make an airborne jump into one of their own Drop Zones. In the summer of 2012, 2nd REP Legionnaires had the opportunity to participate in a joint military training exercise with 2nd Battalion, 8th US Marines in Camp des Garrigues, France. The training focused on MOUT fighting. Near the conclusion of the training exercise, 1eC Jean Luis Dornier caught up with his past when Gunner sergeant Keith Mason, his former squad leader, who's life he saved eight years earlier in Afghanistan recognized him. At first, Jean Luis Dornier was uncomfortable about the re-union because he had left Tyus Morse behind in a Legion Recruiting Station five years ago. But the re-union was pleasant and there were no difficulties.

By the end of 2012, his discharge from the Legion was rapidly approaching. He had experience all four terrain types the 2nd Foreign Airborne Regiment specializes in. One month prior to termination of service, Jean Luis Dornier re-enlisted with the condition that he could attend Sniper school and demolition school in order to become a member of the 4th Company of the Regiment. By mid 2013, he successfully completed both Sniper school and demolition school and was assigned to the 2nd Section of the No. 4 company (Snipers and Demolitionists).

On 1 January 2014, Jean Luis Dornier was promoted to Caporal and was posted as a team leader in 2nd Section, 4th Company, a demolition squad. In September 2014, Jean Luis submitted a request to join Groupement des Commandos Parachutistes, GCP (Commando Parachute Group). He was accepted and transferred from 2nd REP to GCP training command for the three month course of instructions.

By April, 2015, Caporal Jean Luis Dornier was assigned to Number 2 GCP Team of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment. He continued to serve with the Commando Teams until his promotion to Sergent on 1 March 2017. On that date, he was reassigned as a 3rd squad leader in 1st Section, 1st Company, 2nd REP. In the fall of 2017, Sergent Jean Luis Dornier re-enlisted for an additional five-year hitch in the French Foreign Legion.

While a member of Team 2, GCP Caporal Dornier participated in no fewer than forty clandestine patrols and raids throughout the world including operations in South America, Africa, South East Asia and South West Asia. Most of these operations are considered classified Top Secret by the French Army and not to be discussed by anyone.

As their deployment into Ukraine approached, the men of the 2e Régiment Etranger de Parachutistes approached the day with the same respectful professionalism they have approached every combat operation. Silence was the tenor of the day. Sergent Dornier's nickname, "Fossoyeur" is French for Grave digger. It is symbolic of the number of people he has planted as a member of the Legion.

Appearance: Tyus Morse or as he is now known, Jean Luis Dornier stands 5'10" tall, weighing 170 Lbs. He is in excellent condition for a man who has trained in the Martial Arts all of his life and continued with similar activities in the military. The military also, has provided him with ample opportunity to be physically fit and mentally capable.

Jean Dornier is of African descent with brown skin and brown eyes. His african hair kept cut short, high and tight, the way it is preferred in the Legion Etranger (Foreign Legion). He also has a smattering of scars and tattoos decorating his body from several firefights around the globe.

Image: Jean Luis Dornier

Gear: 65-Litre Airjet British rucksack, French tactical assault vest, black combat boots, kevlar helmet, French combat uniforms, Green beret, bush cap, OD green wool cap, black leather combat gloves, trip wire spools, Leatherman, Entrenching tool /w case, two 2-litre canteens, camelback hydration system, and Duffel bag for additional equipment.

Weapons and equipment: FAMAS F1 (5.56mm), Gerber Mark II survival knife, Glauca B1 knife and bayonet
Role: Legion Squad Leader

Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent hand to hand combat skills; 3rd Degree black belt in Kempo Karate, 3rd Degree black belt in Savate and brown belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.
- speaks English (Native) & French (90%)
- Use of American small arms
- Infantry tactics, techniques and procedures
- Use of French Army small arms
- Outdoor and Field activities (survival)
- Endure vast quantities of pain and discomfort
- Military Mountaineering skills (Mountain Warfare)
- Military Operations in Urban Terran (MOUT)
- Desert Warfare
- Amphibious Military Operations
- Sniper School
- Demolitions School
- French Commando/Special Forces School

Rank: Private First Class

Name: Karol Ostrowicz

Date/Place of birth: February 8, 1998 (20 years old) in Katowice, Poland

Character history: Karol Ostrowicz was like millions of other young men in Poland- part of the first generation born after the fall of Communism, raised Catholic, instilled with national pride and a "never again" ethic. He was a blue collar worker, a beer drinker, a middling success with women. The only thing that differentiated him from his peers was his love of hiking and backpacking, frequently spending long weekends alone in the Błędów Sands, the Sandomierz, the Krajina, various forests and wildernesses. Ostrowicz even belonged to several clubs and publications about the sport. While he enjoyed the bustling city life of Katowice, Karol felt comfortable in the solitude of the wilderness.

At the outbreak of war in the Ukraine, the Polish government took a hard look at the situation. Due to a series of humiliating surprise defeats in the past (1939 in particular), Polish military doctrine now called for painstakingly careful reconnaissance and the gathering of hard intelligence- Poles will never be caught off guard again. Numbers of disposition of enemy forces, terrain, attitudes of civilians, all things a Polish force needs to know before advancing. However, Poland lacked the satellite photography infrastructure available to larger countries. Russia's current air superiority ruled out surveillance by air.

Thus, the job fell to the youngest unit in the Land Forces: the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment. The 18th specialized in sending forward scouts alone or in small teams, typically on foot, motorcycle, or even horseback into sectors to learn as much as possible before reporting back. It was an old-fashioned, archaic way of fighting a war. But even its harshest critics admitted it yielded results.

The forested area of the Ukraine, as well as the need to expand the all-volunteer Polish Land Forces in general, led to officers from the 18th asking around the backpacking and hiking organizations that Ostrowicz frequented for skilled woodsmen, people who were accustomed to long hikes and melting into the forest. Call it patriotism, call it Catholic guilt, call it a yearning for adventure, but Ostrowicz accepted their offer and was inducted into the 18th before the end of the day.

The training program at Bialystok was grueling. Weapons handling, forest survival, observational techniques, Ukrainian and Russian language lessons- it was an important job and the 18th wanted to leave nothing to chance. However, Ostrowicz got through it. Now he finds himself assigned to a four-man team hiking into a strange country kilometers ahead of the nearest Polish formation, expected to travel fast and travel light.

Appearance: Karol Ostrowicz

Gear: Wz. 2010 uniform (Pantera pattern camo), forage cap, Zeiss x6 binoculars, waterproof map, compass, pen and notebook, waterproof matches, water purification tablets, small first-aid kit, sleeping roll, three days rations

Weapons and equipment: FB Mini-Beryl (5.56 mm), wz. 78 flare gun, wz. 98 knife

Role: Reconnaissance

Miscellaneous: In order to be clear, Ostrowicz is not any kind of special forces operative. His role is limited to intelligence gathering and he is armed solely for self-defense. Ostrowicz is under strict orders never to engage the enemy.

Rank: Sierżant (Sergeant)
Name: Romek Czerepusko Nick: Rom
Date/Place of Birth: (24) 5 October 1993 Białystok, Poland
Character History: Romek Joachim Czerepusko was born on the 5th of October 1993 in Białystok, Poland. His father, Lucjan Czerepusko has an excellent job working for the passenger rail service in Bialystok, Railways Mazowieckie. The rail company provides passenger service between Bialystok and Warsaw. Romek's father works as a conductor on the rail service making regular trips to Warsaw and back. The rail line itself continues through the Baltic States and travels as far as Helsinki, Finland.

In 2011, Romek graduated from secondary education and immediately enlisted in the Polish Army. He never wanted to go to work on the railroad like his father and envisioned a life of excitement for himself one day. Romek grew up speaking both Polish and Russian. It was quite common for the people in Eastern Poland to speak Russian as well as their native language.

After completing Basic Training, Romek attended Scout school. Due to a natural ability to shoot very well, probably due to his vision test scores resulting in him having 20/15 vision, he was recommended for sniper training. Scout school taught him everything he needed to know about observing locations and identifying Russian, American and the European made military vehicles used by their corresponding armies. Sniper school helped him to learn the science behind ballistics and meteorology as applied to engaging targets at extreme range. During Sniper school, he also had to handcraft his own camouflage suit, what those in the profession call a Ghillie Suit. The Ghillie Suit is intended to break up the outline of the sniper so that he is more difficult to locate in a blended setting.

As a trainee, Romek held the rank of Szeregowy (Basic Private). After the initial training is complete, he was promoted to Starzy Szeregowy (Private).

Upon completion of Sniper School, Romek then attended Polish Airborne School where he successfully earned his parachutist badge. From there, he was assigned to the 10th Aiborne Battalion in the 6th Airborne Brigade. Romek spent the next four years in the Airborne, where he saw a deployment to the Balkans and then later to Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, he spent most of his time working in a command bunker and never had the opportunity to engage a living target. While he was with the 10th Airborne Battalion, Romek was promoted to Kapral (Private First Class) and later to Starszy Kapral (Senior Private/Specialist)

In 2016, Romek transferred to the 18th Reconnaissance Regiment where he served in the Long Range Reconnaissance Teams assigned the Regiment's Headquarters Company. As a member of the LRRP teams, Romek spent time learning to ride Horses as well as Kawasaki Motorcycles. The teams typically were inserted by helicopter, but occasionally travel by horseback or by motorcycle. Their mission was to go deep behind enemy lines and report on strategic locations of enemy forces. Just prior to his transfer to the 18th Recon Regt Starszy Kapral Czerepusko attended a two-month NCO leadership academy which enabled his promotion to Sierżant (Sergeant).

When the opportunity to deploy to the Ukraine arose, Romek was excited. Although he served a tour in a combat zone, technically, he has not experienced combat. With 18 months time in grade as a Sergeant, Romek is optimistic about his future with the teams.

Appearance: Romek Czerepusko Romek stands about 5' 10" tall and weighs 169 Lbs. He has fair skin and light blondish colored hair and blue eyes. He is in decent shape, appearing to be of an average build for someone his age and size. Romek sports a tattoo of the Polish Airborne insignia on his left forearm and the Polish White Eagles on his left bicep.

Gear: Wz. 2010 uniform, forage cap, Ghillie Suit, Puma Backpack, Assault Vest (ammunition pouches, water canteens & first aid pouch), Kneed pads, Elbow pads, waterproof map, tactical pistol holser compass, protractor, pen, notebook, waterproof matches, water purification tablets, first-aid kit, three days rations, spare magazines for pistol (9mm), rifle (7.62mm) and carbine (5.56mm).
Optional: Brown Mare named, "Kielbasa", Western Saddle, Saddle bags, blanket, feed bag and rifle holster.

Weapons and equipment: Bor 7.62mm bolt action sniper rifle /w Mark 6 Leupold scope (18x44 magnification), FB Mini-Beryl (5.56 mm) carbine, WIST-94 9mm Semi-Automatic handgun, wz. 98 knife and 6H6 Bayonet.

Role: Long Range Reconnaissance Team Leader
Ordnance Carried: 80 rds. 9x19mm Parabellum /w five 16-round magazines
270 rounds 5.56x45mm /w nine 30-round magazines
50 rounds 7.62x51mm /w five 10-round magazines
four M18 Claymore Anti-Personnel Mines
eight Flash-bang grenades
eight fragmentation grenades
1 red smoke
1 yellow smoke
1 purple smoke
1 Green smoke
1 white smoke
1 blue smoke
1 orange smoke
2x VS-17 panels

Additional ordnance carried depending on mode of transportation.

Rank: Ryadovoy/Private
Name: Tamerlan Abdulbekovich Hamidov
Date/Place of birth: February 19th 1998 (20) in Grozny, Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Character history: Born to a very, very poor family with a Chechen father and a Georgian mother just before the Russians came to exact their vengeance on Chechnya. Tamerlan may not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of in his childhood but he was lucky enough to flee to the countryside when the tanks came rolling in. His family was apolitical, which means they weren’t purged by any side. As the war ended and the region stabilized, Chechnya boomed and as he progressed through school he was wearing better clothes, ate better, worked a few construction jobs and geared up to join his father’s business. Of course, graduating school meant a year in the army for Tamerlan, and in the summer of 2017 he embarked on his journey. Basic training went over without much of a fuss and he was assigned to the infantry component of the Kantemirovskaya division.
Appearance:
Gear: Standard Digiflora camo uniform of the Russian army with a helmet and ballistic goggles. 6Sh116 set with 8 AK-74 mags, 10 GP-30 rounds, four grenades, a medkit and a flask. He has a universal pouch in which he keeps his wallet, cigarettes, and other things.
Weapons and equipment: AK-74M with a GP-30 UGL. Carries a bayonet for the thing too.
Role: Grenadier
Miscellaneous: Soon.

Rank: Caporal
Name:Jules Dujardin (James Jackson) Nickname: J.J
Date/Place of birth: (February 7th, 1983/Beverley, East Yorkshire)
Character history:James was born and raised in Beverley, a small town in East Yorkshire with little to boast but very nice churches and a pub called The Push. He was raised by his father and mother in that pub, the pub his family had owned and operated for years. As a young boy, he took orders, as a teenager, he'd begun to help his father behind the bar. It seemed that a secure, if uneventful, future as a barman awaited him. However, at age 16, he vanished from home, leaving behind all his possessions with only a very simple note, explaining he sought adventure in the British military. He volunteered for the Royal Navy, with the ultimate goal of becoming a member of the elite 42 Commando unit within the Royal Marines. He made it into military with little in the way of issues, and made it into 42 Commando after four years of service within the Royal Marines.

In 42 Commando, he proved himself a capable Assault specialist. He saw deployment to Iraq, where he earned his rank of Corporal, and Afgahnistan as an adviser to native forces. However, when he left 42 Commando and the Marines behind in 2005, he found that he didn't really possess many marketable skills, and his family had shunned him for the way he left. With nowhere in England to go, and no skills except war, he wasn't left with many options. He emigrated to France, where he joined the Foreign Legion to win his citizenship. He passed training, as expected of the man, and moved on to Airborne training shortly afterwards. When he finally passed this as well, he was put on assignment to the squad he is currently a part of.

Appearance:https://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/6419704159/in/photostream/

Gear: 65-Litre Airjet British rucksack, French tactical assault vest, black combat boots, kevlar helmet, French combat uniforms, Royal Marines Green beret, black leather combat gloves, Gerber Multi-tool, Entrenching tool /w case, two 2-litre canteens, camelback hydration system, Woodland-camouflaged duffel bag.

Weapons and equipment: FAMAS F1 (5.56mm), Benelli M3 Super 90 (12 Gauge), PAMAS G1 (9mm), Gerber Mark II survival knife, Glauca B1 knife and bayonet
Role: Breacher

Skills and Abilities:
Black Belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts
Speaks English, French and Kurdish
Use of French and English Small Arms
Infantry tactics, special focus on amphibious tactics
Survival Training
Commando Training Royal Marines
Special Forces Communicator Specialist Training
Royal Marines Boarding Course
Royal Marine Urban Combat Course
French Parachutist Training
French Commando/SF Training