Originally Posted by Rocketeer

More questions than answers..

why is it that an organization of ' hard as nails ' miltypes can create Parachute Commando Groups, Cavalry Attack Squads and Special SASMedic Flying Units but can't put together a simple Intel/Milpolice Investigative component to verify the levels of waltyness of prospective recruits?

Yes, it's funny that a load of cashiered depot-wallahs, gate-guarders, blanket stackers and sundry admin-types suddenly emerge as bemedalled warriors with tales of derring-do. They still however form a minority in LoF as most of them are flippin' civvies!

Is the bearded idiot above wearing the Omega order as bestowed by this similarly fuzzed Getafix-wannabe Bennett?:



Still wantonly and gratuitously using the Queen's Crown I see. Can't we have him thrown in the Tower?

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Another comedian Frontiersman from the same site:



However, the site also states:

Let us be quite clear on one thing from the outset, we are not attempting to denigrate the purpose of, or work done by, the Legion of Frontiersmen.

So we differ on this point - on this forum we ARE denigrating the purpose of the LoF (they don't do any work). It would appear to be working too...

Who, or what....is this strange creature? Not one of ours certainly, and not even in our mess kit. I note that he is wearing a breast insignia of a Knight Templar and the top one looks suspiciously like the Order of St Andrew, but not the real one.

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Originally Posted by Rocketeer

More questions than answers..

why is it that an organization of ' hard as nails ' miltypes can create Parachute Commando Groups, Cavalry Attack Squads and Special SASMedic Flying Units but can't put together a simple Intel/Milpolice Investigative component to verify the levels of waltyness of prospective recruits?

Yes, it's funny that a load of cashiered depot-wallahs, gate-guarders, blanket stackers and sundry admin-types suddenly emerge as bemedalled warriors with tales of derring-do. They still however form a minority in LoF as most of them are flippin' civvies!

Is the bearded idiot above wearing the Omega order as bestowed by this similarly fuzzed Getafix-wannabe Bennett?:



Still wantonly and gratuitously using the Queen's Crown I see. Can't we have him thrown in the Tower?

Only if you get the Missouri Police to feel his collar.

Originally Posted by Wild_Bill_Frontiersman

Only if you get the Missouri Police to feel his collar.

Nice to see you back, Bill. The photo above was taken at the Ordo Wotsit 'investiture' in Wales and the one below (with Donnelly and the corpse of Kitchener) might be in the UK:



So we are graced with frequent visits. Shame he can't be done for crimes against tailoring.

A long time ago he was identified on this thread as an ex-milkman (I think) now a doctor in the US - and much is made of his medical credentials on the LoF IOC site. What skeletons are in his cupboard?

Originally Posted by Wild_Bill_Frontiersman

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Another comedian Frontiersman from the same site:



However, the site also states:

Let us be quite clear on one thing from the outset, we are not attempting to denigrate the purpose of, or work done by, the Legion of Frontiersmen.

So we differ on this point - on this forum we ARE denigrating the purpose of the LoF (they don't do any work). It would appear to be working too...

Who, or what....is this strange creature? Not one of ours certainly, and not even in our mess kit. I note that he is wearing a breast insignia of a Knight Templar and the top one looks suspiciously like the Order of St Andrew, but not the real one.

Robin Alan Hale, born St Albans Hertfordshire United Kingdom 2 February 1946

It's not often we have such a powerful photo to comprehensively exhibit a wannabe. Here is Robin Alan Hale of Melbourne, aka Count Robin Graf Von Halle in all his glory. An ex member of The Legion of Frontiersmen. Hale is a true wannabe, he never went anywhere and never experienced operational service. However, if you look at this geek with all of his paraphernalia in place you would think he was a "hot shot" General who has done it all.

WEBSITE

Elsewhere on the site there is a complaint about people mixing their 'Frontie baubles' with government issued medals; classic.

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Another comedian Frontiersman from the same site:



However, the site also states:

Let us be quite clear on one thing from the outset, we are not attempting to denigrate the purpose of, or work done by, the Legion of Frontiersmen.

So we differ on this point - on this forum we ARE denigrating the purpose of the LoF (they don't do any work). It would appear to be working too...

And a ready made bow tie unless I'm much mistaken? The cad!

Originally Posted by Harry Paget Flashman

And a ready made bow tie unless I'm much mistaken?

These appear to be de rigeur within the LOF.

Originally Posted by hyphae

Robin Alan Hale, born St Albans Hertfordshire United Kingdom 2 February 1946

It's not often we have such a powerful photo to comprehensively exhibit a wannabe. Here is Robin Alan Hale of Melbourne, aka Count Robin Graf Von Halle in all his glory. An ex member of The Legion of Frontiersmen. Hale is a true wannabe, he never went anywhere and never experienced operational service. However, if you look at this geek with all of his paraphernalia in place you would think he was a "hot shot" General who has done it all.

WEBSITE

Elsewhere on the site there is a complaint about people mixing their 'Frontie baubles' with government issued medals; classic.

So, the Legion of Frontiersmen has standards after all.

134 pages and I thought I couldn't be surprised further, but I was wrong..

here we have a fellow [and, apparently more than one ] who can slap a gong on his chest claiming he led the Charge of the Light Brigade or fought the Zulu at Rorkes' Drift and he's welcomed into the local Legion or Organization of Old Soldiers [ and, for the sake of argument, I'll include Lof under that heading ] and no one in the ' recruiting/vetting committee' could even flip open an old copy of Debrett's or surf the weeb for a background check [ even Googling the guy's name, for f**k sake, would turn up something hinky ] or, for gawdsakes, make a phone call to a ' friend' in the records office or something. Any or all of which would show up pretty quickly that the wannabee was sucking on his mum's teat or was an emryo when the ' action' took place...yet these guys get shown to the bar..

Have I missed something? Is there a clandestine Walt ring out there, like those kiddie fiddling porn rings, where Walts cover for each other, grant each other phony ribbons, gongs, and dodgy titles and trade deals on really good medals?

So, what I want to know is: Can I have my ARRSE ribbons next to my nom de Arrse replicated in plastic/chocolate for wearing on my rental tux at the next ' old boys' reunion?

Originally Posted by перестройка

Originally Posted by hyphae

Robin Alan Hale, born St Albans Hertfordshire United Kingdom 2 February 1946

It's not often we have such a powerful photo to comprehensively exhibit a wannabe. Here is Robin Alan Hale of Melbourne, aka Count Robin Graf Von Halle in all his glory. An ex member of The Legion of Frontiersmen. Hale is a true wannabe, he never went anywhere and never experienced operational service. However, if you look at this geek with all of his paraphernalia in place you would think he was a "hot shot" General who has done it all.

WEBSITE

Elsewhere on the site there is a complaint about people mixing their 'Frontie baubles' with government issued medals; classic.

So, the Legion of Frontiersmen has standards after all.

nice to see, перестройка, buts it's the anzmi website outing him, not LoF.

Originally Posted by anzmi

In 1953, Robin, a seven year old Cub Scout was selected as a car door opener for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth during her coronation ceremonies. For this service Hale was awarded a coronation medal

a hero at 7 ... Wow!!