FRAG International

Since the inception of Force Recon Airsoft Group, Inc. way back in November 2007, the group has grown into a bigger, better team not just in terms of skills but the spirit of brotherhood has become its icon of strength. It is also with this great improvement that vital  aspects into the treatment of the sport has been neglected and/or exploited. Because of the team’s enthusiasm to the sport, players began to develop a certain “itch”: looking forward to every Sunday game, seriousness in entering a tournament, increasing AEG velocities, etc.

FRAG Team @ 2009 Inter-CDO Tournament

Well, frankly speaking, there really is nothing wrong with this just the fact the we sometimes overdo it. One evident character that we have noticed is the gradual increase of AEG velocity that sometimes we fire AEGs with ridiculous “fps” of 500 – bbs passing through and through face masks even cracking M4 hand guards. It becomes a problem when safety of the players is compromised. The FRAG officers first solved the problem with “boundary rules.” A player with velocities higher than 450fps can only fire up to a certain area marked by the Head Marshall, so they pose as gunners and snipers, which, for most players who are used to CQB and assault games, means no fun at all. Still, even with the strict imposition of the rules, some players with high-velocity AEGs get through their boundaries unnoticed by marshalls. This can cause unavoidable damage to other players.

We do have guests from other teams who come and play with us, and even those who just come to try playing airsoft. This can sometimes cause shame to our group if we hurt a guest player or a beginner, so FRAG, as a group had to do some preventive measures to avoid serious injuries to our guests and so with our own team members as well. It was towards the start of the year when FRAG Command imposed a strict rule banning AEGs with velocities above the maximum 450fps from  the game, even just 1fps higher would result to this measure. Another rule that the committee imposed was the wearing of full BDU to ensure the safety of the players, and of course, for battle simulation purposes. The officers had to check every AEG for suspected high velocity, and as always, “No BDU, no play.” We did not only limit these rules to our group but also to our guest players as well. If ever a group would want to play with FRAG, we send them our new set of rules, and if they abide by it, they can play.

For quite some time that we followed this trend, we have developed so many things as a group. We have very much improved since then. We realized that it is not with the use of AEGs with high velocities that make our Sunday game more realistic or exciting, instead, we worked on improving our scenarios to have a dynamic military simulation. Most importantly, we have learned to grow as a team. Our spirit of brotherhood is the epitomy of our strength, and with this notion, we can overcome many of our encounters. FRAG does not deem to set as an example to the airsoft community, but it is with its thrusts that FRAG community exists as a believer and lover of the sport lifted by our respect to the entire airsoft community.