"National Roman Legion"

[richsc]

Was there ever enough enthusiasm for this project to grow from mere theory into something practical

Uh no.
After all, this is an all volunteer hobby, and the franchise concept (in my opin) doesn't fit in with the volunteer concept generally, though HIb's Legio IX does much the same sort of thing and seems to work well. I would prefer that a 'national group' be a fund raiser and event organizer rather than an actual unit. That would be practical but not what he has in mind, I wager.

Indeed, as the cultural affairs person for the US Armored Division for whom he worked the Roman kit he bought was intended for recreational use of the soldiers, as I understand. All the folks in the pictures are US Army. He brought all that equipment from Germany when he transferred here.