---
name: "west"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Sides"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/west
revid: 325308
updated: 2022-07-10T23:00:31Z
---

# west

*Command · Sides · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

Alias: [blufor](../commands/blufor.md)

## Description

West (BLUFOR) [side](../topics/Side.md).

## Syntax

```sqf
west
```

**Returns:** [Side](../topics/Side.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

SQS Syntax:

```sqs
? side _unit == west : hint "This is a western unit!"
```

### Example 2

[SQF Syntax](../topics/SQF_Syntax.md):

```sqf
if (side _unit == west) then
{
    hint "This is a western unit!";
};
```

## See also

[side](../commands/side.md) · [east](../commands/east.md) · [resistance](../commands/resistance.md) · [civilian](../commands/civilian.md) · [sideEmpty](../commands/sideEmpty.md) · [sideAmbientLife](../commands/sideAmbientLife.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — west](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/west) (revision 325308).</sub>