Unable to assign correct side to custom faction

[tinymouse 0]

I've been working on this for about 72 hours and after reading over various documentation and forms I put together a config.cpp file that does display my custom faction and the unit with all of this equipment, but the side refuses to cooperate.

changing side to side = 2; in CfgFactionClasses does nothing, and changing the side in the CfgVehicle does work but then breaks my test unit. I've looked over every form I could find and tore apart other mods and am still unable to fix this. any help would be greatly appreciated. 

class CfgPatches
{
    class unit_config
    {
        units[] = {
            "CusFac_Riffleman",

        };
        weapons[] = {};
        requiredVersion = 0.1;
        requiredAddons[] = {};
    }
};
class CfgFactionClasses
{//Faction Class for units ie Nato --> PMC
    class CusFac
    {
        displayName = "PMC"; // Faction name but will be changed by Editor Categorie
        author = "Kebable";
        priority = 0;
        side = 2;
    }
};
class CfgVehicleClasses
{//subclass for untis ie Nato --> PMC --> Men --> UNIT (outdated game required use CfgEditorSubcategories
    class CusFac_Units
    {
        displayName = "Car2";
    }
};
class CfgEditorCategories
{
    class CusFac_Main_PMC
    {
        displayName = "PMC2";
    }
};
class CfgEditorSubcategories
{// Sub cat maker for editor use this instead of CfgVehicleClasses
    class CusFac_Sub_Men
    {
        displayName = "Car";
    }
};
class CfgVehicles 
{
    class B_Soldier_base_F;
    class CusFac_Riffleman:B_Soldier_base_F
    {
        _generalMacro = "CusFac_Riffleman";
        scope = 2;
        displayName = "Riffleman";
        faction = "CusFac"; //testing has shown this does nothing, SIDE is effeccted by something else
        VehicleClass = "CusFac_units"; //not used but still required
        editorCategory = "CusFac_Main_PMC"; //sub category for unit
        editorSubcategory = "CusFac_Sub_Men"; //should be used with all assets
        nakedUniform = "U_BasicBody";
        uniformClass = "U_B_CombatUniform_mcam_tshirt";
        backpack = "B_AssaultPack_khk";

        identityTypes[] = {"Head_NATO","LanguageENG_F","G_NATO_default"};


        linkedItems[] = {"V_PlateCarrier1_rgr","H_HelmetB","ItemMap","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch","NVGoggles"};
        respawnlinkedItems[] = {"V_PlateCarrier1_rgr","H_HelmetB","ItemMap","ItemRadio","ItemCompass","ItemWatch","NVGoggles"};

        weapons[] = {"arifle_MX_ACO_pointer_F","hgun_P07_F"};
        respawnWeapons[] = {"arifle_MX_ACO_pointer_F","hgun_P07_F"};

        magazines[] = {"30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag","16Rnd_9x21_Mag","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag","16Rnd_9x21_Mag"};
        respawnMagazines[] = {"30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag","16Rnd_9x21_Mag","30Rnd_65x39_caseless_mag","16Rnd_9x21_Mag"};

    }
};