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French Foreign Legion, anybody?
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Yes, Corkman Padraig O'Keefe's Hidden Soldier might help you to get an insight.00Blaine00 wrote: »Anyone ever thought of joining the French Foreign Legion?
I know most people who join come from less well off countries, or those who want to forget their past and the Legion seems like their last and only option, but I also know there are some people out there who simply join for the adventure and experience!
So the question is.. Is anyone out there considering running away and taking the step that few men dare to even dream about?
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i'd love to hear the tips too! headin over in sep!!
your best bet is to go straight to aubagne. this will cut 1 week off selection. the less time you have to spend at selection the better, its boaring as fcuk and consists of hanging around an excercise yard smoking cigerettes with all sorts of scum. your standard of fitness should be pretty good. be able to do a minimum of 7-10 pull ups palms facing out. just like any other army you should be able to run a mile and half in watever time. it would be a help if you can run further and longer. while at selection dont eat all the food your given, your fitness may suffer TRUST ME! your given a s.hit load of food, cakes, pastries, pizza, cheese and its all pretty good. but theres a reason they give you all that food, you'll know when you start basic training! dont join on a weekend, best bet is a monday, cause theyve no selection on a weekend. as for contact with the outside, forget it. if your dead keen on going expect not to speak to family for at least 4 months, no calls, letters, no going home. freedom is pretty restricted for the first year. the legionaires i spoke to said its like a 9-4 job after the first initial year and weekends off! class if your in France, not so class if your in Afghanistan. choose a regiment you want to go too, theyll ask this question a couple of times while your there to see if your keen. as for trades and specialist jobs, you need to be a legionaire for 2 years before you can do this. the pay is pretty good. considering your freedom is restricted for the first year, try and get a foreign posting in south america or africa. the best pay is there and you wont spend a penny. expect to earn nearly 3000 a month in these places.
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I am just saying the Royal Marines are better equipped and trained, with incredible fitness standards, as I stated I was never in the Legion but have a friend who joined straight after the leaving cert who went on later to join the Royal Marines after leaving the Legion. He said the Royal Marines as I stated were respected more, had better training and a level of fitness that was incredibly high. Since I have never served in both Im only giving my accounts of what i have heard from a friend in the military, he said the legion was tough but never as hard as his Royal Marine recruit training, stating you spent more time trying to learn and understand French in your head than coming to grips that you were training also to be a soldier
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The very fact that you sign up for 5 years minimum is what separates the French Foreign Legion from the rest. I've seen a documentary on US Navy Seals training and some of them were going home at night after class, mentally it is a different ball game when you are suddenly facing 5 years of being cut from society.
Along the lines of "not as tough as", you also have to consider where in the legion you gonna end up. If you are not that great physically you gonna end up being a cook or something. If you are up for it they will send you to train with the best (2 REP assault troups.
Check out CECAP stage commando (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cecap+legion&sm=3)
And keep in mind the conditions when you see them running: 50 degrees Celcius, 80% humidity, lack of sleep, ... all of a sudden it makes it tough to run
A fb page in english:
https://www.facebook.com/frenchforeignlegion
2e REP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7IMJJhUR24
They don't do a lot of retreating in the FFL: Camaron, Dien Bien Phu, .. and when they went to Kolwezi or Iraq, they sure made an impact.
Like in other armies, if you are the best of the best you gonna end up in a specialized job (combat divers, ..), if you are not up for it mentally, phisically, skill wise, .. they won't send you to the elite troops, but you are still going to be a Legionnaire, and that's not bad!the legion isn't as tough as it use to be. heard the royal marines are tougher. i spent 1 week in paris and 2 in aubagne during selection. met a lad from dublin who left basic training saying he didn't feel like staying so they let him go. he had to stay around for a week for them to finish the paper work.
theres a good chance of getting in if your irish cause they try and balance the nationalities0 -
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