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Best time of year to join French Foreign Legion

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  • #62
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »
    Well as already stated you get the two weeks at Christmas and on top of that:
    Few days at midterm in February,
    Two weeks at Easter,
    Three months in the summer,
    Midterm in October.
    Any Holy days,
    + bank holidays.

    Are you paid for that time?


  • #63
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭[Deleted User]


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Are you paid for that time?

    No but you do get time and a half for Sundays and Bank Holidays...


  • #64
    Strong Life in Dublin
    Registered Users Posts: 487 ✭✭Strong Life in Dublin


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    The others just aren't hard enough.

    The others aren't hard enough but you're afraid of hot and cold weather? You wouldn't last 1 week of training, go back to playing call of duty.


  • #65
    Jcarroll07
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Jcarroll07


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Yes but with La Legion you have the mystique and history.

    By the standards of some BAF the FFL is quite young 1831 I think some of the British regiments date back to the 1600s. As for mystique, what mysterious about them? They are a foreign based unit that see a lot of action by virtue of being attached to the french rapid reaction force. You can certainly find other units that are similar in regards to the latter two aspects.


  • #66
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    Strong Life in Dublin wrote: »
    The others aren't hard enough but you're afraid of hot and cold weather? You wouldn't last 1 week of training, go back to playing call of duty.

    Well it's best to have every edge to make the best of my training there.


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  • #67
    decky1
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭decky1


    LEAVE, probably involves a stretcher or box of some sort, carried by for lad you made friends with.


  • #68
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,001 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    PDF, not IDF....

    Not your ornery onager



  • #69
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    Esel wrote: »
    PDF, not IDF....

    Yeah the IDF holds no attraction at all.


  • #70
    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,504 ✭✭✭tac foley


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    What the the leave like?

    You already asked that question.

    Please go away.

    tac


  • #71
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    tac foley wrote: »
    You already asked that question.

    Please go away.

    tac

    Is there more time off in La Legion vs the IDF special forces do you know ?


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  • #72
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Is there more time off in La Legion vs the IDF special forces do you know ?

    You seem more interested in the time off the job than time on.
    It's not for the lols, you put your life into it or don't bother.


  • #73
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Is there more time off in La Legion vs the IDF special forces do you know ?

    You know there are other options open to you that sound like they might suit better? Info here.

    You probably won't even have to learn French.


  • #74
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    You seem more interested in the time off the job than time on.
    It's not for the lols, you put your life into it or don't bother.

    Well it was just a question I was curious about.


  • #75
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,750 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    endacl wrote: »

    You probably won't even have to learn French.

    Shur, isn't it coming on nicely. Practically fluent.
    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Is there more time off in La Legion vs the IDF special forces do you know ?


  • #76
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    Avatar MIA wrote: »
    Shur, isn't it coming on nicely. Practically fluent.

    Yeah. It's a start, I refer to it as La Legion now always

    beaucoup ca va bien !


  • #77
    mutter_man
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭mutter_man


    We're getting rather close to Walter Mitty territory here. First legion etrangere and then sayeret matkal leave entitlements all in a thread about joining the former. What's next rates of pay for grom??


  • #78
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,100 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    mutter_man wrote: »
    We're getting rather close to Walter Mitty territory here. First legion etrangere and then sayeret matkal leave entitlements all in a thread about joining the former. What's next rates of pay for grom??


    that territory was passed a long time ago.


  • #79
    mutter_man
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭mutter_man


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    that territory was passed a long time ago.

    Your quite right, I just committed a cardinal sin against myself and read back every post. I feel used without even a reach around at this point. I desperately hope this is troll work. At least then it would be mildly amusing.

    I hear if you hike to the summit of Carrauntoohil at a certain time and date the Ranger Wing let you join direct :p


  • #80
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    “Walter Mitty” territory? Hardly.

    The OP is not a fantasist or a dreamer as the title “Walter Mitty” suggests. He’s on a wind up guys. Blatantly obvious.


  • #81
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,750 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    mutter_man wrote: »
    Your quite right, I just committed a cardinal sin against myself and read back every post. I feel used without even a reach around at this point. I desperately hope this is troll work. At least then it would be mildly amusing.

    I hear if you hike to the summit of Carrauntoohil at a certain time and date the Ranger Wing let you join direct :p

    That sounds quite uncomfortable, but you know... if you want it badly enough.


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  • #82
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,100 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    John_D80 wrote: »
    “Walter Mitty” territory? Hardly.

    The OP is not a fantasist or a dreamer as the title “Walter Mitty” suggests. He’s on a wind up guys. Blatantly obvious.


    The OP lacks the wit and subtlety of a WUM.


  • #83
    John_D80
    Registered Users Posts: 3,539 ✭✭✭John_D80


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    The OP lacks the wit and subtlety of a WUM.

    Nay to that I say. The fact that he has gotten so many mostly genuine replies would indicate to me that he is indeed WUMming.


  • #84
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Ok, this is getting silly. Slight relocation incoming.


  • #85
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,100 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Silly you say?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI


  • #86
    Jcarroll07
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Jcarroll07


    I fear I've been used!


  • #87
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    I wonder how much french would be best to know before trying to join?


  • #88
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,221 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    I wonder how much french would be best to know before trying to join?
    About 6 frenches.


  • #89
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    endacl wrote: »
    About 6 frenches.

    Would 6 classes do for le Legion?


  • #90
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users Posts: 40,100 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Max Prophet wrote: »
    Would 6 classes do for le Legion?

    La legion surely?


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  • #91
    Max Prophet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 280 ✭✭Max Prophet


    ohnonotgmail wrote: »
    La legion surely?

    That's why I need the lessons.


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