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Sense of humour fail?
Not at all, just find ollllllllllllllllllllllllld jokes a little boring.
Anyone interested in joining the french foreign legion?
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Not at all, just find ollllllllllllllllllllllllld jokes a little boring.
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He's obviously French and took offence.
I'm worse than French, I'm Welsh.
As far as I know the French Foreign Legion doesnt have any spectacular honours, but being a small scale and relatively new unit (formed around 1830-ish) then its not quite had as many chances to.
However, all recruits must learn of, and aspire to the actions of Captain Jean Danjou.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/danjou.html
^ Sorry for the writing style, its highly Americanized but its a nice condensed read about the action.
However, all recruits must learn of, and aspire to the actions of Captain Jean Danjou.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/danjou.html
^ Sorry for the writing style, its highly Americanized but its a nice condensed read about the action.
Man of Honour
French rocks.
Associate
Been there done that, spent years doing it as a child.
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Man of Honour
Are they legion weapons?
Yes - when you're running away you tend to drop your weapons so you have to resort to what you can find!
You mean like at Dien Bien Phu?
Indonesia does have some fantastic rock formations
I watched a documentary about them a while ago, and have to say that I had nothing but respect for the guys who made it thru. They take anyone. You don't even have to speak French or English. Your (criminal) past is of little interest to them. Unless you are wanted for a major crime they will give you a new start and even give you a new name.
After this the fun really starts. The training is similiar to how they train Russian soldiers. It is brutal, unfair, they expect you to figure out french in short order, and training "accidents" are higher than other comparible Western mililtaries. You can "wash-out", but they said that surprisingly very few do. I guess it makes sense as by the time you actually sign your name on the dotted line, your mind is pretty well made up. You sign up for a five year stint and if you complete it your criminal record is for the most part erased. You are also awarded French citizenship, and a nice pension is provided.
The troops themselves are known to other militaries as an isolated and rough bunch. They are part of the western allied integrated command, and during the first gulf war they were some of the first troops to cross into Kuwait. They are often used as shock troops and put right on the front line. It was mentioned that they often had to keep them away from other military units as they would often start fights. Unofficially it seems that the French use them for all sorts of nasty little jobs in their former colonies in Africa.
There is very little that is "romantic" or "pansy" about them, and I think if you insulted one, they would probably leave you bruised and bloody in short order. Personally I would put them on par with American Rangers, or British Gurkhas. Not to be messed with thats for sure.
After this the fun really starts. The training is similiar to how they train Russian soldiers. It is brutal, unfair, they expect you to figure out french in short order, and training "accidents" are higher than other comparible Western mililtaries. You can "wash-out", but they said that surprisingly very few do. I guess it makes sense as by the time you actually sign your name on the dotted line, your mind is pretty well made up. You sign up for a five year stint and if you complete it your criminal record is for the most part erased. You are also awarded French citizenship, and a nice pension is provided.
The troops themselves are known to other militaries as an isolated and rough bunch. They are part of the western allied integrated command, and during the first gulf war they were some of the first troops to cross into Kuwait. They are often used as shock troops and put right on the front line. It was mentioned that they often had to keep them away from other military units as they would often start fights. Unofficially it seems that the French use them for all sorts of nasty little jobs in their former colonies in Africa.
There is very little that is "romantic" or "pansy" about them, and I think if you insulted one, they would probably leave you bruised and bloody in short order. Personally I would put them on par with American Rangers, or British Gurkhas. Not to be messed with thats for sure.
Soldato
Been there done that. A long time ago now
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It's actually called De Legione de Estrange.Maybe so, but it's still called the French Foreign Legion
I posted this years ago & it came up on Google, Saves me the bother.
Join the Legion de Estrange more commonly named the French foreign legion.
Go to Paris and find the Forte de Nogonte (sp?) knock on the front door and a dude will open a hatch and ask if you have come to engage. You say yes and the next 5 years are mapped out.
If you join declare your name as is then promotion will be quicker and you get more freedom.
Once you have been shipped down South they will give you 6 months training and then you will be located to a base somewhere.
Do your 5 then when released you will have Dual nationality and will be fluent in French.
For those that have read and believed the horror stories all i can say is a very large percentage of Legionaires rejoin for another 5 which i think speaks for itself.
Without doubt some of the tuffest men i have ever met.
Soldato
I'm not sure if this story is true or not but I hope it is!
When the Legion were sent to Bosnia as peace keepers under the UN banner they refused to paint their vehicles white as they did not wish to drive onto the battle field in the colour of surrender.
I most certainly would not put them on par with American Rangers, or British Gurkhas, the combat record and courage in combat of the gurkhas is pretty much unequalled around the world and the US Rangers are a much more specalised force than the Legion. For me the legion are more like the para's ie well hard nut jobs that you send in to do the dirty work and the hard yards not necessarily the best or most subtle but certainly effective!
When the Legion were sent to Bosnia as peace keepers under the UN banner they refused to paint their vehicles white as they did not wish to drive onto the battle field in the colour of surrender.
I most certainly would not put them on par with American Rangers, or British Gurkhas, the combat record and courage in combat of the gurkhas is pretty much unequalled around the world and the US Rangers are a much more specalised force than the Legion. For me the legion are more like the para's ie well hard nut jobs that you send in to do the dirty work and the hard yards not necessarily the best or most subtle but certainly effective!
There are obviously differences but in general they are all on the same level with regards to the things they are capable off and the types of missions they would preform. To keep it in perspective, Gurkhas are a tough bunch no doubt, but they are not SAS.
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A nice thing to run away to is a beach in Thailand or a penpal in America.
Nice is about the last word I'd use to describe it
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Soldato
Ridiculous comparison one is a small specialist force the other is a regular infantry brigade. I was merely pointing out that if you look at the combat record of the Gurkhas and compare it to that of the Legion it is obvious who you should pick.