3 surprising facts you probably didn’t know about the French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) (FFL; French: Légion étrangère is a military service branch of the French Army...
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Can you really get a new identity if you join the French Foreign Legion?
Since its founding in 1831, the Legion has become the one place of escape for those with haunted pasts. Men...
How good is the French Foreign Legion compared to the British SAS, SEAL Team 6 or Delta Force?
First of all, La Légion is not a Special Force. Yes, they are some of the toughest men on the planet,...
Being proud – French Foreign Legion’s Code of Honor
Hundreds of people are knocking on the door to serve in the French Foreign Legion and roughly 10-15 make the...
“The Legion was my homeland”
An unknown number of Australians have served and continue to serve in the world’s most notorious military unit – the...
Ranks in the French Foreign Legion
For years, all recruits are also volunteers in the French Foreign Legion, a unit which hosted foreign fighters through history....
Age limit and requirements to enlist
Very often, we receive questions regarding age limit and recruitment conditions within the French Foreign Legion dedicated to that subject....
Training in French Foreign Legion (2e REP Paratroopers)
The training of legionnaires (French Foreign Legion soldiers) is long and grueling by modern standards with the French Foreign Legion able to...
Enlistment into the French Foreign Legion
Recruitment into the French Foreign Legion is open to all people who are meet basic requirements. They accept people of all...
French Foreign Legion – Enlistment and training
The Foreign Legion is the only unit of the French Army open to people of any nationality. All members of the Foreign Legion...
Salaries in French Foreign Legion
In recent times, often prompted with the question what is the average salary in the Foreign Legion legionnaires. Traces of these...
Life in the French Foreign Legion
King Louis-Philippe established French Foreign Legion on 10.03.1831. in support of the war in Algeria.”Whatever your origins, nationality and religion, whatever...