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Part 1 – Interview with a sergeant of the French Foreign Legion
French Guyana November, 2020 ExperienceI did this interview with Raf, whom I met during our sergeant training (FG1) in Castelnaudary a few years ago…
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Legion Training app Feedback
Legion Training is my French Foreign Legion preparation app. Alongside the stories on LegionStories, it helps candidates prepare for selection. Legion Training today Legion…
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The wildest myths of the French Foreign Legion
ExperienceIf you found my blog, probably you’ve already heard some interesting, occasionally amazing myths of the French Foreign Legion. Before I joined, it was…
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40. Chapter – Central African Republic
The company got a week off in March before going to Central Africa In a normal situation, we can leave for 2-3 weeks before…
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French Foreign Legion Recruitment Plan for 2021 — Historical Analysis
Historical article (December 2020). This post discusses the Legion’s recruitment plan for 2021 and includes estimates I made at the time. The figures and…
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39. Chapter – A last training before my first OPEX
The third platoon left to Mali on a Thursday afternoon and the rest of the company stayed in St. Christol. I felt lucky, because…
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38. Chapter – Two driving licences in a month
I passed the short Christmas vacation at home, but this time I knew that the year will start in Castelnaudary My unit commander mentioned…
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37+1. Christmas in the French Foreign Legion
This chapter is going to be a bit different from the others, as 29+1 was. Last time when I wrote a +1 chapter, I…
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37. Chapter – 1st class Legionnaire
I’ve been a 1st class legionnaire for 3 months on paper but nobody knows (and cares) until you don’t have a visibly green stripe…
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36. Chapter – We’re leaving in a few days
We had less than a week left from that four very long months in Castelnaudary. The platoon organized more and more drinking parties as…