This is the most frequently asked question and that’s why I thought to open a discussion topic on the blog. Before you leave a comment, please read this previous post where I
In this article, I’d like to present the physical fitness tests that everyone has to pass each year not only in the French Foreign Legion, but generally in the French Army. It
I already told some stories about how my fellow Legionnaires did bananes. This is a story about my own very first. Once we passed our first few days in our unit and
If you want to join the French Foreign Legion, first you have to pass the sport test. In this article I will try to describe you each of them in detail. The
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the French Foreign Legion stopped all recruitment for an undetermined period. The borders in France are closed. The French government asks the people to stay at home.
Today, we’re going to unpack a topic that often gets overlooked when we talk about joining the French Foreign Legion. That’s right, we’re talking about the IQ test or in French, “psychotechniques”.
He woke us up at 5AM and gave 10 minutes to get ready. This time I was the first one to be outside at the corridor at 5.05AM. The others were nowhere,
I remember very well. I just turned on the corner of the corridor at 6.57PM. Not a second later. I was even congratulating myself for the hilarious idea, that I left 3
If you’re thinking about joining the French Foreign Legion—or just want to know how much they pay in 2026—this guide explains the salary system, bonuses, and allowances that determine a Legionnaire’s total
My weekends passed quickly by. I was on the bus bringing the legionnaires up to St. Christol. Those, who had less than 5 years of service didn’t have too much choice because