Stories
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12. Chapter – Which regiment to choose?
A month left before the end of the basic trainings and our platoon had two goals to achieve.. The raid march and the final…
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11. Chapter – Shooting exercise in Caylus
We were approaching the last month of the basic trainings, so it was time for our first more serious shooting exercise. It was previously…
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10. Chapter – Training at the farm again and combat against the instructors
After Formiguères it was quite hard to retake the daily routine in Castel, especially the collective punishments for each little banane. The lessons got…
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9. Chapter – Formiguères, one week of holiday
In the middle of the basic trainings each section has a week in the Pyrenes at the French-Spanish border. During this week you can…
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8. Chapter – The school of the French Foreign Legion
The first 4 weeks have already passed of the basic trainings. I didn’t find the best word which could describe a day in Castelnaudary.…
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7. Chapter – The Kepi March. When you become a Legionnaire
The big day arrived after 4 weeks of hard training at the farm. I don’t even really know which part was the hardest. Maybe…
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6. Chapter – 1 Week until the Kepi March
The one month long basic training at the farm had finished with the Kepi March. The week before leaving I had my first deep…
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5. Chapter – At the Farm
Monday morning, we took our FAMAS up before leaving to the farm, situated 50 km from Castel in the countryside. The first time when…
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4. Chapter – Basic training in Castelnaudary
We arrived to Castelnaudary at late afternoon. A bus driven by a legionnaire came over to the station to bring us in the regiment.…
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3. Chapter – Background check at the “Gestapo”
I entered the room and found myself in a well-arranged office. I saw military photos, maps, different tank posters all over the wall. At…