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 that one of the long distance runnings during
The one month long basic training at the farm had finished with the Kepi March. The week before leaving I had my first deep point during the instructions. Fortunately, the German sergent-chef
Monday morning, we took our FAMAS up before leaving to the farm, situated 50 km from Castel in the countryside. The first time when I touched a FAMAS in my life was
We arrived to Castelnaudary at late afternoon. A bus driven by a legionnaire came over to the station to bring us in the regiment. As we entered, I understood immediately what does
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 the table there was sitting a spindle, tall,
We arrived to Marseille and a bus waited for us near to the Saint-Charles station. The view and the sunshine gave me a feeling that I’m on a holiday. I thought, if
Join the French Foreign Legion… I made this decision when I was 18 years old. The French Foreign Legion is one of the most notorious units of the French Army. Notorious. Well,