r/FrenchForeignLegion

Am looking for any Congolese who has joined French foreign legion to lead me in my process so I can join too

I asked a little bit around, but nobody could really explain to me what one should do if they want to become a BNSSA.

Anybody out there?

a man who served in FFL strongly recommended do not take the offer to become caporal after basic training, because your peers and superiors will look at you with disdain and derision, even after you prove your worth, it happened a long time ago, and while i understand it mostly depends on you, your shape, ability and it's okay to take derision occasionally, but will i have the same problems if i take the offer? i'm not saying i'm worth it but would like to know consequences

Bonjour, je me permets de partager avec vous mon livre sur les sélections de la Légion étrangère à Aubagne, vu de l'intérieur, ainsi que des conseils pour les candidats. Bonne lecture :

https://amzn.eu/d/07eMOzJC

Hello, I would like to share with you my book about the Foreign Legion selections in Aubagne, from the inside, as well as advice for candidates. Enjoy the read :

https://amzn.eu/d/0faZ0tde

Hola, me permito compartir con ustedes mi libro sobre las selecciones de la Legión Extranjera en Aubagne, visto desde adentro, así como consejos para los candidatos. Buena lectura :

https://amzn.eu/d/01xp03l7

So I was in, but in castel, got medical that's easy pass the next time and chance to come back, but since I got out I went to home country, joined military, because I couldn't return to legion for 2 years and the contract there is only 1 year. But while I was in I got in trouble and I left after only 2 months. So another thing that doesn't look very good... That's not it, after that I went to live overseas and I got in trouble there too. Right now I'm thinking back to legion, but because they're stricter with the background checks and what you've got to offer, I might go to Ukraine first and then legion after it's over.

Any chance I can go back, and get accepted if I've done this kind of stuff in between the years I was gone...? Ie, I went to legion before the war in Ukraine started.

I'm good physically n spatial reasoning but below average in mathematics so. Tell me how imp it is .

Any current FFL member knows this guy? Seems like he traveled to Portugal illegally from India and then later joined FFL in 2023 but deserted after a year to Germany. Why did he desert and any story about him?

Tengo planes de unirme a la legion,pero me dan curiosidades muchas cosas y quisiera ver algunas opiniones sobre soldados en activo y veteranos

1: Que tan bien les parece el HK416F?

2: Que tan cómodo y bueno sintieron el BME o el CE

3: que experiencia han tenido con los drones fpv y su adopción reciente entre las filas

Gracias

So let's say you actually got in, but it has been 6 years or more since you left, is there a way back in? Say you fit all medical and fitness standards... But did not finish contract

Im aware this was asked many times in the sub. Some of it was 5+ years old and legionnaires that replied served in early 2000s. So I sort of summed the questions up.

1. Is it overly strict compared to other regiments? Some people said it was like a prison

2. So basically majority of the people I found says they got little to none free time and almost no free weekends on their first year. Is it like this with the rest of the legion?

3. From what I read only people who fell for the propaganda and thought the 2rep was best or people who barely passed selection and had no other regiments avaliable choose the 2rep

4. Although 2rep is a rapid response force I've heard that they were less likely to go on Peacekeeping or similar deployments because it's cheaper/effecient to use normal infantry.

5. I've heard that people get fucked up knees/backs in 2REP because static jumping was shit and 2REP jumped a lot closer to the surface than any other regiments in the world. Is it something avoidable?

6. People said that they were almost no volunteers, constant hazing and a guy even said they weren't even given gun cleaning kits and toilet paper ( but he served in 90s to early 2000s )

Im aiming for GCP. So I can endure a lot. Both physically and mentally. But it wouldn't be bad to go out on the weekends, get a laptop etc. 5-8 years a lot of time.

So I was wondering do soldiers in the legion have to report their income in their home countries or can you just simply not do it and they never find out ?

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows if a history of sleep apnea would be an issue in joining? Further how much access would they have to US medical systems(something like would they know I’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea if I never say anything?).

Thank you for any help.

Good afternoon guys, i was wondering how being issued a rifle works in the legion.
First off, for what i know most of the legion is running HK416s now, are you issued ONE specific rifle, like HK416 serial number "x", as long as you stay on the same regiment and occupy the same role you will use this one rifle, or is it like, all the rifles are standardized (optic/acessories placed the same on all of them), and when you are going to a field exercise or the range you just pick anyone in the armory and put it back there after?
If its like the first option, do they issue you the rifle and you are responsible for it 24/7? Like it stays in your locker and you are the one mantaining it and keeping it safe? Or does it stay on an armory and you only pick it up when you're going to use it?

Like I see people desert in just basic training is it that hard I mean is it more mentally tough or physically if so how. tell ur experience how's the basic training from ur pov

Hello, I am an 18-year-old from Turkey. I am very interested in the military and I am thinking about joining the French Foreign Legion. However, I have a few concerns. I don't speak any French at all, and my English is also very poor. I only know a few basic words such as "go," "come," and "stop." Will this be a problem for me? Will I face significant difficulties because I don't know the language?

after you failed and got back to normal life when you apply for jobs or in general can people find out that you got rejected from the french foreign legion ?