French Foreign Legion..

MikeP · 07-14-2011, 02:04 AM

I have known a few former Legionaires over the years including a Pole who jumped into Dien Bien Phu with the other volunteers.

The one word all use to describe legion service-"Brutal"

Much harder to join than in the past. There is a long psych evaluation period designed to test one's ability to deal with the reality of the life.
No longer criminals and fugitives, but folks of sterner stuff.
Americans do not tend to do well.

There is some real nasty stuff behind all the percieved glamour.

They even have a special march tempo which represents marching through deep sand.

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07-14-2011, 02:04 AM	#9
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	I have known a few former Legionaires over the years including a Pole who jumped into Dien Bien Phu with the other volunteers. The one word all use to describe legion service-"Brutal" Much harder to join than in the past. There is a long psych evaluation period designed to test one's ability to deal with the reality of the life. No longer criminals and fugitives, but folks of sterner stuff. Americans do not tend to do well. There is some real nasty stuff behind all the percieved glamour. They even have a special march tempo which represents marching through deep sand.