Thank you Pixabar for the pics ; )
Ah the French ; I like to think of the World equivalent of America's California . . . You can be sure if the entire civilized world is doing one thing; then California and France are going to be exceptions ! ! !
Crazy buildings, crazy sexual ideas, crazy customs and a World Famous Crazy Military . . .
If your reading these words then you can be absolutely sure you will never get into the French Foreign Legion.
Simply because the Legion only takes healthy males who they can terrorize and brutalize into an effective fighting force. The logic is simple, find a fit man then destroy his will to live. Once a man has no independent purpose you rebuild that soul into your idealized fighting man.
The reasoning is quite correct, males are drawn to the unknown extreme experiences and the desire to belong to an elite force, adventure etc are things that footloose fancy free males seek. Regularly females complain about lack of connection, smoking drinking or many other male vices. In the FFL you join as a single man (even if you are married) you are given a new name and everything you need to learn to obey orders. Free health, clothing, food accommodation and alcohol ! ! !
Why you (reading these words) will never be accepted is you are privileged, you must be somewhere looking at the internet. This makes you unsuitable, the Legion is about making hard men even nastier, you get no internet, no money, no jewelry, no credit cards no personal loans no drivers licence. You get a new name that is your only name for the first year. Simply your past is forgotten and that includes your crimes, your wife and your family . . .
The perks are you get Real French Citizenship after a minimum of 5 years service, however if you are combat wounded you get French citizenship immediately; another bonus is the SIX weeks a year vacation ! ! ! The catch is you get sent and forgotten in some of the worst nastiest places on Earth. In fact the FFL is an awesome idea, most countries would like a extreme events highly trained military force that not even its own citizens care about. This means the FFL gets to go to one useless pointless conflict after another and risk life and limb for a country that cares nothing for them.
This is where the beatings come in; firstly the selection process has three goals, to find fit young men. To prevent weirdos like psychopaths etc from joining, and to find men with no other option of human prosperity. Thus if you enjoy a roof over your head and a WiFi connection the Legion does not want you. You must have absolutely no other realistic option except to join a bunch of rough fighters, yet be adaptable enough to fit in. Everything is about destroying your individuality, in fact the Legion fears many Westerners since they do not want these people reporting exactly how badly they have been treated within the Legion. Not that it would affect the outcome; the legion own you body and soul, the Legion simply prefer not to have to deal with the bureaucrats is all ! ! !
Once you are joined you earn about $1500 a month, but do not worry there is nothing to spend it on; you are routinely abused, bashed, brutalized or terrorized until the opportunity presents itself to die for France. All Officers are French, all language is French after five years you are given a new life. If you die in service well that is why you joined, literally; if you're wounded you get early citizenship ! ! !
So the process, get yourself to the main headquarters of the Legion; simply turn up at the front gate. No other way !!! show your passport, prove your not wanted internationally, then pass the physical, psychological and health tests. Age is 18 to 39 males only (trust me ladies, not even males like the FFL). No medical conditions; things like epilepsy, diabetes, HIV, TB or bad teeth will keep you out.
One lady has served in the FFL in Africa during WWII, around 40,000 legionnaires have died since the Legion was created in 1831. The Legion was created to removed highly trained fighters from France, simply they are to dangerous to keep at home so they simply shipped them overseas to fight France's silly pointless little conflicts.
Today the Legion is actually a highly trained tactically well equipped fighting force that is continually reported and embarrassed at how inhumane it treats its own soldiers. Bashing's and physical deprivation occur regularly and technology is officially useless unless it is for combat operations. But if you are desperate enough you can get to join the World's most mysterious legendary bunch of narcissistic alcoholics on the planet and become part of a corp of highly trained killers ! ! !
Just remember one night when your clutching a knife is some country you cannot spell the name of, in the desperately cold rain as mosquitoes disturb your sleep; always remember the bashings will continue until morale improves. Who knows if your lucky you will get wounded and get to go home to France ! ! !
http://xpatnation.com/things-you-dont-know-about-the-french-foreign-legion/
http://foreignlegion.info/joining/
http://xpatnation.com/questions-youve-never-asked-about-the-french-foreign-legion/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/french-foreign-legion-soldiers-trial-recruit-death
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