Royal Marine Reacts To Joining the Foreign Legion
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You do not need to speak fluently. They teach you quite quickly. On the job training helps to learn a language, A.K.A every superior screaming at you in french. I've possibly seen a Japanese gentleman learn it faster than me.
I know one thing about the Legion. They are highly trained, hardened, and professional. If I was ever in trouble, my first thoughts would be I hope the FFL or SAS would come to my rescue. Nowadays, Navy SEALs are Hollywood. I would want a secretive and highly skilled unit to get me out of trouble, no attention-loving glamour boys.
I totally agree with this!!!
It doesn't seem like you understand much about the US military. Navy SEALs specialize in quite a few things, but one of their specialties are hostage rescue. Just because they get a lot of attention from media doesn't mean they're not professionals at their job. The U in your spelling of glamor tells me may haps there is some jealousy over how popular the special forces from across the pond ended up being. lol
@@mattp.6660 Nope. Not jealous and I was born in the US and I have had many friends and family in all branches of the US military. I also worked with USAF Special Operations during my career in OEM.
A good documetation about the foreign legion is "Fremdenlegion, die Hölle im Regenwald". It is in German and provides automatically generated subtitles in English.
I remember i podcast where a former recon marine turned legionnaire explained that their were times during his stint in the legion that interpol came looking for recruits and the legion told interpo to F off. He also stated that the legion will look pass certain crimes but sexual offences and murder were an instant disqualification. You do not need to be fluent in french, you are taught basic french during training
He was a Navy Seal not Force Recon.
@phyo1716 it wasn't the tatted guy. It was podcast/ interview with an older gentleman. I know the lifeguard also said the same thing
@@mybru1 Can you give me the link?
@@mybru1 I've read about a Force Recon guy joining the Legion and getting into GCP on Quora but I have not seen the podcast you mentioned.
There's a ton of great videos on Legion. As for that guy he came here cuz they are the only professional military that accepts foreign recruits. He would have to try for citizenship in another country, like USA , Can, UK etc to join their military. Not easy.
Is it still true that French citizens can’t join?
@@HythyrI’m pretty sure I saw a documentary where they said how anyone with a French passport would be immediately disqualified
@@Hythyr yes everyone can join expect French citizens
@@Hythyr No, they can join, but the get a new identity with a Francophone background (i.e. Suisse, Belgian, etc)
Really enjoy your content, keep at it! Have enjoyed your content for a while now, you were under the suggested awhile back while watching the fat electrician. I get pumped now when either of you upload.
Legionnaire Taylor Cavanaugh who was a navy seal went and joined the Legion. Hes been making the podcast circuit telling his story. Really good listen
I also recommend Joel Struthers on the Jocko Willink Podcast.
yea ive watched his inerviews, really good content indeed, I find the french foreign legion to be so fascinating for some reason, I think they rly are modern day spartans, im not being sarcastic.
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Since this year is the 50th anniversary of Operation Robin Sage, you should do a reaction to it. It is the final field test exercise for soldiers to become Green Berets and is held across 20+ counties here in N.C. and utilize local citizens as enemy combatants or as resistance fighters.
You should do a video on MARSOC Marines, they're pretty similar to the Royal marines. I'd say they are the US equivalent.
I saw a series on the Foreign Legion, years ago, done by Bear Grylls. Since then I’ve watched several more docs on them, it’s fascinating!
Tbey would've failed their interview or back ground checks.
I would be interested in and maybe others would too. Is a reaction to the Spanish Foreign Legion. From what I’ve read it’s similar but not well known and has much harder and brutal training
You should definitely react to some training man! Great videos as always, bud.
Are There are other Foreign Leagions, that the washouts can apply for?
all the instructor and officer on the video speak french but with accent from all the world none of them is a native speaker, kinda cool
I always felt like part of it was also to conceal your real identity and provide a layer of extra security for the organization (the Legion), the individual (the Legionair) and everyone related to the real/original identity of all Legionairs. Since France had a lot of colonies in Africa in the past and the Legion has been deployed in Africa constantly. If a Legionair, from African decent, is caught in Africa his real identity could put his family at risk. Seeing that the Legion has a permanent force of 300 troops stationed on the African continent ever since 1967 the aforementioned situation is absolutely plausible.
Since the Legion accepts applicants from all over the world and is deployed all over the world, chances are they will not only fight army vs army but also combat paramilitary groups. In places like French Guiana in South America, a country that for 98,9% is covered by forests, a large part of which is primeval rainforest used for trafficking drugs, poaching and illegal mining. The groups behind these activities are not bound by the Geneva Conventions. French Guiana is a French overseas territory and around 2000 French troops are stationed there, 675 of them Legionairs. The country has been the home base for the 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment since 1973 until present day. So again a situation as above, of a Legionair being captured is not impossible.
So creating a brand new identity which is only known to the Legionair himself and the Legion there is nothing linking him to anyone, a Legionair can't be blackmailed or forced by an enemy willing to threaten family members. They themselves are most likely trained to resist 'advanced interrogation techniques' but that means nothing when being forced to watch family members receive that kind of treatment.
Of course I could be completely wrong and I'm not saying that this is the only reason or even the most important one, it might be part of it.
Quite a few former members of the Waffen SS joined the legion after WW2
I disctinctly remember they used to teach people French, but that was before Barkhane, so I don’t know.
They learn you basics during initial training period and after that you must rely on your fellow soldiers/self studies. It was actually an issue (don't know if its like that anymore) that a few got kicked out since they didn't learn fast "enough" to not disrupt/delay exercises. This was during field exercises in the final selection.
You do not need to know French when you apply to the Foreign Legion. Those who are selected to become a Foreign Legionnaire are sent to a farm where they have 6 months of basic training and there they have French lessons to learn to speak French. Then you have to undergo the very tough training in the jungle where there is high humidity, so if you don't have a water-resistant watch, it will stop.
It is very tough training and there are constant trainings and exercises.
It doesn't matter if you have done in your home country like Royal Marine, US.Marine, US. Navy Seals or otherwise, these are nothing compared to the tough ones you have in the Foreign Legion.
Then there are strict rules for those who have become Främslings Legonär, you may not own a bank account for the first 5 years, you may not own a car either.
Since you have changed your identity, you are protected and if relatives or others from your home country look for you, they will not find the person. and you are a French citizen after changing your identity. If you choose after the 5-year contract has expired, you can choose to keep the identity you got when you joined or take back your old identity.
i feel like the whole identity thing is because like you said the legion takes anyone even criminals , so in theory back in the day you could be on the run and if you made it there and made it you could be accepted , I'm sure laws are different now , minus like suppper serious crimes
Legion looks pass small crimes but if you have murdered someone or made some sexual crime then you cant join
It is also because some countries do not allow their citizens to join the military of another country. So if someone tries out and fails, he can go back home and everyone can deny, that he was there.
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I read somewhere that in the 50s, you needed to learn German to understand the recruits. That new identity and French passport was looking pretty attractive to them.
You do just walk up
fun fact. you are not really in france. the french legion is not allowed to have any base in french mainland after they planned a coup d'etat once
Indeed, initially their headquarters was in Algeria in Sidi Bel Abes, then upon the independence of Algeria the different regiments were repatriated to mainland France, Aubagne, Calvi etc.
The regiments which participated in the OAS (secret army organization) were dissolved, the flags degraded and their names and traditions will never again be taken up in the Legion or the French Army. This is pretty much the same as what happened in the Roman Legions of the Republic or the Western Roman Empire.
He wouldn’t be in the documentary if he was accepted.
Says who, I’ve seen videos from active French Foreign Legionnaires
Before scrutinizing their selection and ID process, remember the history first. The FFL was first created in the 1800s to deal with the refugee/immigration and criminal crisis in France. Naturally, they were going to be different, but they were and are their own unique force and brotherhood. Yes, they can get their slate clean. After service, they have the option of a new identity and passport. The legion was the hardened military force sent where France had interests BUT wanted the option of denial if anything went badly. Their loyalty is to their international military brotherhood first, then France. "Legio Patria Nostra" The Legion is our Country is their slogan.
I’ve seen a documentary and you had to learn French by a certain amount of time. They’d have a French instructor and it was a fast course on French. If you can’t pick it up, then I believe you could be released.
I’d assume it’s still that way, since French Foreign Legion is big on tradition so I don’t see them changing that.
It was obviously to me anyway, that it was one of two things. During the interrogation/questioning, (psych test), they didn't like his response(s). Or there may have been something in his background that they didn't like. My guess is it was his "psych test". He was being watched and tested without him knowing it. When it came time to be questioned, they were going for the 'kill' and how is he going to handle it?
I was in a psych test that lasted for 3 days. What I didn't know was that the 3 weeks I was there I was being psychologically tested. I'll bet the same type of thing was going on in this case as well.
This is hard to state clearly, but there is a way to be a natural leader without standing out as one. There's more than one way to demonstrate leadership. There's more than one way to demonstrate 'team'.
Yes, and he said to the other recruit, there have been lies about his past in the interview - maybe that was HIS lie in the whole story. We don't know, since we haven't seen how the interview actually went, our only source is his statement.
I have a feeling that Stan got kicked out because he was a little too smart. The Legion tears you down and rebuilds you from the bottom up, and let's just say that less intellectually gifted candidates make for better results.
Anyone can get in there, but you have to know French.
i always like the foreign legion
I understand that homosexuality is rampant in the Foreign Legion.
Educational stuff, boring.
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