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924aussie · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject: Off Topic French Foreign Legion

Well we have all heard of kids running away to join the circus or the French Foreign Legion as a throw away line.

Well my son has done just that , but he didnt run away and he has joined the REAL French Foreign Legion. Did a stint in the Australian Army but is looking for something different.

He phoned us just before he went through the door and now he has a new name and we wont hear from him again until he gets to a certain stage in his training.

I will have to keep sending him money and maybe he can find some cheap parts to send back to Australia

Alan
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moone924 · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 869 Location: Douglas Wyoming

I was going to join once upon a time.
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StienbargerR · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 1362 Location: Richmond, IN

whoa. thats pretty intense. At least he wil be bilingual if he isn't already!
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924aussie · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:05 am Post subject:

Day in and Day out they have to speak French, he has to attend french lessons as part of the training.

Alan
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morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9102 Location: Romania

people change there...be sure about that.

he can call quits in a few months if he does not like it...it is very difficult.
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Khal · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject:

datatrain · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:33 am Post subject:

The French Foreign Legion was formed so that France could send solders to dangerous places without risks to French citizens.

French citizens are prohibited from joining.

They are undoubtedly a bunch of very tough guys. Traditionally they will accept anyone no matter their past history or record. That's One of the reasons why they give you a new name and a french passport in that name.

You have a new country but your not a french national.
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pocketscience · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:55 pm Post subject:

What's up with that doc...?

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924aussie · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:

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924aussie · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:51 am Post subject:

Have a read of this for a person in training

Start a third of the way down at a guy called phantom309

http://cervens.net/legionbbs123/showthread.php?t=7215&page=7

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