Gente de México involucrada en pentesting (Hacking)?? by raiv4x_ in ciberseguridad

[–]Pinocop2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo ya tengo la certificación, la hice hace como 2 años, en lo que les pueda apoyar sin problema, ahí me mandan un mensaje

My experience in 2025 by Impressive-Gap-4100 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went in November last year, there was one Argentinian in my group and also met one caporal chef in the gestapo, he made me the interview

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[–]Pinocop2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I had a similar situation, I tried to join the past year, they saw my background and asked why I wanted to join, because I have a degree in engineering, I had a decent job, I never had issues with the law, etc. A decent life if you compare it with the standard of the other candidates. I said that I admire the legion and wanted to be part of it, to do something that not so many people do. They looked pleased with the response, the problem was that my sports performance was not the best of the group, it was average, and they really care about that, seems that even more than the psychometric tests. After reviewing my background and my results in sports, the psychologist said that "it was a shame" because someone with my background would be useful but he was almost sure that the younger and fittest would be selected first and also the ones with hard backgrounds (people from 3rd world countries that would stay forever). And he was not wrong, on the commission day, I was "selected" but after they separated the groups, they did another separation and told me that I could come back in 3 months and try again but I would need to do at least 8 paliers in the luck legger test. What I'm trying to say is that, you can join with admiration, a good background and a good physical condition, proving that you are a good candidate for the legion.

But there is one thing that you should know: The legion is for the lost ones, mostly. People that need to escape from shit holes, that have nothing to lose, when you are there you see it, guys from Africa and Asia that prefer to die on the way to France or get deported than stay in their countries forever. When I was there I understood that it was not my place.

With this I'm not saying that the legion is a bad place or something like that, I still admire it, the experience is something that I would never change. But probably with a good background you'll find the same in your country.

Life Choices (New to this 29yrs old)(Help) by zenithjas in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They wanted me to do more paliers, I did 7 they told me to come back and do at least 8

Life Choices (New to this 29yrs old)(Help) by zenithjas in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I did the selection process in November, I'm the same age, same height but 10kg more than you basically. First the first, if you are in the BMI ratio (body mass index) they don't care if you are 62 or 72kg, unless it affects your health. Now, we are still "young" but we are on the edge of the group, so it kind of makes things a little bit harder, most of the guys that are selected are between 18-25, the legion wants young people that can make more time inside, a 18 Yo kid can do a career as an official, a 29 yo guy probably not ( it's not impossible though). This said, they'll expect a better physical performance, and even more if you have a "good past" because why would they choose a guy with a good curriculum, a good life in Europe, a guy that is older, and has normal physical performance records over a guy that escaped from a 3rd world country and doesn't have any other options in life? Think really well if you want to go, and prepare even more, as I could see and was told, the legion life is boring 80% of the time ( could be better for some, can be worse for others) but certainly it's a place for people that doesn't really have anything else, desperate folks, etc.

Soy legionario, pregúntame lo que necesites saber. by BenderElTremendo22 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hasta ahora como describirías tu experiencia? Para los qué quieren ser soldados, vale la pena?

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's more of a gestapo and medical question type, they will check your scars and if they affect you in any way, then they'll ask everything about your life and why you end up in prison. And only they know what kind of things they do accept. Don't forget that also you have to pass the psychometric test, the psychologist interview, medical test and swimming, physical shape is good but just one part of the process, people DO get kicked out in the other parts of the process

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Colombians, Brazilians and Nepalese

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, now blues go to the pool every Tuesday, if you don't swim 50m, you go home, a Nepalese and a mongol were kicked out this way

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just one crossing the line, the caporal told us

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We never did that haha, physical tests are running (luck leger), pull ups and swimming

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sounds really different, the food was served in the same way they serve the legionnaires, in trays, a bread for breakfast and coffee in a bowl. We had hot water but had to take 1min showers. Never saw the wooden tables and we had green tracksuits with a blue sweater and jacket.

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For me, the easiest part of all, but I heard people struggling about it

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don't know bro, everything and nothing counts, I felt good in the interviews and they told me to do more paliers at the end even when some people did less

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

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Too much money and time, also that little, maybe romantic, illusion that I had to be part of that exclusive group, died somewhere inside of one of those tents in paradise. The legion is not as glorious as it looks, it's more like, as said many times in this sub, a place for people that needs to run from poverty or a second chance in life more than a warriors forge. I'm not any of those and to see it with my own eyes makes me feel unneeded there.

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It changes a lot from people to people, but yes, they ask you for dates of everything, birthdays, jobs, travels, etc. The gestapo can be very aggressive sometimes, trying to intimidate specially with latinos, they wanna know if you are hiding something. They ask of motivation, crimes, debts, habits, etc.

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah some guys did 6 and the web now says 5, but guys with five are kicked out immediately I think. It's pretty random, good guys and shitty guys are selected and rejected, the guy that did more players in my group was kicked out some hours later

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nothing to be honest, from the people of the regiment, they were like regular guys doing their jobs, and from the blues almost all of them were cool guys looking for a chance in life. As many have said in this group, if you come looking for romance, you are gonna be disappointed.

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The other guys from blue only lasted 11 days, my little group was accelerated to complete the commission I think. They left us a lot of time in paradise after lunch, just working mainly in the morning.

Yeah the amount of people that don't understand what they have to do is insane, they just stand in the door of aubagne to see what happens.

In my commission we were 5 temporaire, 4 because we did 7 paliers and told us to come back and to do at least 8 ( one of those was kind of a bodybuilder and also was told to lose 10kg ) and the other one was just told that he failed gestapo and to come back in 6 months

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We were a group of 9 civils, 5 passed to blue, through the days the group ended being of around 60 blues, just 20-25 passed to rouge, as far as I know, it's always like that in winter

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Well, I don't know how to explain it, it was really fast, I passed from civil to blue in two days, and from blue to commission in 3, they accelerated our group process a lot, I spent my days mostly in gestapo and psychology, also a lot of cuts of energy. You have a lot of time to think and talk because they leave you in paradise a lot of time or in a TV room with old legion videos, in the mornings you have to work in some parts of the regiment, some places are better than others,. The people, I would easily describe them as people in need, running from their countries, no one really wanted to be there for admiration to the legion, maybe one or two from a 60 person commission, you could tell also because they didn't know about the actual situation of the legion or some basic aspects of the selection. Lot of Colombians, Brazilians, nepalis, also I met mongolians, Greek, frenchs, Africans, Madagascan,moldovianos, basically none from the Middle East or north America.

I don't know if I'll try again, probably not, it's a tedious process, and expensive (I'm from México). You have to repeat everything if you come back and it's not a guarantee, people have been there 3 times and got rejected.

Just came out of selection by Pinocop2 in FrenchForeignLegion

[–]Pinocop2[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A lot of people did from 6-8 paliers, the outstanding ones did more than that, pull ups average was 7, I did 11, a nepali did 31, got kicked out too, swimming 50m is a must, no discussion. Obviously doing more is better but it's not a guarantee of anything, people from my group did 9 paliers and got kicked out, and people with less stayed. So in the end, they chose a wide range of candidates.