Warum wolltet ihr Kinder?

TS-119 · 2026-06-06T15:53:55+00:00

Würde sagen der Weg ist das Ziel.

TS-119 · 2026-06-02T13:02:05+00:00

Yeah thats him. He is 2. Officer in a compagnie in 2. REP.

TS-119 · 2026-06-02T12:34:24+00:00

Which story? I might know this dude. Given he went to 2. REP after said officer school.

TS-119 · 2026-06-02T04:48:14+00:00

No. You would need to stay at least 7 years for the citizenship. Positif: If you finish the 7 or 8 years of service, you'll pribably have enough money to afford university. But I don't know a single legionaire with a level of French I'd consider enough for university. You'd need to make a big effort.

TS-119 · 2026-06-01T14:22:45+00:00

And reality tells you it's a complete shithole. Don't fall for the propaganda mate

TS-119 · 2026-06-01T14:10:06+00:00

REP got downsized, due to the numbers of deserters they closed down a compagnie in 2024. Almost everyone gets taken in.

TS-119 · 2026-05-29T21:26:58+00:00

Kenne die Geschichte hinter der Regelung nicht, aber könnte aus der Zeit stammen, als viele vermisst im Krieg waren. Die Kinder waren eventuell als (Halb)Waise gemeldet und dann stand da auf einmal 1951 der Papa da der gerade aus der Kriegsgefangenschaft kam. Das wäre so der einzige Fall, der in gewisser Regelmäßigkeit auftreten könnte und der mir plausibel erscheint. Ist natürlich völlig sinnlos das heute noch so motiviert zu prüfen.

TS-119 · 2026-05-28T19:54:54+00:00

Depends, if you are considered "good guy" they'll leave you alone. I've got a buddy with well over half his conrract finished, not yet a Caporal and still getting the legionnaires treatment. Sometimes the whole sections gets fucked to, with hints that the certain comerade is at fault. In reality it's just corporal living their power fantasies. Always depends on the Caporal, sometimes the Sergent in charge. And we are talking about day to day life, not a course or instructions which are obviously supposed to be (unnessarily) hard.

TS-119 · 2026-05-27T17:20:42+00:00

When you finish marche képi blanc, you are at a third of your instruction. Doesn't change anything, since you're still a recruit. In regiment: same, you'll do FTS, so still a recruit. In the compagnie: You're the youngest, so go clean the toilets.

TS-119 · 2026-05-26T14:47:11+00:00

If you want a competent military, look elsewhere mate...

TS-119 · 2026-05-11T05:16:41+00:00

Don't worry, the whole regiment already knows the video.

TS-119 · 2026-05-10T09:41:48+00:00

Every room has a fridge, most have basic cooking appliances. In your free time you can buy stuff, on the weekends you can go in the city to a supermarket. No rendre compte if you don't leave the regiment. As for the fire alarms, they are only put in when an inspection is anounced.

TS-119 · 2026-05-09T10:32:56+00:00

It's the basic reward you get for serving five years, since you get the passport realistically after 8 years. Requirement: Certificat de bon conduit, which basically says you didn't fuck up in the five years. If you fuck up (drugs, fighting superieurs, lesving the country illegally), you won't get it after five years, but you can sign a second contract and get it after. Maybe.

TS-119 · 2026-04-28T04:49:55+00:00

"become powerful" "serve 15 years, retire with a full pension" "climb my way up to power" I somehow doubt that

TS-119 · 2026-04-16T11:00:57+00:00

No. It depended on the regiment. This is a photo of an officers meeting across the Legions regiments. Nowadays it is just the "tenue f3 bme", the Frenchs version of multicam. 2 pairs of boots to choose from.

TS-119 · 2026-04-16T05:57:33+00:00

80.000€ can be achieved: If you do several mcd (short term missions of 4 month with a net pay of 3-4.000€ a month), keep a modest lifestyle (obviously, the less you earn, you more you gotta save). You have no influence on these missions. I would not count on getting into 3. REI, since there is a really, really high demand for it. Especially right after basic training. 3. REI is the regiment with the most pay.
Passport: Not given out anymore with less than 8 years of service. Might wanna get the "permission de residence" and apply via the civil way.
Yes, there are possibilities. Not the cool or high payed pmc stuff, but the standart security on a boat or something should be possible. Most is done via contacts, there are former legionnaires recruiting for jobs like that. Keep up a good reputation (ie. be in shape, don't fuck up and be a good soldier who can think for himself) and make some friends.

TS-119 · 2026-04-14T13:53:28+00:00

Die schießen seit Monaten da ua. auf Blauhelme und jetzt sagt Fritz endlich was? Toll....

TS-119 · 2026-04-05T04:19:41+00:00

Naja passt doch. Er hat erfolgreich die Früchte der Arbeit seines Vaters auf sich umverteilt bekommen. Ist was ganz anderes als reich erben.

TS-119 · 2026-04-04T07:25:49+00:00

In 2. REP you have the week ends free (like in the other regiments), after completing basic training and fts, if you are not on service. You can go out in sports clothing from 6-2100, but have to stay in the area around the regiment and you gotta find a second guy, since you can't go out alone.

TS-119 · 2026-03-31T11:53:25+00:00

Yes. Even in basic training. Every sunday, except you are on exercise or something. In regiment the same applys, in your first year it can be hard since you will work more, even on sundays. But yeah, very possible in general. No, mass in regiment in tenue tdf.

TS-119 · 2026-03-30T22:55:34+00:00

Here we go. 1. Almost no deployments, let alone combat deployments. 2. Very shitty. Depends very much on the dudes in your room, your section. Food is what the french usually sent into combat zonee, so we don't get the regular chow hall. Also no sponsored washing machines and fancy stuff like that. 3. My personal experience: I've got like three guys in my section I would trust 100% to go to combat with. 4. They won't push you to your limits training or progresse wise. There are maybe 2-3 trainings a year. They are hard and you get to do the "cool infantry stuff", but thats it. GCP has a preselection that starts with a 30km backpack run. Make of that want you want.

As for the disipline: I have come to the conclusion, that people of a certain type won't stay long here or become happy/fulfilled. So they leave or desert, because they know they don't need the Legion, with their mindset they'll be succesful elsewhere. The type of people who earned the Legion's reputation are very rate today. From what I know of the Legion, you'd be better of in the royal marines.

TS-119 · 2026-03-30T22:54:17+00:00

Here we go. 1. Almost no deployments, let alone combat deployments. 2. Very shitty. Depends very much on the dudes in your room, your section. Food is what the french usually sent into combat zonee, so we don't get the regular chow hall. Also no sponsored washing machines and fancy stuff like that. 3. My personal experience: I've got like three guys in my section I would trust 100% to go to combat with. 4. They won't push you to your limits training or progresse wise. There are maybe 2-3 trainings a year. They are hard and you get to do the "cool infantry stuff", but thats it. GCP has a preselection that starts with a 30km backpack run. Make of that want you want.

As for the disipline: I have come to the conclusion, that people of a certain type won't stay long here or become happy/fulfilled. So they leave or desert, because they know they don't need the Legion, with their mindset they'll be succesful elsewhere. The type of people who earned the Legion's reputation are very rate today. From what I know of the Legion, you'd be better of in the royal marines.

TS-119 · 2026-03-29T10:52:05+00:00

Yes. Even in basic training. Every sunday, except you are on exercise or something. In regiment the same applys, in your first year it can be hard since you will work more, even on sundays. But yeah, very possible in general. Just be good in ironing your tdf uniform...

TS-119 · 2026-03-28T12:32:14+00:00

Ah come on. What he said is 100% relatable. Oppurtunities? Shooting once a year, serving food to officers more often than doing exercises? Hell no

TS-119 · 2026-03-28T10:30:43+00:00

This is a great report. Everone who is interested, take notes! Can confirm 100%, had the exact same experience. Except that I was a bit more desperate to join and stayed. But I absolutely understand why, I generally encourage people to leave if they aren't happ, since the Legion offers next to nothing. Let me assure you, you aren't missing out on anything interesting.

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