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@StevenTheAristolianNerd

4 жыл бұрын

About people coming from other countries to serve. The Corps has a Corporal from Niger. The Army has a Seargant from Germany on their drill team. Just for a couple examples.

@wednesdayquake5358

4 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm a new subscriber, I tried too to reach the Légion but... no females allowed. I came from Thaïland but I didn't know they don't allow women to be Légionnaires. I'm so dumb... Yet the commentator says sth like "Castelnauray" it is Castelnaudary, in the French Pyreneans.

@johnsmithth3318

4 жыл бұрын

Like I said, I could tell you the long version

@pinkmicheal4430

4 жыл бұрын

Hi sir good day my name is Michael really like your program and want to join the US army but am an African. Don't know how to get in contact with you Here's my email michealpink99@gmail.com and my WhatsApp number+971524375680 am presently in UAE

@LeSuperPP

4 жыл бұрын

@@wednesdayquake5358 thanks for all the french Pyreneans

French foreign Legion is an elite unit, everytime sent first in every french military operation. French civilians have a huge respect for this unit, probably more than any regular unit in the army and God knows how high they respect their army ! This isn't a mercenaries unit, they represent the french way of thinking about the military force usage, under the rules of the Legion Honor's Code. One of the best line of this code in my opinion : "In combat, you act without passion and without hate, you respect defeated enemies, and you never abandon your dead, your wounded, or your arms". This way of thinking prevents against many war exactions.

@piepiep2368

3 жыл бұрын

La france à de tout temps fait les choses et pas qu'à moitié ça date de la monarchie, nous sommes fiers de nos soldats et fiers de nos alliers et les usa sont des alliers même si nous ne sommes pas toujours d'accord je préfère être avec les états Unis qui sont du même peuple que nous que une dictature chinoise, j'aime tout peuples mais certains états nous ont fait du mal et la Chine d'aujourd'hui est contre nous

@gotcha9934

3 жыл бұрын

Wrong those are criminals nothing else

@julesgdn9159

3 жыл бұрын

@@gotcha9934 not all of them

@doniblakaj677

3 жыл бұрын

@@gotcha9934 so there are no former criminals in the US military? What about the 'jail or the marine corps' doctrine that was used all those years. Please refrain from spewing such ignorant idiocy. These men are here to prove to their instructors and themselves that they can become legionnaires (the process will change them and they know it), and change their lives. They deserve a chance and thankfully it isn't up to you whether they have the opportunity to serve or not.

@cochonellardondbacon577

3 жыл бұрын

@@gotcha9934 then you are stupid, foreign legion give a second chance but not for murderers, before comment please do some research.

Kicked out of the US Army and joined the Legion in 85. Africa and Southern France. It was epic. It defined me. Thank vuck they didn't have camera phones or helmet cam..... LEGIO PATRIA NOSTRA.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Now that sounds like an interesting story over a few beers.

@davlmt

4 жыл бұрын

Force et honneur à toi mon ami

@corey4583

4 жыл бұрын

yikes. how do you get kicked out of the army in 85? thats back in Old army when you could get away with weird shit XD

@jeanraoulvenerementpasheur5135

4 жыл бұрын

As a French citizen i can only thank you for you service and your dedication to keep our country safe

@davidinnes247

4 жыл бұрын

Not in 85. They had really tightened things up, at least in combat units.

My cousin did some "questionable things" in the 80's in former Yugoslavia and he just disappeared of the face of the earth. We thought he definitely got killed or arrested and put away somewhere but he shows up in 92 out of nowhere and joins the Bosnian army... Turns out he boarded a merchant ship in Croatia and ended going to Marseille and he joined the foreign legion. He got killed in 1995 during the attempt to break the siege of Sarajevo.

@yigitpunkyigit

3 жыл бұрын

May he rest in peace.

@lorenzocolombo7697

Жыл бұрын

Tough guy.Respect, may he rest in peace

@mtndew4746

6 ай бұрын

A lot of questionable things" went down in former yugoslavia in the 80s and 90s.

Meet the guys from the 1st Régiment Etranger (1st Foreign Rgt) when i served my regular time in '96 - '98. They are the most professionnal guys i've met in the army, the bond between them is undefinable. And they are also real human beings, big heart, generous, absolutely not condescending regarding the regular army guys we were. I feel lucky to have these memories with these guys, and trust me, if you have a legionnaire with you, he won't let you down. Never ever. Thanks for this honest video, i like the way you say things.

@marcotaggart4572

4 жыл бұрын

English Mafia lol

@globeparasite9381

4 жыл бұрын

They might be cool guys but in the regular army we still do EVERYTHING to not mess with them in any way. This is mostly because of the outrageous amount of glorious fight they led and won. I mean some of their most recognized accomplishments are defeat and still the stories of Camerone and Dien Bien Phu enlight the name of the Legion because even when the Legion lost a fight it is still an unbelievable display of bravery, honor and sacrifice. NEVER never mess with Legionnaires

@fistihalfnoichhalffrench3411

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you from a legionnaire vet

@Oloxos

3 жыл бұрын

Mon père a servi au 1er régiment étranger de cavalerie de 97 a 2002 je crois, est-ce que c'est dans celui-ci que tu as servi ?

@moremusic868

2 жыл бұрын

hello, i want to join the foreign legion of france and i wanna be in the "2nd foreign paratrooper regiment" or "GCP" ive Read somewhere they r the best legion has to offer, but also that there's an age limit. Do you know what that age limit is? I've also read that the legion is switching or already switched famas for HK is that also true? Also how is the legion training are they well trained are they skilled as marines or navy seals and such? Sorry i have so many questions😂

My old boss ( died 10 years ago ) was in the Foreign Legion - Joined after ww2 ( After beeing a soldier in the Waffen SS and a prisoner of war ) He fought in Algeria and in Indochina ( Vietnam ) survived the Battle of Dien Bien Phu . Salute from Germany .

@andyanderson5326

4 жыл бұрын

Frank Gasparovics quoi ? Qu’est ce que c’est censé vouloir dire ? Bread for ducks is not a respectful way to talk about such brave soldiers.

@andyanderson5326

4 жыл бұрын

Frank Gasparovics dit bien mon ami, veuillez excuser mon commentaire hâtif. Le pain n’est pas bon pour les canards lol. Going on the attitude of the Legion Bread for ducks is very appropriate. Thanks for the lesson.

@andyanderson5326

4 жыл бұрын

Salute from New Zealand

@andyanderson5326

4 жыл бұрын

Frank Quel est le nom du film ?

@andyanderson5326

4 жыл бұрын

Frank cool add that to my lockdown watch list. Merci mon ami

The US should absolutely have a foreign regiment. “The Irish make the finest soldiers in the world, when they’re fighting for someone else.”

@bigwes617

4 жыл бұрын

Me, an Irishman intent on joining the legion. 😁

@schmaltzythegolem4828

4 жыл бұрын

We have a long history of accepting foreigners in our armed forces. We don’t need an elite, we already have Rangers, Special Forces SEALs etc...

@cristiansanchez6116

4 жыл бұрын

I tried to join the US army when I lived in United States, u know, I was my dream became an officer, I travel only with an student visa and 400 bucks in my pocket, I slept in the street, and I work as an illegal for a long time. I still remember when the recluiter said I was a strong fella just for travel here in order to serve the nation, but is impossible for me join the Army without a Green Card. That make me feel like crap dude, can u imagine I learned english in the Public Library, I did everything in my hands in order to fulfill my goal, but, sometimes life sucks.

@austinmcnamara8488

4 жыл бұрын

I'd fight for the legion but I'd fight even more for Eire! If even anything happened I'd be home to fight tomorrow ✌

@squakrock

4 жыл бұрын

Or when we’re just not fighting the English for every gasp of air .

Have to tell you , Sir, that your comments are clever and fair , and objective.Not so usual on youtube , especialy when it's about french military.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Call it like I see it. To many Jack a-ses on KZread. Salute to the Legion.

I'm a French people and I am very happy to discover these kinds of movies and reactions from American people! We are very proud to FFL (Legion Étrangère), it is one of the most respectable branch in the French army. During the national day (14th of July), legionnaries are "applauds (don't know the word in English)" like heroes by citizens, tourists and other people. With a great bear for seniors and walk slowly on the Champs Elyses! Thank you guys!!

Learning french from nothing? That is impressive. I speak 3 languages including french and that language is not that easy. Definitely harder than English. Much respect for these guys.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

that might be the hardest part for me

I worked with a man (originally German) who's brother was captured during WWII, he had been a German soldier. He said that his brother was given a choice after the war, of going back to Germany or he could join the Legion. His brother ended up retiring from the Legion.

as a french born in Paris , I know nothing about military , but : - we respect The Legion - we know they has made bad thing everywhere , even some stuff against the rules ... war is war . but they are loved by the french people , and feared by our enemies

@batboy555

2 жыл бұрын

That is what matters

@daemonthorn5888

Жыл бұрын

There are no rules in war. If you're playing by rules then it isn't a war. It's just a pissing contest.

The Legion goes to great lengths to teach recruits French. If the recruit is fluent in the French language he is classified as a 5. If a recruit cannot speak the language at all he is classified as a 0. Everybody else is given a classification between 1 and 4. Where possible they pair a 5 with a 0, a 4 with a 1 and a 2 with a 3. Seems like a good idea to me.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

I saw them in the 2/3. Great system they have.

After this Corona shit is over and the borders are open I am going to the Legion. Already training my pushups, running and overall fitness. Hope I made it I am Romanian but studying in Germany currently so it isnt too far from where I am. Loved your reaction!

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like the legion is mental as much as physical. Good luck.

@aabhknsttt

3 жыл бұрын

if you have any questions i may be abble to help you with some info , also from RO, served 5 years , now i'm still in France, pot sa iti dau un nr de tel sa vb pe whatsapp sau FB

@juniper617

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe learn French?

@iggyp1971

3 жыл бұрын

Good for you. Do what you love. Train on push ups, sit ups, pull ups, chin ups, a lot of running and calisthenics exercises. Try to learn as much French language as possible. It will help. Work on your basic mathematics, and logic and mechanical inclanation tests. Remember in Legion and everywhere else, it's 90% mental strong and 10% physical strong. Good luck and all the best.

@worldtrekexpedition

3 жыл бұрын

Prépare toi bien physiquement, mais surtout mentalement.

Semper Fi Jameson. I’m a little unique because I’ve been in both Marines and FFL. I’m not sure how old that video is you’re watching but there are a little differences now. Marines mid to late 90s and Legion from 2008-2013. Back in the states now. Both incredible experiences. FFL more action and more physical but way worse at logistics. Not everything is shown in selection and boot camp in video. I did learn as much French as I could before I joined and went over early to climatize myself to get an edge. I was in average 12 years older than everyone else joining. But same as Marines you do it for your buddies standing next to you. Never have meet a better group in both outfits. If want to join FFL be prepared to take a lot of ass whoopings when you join for the 1st 6 months. Not like in Marines when DI will degrade you and yell at you because in FFL you won’t understand what the hell hes saying so the only way he can show you and make you to improve is with a good punch the back of the head, slap across the face or a boot to the gut. Just don’t let it get to you. When you get back to barracks everyone will laugh about it and compare stories of who got their ass beat worse. But all in all it’s an incredible experience.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Semper Fi. Good stuff. check out our live chat Saturday at 1200 est. Some good guys FFL and Jarheads.

@x1x4x1

4 жыл бұрын

how old were you when you joined the ffl ?

@MrMullemann

4 жыл бұрын

In Castel I had to comfort a ex.marine after TRYING cutting his wrists.....Just bullshit, everybody knows when its deep enough.... Only thing he talked about was that he wasent here for this bullshit.... And he was absolutely right,,, Castel is bull, but if you are a soldier you manage.... Never met many Americans during my 6 years..... And that was ok... Americans needed an explination for everything... A thing you never had in the Legion...

@teufelshunde8865

4 жыл бұрын

SEMPER FI!!!

@teufelshunde8865

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMullemann Maybe because you didn't serve with Real American Warriors. Your comment is akin to me saying all French are Pussies. Your complaint is generational, and Worldwide. Trust me...I get it. Some are born for War. Others...well...you know. Semper Fi.

One of the French foreign legion most known battle is the battle of Cameron in Mexico, where 60 or more legionnaires faced several thousand mexican.

@fredverkool5599

4 жыл бұрын

yep and because of thier courage the mexicans let the remaining soldiers go with their weapens

@KOxMadDogx

4 жыл бұрын

You can also look up the Battle of Bir Hakeim during WWII. 3700 French soldiers (Legion, troops from the colonies) held 37 000 Germans (Rommel himself and his Afrika Korps) and Italians near Tobrouk during 2 weeks destroying 51 tanks, 100+ vehicles (trucks, cars, ...), and 49 planes with the help of the RAF. This battle led to the succesfull hold of El Alamein and the capitulation of Rommel.

@Briselance

4 жыл бұрын

65 against 2000, at Camarón de Tejeda/Camerone.

@martinmouchard304

4 жыл бұрын

All légionnaires must fit into the line of brotherhood that tie them up with their brother in arms from a long time ago

@martinmouchard304

4 жыл бұрын

@soflo23 well légionnaires fought in the French colonies, and glad France had them because they are really good fighters

They were the first to stand in Vietnam, they fought for 3 days, for one die, 9 Vietcong die. They are legend.

@_b_u_c_k_1966

4 жыл бұрын

3 months

The Foreign legion have save the life of my father on the Gorge of Palestro during Algeria war. I never forget that Longue vie a la legion !

I like how this guy is not trying to thrash the French military. This is so unlike youtube comments.

@dontfeedthewriters

4 жыл бұрын

Hatuey McFarland Especially in the U.S. people like to make fun of the French military. I think a lot of people forget the French were fighting wars long before the US was even a country.

@Yautah

4 жыл бұрын

@SSJ yep army men usually don't make fun of other army men, because they know it's not a game.

@croulantroulant3082

4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention Americans should remember they probably still would be English whithout France's help.

@deifor

4 жыл бұрын

@@croulantroulant3082 what does it have to do with this? If we talk about "probably" in history, the English would have "probably" been German, the German been French, the French been Italian and Italians been aliens.

@croulantroulant3082

4 жыл бұрын

@@deifor now that is more like youtube comments.

My pop's friend served in the USMC with a mixed record. He had a difficult civilian life and finally joined the Legion. He served 20 years. He spoke no French but learned quickly.

I love how they they consider illegally immigrating to selection proof that he's committed

@vertsk8er419

4 жыл бұрын

the _only_ case where it'd be acceptable, and the regulations should be still be very strict. for example make damn sure they didn't make any pit stops on the way, and that they came straight to the recruiters office. otherwise, 👋🏼WALL ( use the front door and do it legally)

@alejandrodecesare5929

3 жыл бұрын

@@vertsk8er419 better to hire a commited youth who's willing to give his life for his adopted country rather than subsidize a bunch of junkies good for nothing who happen to be borned in the right side of the fence

@katarishigusimokirochepona6611

2 жыл бұрын

@@alejandrodecesare5929 Facts.

My grandfather was in the legion, survived a suicide mission, got 2 of the highest orders of the legion. He used that well as a freedom fighter in WW II Denmark.

@Orcawhale1

3 жыл бұрын

Hvilken krig? Første verdenskrig eller?

@snailmessia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Orcawhale1 Står i min kommentar

@Orcawhale1

3 жыл бұрын

@@snailmessia Nej, jeg mener hans legionær tid. Ikke modstand.

@snailmessia

3 жыл бұрын

@@Orcawhale1 Det ved jeg ikke. Han var født i 1899. Hans børn siger at han aldrig talte om sin tid ud over hvorfor han fik medaljer. Min onkel fortalte at han mødte andre med samme rosette og talte et underligt sprog med dem. Det må have været før 1940, og da han er fra 1899 så vil jeg gætte på at han har været der omkring 22 til 25? så efter WW I

@Orcawhale1

3 жыл бұрын

@@snailmessia Spændende! Men ja, mænd fra den tid holder generelt kæft om deres fortid. Min mor har fortalt noget lignende om min Morfar, som os var modstands mand, under krigen.

Our military should take notes from the French foreign legion

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt. Those dudes are tough no BS warriors. Bravo to the french for not making it into a social experiment.

@eloijoly4818

4 жыл бұрын

I think that USA already tried to copy FFL but it didn't worked Because the FFL has a 200 years history and you cannot replace that

@ganikus8565

4 жыл бұрын

Spain has a similar foreign legion but it doesn't do so well.

@Orcawhale1

3 жыл бұрын

But does it really need to? As it currently stands, despite the problems id say it's still the strongest military on earth, by quite a margin. The US, that is.

@Orcawhale1

3 жыл бұрын

@john driscoll Yeah it is, by quite a margin. The US Air force is the biggest air force in the world, wanna know what's the second biggest? The US Navy.. And that's not even mentioning all of the other stuff, like submarines and so on.

In French Army, you don’t enlist to special force or you’re not assigned to special force out of boot camp. You need to be in regular force first, then you can apply to special force recruitment.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Makes total sense. No need to enlist for it. If you are good they will find you.

@AndyWoohoo666

4 жыл бұрын

The legion is not a special force and do not have such, however they're an "corps D'elite" elite force and the closest you get to SF is 2 REP's GCP however they're are still not a SF.

@johnw5582

4 жыл бұрын

Not special forces per se. Para, cavilary, grunt, engineer are the different kinds of different regiment's you can ask to go to. Then with each regiment you can get qualifed for added specialist such as sniper, swimmer, medic, explosive, etc

@AndyWoohoo666

4 жыл бұрын

I was Cavalry but for example if you rotated to Djibouti you could get the Commando training or for example Guyane, in rotation to Mayotte you could get combat diver so there is ways to get the training for something that you normally don't have at your regiment. Rotation to Guyane or Djibouti is not the same as stationed there it's just a 4 month rotation.

@farid5399

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesonsTravels in fact u can enlist for special force directly from civilian By exemple u can try to join tge 1RPIMA or the 13RDP who are army special force

You mentioned the Legionnaires' allegiance to the Legion, and not France. In 1962, the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment took part in a coup d'état (ironically referred to by the French as the "putsch", German for "coup d'état", due to the heavy presence of former Wehrmacht soldiers in the Legion ranks) against then French president Charles de Gaulle. The French government was in secret negotiations with Algerian independence forces, to end the Algerian war of independence with France. Disgruntled by the thought of surrender, French generals called upon the Legion Regiment to execute the coup, as other regiments did not carry through. The coup was quickly foiled and the 1st Foreign Parachute Regiment was dissolved. Upon marching from their barracks for the last time, the disbanded Legionnaires sang Édith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I regret nothing)

@Yellow.1844

4 жыл бұрын

A bunch of greedy traitors if you ask me

@vonb2792

3 жыл бұрын

They also did it because they weren't allowed to bring back the body of their dead comrades. In the 1950-60, the French Legion army was speaking more german than french... it was full of german running away from the Soviet occupation and former SS / Special force German WW2 soldiers... the German in WW2 were the best trained... and when you a warrior... you need a place to be... France in the 1950-60 had alot of war to deal with

@Bahamut3525

2 жыл бұрын

Worth mentioning that Legion birth place is Algeria. It's where their original blood was spilled. So for them to be ordered to leave in many ways sullied their honor.

If a person wants to earn the right to be a us citizen through honorable military service they should be given the opportunity

@mrchaos831

4 жыл бұрын

@A C H And yet there are numerous reports of soldiers who fought in iraq and afghaistan being deported after putting their life on the line. Disgusting.

@earlbenjamin823

4 жыл бұрын

@@mrchaos831 I have read an article about this happening to at least 1 person . Read it maybe 4 or 5 months ago. I was shocked.

@davidnoone3254

3 жыл бұрын

No the West has to purify itself

@caseyosborn444

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Tedger

3 жыл бұрын

wont see that happening anytime soon :(

I know a guy in Sweden whom after his FFL years continued his service in Sweden. He was like a mythical figure. Man, had he seen much but said nothing.

I was in the legion 1972 to 1977, this is baby stuff comparing to then.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

I bet. We have some legionnaires who join the Saturday live on KZread. 1200 est.

@andresil8330

4 жыл бұрын

How was is back then, Liviu?

@sebastianlar6653

4 жыл бұрын

Are you Romanian?

@4801328

4 жыл бұрын

The jungle training is pure hell and you may not survive respect to the man of the FFL

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

I was in 1988-1993 and we always heard from the older guys it was harder before and when we compared to those that did it when we was in we told them it was harder for us, it's just the way it is. LPN Liviu!

I am enjoying your videos, Jameson. As a non-military person, I truly respect your experience, as well as your honesty, honor, and humor.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Curtis, Thanks for stopping by. Always nice to get a compliment in the KZread game.

The legion is the most respected corp by the french people in general, during the national day military parade in Paris, it is the most applauded. They have some training center one in Djibouti call CECAP (arta beach training combat center) and another for jungle training in French Guiana where all other french unit send people for desert and jungle certification. I think some other country send some troops too.. May be you could react on those too..

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

FFL really is impressive true warriors. They come to fight. Also, the command appears to have keep them away from the social experiment around the world. They need warriors not PC culture baked in. Good work FFL

@antonmoulard

4 жыл бұрын

The training center in Guyana is called the CEFE, you should definitely have a look at the training they have there.

@AndyWoohoo666

4 жыл бұрын

I remember when I came to my regiment in early 88 ( 1 REC Orange ) the people in town showed a lot of respect and always got free coffee and sometimes free beer at the café. When we had a march/ parade/ défilé in town it was hundred if not thousands in the streets. The défilé retour from Opération Daguet/ Desert Storm the streets were packed with people cheering us, bon souvenir!

@thehatred94

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesonsTravels and on top of that, they are mens. I know this might sound a bit weird or cringe, or doesn't have anything to do with military. But my step father, my uncle, many legionaire i know, are mens amongst mens. And my stepfather really was a good model for me. Respectful and respectable, disciplined proper mens. Of course like everywhere there are bad crops no matter what, but yeah, from what i remember, from all that i heard from my stepfather, and seen/lived personally, they are mostly amazing people, fairly family oriented, close to each others of course.

The legion is the toughest of the tough. Ex paras, marines find it difficult. THrown in to a foreign country, a million miles from home, totally out of your comfort zone. REspect to the legion.

The room at 7.45" is located inside the Légion Etrangère Museum in Aubagne, south of France. You can off course visit it, it's inside the Legion compound and the collection of militaria is quite impressive, along side with relics and trophees. Free for military personnel i think.

Great content, looking forward to part 3. 👍

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Might be 4 parts since it’s a long a~s video. Very interesting stuff from the FFL. Tough warriors.

00:48 , It's not really a Jason Bourne thing, it allows the Legionnaire to have a new start with a new name, to be protected from civilian affairs related to the old name, but it's also a mean of control for the Legion. As a Legionnaire you can not have a bank account, all Legionnaires have an account opened by the Legion in the Postal Bank, if a legionnaire decides to leave the Legion before the end of his contract, he will lose his Legionnaire name, and will not be able to withdraw his money from his account.

Very interesting. Thanks for all the comments you're making. 👍🏻

Loving this series so far on your channel. Thanks 👍🏼

When I did my legion basic training back in 1989, there were 44 recruits in the section commanded by an Adjutant. The section was split into 3 'Groups' 14 or 15 men, each commanded by a sergeant with 2 corporals to assist. Their was running every morning except Sunday followed by pull ups, press ups and sit ups. The running was split into 3 groups based on ability to run, so that the fast ones didn't just jog along with the slow runners. They don't really show this in this documentary. Also, the Kepi Blanc march was pretty tough as 4 weeks is not long enough to get fit enough to do it easily. . Later in training we did much longer and faster marches, including the dreaded Raid March which was brutal.

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

I did my basic in 88 Mle 176-0xx

The Legion has an amazing history, full of unbelievable courage, and daring!

I really enjoy these videos plz keep making them, i had seen some of this french legionare video but its cool to see it from a U.S. Marine perspective. Good work

They are definitly tough and link all togethers as one... I just respect that!

Your good at this reaction stuff Mr Jameson.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy. Never knew it was a thing. Saw on my page and watched it. Figured wtf. It's fun and hopefully people watch and sub.

@frostyboo2

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesonsTravels Some people are likeable and some are not, like art, it is hard to define, seems crazy that someone can actually make a living doing it, try explaining that job to a victorian.

I’ve met some French Canadian ex legionnaires and they say that they were the least professional but most driven fighting force you could work with

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I like fierce

pretty cool video and commentary. thank you for your service.

Love the perspective. Especially about the boots .

YES!!! US Military should definitely institute a 2 week "get to know the candidate" period BEFORE deciding whether they are given the chance to prove themselves. Force Recon, SEALs, Green Berets already do this. The Legion and the 'regular' French military are kept apart strictly. For obvious reasons.

13:20 You serve in the Legion, but France tells us where to go. If you look into the FFL history, the pure loyalty towards the Legion officers and fellow soldiers in it as a family made the Legion try its own coup d'etat on the french mainland when France still had alot of Colonies, and the FFL headquarters and most regiments where based in North Africa. After the failed coup d'etat the FFL was restructered so that almost all the senior officers from Lieutenant and up where french citizens and often picked from the aristocratic class, trained in the french counterpart to West Point. And the french government chose to relocate most of the regiments to have their headquarters based on the french mainland (mostly southern france) especially the 2eme Regiment of Parachutists which is regarded as the toughest fighting regiment of the FFL and who was very much involved in the coup, though they placed them on the tiny island of Corsica. Just within reach, but a bit too rough type of unit to be placed in a civilized city XD

Terrific series

This is so addicting. I can't stop watching. I have to keep on watching the rest of this series!

Just for the record (13:02), Romanians don’t go to Russia military. We are foes with the Russians almost all our history, even in the Cold War era! Romania, as Poland, was left behind in the Russian communist camp after the WW2. And more, Romanian language is a latin language, very close to French. In history, many Romanians went to Legion for different reasons. My grandfather was tempted with gold by the Legion before WW2, but he declined. Romania is an EU country and a NATO member on the ground in Afghanistan.

@possumGFX

4 жыл бұрын

And Romania had to suffer an especially cruel cunt of a dictator and his cronies during communist regime.

@martinbohacek7007

4 жыл бұрын

Even more, Romania is part of NATO now, so its even less likely, that he would rather join the russian army ;)

@antoniutudor6293

4 жыл бұрын

I am romanian too and a friend of my mom was in the Legion and I am going in 1 and a half months, a lot of romanians go to the legion

@timcraig7022

4 жыл бұрын

And with his EU passport he could have gone to France and lived indefinitely without joining the legion.

@markk9446

4 жыл бұрын

Russia and Romania had been good allies for a long while. They freed you from the Turks and you fought together against the Austro-Hungarians during WW1.

Hi Sir, Currently a volounteer in the LUTILEA plaform here in France, where i teach french to foreigners (Lately Vietnamese and Polish), i can confirm that it's tough for them, and that the key to success is mainly motivation and hard work. The more they are exposed to the language, the better.

Right on, part 2! Semper Fi!

Great videos Jamesons, thank you.

traduction du français vers l'anglais... Legionnaire’s Code of Honour Article 1: Legionnaire, you are a volunteer serving France with honor and fidelity. Article 2: Each legionnaire is your brother in arms whatever his nationality, his race or his religion might be. You show him the same close solidarity that links the members of the same family. Article 3: Respect for traditions, devotion to your leaders, discipline and comradeship are your strengths, courage and loyalty your virtues. Article 4: Proud of your status as legionnaire, you display this in your always impeccable uniform, your always dignified but modest behaviour, and your clean living quarters. Article 5: An elite soldier, you train rigorously, you maintain your weapon as your most precious possession, and you take constant care of your physical form. Article 6: The mission is sacred, you carry it out until the end and, if necessary in the field, at the risk of your life. Article 7: In combat, you act without passion and without hate, you respect defeated enemies, and you never abandon your dead, your wounded, or your arms.

It’s very intensive language training. Much done with singing oddly enough. You have total immersion into Legion culture which becomes your family. They have many, many traditions and even their own retirement home in the wine district where they grow grapes and make award winning wines. You should see their jungle school in French Guiana. BTW the Romanian can only be in the Romanian Military, Russia and Romania are separate countries.

I really enjoy your presentations. Thanks for doing this channel

Great video! waiting for part 3!!

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

You got it!

I love the idea of a couple week trial period. They either go or no go!! We should do it in U.S.A

The company farm, 'bel air' I was there in 2005, we built some of that course, at the time every group that passed through had to build parts on our 'repos', make and mend day was a sunday afternoon, usually spent with terrain upkeep. @26:26 he was also my platoon commander, really good leader, was lucky with him, some commander were just tools, especially the young officers. Edit @24:47 the training classes are between 45 and 60 usually starting with 60 and ending with 35-40, what is seen there is one group, there will normally be 4 groups to a platoon. Still it's a small enough class and the instructors are usually with you from the start of the class till the finish, so there's no hiding lol

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

I was in La Jasse 2 CEV in 1988

I can even recognize several of the recruits and staff. Blows my mind.

As interesting as part 1. Bravo

I grew up with a guy, joined the Corp, became an officer. OK short story, ran into him years later. He joined the legioners

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

So Jarhead goes over to the FFL? Hmm

@polycarpflavius4523

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesonsTravels --- There is another KZread Video of a Marine, who went and joined the FFL late 70's, early 80's. Discovery Warriors of the French Foreign Legion clip3 on KZread

Code d’honneur du légionnaireLegionnaire’s Code of Honour Art. 1: Légionnaire, tu es un volontaire, servant la France avec honneur et fidélité. Art. 2: Chaque légionnaire est ton frère d’armes, quelle que soit sa nationalité, sa race ou sa religion. Tu lui manifestes toujours la solidarité étroite qui doit unir les membres d’une même famille. Art. 3: Respectueux des traditions, attaché à tes chefs, la discipline et la camaraderie sont ta force, le courage et la loyauté tes vertus. Art. 4: Fier de ton état de légionnaire, tu le montres dans ta tenue toujours élégante, ton comportement toujours digne mais modeste, ton casernement toujours net. Art. 5: Soldat d’élite, tu t’entraînes avec rigueur, tu entretiens ton arme comme ton bien le plus précieux, tu as le souci constant de ta forme physique. Art. 6: La mission est sacrée, tu l’exécutes jusqu’au bout et si besoin, en opérations, au péril de ta vie. Art. 7: Au combat, tu agis sans passion et sans haine, tu respectes les ennemis vaincus, tu n’abandonnes jamais ni tes morts, ni tes blessés, ni tes armes.

Great stuff.

1:07 "Tu fais pas le John Wayne !!" LMAO

Excellent coments from a former marine, very nice to hear your opinion.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it. FFL is refreshing to watch. No PC garbage just results. Stay tuned and click the bell for more FFL videos coming out in the series.

French colonised Laos, during the Vietnam war, the USA bombed NW of the country to get land access to Northern Vietnam. Sir, I thank you for you review on the FFL, I was part of the 2ème REG. I wouldn't be able to describe with a few words how my experience was but if I had the opportunity to continue, I would have gave up everything to do so. I still haven't found that peace I found when I was in the FFL.

Thanx for what you've done about our Légion. I've subscribed for that. Greetings from France, and all my respect to the US Marine Corp.

More please. Thank you.

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Take a look here at part 3 - kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuq3NCldZCtpqg.html. Part 4 coming next shortly

I did US Army basic in '92. We didn't get assigned to a training unit for a week. A bunch of dudes washed out that first week and even more got recycled. All of my training lasted 6 months and it seemed the total attrition rate was about 10%. Also had a Filipino dude in basic who came in not speaking a lick of English. By graduation every other word out of his mouth was "F- - -" My TL at my unit was a Mexican national. He didn't get his citizenship until after I got out.

I thoroughly enjoy your videos sir. Thank you for your service and for your fair evaluations of other militaries rather than the "hur dur Murica bestest" garbage. It's refreshing and insightful. Respectfully, A future Montana National Guardsman

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

These legion videos get me fired up! I actually studied French because of these.

Wow! This is amazing to see what happens. Have never served but I have the utmost respect for all who serve. I'm always stunned at the dedication and commitment that soldiers make in their training and service. These guys seem to really ramp things up a notch. Just out of interest, you might want to check out the UK para training. It looks very scary! 😊

I wish more countries had a legion. I think it is fantastic. People can come and earn their way into a country through service.

In Somalia the locals didn’t mess with the Legionaries. They’d literally run or hide. When the US Army came through, different story.

@feonor26

3 жыл бұрын

I met some legionares in France when I was there on an army visit. Can't speak for all of them but the guys I met were thugs haha. They asked me to join and I just laughed lol

@alicedomansky5390

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly these guys are beasts. Here in France we're very proud of the legion anyone who's met them will tell you they're the toughest mfs alive

@saintarmstrong8790

3 жыл бұрын

The legion wasn't handicapped by PC and government interference at every step. It wasn't because they were more lethal and better soldiers. They didn't have a ROE

The DI (or whatever the sergeant is called) went in and tossed the racks. That's awesome. "Movement by bounds," or "bounding." :-)

I think a 2 week trial run is a great idea. It would have saved me a lot of grief both in the infantry and aviation.

French is a reasonably easy language to learn, as it mostly has rules of grammar and tense. The main difficulty is the le and la, but you get it pretty quickly.

@daemonthorn5888

Жыл бұрын

French has rules of grammar and tense? Wouldn't you say that is true of most, if not all, languages?

Great video. Good comments. I agree with just about 95% of what this ol' Marine says here.. I'm also a U.S. Marine 1985-2006. SSgt. 0811 camp Pendleton, 29 palms Okinawa Japan. Korean D.M.Z. Coronado island Quantico Virginia.... all great places to train... but sucked at times. That's part of it. Enjoyed my time in the Military. I did Marine Artillery as well as.Machine gunner training and Martial arts.. it was tough stuff... but I loved all of it...

1st couple days after arriving at Benning for basic, your given the hand book to study every spare minute you have.....

Superbe la passion du Vrai militaire de carrière! MERCI pour votre parfaite analyse et votre respect de nos valeurs!

Its important to be where you want to be ,my friend Johnny was drafted into the Marines where he was treated differently than the others, small of statue. Given a sidearm and flashlight and sent into the tunnels.

The ultimate cohesion building fighting force anywhere in the world!

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Appears that way. People from all over the world. Stay tuned for part 3 coming out Friday. Jungle training. Its really good.

I encountered some amazingly unmotivated recruits... like, you volunteered... I think a 2 week period of assessment would be interesting to try...

I love this idea of ​​bringing in people from other nationalities. give them a goal, a reason to go there, and a reward that is actually worth the effort. And makes the beffort hard enough that you actually means somting to earn it.

I remember a lot of French Afghanistan vet's have such respect for their US comrades who fight along them and work very well together. Nice channel also !

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

thanks brother. Very impressed with the French. Did some work the Thai Marines, Israeli, S Koreans and RM. Never French.

best time i ever had and i miss it every day

@JamesonsTravels

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like some real pipe hitters.

@AndyWoohoo666

3 жыл бұрын

Same here Chris. 1REC 1988-1993

I like your videos man !

2 weeks seems like it might be too long of a probation/jump out period but I do think it might be a good idea for our military. Maybe have a few pilot recruit classes and follow them for a few yrs to see how each group (those that left and those that stayed) turned out.

Across southern Europe it is common for people to eat late because of the heat during the day.

@katarishigusimokirochepona6611

2 жыл бұрын

Does the heat give you indigestion or...?

@iallso1

2 жыл бұрын

@@katarishigusimokirochepona6611 not personally, but I'm guessing its a cultural thing.

You do not understand that whoever comes to the Legion does not come for citizenship If you knew how many American fighters in your army came to the Legion with me, you would understand that it is not for a passport

@returntonature8773

3 жыл бұрын

@Charlie Day bet he would kick your ass. I bet you do know about wife beating though.

@fistihalfnoichhalffrench3411

3 жыл бұрын

American dont come for passport bur people from 1/3 world

@vonb2792

3 жыл бұрын

50% of the Legion accept the passport after their service

I rarely comment on these kind of videos, but his Gomer Pyle-clone is absolutely hillarious. This is good entertainment. There should be enough material for a whole SNL-season in this video alone. Jeeez.

I give these men Lots of Respect.

Came from Russia. Put my 10 years in US Military. Now I’m a citizen, husband to a beautiful wife, father to an amazing little man. I defenetly believe that boot camps should weed out weakling and the ones that don’t really want to be in the military.

@fistihalfnoichhalffrench3411

3 жыл бұрын

I was in the legion from 1991 to 2004. Do not focus on push ups but run minimum 10kms per day and walk 30kms per day. We don't need Rambo's we need average guy with big heart and motivation

After escaping Nazi Germany to France my grandfather enlisted in the legion and was deployed to North Africa whereupon he fought against the axis. He returned to France to discover his parents were arrested and sent to the camps. I have his enlistment certificate framed in my house, he's the pride of our family. Before he died he wrote his life story, beginning in Germany, ending in Australia. If you'd like to read an epic true war story I would be happy to email you the PDF. Thanks for the video, I'm a big fan of your work. Kind regards from Australia.

Definitely need that 2 week grace period. I wanted to be there so I did everything I possibly could to make it harder just to get the most of it. It worked for me. 15 years then retired with an injury. But infantry life was great to me.

Served for several years in the FFL. your comments are pertinent. Worked with Marines and the US SF in Afghan, good times.

@mchess6141

2 жыл бұрын

Énorme respect de la part d'un simple citoyen français. MERCI 🇫🇷

A few things they miss in these videos, I guess it's because it's compressed a bit. For us to earn the Képi in the 80's we had two marches, one 120 km in I think 4 days, then we had one 78 km in 3 days, these marches also included different scenarios. Every Friday we had to run down to Castel from the far and every Monday run back up, the long days was due to all different training including French lessons etc but the meaning of it was to wear us down to see how much we had in us. For those that was top in the section/ platoon we could chose what regiment we wanted to go to, most wanted the 2 REP of course and then the rest got placed in what ever regiment the legion thought fit them. We had 2 guys, one Austrian guy with a broken foot and one Japanese guy that didn't make the marches for the Képi, well the Austrian guy due to broken foot. However the Japanese guy was with us but the past 20 km on the 120 km march we had to carry his backpack and gun and the last 2 hrs was marching in a hip deep channel with ice cold water. The point was that in the legion we do not leave anyone behind, so we did not only have to carry his equipment but also him, this was all on a time schedule. Well they had to stay at Castel for another few weeks and try finish the Képi march with another section.

As I mentioned being a former recruiter... I think we should have a 2 week period where some guys are summarily dropped if they don’t pass initial muster! It would save a whole lot of money and wasted time! By the way, we do recruit people who are not Americans and if the foreigner completes 26-36 months without any Page 11’s or NJP’s they can apply for American citizenship and 90% are usually granted!

@Bejita666

4 жыл бұрын

How is this program called(for the foreigner)?

@bryanknight1056

4 жыл бұрын

They do have that no? Entry level separations are a thing, but I did see commands reluctant to utilize that resource for fear of failing a guy who was just struggling in the short term. A more appropriate option would be to give units the flexibility to easily discharge new privates for a period of time when they first get to their units. From what I saw in my time in, letting recruits pick career trajectories before they're even in is a mistake, I feel that if the US Military changed that and had trainees pick career paths after they passed basic/boot you'd see a lot less turds making it into fields they do not belong in. It's easy for the couch dwelling call of duty player to think they'd like to be high speed and sign on the dotted line to be an infantrymen, but once he gets to the fleet/regular army he realizes it's not all kicking down doors and blowing stuff up he fails and quits on himself. The initial exposure to the military that one gets in basic/boot will tell someone all they need to know about where they truly fit in and what they should be doing.

@bryanknight1056

4 жыл бұрын

@@waynefletcher9884 No shit, re-read my post, I am saying that the choosing of jobs shouldn't happen until after basic. The amount of people I know who said they would've chosen differently had they known what they would like or wouldn't like about the military is quite high. I'm of the opinion that this could cut down on toxic, unmotivated service members because they'll have made a mos choice based off of first hand experience of what they like and what they're proficient at.

@highcloud530

4 жыл бұрын

They do and have it’s called the P days before your day one one actually starts

@waynefletcher9884

4 жыл бұрын

High Cloud processing day’s is not really the same .... because they’re not assessed by DI’s .... I know every inch about training and I think we should allow the DI’s who are responsible for their training! I belief the DI’s should have more control of rejecting who continues training or not!

Thank you enjoyed this 🇦🇺

I like these longer video series.