French Foreign Legion for Beginners E-Book

Thomas GAST

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• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 27

Beschreibung

This book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in joining the French Foreign Legion. Do you meet the entry requirements? What needs special attention? Will you be able to get out of the contract? Do you have to speak French? How fit do you really have to be? Are tattoos or glasses a problem? How can I prepare physically, etc.? All the answers meet the latest standards. - I advise no one to join the French Foreign Legion on the assumption of glamour or glory - the Author says: Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. (William Jennings Bryan).

Leseprobe

(The author in Bosnia, 1998)

About the author

Thomas Gast was born in 1961. At the age of 23 he joined the French Foreign Legion, his “school of life.” His first two years were with the 3rd Infantry Regiment in French Guyana, he then served seventeen years, attaining the rank of Adjutant, in the elite 2nd Parachute Regiment (the only airborne unit in the French Foreign Legion), based on the island of Corsica. During this time, he was involved in a wide variety of overseas tours and theatres of operation. This vast experience inspired him to tell his stunning stories about this mysterious guild. In 2002 he moved to Germany, where he worked as a picture and sound engineer at the ´Theater am Neunerplatz` in Würzburg. He is currently working on his latest novel.

Contents

Entry requirements and conditions of engagement.

The Contract and the probation period.

A new name, a new life?

How fit do you really have to be?

If I have a criminal record, can I still join?

Are tattoos or glasses a problem?

Where do you present yourself to apply?

Things to bring (and not to bring) along!

What is the ideal BMI (body mass index)?

What about the test Luc Léger?

Are there psychological and technical tests?

How can I get myself in shape?

Pay scales and vacation.

Is a legionnaire allowed to ...?

And after the Legion?

Can I apply for French citizenship?

Dictionary: speaking French à la Légion.

Career in the Legion– Ranks.

Regiments of the French Foreign Legion

Legionnaire - The unknown warrior.

Why read this book?

This book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in

joining the French Foreign Legion.

Do you meet the entry requirements? What needs special

attention? Will you be able to get out of the contract? Do

you have to speak French? How fit do you really have to

be? Are tattoos or glasses a problem? How can I prepare

physically, etc?

All the answers meet the latest standards.

I advise no one to join the Foreign Legion on the

assumption of glamour or glory.

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It

is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be

achieved.”

(William Jennings Bryan)

© Victor Ferreira – ´La légion dans la peau`.

Entry requirements and conditions of engagement. What needs special attention?

Do you have to speak French?

NO!

Knowledge of the French language is not a requirement

during the selection process.

My experience has shown that the average candidate will

be able to understand the language after only two months,

and that he will be conversing with others after about five

months.

After a year he dreams in French.

Of course, there is a lot of work to be done to learn it.

Three essential methods and techniques help aid in the

learning process.

1 – The Method Képi Blanc

As the applied teaching method.

2 – Multiple lessons

In the classroom, and during everyday activities.

3 – Own language exclusion