I'm doing an essay about the French Foreign Legion. The French Foreign Legion aka the FFL is a French army division led by non-French nationals. There are 130 nationalities serving in the FFL. The French Foreign Legion is perhaps the greatest social experiment in the world. Where else will you find 7700 men of different social, cultural, religious, family and economic backgrounds from 130 countries around the globe moulded together into such a precisely engineered fighting machine.



Now i was wondering: Where can i find Malaysians currently serving or used to serve in the French Foreign Legion? Because the FFL is so multi-national that i need to see this from a Malaysian POV. Any information given here is welcomed.

Blackwater is the same thing using TNC ppl who are treated like cannon fodder

I know of one. An Indian. Still station in Africa.

This post has been edited by convivencia: May 17 2009, 10:06 AM

Blackwater is a corporation. FFL is controlled by the French Army and Sarkozy.

Just goes to show how much US values human rights vs France,

Blood, Sweat & Tears: Asia’s Poor Build U.S. Bases in Iraq, by David Phinney, CorpWatch October 3rd, 2005 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12675

Pentagon Attacks Labor Trafficking by US Contractors, by David Phinney, CorpWatch, April 24th, 2006 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13514

US Fortress Rises in Baghdad, by David Phinney, CorpWatch, October 17th, 2006 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14173

Probe into Iraq Trafficking Claims, CNN.com, May 5, 2004 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14174

Indian Contract Workers in Iraq Complain of Exploitation, New York Times, May 7th, 2004 http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14175

Underclass of Workers Created in Iraq, Washington Post, July 1, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A...anguage=printer

Blackwater's pay is U$ 20K per week.

French legionnaire pays shit

Funny.

Why don't you include Kuwait hiring Banglas to defuse the land mines planted by the Iraqis?

Over 500 Banglas were blown to pieces.

You call that respecting human rights?

In previous years, the French Legion consisted of heartbroken men with a death wish, and convicts seeking to escape punishment. That and also to get rid of immigrants by sending them off to fight in Africa.

The links point to US hypocrisy, at least other countries don't put themselves on a pedestal

Blackwater pay is not thesame for their own mercs vs the TCNs

My dad's friend's friend is a former FFL...man...that guy is really solid as a rock...i talked to him and his voice is stern and loud...kept talking to me about his missions to those foreign countries to fight (i forgot which country)...

should hire those guys to fight rempits...

There's no life in FFL. Last time, they take in criminals too, but now they can't because of interpol.

But anyway, once you join, you're doomed to give your life away for adventure, women and violence. A lot of national espionage and terrorists act are done by these FFL. They're like mercenaries. No identity, no family, no friends, no contact, and no way out

Well, not anymore.

The Legion's image as a haven for ne'er-do-wells is largely out of date. Now, aspiring recruits are subjected to detailed background checks via Interpol.

"We don't accept the hardened criminals any more, the murderers or rapists," says Capt Samir Benykrelef, "so this makes our job easier."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ape-the-UK.html

French are lovers not fighters

Black water is a private contractor. They are basically mercenaries for hire.

The French Foreign Legion is an actual army funded and supported by the French government.

Owh and btw, here is some fun research material:

They love to fight for what they love. And they love war.

yes there are.

I doubt many (or any) Malaysians are in the French Foreign Legion though.. they love the Tentera Darat too much.

So how do u get in? Do u sign up for it? Or get kidnap and taken in?

Go to France and enlist in their HQ in Paris or branch offices around France:

For more info visit here:

http://www.legion-recrute.com/en

I have heard the similar stories in the 70's. Also about the one convivencia said about the Indian Malaysian and many more. The experience we knew was recruitment was done in France at Aubagne (HQ). Adverts for this was at the time available via Life Magazine. Happy hear darky has met a living veteran of the African campaigns and I am not saying anymore on this. Good luck on your research.

I used to think of joining

but my left hand have prevent me from joining it
I have limited suppination by the way

never heard of it before

I remembered I've opened similar thread three years ago and I got zit. The reason xFFL don't waste their time on /k/ yadda yadda yadda.

For the kicks why don't TS do a comparison between the French and Spanish Legion; go back few hundred years ago then there'll be Roman and Janissaries (turks) Legion; just saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay91AkzuPIc

Well, according to Wiki (and since its Wiki, you'll have to take it with a pinch of salt)...there are/were 25 Malaysians in the Legion....

if you want military adventure and then retire as an french citizen, then join up.

but there is a historic high casualty rate of the legion to consider.

This post has been edited by robertngo: Dec 6 2010, 10:51 AM

last time I want to join but my left hand prohibit me from doing so
I lack supination on my left hand

Hey guys, if there is anyone still looking at this thread I would like to know if there is anyone who has been in the Legion or knows someone who has been. I am planning to fly over to France in November if everything goes as planned, anyone planning on joining or having any info on this can PM me or Email me at "whentheworldcavesin@gmail.com"

-Josh