Before joining legion🇨🇵

If you want to join the French Foreign Legion, there are some things you should know. When I joined I didn’t know what to expect, therefore in this article I collected all the information I found helpful about the recruitment and described in 8 simple steps:

Check your prerequisites for joining

Decide in which recruiting center you want to go

Prepare your documents and equipment which you will need

Go to a recruitment center during open hours

Pass the Welcome to the French Foreign Legion push-ups test

Know your medical history

Pass the main selection tests in Aubagne

Finally join the French Foreign Legion and become a Legionnaire

Before going more into details, do note that joining the French Foreign Legion doesn’t rely on formal education. You can come to France and become a Legionnaire without any specific education. Your future is only going to depend on the results of your tests. So, this guide focuses on the joining procedure and I hope it will help you to realize your dream.

1. Check your prerequisites for joining!

The age limit in the French Foreign Legion is between 17.5 and 39.5 years.

Under 18 years, you have to present a parental authorization in French, so I advise you to wait 6 months and join on your birthday if you don’t want to loose your time.

Older people have to take into account, that the age limit is 39.5. It means, that the day when you sign your contract, you must be younger than 39 years and 6 months. It doesn’t mean, that you still can knock on the door when you reached the age limit. My advices if you want to join the French Foreign Legion

Don’t go to France if you can’t do 4 pull-ups. If you want to be sure, try to go up to ten, but don’t buy your plane ticket if you aren’t ready.

Check your result on the Luc Leger beep test! This isn’t something evident. A few weeks of training could make the difference, so don’t forget this part from your preparation!

Use the Legion Training App for your training ! We built an app containing exercises for the IQ test and contains the original Luc Leger soundtrack used in Aubagne

Have your teeth checked before you go to France! With a tooth decay, you’ll have to return to your country with the first plane!

If you want to join the mountain troops or the paratroopers, your body mass index shouldn’t be too high! If you arent particularly muscular, my advice is that you should try to go under 25.