Conditions for joining French Foreign Legion

You can only enlist in mainland France 

(Free board, lodging and clothing are immediately provided)
Preselection is carried out in our recruiting offices throughout France;
Selection is carried out in Aubagne near Marseille : 
psycho-technical tests
medical tests
sports tests (luc-leger "navette")
If your candidature is upheld, the first contract is minimum for 5 year
Successive contracts are for six months, up to 5 years


You must be successive contracts are for six months (for minors under 18, parental consent is required on a form available in French Gendarmeries or Embassies outside France) 
  
Whatever your marital status is (single, married, divorced..) you will be enlisted as a single man 
 
You must have a valid ID 

You must be physically fit to serve at all times and in all places 

 Chronological progression
Course of the candidatePhase Information Duration

In a legion Information Center 1 day
Reception Information
Constitution du dossier d'engagement
Preselection 1 to 3 days
In a legion Recruitment Center (Paris - Aubagne)
Confirmation of motivation Initial medical check-up Finalizing enlistment papers
Signing contract of service (5 years)
Selection 1 to 10 days
In the Center of Recruiting and Selection in Aubagne
Psychotechnical tests : 
logic tests, no education required
Thorough medical check-up Sports tests Motivation and security interviews
Personality tests (complementary to the psycho-technical tests)
Selection
Signing and handing-over of the contract of service (5 years). 7 days
Incorporation

Instruction programmePhase Basic training with the 4th foreign Regiment Duration

 Initial training.
Initiation to military lifestyle. Outdoor and field activities. Comradeship. Learning legion traditions. 4 weeks
March "Képi Blanc" and graduation ceremony. 1 week
Technical and practical training (alternatig barracks and field training) 3 weeks
Mountain training (Chalet at Formiguière in the French Pyrenees) 1 week
Technical and practical training (alternating barracks and field training) 2 weeks
Examinations and obtaining of the elementary technical certificate (CTE) 1 week
March ending basic training 1 week
Light vehicle / trucks school 1 week
Return to Aubagne before reporting to the assigned regiment 1 week
Reporting to one of the 11 regiments of the foreign Legion.