Each year, around 8,000 candidates from all over the world come to the Foreign Legion selection center in Aubagne, in the Bouches-du-Rhône. Whatever their background, origin or religion, these candidates, aged 17 to 40, have the opportunity to start a new life thanks to the Legion. But one in ten will be retained. From their selection to the famous march of the white kepi, a formidable 50 kilometer endurance test, recruits have been followed. For four months, the recruits will learn to speak French, to fight and to surpass themselves. Some will take swimming lessons. The teams also accompanied the paratroopers of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (REP) during a major airborne operation.
0:00 They are 8000 each year, to try the adventure
02:04 First test, pull-ups
04:39 Legion offers new life
07:40 A contract for 5 years
09:05 For 1 year, we followed recruits
11:28 Santiago, 19, Uruguayan
12:51 Tidying up of dormitory and belongings
16:56 The code of honor
18:44 Delivery of contracts
19:36 The Battle of Camerone
21:08 The fighter's kit
22:33 Castelnaudary, the school of the legion
24:27 The swim test
28:11 Ironing, a real discipline
30:34 Roll call on the Place d'Armes
32:15 Legion salaries
34:15 The timed course in threesome
37:56 Wash legion style
40:48 Alert exercise
41:25 Operation Barkhane
42:00 Salvador pass
44:30 Operational physical preparation
47:47 The medical team
49:35 Operation Kounama 2
54:44 Preparation for the White Kepi test
55:33 Chicken hunt
57:54 The March of the White Kepi
01:04:07 The place of the bivouac
01:09:15 Second day of walking, 30 km to go
01:13:24 Laudun-l’Ardoise, the first foreign engineering regiment
01:15:30 The Ceremony of the White Kepi
01:18:19 The traditions of the table
01:20:04 First free quarter
01:24:41 Return near the Salvador pass
01:34:15 A nice seizure