Nah the lad was perfect it’s whatever he said or what they found out in the private interview , they would have soon had a word with him if that’s all it was about that would be ridiculous, ask any special forces unit it’s self motivation that they are wanting

They did not "reject" him, they saved his 5 next years. Foreign legion is not a typical army unit, they want people that are here as the last option. If tomorrow France engages in a war against any modern army, the Foreign Legions will basically do suicide/very high risk missions, as they did in history. So never try it if you seek "challenge" or "fun". There is nothing like that in the FL, only honor, missions, tasks and ranks. I did it for 5 years, 80% in my bed, 19% watching tv/phone, 1% action. It's the most boring job 99% of the time but at least it gets you out of trouble once out, and if you have nobody, FL is a real family.

@@arnaudkaho7137 We can see it even from the past 10years, look in Malia, they've seen the most combat out of all countries participating in anti ISIL and Boko Haram over there. And if I recall correctly, have the highest casualty numbers after UN African origin Blue Helmets.

Where is that? I hate these voice over documentaries.

@@Genghis-Khan121 like @Arnaud Kaho said, they want people that are here as the last option. Not just some athletic tourist.

I wondered the same 😕

Must be something in his past

With more applicants than openings, this must happen quite often.

the medic read out he must have a prob with his heart

they hooked him up to a ecg to get a read out. they spotted something maybe a heart mummer

I felt bad for him because I know exactly how that must have been for him. I had everything planned out, I worked hard to get prepared, but then at MEPS I got PDQ'd because of some medical stuff. I had to fly to another state for it, and that flight home was the worst. I'd imagine it's even worse for him given his country of origin. I mean, while it sucked for me, it wasn't like I didn't have any other good paths to follow.

Perhaps there is a future for him in the US armed services

​@@Chris-Christopher- what kind of medical stuff?

@@h3ctor272 loo

I was about the say the same. Stan was born a warrior and now if being given real skills ... good luck to anyone who comes up against him.

Good insight

a quiet but impactful quote here

I heard they reject sometimes former american marines but accept high school kids. No one really knows sometimes apparently. I heard from brazilians that they knew portuguese guys who were in and not had but have still problems with the law, the legion knew but let them in. But that is interesting, if you are candid with them they will let you in. What would you call having nowhere else to go?

@@miguelmarques4583 the legion will take you no matter what your criminal record is so long as you haven't committed murder or a sexual offence. Hence the new identity and you can choose to keep that identity after your service. Back in the day they didn't care who you were or what you did as long as ye were fit and willing to kill for the legion.

How do you know that?

ive got a buddy in the navy who did the same thing! cool stuff

You know it's really fucking weird when I was in the Navy, I had to try to go special forces and didn't make it and ultimately decided that when they got out they were going to join the French foreign legion, that's kind of what inspired me to look into these guys.

Lies😂😂😂

We had 2 from my reg go across and say it was utter 💩 . They rejoined our regiment on return home. Both good soldiers who went up the ranks.

I wanted to join the Marines but I have a messed up criminal record. Now at 32 I wonder if it's too late.

Funny I went into the US Army in 1986 at FT benning GA at Harmony Church for infantry school ..became a Ranger in 0388

@@ramirogarza3rd get a lawyer to clean up ur record , you have till the age of 35 for the military

@@jjranger5022 I have a felony possession and misdemeanor unlawful possession of a firearm

Stan joined Isis

Hes dead

I can imagine he made use of being in Europe and went to Germany. He said "Asyl" (Asylum) at the border which starts the procedures. Even if he is then rejected, he mustn't leave and will live on welfare.

Fk Stan 😤

​@RackwitzG What an oddly specific accusation to make for a specific person you know little about... except skin color.

who are triators and felons

I don't get the joke

No one will miss them elsewhere

​@@deltasquad8817 the joke is that this is a very common format for jokes

@@deltasquad8817 It's the ubiquitous "walks into a bar" joke.

You haven't met a Legionair. Those dudes are stoic af. I think he got rejected because he was just there for fun.

The legion will never accept overly confident people. They are looking for people who are willing to die in order to change their lifes

Agreed, he had all the attributes of a fine soldier.

Every military has reading and writing requirements. Being from Gabon, he may not have had good literacy. This is important as, for the modern soldier, there is allot to learn. On top of that, in the Legion there are also many chants (songs) to learn which would be difficult without good literacy. Another point is that the US Army does not take anyone with an IQ below 83. This eliminates about 11% of the population. For the British Army, it is 90 IQ points. That eliminates 20% of the population. It is sad to see a young man who seems to have so much to give be sent home, but being fit and motivated wont mean that you can dissemble weapons clean them properly and then reassemble them so that they work.. When I did my basic training back in 1989 I was trained by a Black Sergeant Chef so Stans departure was not due to his colour. The Legion is definitely not racist. In 2 REP I had a Japanese Sgt, Akihiko Saito. Look him up on WIKI. He got shot in Iraq in 2005 after 20 years in the legion.

no, good body but he had a very wrong attitude. Acted from get go as if he "knew" what had to be done, what it takes etc. + obvious fake supporting the other candidates to get positive remarks from staff and candidates. Resulting in childlike cheers from those candidates when he broke the pull up record...."where do you think you are" ??? " les ancients" will not be fooled/impressed by this. on the contrary. Stan is/seems the type that feels everything revolves around him, what he wants, what he thinks is right and how much he can impress others...that is just what we saw in this short clip, that arrogant know-it-all behaviour, was probably constant. Stan is the type that will start giving problems in the near future and selection weeded him out quickly. "profil ne correspond pas".

no his not, they all vile traitors to their own countries ! "tis worse then murder" king lear

@@Wolfsschanze99 of vile traitor

Eh. After a medical issue that kicked me out of the USMC 3 months into bootcamp, I joined the Legion and didn't mention any prior USMC history. I stayed in about a year in 2e REP before deserting. I can't speak for every unit since they all vary, but the disorganization, corruption, and lack of discipline was appalling. I finally got some waivers and am in the USMC again as an 0311. The Legion shaped me personally as a man (I was 20 at the time) but the Marine Corps as an institution, even with its faults, is much much much more cohesive and deadly.

@@huntersimms6134 if u deserted don’t u get arrested or something, or u can never return to France

Yeah don't come back to France. I don't know when you joined or if you did but the USMC deserves better than deserters.

You would not have been accepted since you feel this was a challenge, this was why Stan was rejected. the Legion does not want people who see it as a challenge, once you meet the challenge, what next? They want people who are at their end and feel they have nothing more to lose. This way they can build a soldier in the Legion way. This is why the Legion is one of the most respected forces in the world, they get the job done at any cost. I researched them alot when i was younger, i wouldnt have been suitable and considered it as a way to pay respect to the ones who came before me and succeeded. Its a very tightly knit organization and their only requirement is to not disgrace the legion in any way possible. you think the marines, seals or specops is tough, theyre tough but cannot compare to the Legion. failure is not an option at any cost

For what though? What is the value?

He's functionally retarded. Under 80IQ is a liability on the battlefield. Only way he serves is if a massive war erupts and even then he'll be cleaning latrines in the rear.

@los angeles Your message can give people brain cancer

@@losangeles1618ah yes… that’s why there’s no black marines… dummy stop race blaming and open ur eyes through a larger lense

What?

The legion wants killers though...

because he is prick and traitor

Rlly u think that was for that I've never really understand why he wasn't selected if he had everything physically and mental

@@Adamamores He failed mentally when he talked about interrogation, that's just how it goes.

@@Adamamores he couldn’t follow the simple order of don’t talk about it.

I thought that myself the vetting process was continuous so even after the secret interview he was still been analysed

Exactly why they left him out. He is too good, and will leave too easily. FL is not easy like marines or idk what trash units.

He tries to please authority at every turn, they don't want this, it is also possible he lied about his past. Also by him doing 24 push ups for example while his mates think is impressive, FL think of it as a show off, he's is hard to trust, if he is too good what will make him stay when he gets a much better offer in life? FL soldiers are usually seen in a high regard, so offers from PMCs come pouring in with much better financial benefit. FL doesn't want a guy that is the best in everything because they are hard to trust and ready to defy authority because he might think "i'm better fit than him". They want a guy that's ready to behave cult like into this cult like military.

@@arnaudkaho7137easy? None of the units mentioned are easy!

@@arnaudkaho7137 you have no idea what you're talking about.

his arrogance tho gonna rub people the wrong way. we didn't see the full story clearly, but you can just smell his ego lol.....

You must be made of metal. Great achievement. I wouldn’t have dreamed of joining at 22 and i doubt I would have made it in even if I tried. You must have some great stories.

Some balls on you my friend. Well done

Houa sacré parcours.. que dieu te bénisse..

@@philippebeillan6962 Merci mon ami. La légion m'a tant donné, c'est pour toujours dans mon cœur

@@stevemcgarrett24 avec plaisir frère

Can join foreign in us army have any chance

Respect for what, sir?

Respect for WHAT(?), you ask me?? Answer: I think the Foreign Legion, itself, its history, its 'Esprit de corps'; its ability to take men from all over the world from different cultures, races, nationalities and mold them into a cohesive fraternal military organization is all worthy of respect.

@@chiptenor ...the ability to take men from different cultures, races, nationalities... and send them to "expeditions" to Syria, Indochina, Algeria, Guiana... Used as barrier troops against the French army in World War I. Nothing to be proud of at all. Especially in the 21st century.

Thank you for your severance

His paper says he can never apply again, so no "at least" about it for him. Inapte definitiv means that. If he got inapte temporaire he could reapply after a set amount of time, usually 6 months. Obviously something went very wrong with one of his interviews.

Why the high standards when they have had no noteworthy engagements in recent years ?

@@CFox.7 the Legion is always somewhere, especially resource rich shtholes in Africa.

@@CFox.7 And besides you get thousands of applicants each year. You can afford to pick exactly what you want. As they said, about 1 in 8 makes selection, and that's before any of the washing out in training...

The French are gay anyway

Psychological profile was off, or he simply lied about his past would be possible reasons.

His enthusiasm was a fad, also, he has a chamaleonic personality, tries to please and adjur to authority, meaning, he has no idea what authority is by his own judgement. He will switch sides as authority moves in his eyes. That may fly in an office job, not in La Legion.

@S Rod That was one of the most egregious armchair diagnoses I've seen. We have no idea why they rejected him.

Maybe they contacted him after for a higher more secretive position 😅🎉

His echo showed a heart defect

everything happens, and we find the reasons for it later.

it was his motivation that cost him it is revealed later in the documentary

Wait, how?@@andrewbutler5253

Stan didn't get in and he was really upset about it, but not as upset as the documentary film makers who now had fuck all to do.

FFL is not a "challenge". They don't care for people who join for fun.

He seemed like he would have made an excellent soldier.😢

Please make a KZfaq video about him

Id honestly pay top dollar to watch a movie made about his life and his various escapades around the globe lol

This was beautifully written. He needs a documentary

Sounds like a cool guy. May he rest in peace. Thanks for sharing.

Can you share more about him?

I give you the answer: The guy was only there for the French passport and the money. If they realize that these are your reasons, no matter how athletic you are, you'll be rejected - they're not stupid 😉😉👍🏼👍🏼

@@sportypaul5069 just curious, how are you sure that was the reason? Genuinely don’t know if that’s solid info.

That guy he thinks is to clever way more over all ,he has arrogant character and not focus He can’t work in a team And many more To let you understand easily,the legion mostly take mans with a good character (like a sheep) (dog) I don’t know how to make you understand “walk with your head down” humble things lime that Sometimes recruiters are not fit and they don’t pass test sportif but they still get a contract 📑 So sport or muscle it doesn’t matter But brain and character matter bye bye

​@@sportypaul5069 is that really so bad? If the guys a total unit, won't he still be an asset no matter what his motivations?

Someone pointed out that he was told he could never apply again so the reason is either medical or security check. It's probably something to do with his heart

@@mythai05 Im confused, can foreginers join us military ?

@@Aarminmusic i think you need a green card to join.

@@Aarminmusic Joining the military is a pretty common bath to citizenship.

​@@Aarminmusic the military is a really common and great way to get citizenship

​@@ThinBlueLineGuardian that's a lie

Foreigners can join the US military, and generally have a path to citizenship through good conduct.

@@SaginawCareerComplexthey have to be us residents

j ai exactement pensé à la meme chose vouloir divulguer aux autres les methodes d interogatoires n a pas joué en sa faveur un peu trop sur de lui fanfaron ima ginez il se fait fair prisonier il se mettrait à parler conclusion pas discret sportif mais pas intelligent

@@Apophyse97 so you can read English, but you can't reply English to an English comment? Only the French...

Agree. Have a look on taylor cavanaugh, former navy seal and FFL recruited... THE hard thing is shut up and humility.

@@Apophyse97 Lol... You some dumb dumb aren't you.

The legion today is getting many people apply. However, this makes standards rise. The British army today does not take anyone below an IQ score of 90 . This is below the average of 100, but does eliminate 20% of the population. Stan, from a poor country like Gabon, may not have met either the IQ standard or the literacy standard. When I joined in 1989, he may have got in. Warfare is more high tech today, so education will trump physical strength. Not many people have both. ... There is a sad story from the Vietnam war era where the US defense secretary Robert Mcnamara demanded that the Army lower their IQ requirements so as to make up the numbers for the Vietnam war. It was a disaster with many becoming casualties due to lack of intelligence. They were called Mcnamaras morons. They paid tribute to these men in the character of Private Pile in the movie, Full Metal Jacket. To this day, the US Army will not take recruits below 83IQ. The reality is that 10% of the population are too dumb to be trained to do anything that the Army needs doing. so much for the equality agenda....

@@digdougedy Will and motivation is not enough for a good soldier. Nowadays intelligence is more important than physical fit. At least he was wise enough to admit that they know best what kind of people they need. Sad though. He really wanted that but that is not enough.

@@digdougedy also forrest gump and bubba were apart of mcnamaras morons

They treat foreigners (even French Canadians) with outmost disrespect. You endure the suck and move on,but foreign legions are essentially mercenaries of France that are better equipped than the French main forces. You are expendable in the legion. No glory or value in that.

​@@mustachesally4134Exactly that. There's a reason French citizens aren't allowed to join.

@@JohnSmith-nk9xq Does it take away from the fact that the legion soldiers exist for modern cannon fodder? No, I don't think it does

That just sounds like an average bricklayer hahaha

Cool story, bro.

he might do well in reg forces and with some training be promoted to a higher non com but he likely wont make officer. he said he was in this to prove to himself, not many armed forces branch will accept this. the want people they can mold.

You sound like you would pump him 🤣

​@@ricksmith7631Not everyone wants to he an Officer lmao. You said that like it was an insult but it was actually a compliment.

While I was in my previous Division 114 back in Boot Camp. I knew a Navy SEAL candidate who could do over 100 plus pushups and he would run over 14 laps without losing his breath. Not to mention he was able to do over 5 minutes of planks. I could only do the bare minimum my rate will be BM (Boatswains Mate) once I’m done with A-School.

@@maverickfox4102lol boot

There's a third lesson at the French Army Commando School: Under no circumstances defend Paris.

@@silentbullet2023lolololol

No it's because he dicsussed the private interrogations with another recruit who hasn't gone in yet, completely discrediting him as someone trustworthy and someone able to keep secrets, which is the whole point of the legion.

@@blakebourassa1983 and you know this how ?

​@geezerp1982 haha not gonna tell you 😂

Stop lying

You mean OUI I'll walk myself out

isnt it the same thing with any army?

LOL !! YOU'RE A FOOL !!

Salary is probably better, and he won't be tortured for 5 years

How do u know that??

I can imagine he went to Germany seeking asylum. Free cash from the german taxpayer for life.

@@RackwitzG pretty disgusting that thats even an option.

@@MazzBCD Over 20% of Africa is thinking of migrating to Europe. He is already here.

doubt it, the legion doesnt fuck around like that.

Well, chances are slim you'll get your head shot off in the Navy, but you still have the full benefits of being a veteran later. Who desires combat has never seen it. I would go Navy or maybe Airforce. Whatabout SEAL? You can apply.

why? I thought the navy goes to the most countries and sees the most places

I was a corpsman and forward deployed with the marine corps infantry. You just picked the wrong rate if you wanted action.

@@RackwitzG I value adventure, but I also value cool training and pushing myself whether I see combat or not, and more importantly, I want to be in Europe. In order for me to go SO (Seal or Swcc), I had to sign a contract for that. My dad is a former Ranger and talked me out of it. Now I'm on a ship bored out of my mind around a bunch of dumb kids who only joined for free college. I'm seeing the world yeah, but I don't feel like I'm in the military. I had been contemplating joining the Legion for nearly 10 years now. Now that I'll have the VA benefits, I don't see the point in joining the US Army.

@@egg-iu3fe We do, but we also don't do anything. Being a Sailor on a ship is a glorified warehouse job where you are just cleaning, writing, and painting. I also want to be in Europe. Like live there, not deploy there.

Naive but dodged a bullet. NEVER give your life to government.

Nah,he'll be living on a council estate with kelsey and her numerous tax funded offspring

Wow. What a story.

Gay

Boyfriend?

Never give your life to government. They are run by people who are pure evil. The guerilla is the true essence of the free man. May you become redpilled someday.

Belle histoire mon ami celle qui nous fabrique.que dieu te bénisse et vive la légion

what important question from them was that?

@@anhviet5412 How long you plan to stay with us? Was part of the first personal interview and was the last question to seal it, I even did some push-up because he didn't think my story match the timeline of some of my answers. I was not the only one, found out later some of my colleagues did too.

@@casscristi253 okay thank you

They mostly need followers, not leaders. If everyone is a leader the shit work doesn't get done.

its pretty obvious its staring at you in the face look at his skin color

​@@tomondiek2839Nonsense. Plenty blacks in the FL.

​@@tomondiek2839 bullshit you are trying to make everything about race there are loads of black soliders in legion and they are not discriminating only race there is solider

@@MrBeachDoctor Never thought of it that way. Interesting.

Stan talks too fucking much, at the middle of the vid I was like shut up brooooo and there I saw he was going to be rejected even before reading the comments. As a mafia boss would say.. keep ur fucking mouth shut

dude seriously stfu. He's 10 times more than a man you'll ever be

yep i guess being black and migrant is a crime

They rejected him on medical grounds He has a heart issue you can see on the ECG Poor lad

@@sebby324 My cousin has been a legionnaire for 11 years, he is part of 2 R.E.I based in Nimes, he was born with a heart murmur that shows up on EKG, Legion accepted him. He had four years prior US Army and his murmur showed up at Army physical. Its all up to the Medical technician in the Legion.

Where is the second part?

@@coolperson4062 it's a joke 🤪

The Gabonese army

I think that the reason was because at the interview he said that he wanted to join the Legion just to prove himself that he could do it and they don’t like that, they want desperate people that are not afraid of loosing their lives

joining a special unit with only physical fitness is pretty stupid. they want smart people. people who know what they want in life what they do. if your reasons to join is too selfish can be a reason to get kicked. and i say "CAN"

@@melbourneauditing3404 thats exactly why, the us army doesnt want thinkers but will tolerate them, the legion will not tolerate thinkers and you are gone.

🤣🤣

oh non.... oui?

Hi Cyrax, 😆

I’m over 60 and can easily do 10 pull-ups Just saying 😊

was a conscript too, many of us hated being in the army and can't be arsed to do 10 pull ups

word on ''mandatory service'', legion is proffesional force, which is also very picky on whom they choose.

noel maher...LLLLOOLLLL!!!

Lmao

more like a "sturgeon".

hahahahh

@@sveannnnnnn7578...LLLLOOLLLL!!!

The UK used to accept people from the Commonwealth Nations, right?

@@Althamenes not anymore

@@Althamenes they stopped this practice only recently, a shame because I as an australian was hoping to join.

did they make it in? These are my honest reasons for wanting to join the legion. There is nothing left for me in Australia, I desire a brotherhood.

he was a migrant and black

​@@tomondiek2839 Really? That's why it's called the "foreign" legion lol. Half the legion are black. Good logic lol

@@tomondiek2839 its foreign legion they don't care about that.

@@tomondiek2839 it's the foreign legion you dumbass

🤣

But what could it be?

@Miguel Marques he made it to the interview so his medical checked out. I'm willing to bet he tried to lie to the Gestapo. Big no-no

@@undead9999 I wonder what he lied about. Maybe it is just the fact he lied. I don' t know if it exagerated but I heard a guy say they will even know where you lost uour virginity.

@Miguel Marques the Gestapo has ways to check your story. But the point I always bring up to young aspirants who think they will be fine with "a little white lie" is this: would you entrust your life to a liar? That's why liars are dropped, fast. You could be the fittest, smartest candidate, but lieing to the Gestapo is an automatic out. When I went through it a former Marine was dropped because he tried to conceal a DUI incident to the Gestapo. He was excellent soldier material, but the Legion can afford to be picky, there will always be far more applicants than places to fill.

In the full documentary he was too kind and too revealing...he recounted to other candidates how the questioning was etc. I think such an attitude is ok for the civil world but not for the military. He's physically exceptional though...

@@isaymymind1727...not a bad answer, but he could have learned to be furtive. That's not a complicated prerequisite to achieve...unless,it involves a moral call.

@@claudesledge5545 That's not how the military works, especially not the infamous Legion Entrangere. You must be stone cold, no kindness, no mercy, no weakness.

@@kingswood9064...yes,you're correct,but the military also has a saying"leave no cohort behind ",which means they do have heart...just under certain circumstances.

Stan couldn’t keep his gob shut revealed too much that’s not a good thing to do ..

I wish I was American. In Canada the process to join is taking me over 3 months. Probably less than a day in the US...

well, us recruitment have change, now you just have to have pink hair and wear a dress with fake boobs to enter us army ... 😂

I was very disappointed in this documentary I thought the gentleman Stan would have been a great candidate for the Legion. I thought the Legion take everyone considering I watch Warriors of the French foreign Legion they should do a follow up and get the guy second chance. If not the US Army special forces Delta force rangers definitely what I need. You come to the US baby. 🥋🐉

@@damiencrawford8420 No, the Legion does not take everyone who wishes to join. They are selective.

The base criteria is : "What do they have to lose ?" Stan has too much is his life. Some people come from Mongolia and cross mountains, seas and borders hidden under a truck to go to the Fort without knowing a single word of french and don't even know how to read ! They just know there is that army that recruits the desperates and give them a new life. The legion takes people like that right away. People like Stan who have a family, money, knowledges etc. they don't take them.

@@thibaultmerlin They are more or less looking for disposable people. People without families don't have anyone who can be shown weeping on TV when their Legionnaire son is killed in Afghanistan or Africa.

MrChickensnatcher...LLLLOOLLLL!!! APPARENTLY.!

Back 100 years ago they forcefully joined the legion

Ask les anciens.

They always had standards. They can afford to be picky, there will always be far more candidates than places to fill

@@undead9999 no much standards when it comes to vile traitors

No way… he fucked up the interview he pretty much says so himself in the interview.

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