Joining the French Foreign Legion

last SG · 2005-05-09T12:22:01+00:00

That would be EX-FFL. As with any army, you would have the occasional Twat. However, i feel that FFLs in general are able and capable soldiers.

Gedanken SG

EDIT: Sheesh, there have been a lot of posts while I was writing this. To tvdog:

Hey, it's OK, you don't know me from a bar of soap, so I suppose it's fair of you to assume that I'm bullshitting.

Tell you what. I'll be back in town at the end of the month, and I'll be meeting up with some of my old company mates - why don't you join us and they can tell you who I am? I'll even bring along my Reserve Service Booklet, just for you.

Even better, if you happen to know anyone who was in 2 Coy from December 1990 to June 1993, ask them about James. My name's already a matter of public knowledge on Club 30, so I've got no qualms about revealing it.

Now, if you've got any guts, you can take these measures to acsertain that I'm not bullshitting about who I am. Somehow, though, I suspect you're just going to clutch for some lame excuse to say that you're right.

As for the guys that I know from other units, well, I'm afraid I can't help you there. Some of them are still serving members, and I doubt they'll appreciate me naming names.

And you're still the one who went off-topic. I addressed lwflee's statement, and if you want to question if my experience is relevant, feel free. Any other tangents are your doing. Get that through your thick skull.

lwflee SG

Not sure, need to look at case law, which i do not have access to.

Anybody want to call mindef and ask them straight: "Hi, i am an NSman and i would like to join the army of a foreign country. Is that illegal and will i be exempt from service until such time as i have left that army?"

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Laughing

lwflee SG

Btw, i am not taking part in the discussion btw Ged and TVdog because i have stated my Pov and Ged has already stated that he disagrees.

I stand by my opinions.

lwflee SG

Uh - In case anyone wants to have a go...

International Law Practice
Head Mr Yeo Bock Chuan 6768 2466
Deputy Head Mrs Rena Lee 6768 2232

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Head Mr Jon Ong Soon Wah 6768 2267

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Head Mr Ivor Pereira 6768 2695

From DMG Legal Services Website (http://www.mindef.gov.sg/dmg/ls/abt_ls/contact_us.htm)

I am not in singapore so please dun say "You try lah!"

Gedanken SG

Hey, that's cool by me, dude.

To your point, the FFL does have a long history of combat, and if you stay in a business long enough your name will become known regardless of your performance. To a great extent, the Legion's rep is like the US Marines and based largely on their body count (their dead, not the enemy's). The Legion lost seven battalions at dien Bien Phu and ultimately lost, but it sure did add to the romance of the Legion mystique.

What I'm saying is that certain landmark operations, such as those of the SAS during the Malayan campaign, or the US Marine CAPs in Vietnam, or the Israeli Paras at Entebbe, set them as the benchmark in their field. While the FFL has had successful operations, such as that in Kolwezi in 1978, it really hasn't carried out an operation that can be added to the textbook, in a manner of speaking.

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there is that incident where that captain whatshisname and his wooden hand...

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duh. Rolling Eyes

tvdog SG

A civil discussion like this and you are threatening me with words like "if you've got any guts..." James, I am not the kind to miss an oppotunity like this. When the time comes to meet, we'll see how scary you (and your imaginary friends) really are.

But you have to have your friends along just to make sure? Damn, you not man enough to show up by yourself? Rolling Eyes

Meanwhile, tone down your stories and if you want to carry this further, let's not do it here. Use PM.

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double. crap.

Gedanken SG

It's okay, Heng - let's just let him assume that I'm making this all up. It's amusing.

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stories? imaginary friends? are u still not getting it? he is a genuine commando, and those "imaginary friends" u refer to are his fellow CDOs.

hello? know when to stop shoving your foot further into your mouth...

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ah well it's his own funeral. im going to sleep.

Gedanken SG

See? More lame excuses to keep your eyes closed.

Hey, Einstein, the guys will be there to provide witness that I am from CDO - you're asking for proof, aren't you? What else do you think they would be there for?

I fear you misinterpret me. Did you think I was threatening you with physical harm? What would I gain from that? I'd just look like a bully beating up on a kid, and I'll leave that kind of thing to our ex-Legionnaire, thank you very much.

Wind that faux macho attitude in, will you? When I said "if you have the guts", I meant "if you have the guts to find out the truth and admit that you're wrong". I don't know what you're trying to prove, but whatever it is, you're not impressing anyone here.

Let me state it clearly and in a way that even you can understand.

You don't believe that I'm a Commando - I'm fine with that, since you don't know me. I am offering to bring documentation and witnesses as evidence that I am indeed a Commando as I say I am. To put your mind at ease, I will state categorically that I do not intend you any harm, so you can relax your rectum. I believe Heng, who knows me personally, will agree that I'm too laid back to get physical about something as trivial as you questioning my bona fides.

You're the one who needs to tone it down, tvdog. You're making yourself look like a paranoid fool here. Laughing

tvdog SG

Your little dog Heng has finally agreed to pipe the fcuk down.

You are welcome, to prove your bona fides. Like I said, just let me know when.

Gedanken SG

*Sigh*

What did I tell you? You've got someone who's met me and knows who I am, and has spoken his peace, but you, in all your cowardice, want him to pipe down because what he's got to say doesn't line up with your nonsensical argument. You're so predictable.

Whatever evidence is put in front of you, you're just too scared of being proven wrong to admit it. I'll change my assessment from when I wrote "if you've got the guts" - you've just proven that you don't. Laughing

I've got all the proof any reasonable person needs to determine that I am who I say I am, but at this rate, even getting SISPEC's CO (who was my former OC) to tell you so isn't going to convince you because you're too gutless to face the truth.

One other thing - your imagination of those physical threats really does show how small you really are. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

Goodness..it's still going on?

Rolling Eyes

Gedanken SG

Hey, don't look at me, LL. He's the one who got paranoid and scared, and damned if I'm going to let his petty macho mentality make me look like I'm the sort to beat up on invalids. Mr. Green

Joshua1975 SG

hahahaaa... points are made and it clear who knows what. to each his own is all i call say.

correct me if i am wrong. i feel that the main point of joining any other force such as the topic say or USMC or whatever you wish b4 NS or after NS is to say you are giving up you pink card for good.

as i had posted in another same topic, if i am younger i will join and come back SG as a FT. (foreign talent). reasons? i feel 2nd class as a Singaporean in Singapore. as had

for me will be apply for French citizenship and not re-established my identity. come back holding a French passport.

Laughing and get a SAF military consultant job Embarassed take it as i am dreaming.

Gedanken SG

Gotta make sure they don't get your fingerprints under the new ID, though. Wink

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