Chris Allan on why he joined the French Foreign Legion | Testament by Duncan Pickstock (2009)

[@jimmydore9702]

Great honest story. Fair play to the guy.

[@Smudger6938]

Sergeant Allen, Castel 1991!! Well i never. Well respected by everyone i seem to remember.

[@les8351]

Knew a few back in my time in the eighties who made Sergeant.Myself,made Corporal within two years.

[@simonrobson2293]

I suspect on finishing training he was a fut fut caporal,it's a fast track system for legionnaires who usually come top of their training section and stay behind at castelnaudery and usually within day 3years become a sergeant not always though.I was put on this fast track system,then I realised that as a sergeant told me you can end up doing your whole 5years there,I asked to be posted to another regiment but was told no,do I deserted as well,I'd already been in British army before I'd been a corporal

[@pauljermyn5909]

How long was he in the Legion? You can't make sergeant in under 5 years, what regiment was he in?

[@ColGadarby]

Yes you can

[@terryevans2411]

Hello. I was in 13dble djbouti, horn of Africa. Met a guy private Murphy ( legion identity) he had been in about a year. Finished my two year tour ,landed back in France for our detachment to be met by Murphy,Only now he was sergeant Murphy . Must have had little over three years in. Good shot though,beat me in a company shoot out with my own rifle he borrowed. Must have had an identical eye

[@terenceballands3321]

Yes you can if you get on the Acceleration promotion course.

[@mjspice100]

Perhaps they picked up on the fact he was university material?

[@alexandermaxwell2955]

Oh yes you can

[@aj-tp2yh]

Thankyou stay Gold

[@heatpump8566]

Really decent bloke

[@goodbarbenie5477]

Ahem..." War Doesn't Determine Who is Right But, Whose Left." Hah.