Can I join the French Foreign Legion if I have tattoos? As befits any collection of macho outcasts, tattoos are allowed, even encouraged, in the French Foreign Legion, but not just any tattoos.

Founded for outcasts, fugitives, and fighters, the French Foreign Legion became one of the world’s most feared forces. But its brutal training and unbreakable code come at a price.

Legionnaires of the 1st Regiment of the French Foreign Legion. (Claude Paris/AP) Sean McFate is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

More than just a fixture in movies from the 30's and 40's, the French Foreign Legion has seen more continuous fighting than any other military outfit in the world.

The recent court-martial of Army 2nd Lt. Lawrence J. Franks Jr. for running away from the U.S. Army to join the French Foreign Legion reinforces the force's aura.

Football’s French Foreign Legion has more than 100 professional players, over 40 of them in the English Premier League alone.

The French Foreign Legion, an elite infantry force, attracts men worldwide seeking adventure, a fresh start, and French nationality.

In our last installment, we learned about how the Legion went from a struggling, straggling corps of outlaws and ne'er-do-wells to a top-notch group of intrepid soldiers. When we left off, the ...

Rumor spread on social media suggests France deployed troops to Ukraine following comments by French President Emmanuel Macron.

Is French Foreign Legion active? Recently while reading about the disturbances in the African nation of Mali, I saw a picture of a French soldier wearing a patch of the famed Foreign Legion.