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.

Legion Life You begin the process of joining the French Foreign Legion by stopping in at a recruiting center and passing a series of psychological and physical examinations.

The ornamental uniforms are rich in symbolism - most notably those of the French Foreign Legion sappers, with long beards, leather aprons and axes from their original role as route-clearers for ...

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 ...

A French Foreign Legion soldier catching up on sleep inside an armored personnel carrier during a mission to hunt down Islamic militants in northeastern Mali in February.

The French Foreign Legion US soldiers in a water-obstacle course during the French Desert Commando Course at France's combat training center in Djibouti, May 5, 2021.

A former member of the French Foreign Legion has remarked, “predominantly it is composed of men of violence, bums, morons of vile habits and booty-hunting louts.” But La Légion Etrangère has ...

The elite French Foreign Legion is preparing for security duty in Paris during this summer’s Olympic Games, a far cry from the group's previous deployments to places like the troubled Sahel ...

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.

Casting is in process on the series about a deserter from the infamous French Foreign Legion who is forced back into the thick of danger.