We had them at our base camp in Bosnia. They seemed alright.
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
' Wrote:The father of a guy in my bording school was in the french foreign legion.
It totally ****ed him up.
He became a mean alcoholic.
Only time I spoke to him was when I had phone duty and he asked to talk to his son. When I looked his son he wasnt in his room and I told him that, and then the guy started screaming into the phone and told me he'd come over to hit me in the head.
His son told me what ****ed him up like that was that in some african campain he had orders to shoot anyone who crossed a certain line. There were women and children fleeing across that line, and he shot them too because he was ordered to.
His son later dropped out of highschool and became a drug addict and dealer.
Thats pretty much all I know about the french foreign legion, but enough to know that I aint joining.
thats something he needed counselling for.
i know several people in the FFL, and i have to say learn perfect french beforehand. it will help if you know how to shoot, read a map, drive, dive, and have superb physical fitness.