1er REC: New legionnaires arriving at the regiment

The 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment (1er REC) decorated 12 new freshly trained legionnaires having arrived at the only cavalry regiment od the French Foreign Legion and took them into its ranks.

All the fresh legionnaires have spent several weeks during the regiment’s instruction, which took several weeks. Before, they passed the initial four-month basic training with the 4th Foreign Regiment (4e RE) at Castelnaudary.

The 12 new cavalrymen were decorated with the 1er REC’s badge and fourrageres, received from hands of officers and also veterans of the regiment during a ceremony.

PHOTOS. 1er REC: New legionnaires arriving at the regiment. Click on the FB icon to see all photos.

Fourragères à l'épaule, insigne régimentaire sur la poitrine…le 1er REC accueille12 nouveaux légionnaires.

Posted by 1er Régiment étranger de cavalerie on Wednesday, August 29, 2018

 

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