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Foreign Legion: Explosive training exercises with Major Gérald

December 1, 2019 · Posted in 1re, Major Gerald, sports

See an interesting motivational video published by the official French Foreign Legion channel on YouTube in late November. The already third video of a training series shows simple and effective physical training techniques for developing your explosive strength. They are presented by Major Gérald (similar to the rank of Sergeant Major in the US + UK, the most senior warrant officer) from the Sports Office of the 1st Foreign Regiment (1er RE), the Legion’s HQ located in Aubagne.

2e REP: Sporting activities at the regiment

January 9, 2018 · Posted in 2rep, sports

At the end of the year of 2017, the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, launched a vidoclip to present its sporting activities taking place at Camp Raffalli, the home base of the regiment in Corsica.

Sports in the French Foreign Legion

July 2, 2013 · Posted in legion, sports

French Foreign Legion sports. You are good at boxing and would like to continue training even in the Legion. Are you able to do so? Besides obligatory running, pushing-up and pull-ups, which sports activities are supporting by the Foreign Legion?