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The Royal Foreign Legion, often considered the premier branch of Atruria's seven operational military services, is, once again, recruiting soldiers. These soldiers can be independent volunteers, national units seeking to bring glory to both the Legion and their home nation,professional mercenaries for hire, or prisoners convicted of serious crimes, donated by governments.

Mercenary and National Units

Mercenary and National Units may come only in sets of Battalions, Brigades, and Division. The Foreign Legion organization structure is listed below. Each mercenary soldier will gain citizenship of Atruria, after serving in the Legion for seven (7) years. All Legion soldiers will be afforded at lest a lavish 600 sq ft housing for their services. Additionally, while serving in the Legion, all soldiers will be provided with food, military housing, and a pay of 20,000 USD per year.

Prisoners

Governments may donate prisoners to the Imperial Foreign Legion, to give them a chance to atone for their sins. These prisoners must be convicted of serious crimes, such as rape, murder, or armed robbery, and equally as heinous acts. Governments will receive 100 NSD for every donated prisoner.

Independent Volunteers

Any groups or individuals that volunteer without any association with a government or mercenary outfit shall be considered independent volunteers. Single or small groups of independent volunteers shall be dispersed throughout units that require them. However, if independent volunteers enlist en masse in groups greater than 1,000, they may opt to form their own brigade. Each volunteer soldier will gain citizenship of Atruria, after serving in the Legion for five (5) years. All Legion volunteers will be afforded lavish 700 sq ft housing for their services. Additionally, while serving in the Legion, all soldiers are provided with food, military housing, and a pay of 20,000 USD per year.

Unit Type

As of this moment, only light infantry units are being accepted in the Legion. We may consider accepting paratrooper, combat engineer, and light cavalry units in the near future.

The Royal Foreign Legion Wants You To Enlist Today


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Legionnaires don’t have that problem.” – Prince Alfred IV


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Legionnaires from the 1st Foreign Rifles Brigade on an infantry training exercise


“I have just returned from visiting the Legionaires at the front and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world.” – Lord Arthur Kitchener

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Legionnaires from the 9th Foreign Rifles Brigade on a peacekeeping mission in Streleheim


“The deadliest weapon in the world is a Legionnaire and his rifle.” – Colonel Ian Douglas, Royal Army


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The Royal Foreign Legion on Parade


“We have two companies of Legionnaires running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Marine Light Infantry brigades pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?” – General Vasily Smirnov, Royal Army


The Royal Foreign Legion is a key component in Atruria’s armed forces, providing the elite power projection- and low-intensity conflict-suited warrior. It is made up of the best trained, the most dedicated, and the most feared and respected soldiers in the world. The Legionnaire is the physical embodiment of strength, valor, courage, and fidelity. As a Legionnaire, you will be prepared to serve the crown whenever and wherever you are needed, ready to take on any threat, anywhere.

In the Foreign Legion, you will be able to change your name and start a new life, if you so desire. You will be able to travel the world and come into close contact with new and interesting cultures. You will get to learn a plethora of languages, including Strellic, and English. You will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with some of Atruria’s other premier units, including the Paras, 32 Battalion, and the Royal Navy Beach Commandos. You will receive substantially higher pay than other branches of the military, as well as a 5,000 pound signing bonus. Finally, if you execute your duty as a Legionnaire faithfully, you will earn your place, by blood spilt, as an Atrurian and Hero of the Empire.

Commandant-General Karl Wolpher, MVO, VC, DSO, OM,
Hero of the Empire,
Commandant of the Royal Foreign Legion



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]Table of Contents[

Section I: Selection (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=3)
Section II: Training (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=4)
Section III: Composition (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=5)
Section IV: Legionnaire's Creed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=6)
Section V: General Orders for the Legionnaire (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=7)
Section VI: General Orders for the Legion Sentry (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=8)
Section VII: Officer Ranks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=11)
Section VIII: Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=12)
Section IX: Enlisted Officer Ranks (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13524377&postcount=13)

]Selection[
After enlisting in the Royal Foreign Legion, you will undergo a rigorous, seventeen-week long selection and indoctrination process. The process will not be easy, there is a selection rate of only 30%. This course will include extensive physiological training, rucksack marches, obstacle courses, weapons qualifications, unarmed combat, marksmanship training, ceremony and drill, and Legionnaire indoctrination classes. During the last week of Selection, you will experience extreme mental and physical stress, while being permitted only 6 hours of sleep for the entire week. If you are one of the few who do make it through, you will be able to proudly bear the title of Imperial Legionnaire and begin your extensive training to become an active-duty Legionnaire. If you wash-out, you will be sent to the Imperial Army, undergo basic training, and be enlisted as a standard combat infantryman, with the option of retrying Selection in two years. If you are forced out due to an injury sustained during the selection process, you may or may not be allowed to join the next selection group, as per your drill instructor’s opinion.

]Training[
Upon your passing through selection, you will still need to undergo several more training schools.
Advanced Infantry Training Center – 5 Weeks
Here, you will be trained into one of the finest combat infantrymen the world has ever known. You will become well-versed in all levels of infantry tactics and strategy. You will also become a basic-qualified sniper by resident Sniper Instructors from the Royal Army.
Legion Survival School – 7 Weeks
You will be trained in techniques for survival, evasion, resistance, and escape.
Counter-Insurgency and Urban Operations School – 3 weeks
Here, you will learn the basics of urban warfare and become qualified as a specialist in Counter-Insurgency operations.
Jungle Operations and Tactics Facility – 4 weeks
Here, you will become a qualified jungle warfare specialist and a student of guerrilla warfare.
Desert Warfare Center – 2 weeks
At this school, you will be taught the basics of desert warfare.

Additionally, you will receive the chance to attend plenty of other training schools and courses, including Parachute School. the Mountain Warfare Course, Royal Marines Commando Course, and many others.

]Composition[
1st Foreign Legion Division
• 1st Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 2nd Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 3rd Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 4th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 5th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 1st Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 2nd Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 1st Foreign Sappers Brigade
• 1st Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 2nd Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 1st Foreign Sappers Brigade

2nd Foreign Legion Division
• 6th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 7th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 8th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 9th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 10th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 3rd Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 4th Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 2nd Foreign Sappers Brigade

3rd Foreign Legion Division
• 11th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 12th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 13th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 14th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 15th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 5th Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 6th Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 3rd Foreign Sappers Brigade

4th Foreign Legion Division
• 16th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 17th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 18th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 19th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 20th Foreign Rifles Brigade
• 7th Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 8th Foreign Light Horse Brigade
• 4th Foreign Sappers Brigade

]Legionnaire’s Creed[

Loyalty, Valor, Courage, Fidelity, Integrity. These are Legionnaire Words.

Exceeding beyond the limitations set down by others shall be my goal. Sacrificing personal comforts and dedicating myself to the completion of the mission shall be my life. The ability to control my emotions and my actions regardless of circumstances sets me apart from other men. Uncompromising integrity is my standard. My character and honor are steadfast -- The title of Legionnaire is my honor.

Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained trooper. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.

I shall be forever bonded to my Rifle. I must fire my rifle true and learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. My rifle is a physical part of my body. I will ever guard it against damage as I will guard my legs, my arms, my eyes and my heart. I will keep my rifle clean and ready. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I know that what counts in this war is not the rounds I fire, the noise of my burst, nor the smoke I make. I know that it is the hits that count.

On the battlefield, as in all areas of life, I shall stand tall above the competition. Through professional pride, integrity, and teamwork, I shall be the example for all men to emulate.

Never will I surrender, though I be the last. I shall not engage in any action that may aid my enemy and the enemy of my Legion in any manner. If I am taken, I pray that I may have the strength to spit upon my enemy.

Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-and-ten-percent and then some.

Acknowledging the fact that a Legionnaire is a more elite soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Legionnaire my I am expected to move farther, faster and fight harder than any other soldier.

If knocked down I will get back up every time, because I persevere and thrive on adversity. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my Teammates and accomplish the mission.

Realizing it is my choice and my choice alone to be a Legionnaire, I accept all challenges involved with this profession. Forever shall I strive to maintain the tremendous reputation of those who went before me.

Energetically will I meet the enemies of my Legion and defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my Legion.

]General Orders for the Legionnaire[

1. I am a volunteer serving my Legion with Loyalty, Valor, Courage, and Integrity.
2. Every legionnaire is my brother-in-arms, regardless of his nationality, race, or religion. I demonstrate this by strict solidarity which must always unite members of the same family.
3. Respect of traditions, devotion to my leaders, discipline and comradeship are my strengths, courage and fidelity my virtues.
4. Proud of my status as Legionnaire, I display this in my uniform, which is always impeccable, my behavior always dignified but modest, my living quarters always clean.
5. An elite soldier, I will train rigorously, I will maintain my weapon as my most precious possession, I am constantly concerned with my physical form.
6. A mission is sacred, I will carry it out until the end respecting laws, customs of war, international conventions and, if necessary, at the risk of my life.
7. In combat, I will act without passion and without hate, I will respect my vanquished enemy, I will never abandon your dead or wounded, nor surrender my arms.

]General Orders for the Sentry of the Legion[

1. I will take charge of this post and all government property in view.
2. I will walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.
3. I will report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
4. I will repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own.
5. I will quit my post only when properly relieved.
6. I will receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the Commanding Officer, Officer of the Day, and Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers of the guard only.
7. I will talk to no one except in the line of duty.
8. I will give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
9. I will call the Master of the Guard in any case not covered by instructions.
10. I will salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
11. I will be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, and challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

OCC: Basically I want to be allies with you in RP's

To: Atruria
The Rouge Nation of Bedouin Raiders is willing to donate one of our own Mountain Warfare Brigades and 10,000 Criminals to the Legion plus volunteers if we have assurances that The Legion and all of Atruriawill support us. We will inturn offer support to the Legion and Atruria. These forces will be under your command as it is your legion. Do we have a deal?

To: The Rogue Nation of Bedouin Raiders,
This seems like a profitable arrangement to us, and a great leap towards a mutually beneficial relationship between our two great nations. You can rest assured that you will have Atrurian support.

Andrei Kurlayov,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

OOC: Sounds good to me

]Commissioned Officers of the Legion[

Commandant-General
The Commandant of the entire Foreign Legion
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Marshal
The commander of a division (7 Brigades – 70,000 Legionnaires)
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Brigadier
The commander of a brigade (2 Demi-Brigades – 10,000 Legionnaires)
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High Colonel
The commander of a demi-brigade (5 Battalions – 5,000 Legionnaires)
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Colonel
The commander of a battalion (5 Companies – 1,000 Legionnaires)
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Captain
The commander of a company (4 Platoons – 200 Legionnaires)
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Captain-Lieutenant
The commander of a platoon (5 Squads – 50 Legionnaires)
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Cornet
The commander of a Squad (2 Sections – 10 Legionnaires)
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]Non-Commissioned Officers of the Legion[

Sergeant-Commandant
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First Sergeant Major
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Regimental Sergeant Major
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Sergeant Major
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Color Sergeant
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Master Sergeant
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Sergeant
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Lance-Sergeant
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]Enlisted Men of the Legion[

Master Corporal
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Corporal
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Lance-Corporal
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Trooper, 1st Class
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Trooper
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Lance-Trooper
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Legionary
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Entryman
No Marking

To: Atruria
I am glad that we have this agreement. I propose that after such time as Bedouin Forces are integrated into the Legion that we have a wargame between the Legion and an OPFOR composed of troops from both nations. This will help build unity amongst the troops of our nations.
From:Bedouin Raiders

After conversing with the Imperial War Ministry, we have come to the conclusion that this is a sound idea. We would absolutely like to take part in some sort of wargame/military exercise in the near future.

Faithfully
A. Kurlayov
Andrei Kurlayov,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

OOC: Alright, so when do you wanna do this?

To: Atruria Imperial War Ministry
From: Aissuria Maximum Security Prison.

Recently, our prison has been filled nearly to the max, therefore we wish to make a deal. We have 9,578 criminals that wish to change. We are willing to ship them to you. Many of them are former Aissurian Soldiers, therefore they have extensive knowledge of tactics. Thank You.

We would like to thank the Aissurian government for their offer, our standard payment of 20,000 NSD per head will be wired within the hour.

To: Assurian government
Would you be interested to have a deal with Bedouin RAiders, similar to the deal Bedouin Raiders has with Atruria?