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  2. List of militaries that recruit foreigners - Wikipedia

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    French Foreign Legion (Légion Étrangère) – The Legion is a corps of the French Army. Formed in 1831, it is designed to foreigners willing to serve in the French Armed Forces. Legionnaires come from around the world and applicants must be aged between 17.5 and 39.5. [14]

  3. Ecole de guerre-Terre - Wikipedia

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    The École de guerre-Terre (French pronunciation: [ekɔl də ɡɛʁ tɛʁ], "Army War College", abbr. EDG-T) is a French military academy that trains senior army officers, recruited mainly after succeeding competitive examinations right after the first part of their military career, in which they served as platoon and company commanders in regiments.

  4. French Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

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    The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops. [8] It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. [ 9 ]

  5. French Army - Wikipedia

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    The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. ' Army of Land ' ), is the principal land warfare force of France , and the largest component of the French Armed Forces ; it is responsible to the Government of France , alongside the French Navy , French Air and Space Force , and the National Gendarmerie . [ 3 ]

  6. National Active Non-Commissioned Officers School (France)

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    National Active Non-Commissioned Officers School (French: École Nationale des Sous-Officiers d’Active, ENSOA) is a general military school created by the French Army in 1963 to train career NCOs (Sous-Officiers) on active service. It is a reorganization of the previous Saint-Maixent NCO School.

  7. List of enlistment age by country - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom – 18 (voluntary; age 16 with parental consent; age 17 for admission to an officer program; Nepalese citizens can join the Brigade of Gurkhas at age 17) United States – 18 (voluntary registration), 18 (voluntary service; age 17 with parental consent), 17 (compulsory militia service under 10 U.S. Code § 246) [3]

  8. French Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The French Armed Forces (French: Forces armées françaises, pronounced [fɔʁs aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz]) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army , the Navy , the Air and Space Force and the National Gendarmerie .

  9. 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Enlisted soldiers in the French Army can try to join super RPIMA, between their first and third years of active duty. First step is a profile selection: Candidates will be selected regarding unit requirements and personal file (e.g. if the regiment needs some mountain specialists, they will ask for more mountain troopers to come for the selection).