Hello again,
Along with the 13th dble and 2nd Rei, I see that the 1st Cavalry Regiment is part of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade. Is it merely the choice of armoured vehicles that differentiates these units? Any thoughts with regards to which one of these units would be best to join with regards to location, deployments, and regimental life?
You could just google it. There's a big difference between the functions of a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment. The light cavalry today (to my knowledge) carries out long range reconnaissance and most of the time are grouped into squadrons consisting of tank destroyers, light transport vehicles and even bikes. Anciens who served in the 1REC are active here, so they could explain much better than I could. The 2REI and 13DBLE are both mechanized infantry, which means they carry out infantry tasks of all sorts with mechanized (VBCI) support. Very different missions.
As for regimental garrison location, deployments and regimental life - I'm curious, too.
From what I gather, the 13th is almost at full strength and we've yet to see how they do and what missions they'll get assigned overseas. I've read somewhere that their garrison, Camp de Larzac, is a shitty place, though I couldn't say why.
2REI is in Nimes which is a comfortable place for a garrison, easy to reach big cities and the base is shared with a command unit (tho I might be mistaken) meaning it might be more comfortable than other Legion-standard barracks. I get the impression the 2REI is the most often-deployed regiment at this point. There's a lot of call for mechanized infantry today, it seems. I believe that is why they're rebuilding the DBLE as well, and there might be a little competition between the two, as they'll be filling the same role.
As for the 1REC, it seems to be the most talked-uo regiment. All the anciens are praising it, its discipline, traditions and rewarding lifestyle. Also, it is unique (much like the REP) in that it's the only Cav regiment. There are two Genie regiments, two infantry regiments, but only one Para and one Cav.
This is just what I've gathered during my time on the forum, so feel free to correct me.