Hello everyone, thanks for approving me. I am excited to go and try to join this upcoming May.
I am from Mexico and currently unemployed. Graduated college last year and haven't been able to find a job. I went to military school in the US for 3 years, but I know this will be 10x harder if not more. Truth is, even though I was fed up with military school I made some of my best memories and do miss the environment more than I admit. I've spent the last 5 years trying to find out what I would want to do with my life. I wanted to do a masters in Australia, but don't have the money to afford it. Don't qualify for scholarships because I didn't graduate from a school in Mexico and doing a masters in the US is ridiculously expensive.
I got the idea to join the Legion from a crappy actions movie from the 90s with Jean Claude Van Damme, but the more I started reading about it, the more I got interested. There is absolutely nothing else I can see myself doing. I hate the idea of having a mundane routine and a soul sucking office job. I never saw myself in something like that and the only reason I got my degree was because it was expected of me.
I was planning on leaving in August because I heard it is better to go during winter. However, after researching and asking around on reddit I've come to the realization that there are factors beyond my control that influence whether I get accepted or not. I figured might as well just go and try sooner than later. Plus, I am better prepared for any training I have to do during warmer weather than in cold weather (lived in a desert my whole life). If I have to compete with 100, 200, 300 guys then so be it. I will go and try my best. Whatever happens, happens. At least if I get rejected, I will be at peace knowing that I tried. Honestly, I haven't felt this determined in years.
As of right now I am learning some basic french and preparing myself as much as I can physically. I plan on going to the recruitment office in Paris. In case I don't get in, at least I have the Mexican embassy close by to ask for help.
I am from Mexico and currently unemployed. Graduated college last year and haven't been able to find a job. I went to military school in the US for 3 years, but I know this will be 10x harder if not more. Truth is, even though I was fed up with military school I made some of my best memories and do miss the environment more than I admit. I've spent the last 5 years trying to find out what I would want to do with my life. I wanted to do a masters in Australia, but don't have the money to afford it. Don't qualify for scholarships because I didn't graduate from a school in Mexico and doing a masters in the US is ridiculously expensive.
I got the idea to join the Legion from a crappy actions movie from the 90s with Jean Claude Van Damme, but the more I started reading about it, the more I got interested. There is absolutely nothing else I can see myself doing. I hate the idea of having a mundane routine and a soul sucking office job. I never saw myself in something like that and the only reason I got my degree was because it was expected of me.
I was planning on leaving in August because I heard it is better to go during winter. However, after researching and asking around on reddit I've come to the realization that there are factors beyond my control that influence whether I get accepted or not. I figured might as well just go and try sooner than later. Plus, I am better prepared for any training I have to do during warmer weather than in cold weather (lived in a desert my whole life). If I have to compete with 100, 200, 300 guys then so be it. I will go and try my best. Whatever happens, happens. At least if I get rejected, I will be at peace knowing that I tried. Honestly, I haven't felt this determined in years.
As of right now I am learning some basic french and preparing myself as much as I can physically. I plan on going to the recruitment office in Paris. In case I don't get in, at least I have the Mexican embassy close by to ask for help.
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