Foreign Legion Recruiting Group

History

The GRLE was created July 10, 2007 at Fort de Nogent, near Paris. The new unit assumed all recruiting responsibilities which had previously been assigned to the 1st Foreign Regiment's Recruitment Division.

Mission

In order to supply the Foreign Legion with the required foreign volunteers, the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (G.R.L.E) has a mission to promote volunteer service by targeting the world public. The purpose of promotion is to inform potential candidates and lead a preselection process followed by a contract of engagement at Aubagne.

While the mission of the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group is primarily focused on recruiting; the G.R.L.E operates in customs just like any legion operational regiment with numerous functions including training and supporting general missions of the legion both in France as well as in exterior combat operations around the globe.

Organization

The Command of the G.R.L.E is garrisoned at Fort de Nogent, at Fontenay-sous-bois. Commanded by a regimental commander, the G.R.L.E is composed of two elementary part component units, which are the Transit Company of the Foreign Legion (C.T.L.E) and the Recruiting Company of the Foreign Legion (C.R.L.E), with principal mission of:

Transit Company of the Foreign Legion (C.T.L.E)

The C.T.L.E, the Transit Company of the Foreign Legion, reassumed part responsibility for the missions of the C.T.L.E of the 1st Foreign Regiment dissolved on July 10 and is responsible for:

Foreign Legion Information Posts (P.I.L.E)

The mission of the Foreign Legion Information Posts (P.I.L.E) implanted in Paris (3 posts), Lille, Nantes, Paris - Fort Neuf de Vincennes, Paris, Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseilles, Nice, Perpignan, Toulouse, consist of maintaining a quality recruitment that minimizes the circle of francophones while simultaneously maintaining diversity by the multiple presence of various origins.

The (P.I.L.E), unlike the typical recruiting posts of the Regular Army, utilizes civilian services and military resources to launch activities that would attract potential candidates through ( expositions, mobile information trucks and other mobile information posts). The Foreign Legion only recruits in France. The Foreign Legion will not intervene to obtain permanent visas to join France nor finance the voyage to France.

Recruiting Company of the Foreign Legion (C.R.L.E)

The C.R.L.E, The Recruiting Company of the Foreign Legion, is resposanble for:

Center of Selection Incorporation

The C.S.I, the Center of Selection Incoporation is an integral part of the C.R.L.E and is implanted in Quartier (garrison) Vienot at Aubagne. The Center Selection is responsible for:

Fanion Colors

At origin, Fanions served marking the assemblies of armies, a point of rally to and alignment manoeuver of military units. The notion of fanion-emblem surfaced in the campaigns of Africa and were generalized following World War I. The reglementation in concern for use were not established until 1976. Only the fanions of unit forming regimental corps, such as the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (G.R.L.E) has right to honorary ceremonies.

For the G.R.L.E, the Division General of the Foreign Legion has authorized that the guard of the G.R.L.E Fanion be constituted of, as per reglementation, 1 Sous-officiers (fanion bearer), and 2 Legionnaires, all three armed with MAS- 49-56.

Regimental Song

Conquérir des volontaires (Conquering Volunteers to Form Legionnaires) is the Regimental song and mission of the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group:

Battle Honors

Regimental Commander