What do French soldiers eat?

French soldiers would each day get a 300-gram can of boiled beef; 300 grams of hard biscuits, called “war bread”; 80 grams of sugar; 36 grams of coffee; 50 grams of dried soup; 2 ounces of liquor and 125 grams of chocolate as a treat, according to author Silvano Serventi in his book “La cuisine des tranchees.” Many …

Is the French Foreign Legion well trained?

That said, legionnaires are relatively high speed, well-trained soldiers. The regular French military isn’t really what I’d call “high-speed.” The French special forces are a different story, of course. However, apples to apples, the FFL are going to be more broadly trained than regular French military.

Does the French Foreign Legion see combat?

Nowadays, the Foreign Legion is deployed to many countries, but not one of their deployments is a “pure” combat mission. They train with foreign soldiers, do peacekeeping jobs or guard important infrastructure (like the European Space Agency’s base in French-Guyana).

Who eats first in the military?

The leaders almost always eat separate– as in, officers in one place, chiefs in another, and blueshirts in another. (Aboard a submarine for space considerations the chiefs eat in the enlisted mess and have their own table.)

How did the French feed their troops?

Bread, Vegetables and Scurvy For his army, Napoleon requested a bread ration of 24 ounces (640g) per man, per day. While it may sound generous, most, if not all, of this bread ration was made up of hardtack, sometimes known a ship’s biscuit.

Can females join the French Foreign Legion?

The French Foreign Legion or La Legion Etrangere is one of the world’s elite military forces; it currently has roughly 1,800 members, and all of them are men. Since its foundation in 1831 by King Louise-Philippe, only one woman has ever been allowed in. Our founding principle is cohesion and camaraderie between men.