Foreign Legion Recruiting Group | |
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Active | July 10, 2007- Present |
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Type | Administration |
Role | Recruitment |
Part of | Foreign Legion Command |
Headquarters | Fort de Nogent, Fontenay-sous-Bois, Paris, France |
Battle honours | Camerone 1863 |
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Current commander | Lieutenant-colonel Norbert Simmonet |
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Beret badge of the Foreign Legion Recruiting Group |
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Abbreviation | GRLE |
The Foreign Legion Recruiting Group (French) is an administrative unit of the French Foreign Legion responsible for recruiting volunteers to the Legion.[1]
Overview[]
The GRLE was created July 10, 2007 at Fort de Nogent, near Paris.[2] The new unit assumed all recruiting responsibilities which had previously be assigned to the 1st Foreign Regiment's Recruitment Division of the Foreign Legion.[2] The unit answers directly to the Foreign Legion Command.
Organization[]
- Compagnie de transit de la Légion étrangère (CTLE)[2] - Transportation Company of the Foreign Legion (responsible for facilitating the transfer of Legionnaires between Metropolitan France and their overseas assignments)[2]
- Compagnie de recruitment de la Légion étrangère (CRLE)[2] - Recruitment Company of the Foreign Legion (responsible for managing all of the Foreign Legion's recruiting efforts)[2] This company in addition to its station in Paris, also operates twelve recruiting stations around France.
Information Posts[]
The Foreign Legion Recruiting group operates 12 (3 in Paris) recruiting posts in the following cities:[3]
- Lille
- Nantes
- Paris - Fort Neuf de Vincennes
- Paris
- Paris
- Strasbourg
- Bordeaux
- Lyon
- Marseilles
- Nice
- Perpignan
- Toulouse
Also pre-selection centers at Paris and Aubagne.[3]
Notes[]
- ↑ "Groupement de recrutement de la Légion étrangère (GRLE)". Armee de Terre. http://grle.legion-etrangere.com/. Retrieved 30-12-2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Présentation du GRLE". Armée de Terre. http://grle.legion-etrangere.com/modules/info_seul.php?id=56&idA=108&block=18&idA_SM=0&titre=presentation-du-grle. Retrieved 30-12-2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Où s'engager?". Legion etranger. http://www.legion-recrute.com/fr/ou.php?SM=0. Retrieved 30-12-2012.
References[]
Official website - GRLE
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The original article can be found at Foreign Legion Recruiting Group and the edit history here.