Growing number of recruits from Latin America joining French Foreign Legion

Special-ops.org reported…The Foreign Legion is the only unit of the French Army open to people of any nationality. All members of the Foreign Legion are men; women are not permitted to join. Most legionnaires still come from European countries but a growing percentage comes from Latin America. Most of the Foreign Legion’s commissioned officers are French with approximately 10% being former Legionnaires who have risen through the ranks. Read Article