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French Foreign Legion: Entry Tests
Psycho-technical tests
IQ tests
Personality tests
Sports tests
Beep test (Luc léger in French), also Multi-stage fitness test; a rhythmic running between two points that are 20 meters apart from side to side; running speed is determined by audio beeps at set intervals, with increasing frequency – you have to complete at least 5 levels officially (better do 7 levels)
Swimming – you have to swim at least 25 meters, without any support or safety equipment
Pull-ups (doing with straight arms) – no more elimination part of tests, officially; however, still an important element of the selection
Medical tests
you will pass a thorough medical examination
for eyesight/vision requirements, read here:
Eyesight: French Foreign Legion vision requirements
be sure you have healthy teeth (or treated)
maximum number of missing teeth allowed is 4 to 6 (depending on the condition of the other teeth)
proportion of your completely healthy teeth must be at least 40% or more
provide medical documentation concerning your previous surgical operation to reassure the medical staff that you are now completely fit and that the procedure had no negative side-effects – otherwise you risk being sent to a hospital in Marseille to get this documentation at your own expense
provide medical documentation (medical certificate) concerning your previous serious health issues to reassure the medical staff that you currently have no permanent effects (or recurring difficulties) as a result of that issues
Examples of the reasons for disqualification
tuberculosis
hepatitis
cancer
HIV
diabetes
overload weight
a psychiatric disorder during treatment
to have very poor eyesight (see the post linked above)
bad hearing (you will pass a hearing test – it tests your sense of hearing by using an audiometer)
total loss of a finger
laxity (instability) of the knee
recurrent dislocation of the patella
hernia recovery with after-effects (recurrent hernia problems)
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