I watched the full french documentary. Stan was rejected because during the interview he said he wanted to join the foreign legion to prove himself he could do it. Like a personal challenge. The foreign legion don't like people joining "for fun". They want desperate men willing to risk their lives. Stan was just here for the experience.
MysteriusMo
My dad told me he was in the foreign legion but I found out he did 5 years in jail instead
CasperCFX
Wonder why they rejected that kid. Highly motivated individual, extremely athletic and willing to lead, and follow....those qualities make outstanding troops. Join the US Army! Ranger material right there
emilianozapata
My mate was ex navy, he was accepted into the French Legionnaires. He served more years in the Legionnaires than the navy. He loved every bit of it.
joshkarena
Stan is a damn beast. He really wanted this and he clearly prepared well ahead of time to succeed. I'm sure he will still succeed in life.
bravo
The legion's main HR fear is desertion by highly motivated candidates that become disappointed with the boring legion life. That is why they tend not to select candidates too motivated. They prefer desperate people with no option but to stay there.
In general, sometimes it is better not to try too hard in life.
alvaromartinez
I joined the British Army in 1986 and my two mates tried the same and were rejected because of criminal records. They both went off to France and joined the Legion. One was rejected a month later, the other went onto serve 15 years in 2REP. He would send me letters whilst on Ops. He painted a nice life in the Legion and I swear I regret not trying it myself. Shit happens.
AnonAnonAnon
A Spaniard, Algerian, and a Brazilian walk into a Foreign Legion Recruitment Center...
RobARug
I was in the American Army for 6 years. This guy did 24 pull-ups and is ripped he'd be a top performer in any unit in the country
JasonOwensYT
Hopefully Stan is doing well in life now, I wish him luck.
aidjunkie
As a young man I wanted to join the Legion, like many of my relatives I joined the US Army and served 23 years. I still with regret, not taking this challenge when I was 18 years old, unfortunate for this man to have a dream crushed.
divinegracehealing
We don't know the full story, but the Stan presented in this video would be a credit to any organization.
snuscaboose
My uncle tried joining in the late 70’s, he thought he was good because of his prior military/combat arms background and the fact that he spoke “French” not realizing that Louisiana Creole is far from intelligible to most standard French speakers, so they gave him a bit of a hard time with the language barrier, he said, if you weren’t a French speaker you’d learn quickly, because they’d beat it into you quite quickly if you didn’t understand & ofcourse he was rejected. He was always a strange guy though, he was traveling the world to random & remote places long before mainstream media popularized the idea of it and always had great stories, especially his war stories (ALL lies imo😂), but sadly he & his girlfriend were killed in a car crash in Japan in the mid 90’s a month before they were set to tie the knot. He def was a fun guy to be around & a most unlikely fellow, being from a rural coastal town in Louisiana, you’d never believe small towners could think that big.
Lemurai
Stan seems to be motivated and ready for the military someday he will be were he needs to be good luck Stan you can do it wherever you are
juliusgreen
5.46 That last pull up 💪. That’s how it’s done ladies and gents . Outstanding!
maxxxgsd
Bruh stan whipping out a question mark kick in sparring and halting it at the shoulder was next level hahaha what a beast
lout
I know how he felt being rejected. I tried in 1994 flying from Australia and spending a night at La Malmousque in Marseille before heading to Aubagne.
I lost a kidney playing rugby in the Navy when I was 18 but was knocked back anyway.
I had just completed 15 years in the Australian Navy and Army but it didn't matter.
At least you received a piece of paper and some pay. I received nothing.
Great work for trying as you will always be able to say that at least you had the guts to try.
tracybrown
It is rare to meet civilians, or even military members in Stans shape. His motivation was through the roof. His leadership came naturally. I really wonder why he was rejected
vincentclark
Stan was not selected because he talked about the interrogation
mohamedali
He beat the commanding officer's pull up record. That's why he wasn't recruited lol
