Ever since I watched a documentary about the French Legion, I've been quite interested in them. It is in a sense, the ultimate collection of mercenaries. Men from all corners of the globe apply, often times to forget and start anew. Why the Legion? Because when you enter the legion, you enter under a pseudonym for at least one year. You give up all your personal belongings, you give up your identity at the door. This is where people go to escape, to be reborn.
When you enter the Legion, you enter as whoever you say you are. Your race is irrelevant. Your religion is irrelevant. Your allegiance is to no country, but to the Legion. Their motto - Legio Patria Nostra (The Legion is our Fatherland) - reflects this. You are free to retain your nationality, but the Legion is your home.
