“Generally the reaction is either: ‘Does the Foreign Legion even exist anymore?’ or ‘I’ve seen the movies, only killers and rapists join the Legion.’” For the 48-year-old Struthers, this sort of predictable cocktail party chatter “got so frustrating that I just came to avoid the whole topic.” And yet, having served in la Légion étrangère in France and Africa for six years in the 1990s, he is particularly well-positioned to confirm that yes − it still exists – and, no − it’s not full of killers and rapists.Įventually Struthers, who now lives in Abbotsford, B.C. Tell someone you served in the French Foreign Legion and you’ll get one of two responses, says Joel Struthers.
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