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| Aubagne - Chapter 3 Aubagne is the official headquarters of the French Foreign Legion. It is located 15 kilometres east of Marseille in southern France. You will spend approximately three weeks in Aubagne undergoing screening that involves medical exams, security checks, aptitude tests, and interviews. You are not permitted contact with the outside world while in Aubagne and cannot phone or write anyone. The Gestapo is slang for the branch concerned with the Legion's internal security. They will interview you in your own language on all aspects of your life. The days of joining "no questions asked" are a thing of the past. Honesty is your best policy when talking with the Gestapo. Based on what you tell them, they may decide to change your name. Changing your name is not mandatory and many Legionnaires keep their own name throughout their time in the Legion. You can have your name changed back to its original state through a process called rectification. You will take a series of tests in your own language, including a test in Morse code, to determine your aptitudes and abilities. Take these tests seriously. They are used to help establish whether or not you will be accepted and what career paths you are later allowed to follow. Indicators of being a successful candidate are:
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