Musique de la Légion Etrangère

The Music of the Foreign Legion (French: Musique de la Légion étrangère, MLE), formerly known as the Principal Music of the Foreign Legion (French: Musique principale de la Légion étrangère) is a Musical Formation of the French Army made up of Legionnaires. French or Foreign, musicians or not, they all volunteer to integrate the ranks of the Legion and receive first, a military formation (basic instruction) at the 4e RE, then are either assigned to a Force Regiment or the 1er RE. The Music of the Foreign Legion (MLE) is the only military band in the world formed of both French and foreign nationals, composed of Legionnaire Musicians.