TCAV TV: Foreign Legion Food - Story 56
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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2024
- The path from jail, to United States Navy SEAL, back to jail, kicked out of the United States Military, to joining the French Foreign Legion.
The wise learn from the mistakes of others. Listen and understand so you don't have to learn the hard way.
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"You gotta break rules to get shit done." Words to live by.
I don't break the rules more do I bend them. I do unethical shit, and unethical just looks wrong.
A nice cup of morning coffee ☕️ and story 56 taking you into the weekend. I find the stories very fascinating when you touch on military life. Always a message to take away if your listening.
Have a great weekend and stay safe. Looking forward to the next story.
That running crap is for the enemy. Have a great weekend Frogman !!
Great stuff! I posted before on going to French Commando School for three weeks in France and the food was just as you explained in the video--terrible! We lived on MREs that we brought because we were starving. Pigeon for dinner and other mystery meat. Breakfast was a big bowl of sliced bread that the nasty French troops picked out of with dirty hands and coffee. Lunch was more bread with deli meats and dark chocolate. Lost 25lbs.
Hahaha you Americans are amazing, you are so used to eating industrially raised chickens, tasteless and full of antibiotics, that real food shocks you. Mystery meat.... ahahah. Snails, frogs, goats, rabbits, horses, fish are delicious and healthy!!! Fantastic🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can write a book titled “The French Commando Diet Plan” and make bank!
Breisach, done it...piece of piss.
I think a part two on food could come one day
Love the chick in the background, you can see she's thinking 'what the f*ck is this dude on about', hahahaha.
😆🫵🏻👊🏼 Once she caught the word she sat down and started takin notes‼️👊🏼
Just love how you keep it real with no bs. Keep up the amazing videos!
Always!
AWESOME video !
Your videos and chats are awesome brother ! Thank you again for sharing !
I appreciate that!
Outstanding content your the best
I've been waiting for this. Always a great adventure!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much! Appreciate it brother!!!
Any time!
U are so motivating
Love the content buddy ✌️
Always keeping it real and inspiring 👊🏻
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Good stuff Cav! Keep it coming!
More to come!
Great episode.. Loved how you tied food to confidence! Keep up the great messaging.
When your belly is full, you feel good. You're not wondering where your next meal is coming from. You can think. Plan. Anticipate and prepare. Not think constantly about eating. A hot meal revitalizes the body and mind. Even in training, marching back at night after 10 miles, having thr mess hall cooks come out with big cans of hot vegetable soup and deli sandwiches can inject morale and spirit right back a to bunch of cold, tired, exhausted, troops with blisters on their feet are numb shoulders from carrying that ruck sack and rifle. So confidence comes from havi g a full stomach. You feel you can do the job and not shivering in the cold. You are focused ajd not obsessed with eating enough calories and protein.
That's why the mess cooks are so important. Unsung heroes. When they drive up with a field kitchen to set up, it means the rear is secure. The front is not in real danger cuz they are preparing hot food for you right there. If thr cooks can't drive up with a field kitchen, getting hot food in those big green thermos containers so they can ladle out good hot solid food to your plate is the greatest sight on earth. Not only feeding thr body, it means you're being taken care of. Having a full belly means you can focus on the job and bot growling in your stomach.
Once again my brotha you speak the gospel of truth! If your a man and your not physically strong and able to cover down then you are failing yourself and your people! Confidence and the ability to defend yourself and the weak come in many forms. Being physically fit and strong is a fundamental key to happiness and better health. You wont ever find someone saying I would rather be weak and unable to defend what is mine and protect thsoe who cannot protect themselves. You may false confidence and so called "abilities" in the weak or unfit but its just that, false and misguided. Any man if given the choice should choose to be physically and mentally fit. True confidence, which IS important to a man- make no mistake, happens when you are at the peak of pbysical and mental endurance. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise!
Stay strong! Stay fit, be of good courage and moral character! Out here - Mako06 🤙
EXACTLY‼️🏴
I once got given 1/2 a pork chop in a mess hall.The guy next to me got the other half
We were told it was because of budget cuts
I am weak with laughter at you stuffing your ruck with tuna.
Another fantastic bit of content
Nice watch by the way !!
Do a vid talking about that watch you got on! Two-tone Submariner?
I agree. I want to know the story behind it!
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Yeah, I'd like a video on that too ⌚️
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@tcavofficial do it man
These kind of things are important, there is a lot of people who just do not understand a sluggish or weighted down day, I do not even know from a nutritional pint of view, but some of those days it is entirely the reason why....Maybe if you can go into detail or just touch base for the average Joe, I think that would be awesome....Thanks for sharing Cav))!❤
Great video and advice. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Good Evening Stay Gold Man
Cans of tuna!!! When I served I'd bring protein bars and powder, but that's next level savagery! Thanks for the message dude, always appreciated.
Any time!
I’m a slender fellow but, in the Marine Corps, I always packed nuts & jerky. I ate a lot of spaghetti-os from the can to keep weight. The good old day…. 40 plus years ago.
Thanks for your service. What you up to nowadays sir?
Greatness!! That real continental breakfast!!
💥💥Once again, a great episode, TCAV. And I fully agree, that it is not OK for Men to be weak... I don't know where that came from. I love that you packed tuna and additional protein. That took a great deal of commitment because adding extra weight on a hump is not for the weak at heart. TCAV, keep doing it, Brother and thank you.💥💥
🫵🏻👊🏼Joel! We HAVE to put in that extra work that the rest won't do‼️🏴
Nobody say that ok to men to be weak, your friend spit on Legion because is a deserter.
I Always make sure I’m strong enough to carry my brother
T, very much enjoy your videos. college educated, went enlisted to the Navy. Then got it together again at the legion. You have the story of a lifetime, no regrets and squared away. All my best. Robert Ryan
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Liked “gotta do what you gotta do!”
Hard as mate
Great story!!! You need to go on jocko!!!
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BEST PART- “ALPHA..IMA EAT YOUR PLATE TWO” 😂😂😂
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Smuggling tuna in the jungle… 😂 🫡
Good story!
There was an interesting documentry about the French MRE. Basically the planning went along the lines of, a soldier deployed for a long time eating MREs gets a psycological boost when he opens a ration and sees products which he knows are civilian quality, not made in some military contracted factory. So each product, whether it be sardines, cheese, pork and beans will be packaged like he would see in a supermarket in France, made by well respected food companies. So at least while you eat part of you feels at home. Of course there are other french rations, commando rations etc etc... they go go the whole "tactical step"... but the regular deployment rations are the box of tins
You are zen mate thanks for the knowledge ❤
Any time!
So close to redemption and an honorable discharge. Best regards for your future and your life coaching endeavors.
Agreed ! Great points !
Can you share stories about BUDs ?
Also what it was like to get into firefights over seas and how the seal team culture is.
Another great topic would be how was living in France and not speaking the language and going thru training
Every night I clock in to my night shift work, and I listen to your wisdom. Thanks for helping me not off myself.
Stay pressin. Email me let's do this correctly: tcavofficial@gmail.com
Great video! Sometimes you just gotta break the rules!!
Jim‼️ A MAN'S gotta do what a man's gotta do
Do what you need to do to make it happen! Applies to just about everything in life! Make a decision! I enjoy your videos Sir! It's feels good to follow actually someone who at the core as a person I agree with! Real recognize Real! US Army Vet!
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Just got home we talked about that yesterday I was hungry as shit great video man well gotta get my workout in trying too keep on routine you layed out for me have a goodnight T
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Bloody hell. Royal Marines and Para training is four meals a day to get people through training.
To be fair para training and royal marine training is harder than legion basic training ,i served in guards late seventies and early eighties legion after
I served in the Australian army, and the food is honestly the best thing about army recruit training ("boot camp"). Yeah, you get treated like absolute sh*t as a recruit, but going to the food court 3 times a day makes it all worth it, because the food is glorious.
Yeah, nothing worse than trying to shovel 3000cals down in 10 minutes at half five in the morning after 3 hours sleep. Does wonders to your stomach .
The legion know what they are doing. You should make an episode entitled “ Method in the Madness. They are trying to change the new recruits body into how we were thousands of years ago. The french don’t use pasta sauce on spaghetti. Just salt & butter, even that’s enough for me. I laughed right through this story. Beware of lean people
So what are you saying? Lean is better?
Spaghetti al burro = Spaghetti all'Alfredo 😁
20 year old here from South Africa,joining in a few months,just getting the funds for all of it.I also thankfully have a fellow South African who is also there who im friends with in 2REI,hes given me lots of tips and info aswell.
Nimes is a beautiful city and the Grand deux a fantastic regiment . Say hello to Tapanar 3, I met the first
No egg McMuffin, hash browns, and a vodka orange juice for breakfast? LOL, I'm gone!
Good topic 🎉
Glad you liked it
Please do a video on weapons in the seal teams compared to the legion. A range day video with ur buddies would be cool as well.
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Remembering our stage caporal in Castel with yoou . Hopefully you still got a got memory of us South Africans , keep it good brother , thanks for your videos and keep it real , great honour serving along side you. When you ever come back to Marseille , hook us up brother .
My MAN Vorster‼️👊🏼⚜️
Hello! Besides training chow, in France what would you say is pretty damn good to try as someone first time in France? Your favorite...
agreed!
This is honestly one of the most interesting topics. Would love to hear more about specific foods…was it French style? Best meal? Anything tasty harvested from the jungle? Anything special on holidays?
Estimated mission duration 15 days, actual 35. Rations for 3 weeks. Result.... the monitor lizard meat is not bad
They want there soldiers to look lean and mean , and a angry hungry soldier is a harder man cause he is pissed off lol
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Wrong. A hungry man is weaker. Lack of food weakens a man's performance. Morale goes to hell. You cant function without thinking about food.
Food deprivation is to get the troops used to functioning hungry in combat where they might not get food deliveries and have to keep fighting, marching, rucking, etc on minimal food intake. When you're hungry, the cold feels colder and you shiver much faster and harder. When you hurt, being hungry makes the hurt feel worse. Eat some good hot food and your body stops shivering and thr pain lessens. But you have that luxury so you have to get your body used to it.
Hey TCAV love your work! My uncle was 3REI. He taught me how to iron a shirt! Can you make a video in that? That be fun
Def not on ironing bro
Reminds me of living in a tent on deployment, not allowed to have food in the tent. Me? I stash leftover MREs, jerky, protein powder and whatever else I could get my hands on in a large 35mm ammo box.
Hey TCAV do you have any tips for core work? Love your videos and advice
Planks brother. Also i have tips and tricks to keep this shit fresh to ensure we stay doing it. Email me: tcavofficial@gmail.com
For anyone doubting this guy, my boyfriend served with him and said his a nice guy, can be quietcan be loud but is legit crazy,he was a good reliable soldier,very well trained,experienced.
The most important part
you the billy bad ass and made millions back in the usa. congrats.
Not millions yet bro! WE FOCUSED THO‼️👊🏼
Good chat
100% agreed bro
did u pack creatine Sir?
But what was the food like, good or bad? What was a typical daily menu. (Apart from the coffee and bread.)
I'm going to go to your website and book a session just to ask you questions about the French Foreign Legion😂😂 I'm not kidding
I do consultation calls send it we'll line it up🤙🏼
@@tcavofficial Do I book it from your website?
Yo Taylor my homie. How did you guys deal with drinking water in the JUNGLE? Purification tabs , boiling , filtering?
Scope my Legion Jungle Ops Vid
Do the French still have wine in the MREs,my Pop's told me about the European militarys having that back when he was in,he did courses and schools all thru Euro,plus was in SF 10thGroup
Where did you workout? Was there an on base gym? Or did you have to get your swole on off post? 🏋♂️💪
Off post wasnt an option. Small gym on base.
i like the way the Legion does it, less food, more running. Would our military benefit for more of that? Either in basic or beyond? I work next door to a major joint base, and it seems like there are lot of overweight soldiers/airman. Would love to hear the opinion of guys who served or still serving.
There's def too many ovetweight soldiers it ridiculous
If a buddy was wounded, guess you were the guy that’d pick ‘em up…get em out of harms way. Can’t do that without MUSCLE! 👊🏻🤙🏼🇺🇸
D*mn straight
Hardcore!
Good morning, you made me smile today, talking about food, the American seal came out obsessed with proteins instead of the legionnaire.😂😂😂 But I envied your rations for the 40 day mission in the jungle in Guyana, don't complain, at least , they gave them to you!!😂 You didn't talk about the procedure in the canteen, I think it would be of interest to your audience. LPN
Could you do a video where you show off how well you speak French now that you’ve been in for a while
What do you do after you finish training in the legion? Do they keep you around doing shit or they immediately deploy you to fight in South Africa or wherever?
Send each guy to respective regiments for more specialized training
Is that a Bolex watch ??
I went on op in west Africa and the French did the galley and their MRE were great. Venison Rabbit it was the best I’ve ever had
I wonder if the minimal food in the Legion’s Initial Entry Training is designed as part of the stress in training, much like back in The Good Old Days in Ranger School.
lol Ranger School?!
heard you dropped out of girl guide school!
@@geordiewishart1683 I’m sure that the most difficult three years of your life were the 3rd grade. Now be a good girl and go play with your Barbie.
It's just dumb though. You can't really train for starvation and in a lot of physical exertion that damage you do to your body is permanent. Literally little point to it. Rangers have a history and there's a point to it but the missions we send them on don't typically require some starvation like the civil war era did so that part of the phase could be dropped from training and you'd notice little difference in effectiveness. People just plan around it in Ranger school anyhow, bulk up a bit before going because you can expect to lose 20+lbs.
A lot of things in the military are done simply because they're traditional, not because they make sense or show measureable results.
@@mgs85 You make solid and compelling points, but I’m not sure how much permanent damage is caused by the lack of food and sleep deprivation. For sure, it’s not sustainable as in “Hey, Ranger School does it, so let’s do the same all year long here in the XYZ Infantry Division, too!” I’ve noticed that-only speaking for myself-decades after graduating and having long since PCSed to Fort Living Room, a certain amount of “it’s no big deal” mental attitude persists and shows itself when it’s cold or rainy, I miss a meal, etc. I actually enjoy typhoons here in Taiwan 🇹🇼 because I know that I no longer have to eat and sleep in such horrific weather! Take care of yourself and if you’re still in uniform, please keep your head down, Brave Soldier, hooah?
@@danielvillarreal6610 out a long time now, but thanks and same to you.
In terms of sleep deprivation it’s all permanent damage, every second of it after a bit. Malnutrition I think is where it’s all permanent damage as well but I’d have to spend an afternoon reading up on it again. Lots of research done on the two subjects, lots to read. It’s like the rucking too. Rucking your body weight is just all damage, no benefit, all the way down to maybe 1/4 of your body weight depending on a number of factors. The loads we carry nowadays would make us combat ineffective against any modern day element you’d come across on the modern battlefield but these missions are ran against far technically capable foes so…
Whats the FFL ( uppermanagement FFL ) general stance on steroids and PEDS?
Good to go, keep it quiet, extreme banned?
Can you do an episode about speaking French and how that works
For Tahitians (a lot in the foreign legion), legion food means the kind of things you would eat only for the calories, not for the taste
What watch you rocking TCAV - Rolex Sub?
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You can buy gear over the counter legally in France probably easy to maintain muscle over there
Incorrect bro.
How about a video about France, the French, and their culture. And French women too
Hey, I'm joining the legion mid spring next year and wanted to check k some things with you. I have spoken another legionare in my country about what it's like and he made it very clear running is extremely important, he told me I should be running 8k in around 30min everyday before I go. I'm curious what you think of that as a goal and if it is good enough or not
That’s way too fast, Top marathon runner is 20ks an hour. what about the pack & weapon? Lightweights will struggle on the forced marches. Bon courage!
@leedsunited007 I'm filling my bag with sand weighing 20kg (I think around 15pounds)
I just talked to the navy recruiter. Standerds changed so i can get in without a GED. Im in a bad place with no sense in where im going or doing at 24. But because I have a cross tattoo on both my ears. I cant get in. Turns out im fucked. I still listen to you for motivation.
Talk about vacations man I’m also concern about that what months you get too see ure family and IQ test Im interested in joining since I can’t join the u.s military
Email me we'll setup up formal consultation call: tcavofficial@gmail.com
Hi Taylor
Just seen great podcast of a former seal who blows the whistle on jocko and kris Kyle
Shit gonna hit the fan
First of all, Respect, man. Incredible story.
Allow me a comment on your nutrition. I consider it not recommendable to eat lots of Tuna. Tuna stands at the end of ocean's food chain and accumulates toxic substances such as mercury. Not only that, you also have Oxysterol in it, which has toxic and inflammatory abilities, also beeing associated with causing artherosklerosis and neurogenerative diseases...
Nothing you want for your mental and physical fitness.
Take care. Best wishes from Germany.
Bro if tuna takes a person out they prob need to go
I heard you get some kind of potato every night meal. Do you think the legion was below since you were better trained in the Navy Seals?
When you visited the "regular" french unit's camp, you could see the big "difference" of meal's quality🤣🤣
Oh yeah
Do a video on the type of food in jail 😂
I served on Submarines and man we had good eats. But I always thought that the French Army would have these gourmet MREs . Lol
AWSOME BRO ?????????? I ALWAYS KEEP TUNA AND SARDINES ON STAND BY....
I don't eat breakfast, perfect!
KEEP IIT COMING
ALWAYS
Man, I lived of caned tuna and corned beef for years 😂
I thought French Cooking was the best 😂
Me too
Wow! I have heard before that food in the FFL was sparse. That just doesn't make sense to me, expending thousands of calories a day, it just doesn't sound like a healthy way to go, plus it's bad for morale.
I was in the legion early eighties,sorry the food was good,bread coffeein morning it was half a baguette and a big mug of coffee,about 10am a baguette,and a tin of sardines,lunch a bottle of coke fanta etc,macaroni,some beef steak and some vegetables,evening similar.That was in instruction,id been in british army infantry before.I think i come from the generation that through sixties ,seventies eighties ate fairly sensibly.Sundays we would have half a baguette a yoghurt and a couple of blocks of dark chocolate ,luch evening meal same as during the week.The corporals ate in training exactly the same.No one looked malnourished i would say fit an healthy,mostly outdoors no sugar rope climbing pressups etc physical traini g and food i found great,but unfortunately ,my corporals course came up,i asked for a different regiment,they said no so i thought id disappear for a few days so they would transfer me went to brussels,then thought couldnt be bothered to go back
What is the Legion policy on steroid use?