The Foreign Legion trains its recruits to learn French very fast. I saw a documentary on it once - they're not allowed to speak any other language (maybe only d

The Foreign Legion trains its recruits to learn French very fast. I saw a documentary on it once - they're not allowed to speak any other language (maybe only during training? I don't remember) and from what I recall, recruits were able to take their training in French in a matter of weeks (i.e., take orders, and understand the material they are taught). Then again, the 'motivation methods' are of a different caliber than those used in the average civilian language course...