A Day in Your Army
A respectful, professional and high-quality documentary series, produced by a French independent media platform reaching millions of monthly views across YouTube and podcast platforms.
Benjamin Sant · Founder & Host
I am a former Lieutenant of the French Army, graduate of the Saint-Cyr Special Military Academy, France's leading institution for the training of Army officers. I served as an active-duty officer at the 2nd Régiment du Matériel (2e RMAT), in charge of logistics, technical support and personnel management before transitioning to the civilian sector.
I am now a fully independent civilian. I founded ARMYPREPS, a platform that prepares young civilians for the selection process of the French Armed Forces, over 4 000 candidates accompanied to date, with documented results across all branches (Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Foreign Legion, Special Forces selections).
I also produce and host the podcast Paroles de Guerriers (Words of Warriors), giving the microphone to French military personnel, from infantry NCOs to Special Forces operators and Gendarmerie tactical units. The platform reaches a highly qualified audience of current servicemen, veterans, military families, future recruits, and civilians passionate about defence.
This proposal is about extending that work internationally, in respectful partnership with foreign armed forces.
A Day in Your Army
A short documentary series, 5 to 8 episodes, showing the real daily life of soldiers from one selected unit of your armed forces. Training, drills, equipment, missions, human stories. Filmed on-site, edited at international standards, distributed on YouTube and across major podcast platforms.
The series follows the format proven by Paroles de Guerriers in France, but extended to a cross-cultural perspective, French viewers discovering how an allied or partner army operates, and your own army gaining exposure to a new, qualified audience.
Why this benefits you
A collaboration designed to serve your communication and recruitment objectives, not just our content needs.
Recruitment visibility
Direct access to a young, motivated audience already interested in military careers. Many viewers are actively considering enlistment.
International soft power
Your army's values, professionalism and culture showcased to a foreign francophone audience in a positive, respectful frame.
Premium production
Documentary-grade filming, editing, and distribution. Zero cost to your institution. The full production is covered on our side.
Full editorial control
Every frame, every line of voiceover is submitted for your validation before publication. No surprise content.
Measurable impact
Detailed analytics shared with your communications team: views, engagement, viewer demographics, qualitative feedback.
Your security comes first
Operational security is the foundation of any collaboration. The full production process is designed to respect your protocols at every step.
- Pre-approval of scope: the unit, the missions, the locations, the personnel, all defined in writing with your communications office before any filming begins.
- Face blurring & voice modulation: available systematically on request. Mandatory for any personnel from sensitive units or with operational exposure.
- Identity protection: first names changed, unit insignia masked, ranks anonymised, whatever you require.
- Location obfuscation: no geotagged content, no recognisable backdrops, no information that could compromise base security.
- Equipment screening: all weapons, optics, comms gear or tactics shown only with your explicit written authorisation.
- NDA & legal framework: a formal Non-Disclosure Agreement is signed before any production. We can adopt your standard legal template.
- Final cut review: nothing is published without your communications office signing off on the final edit. Period.
Full transparency on who I am
To work with armed forces, clarity on my status is essential. Here is the full picture, with nothing left ambiguous.
Status & affiliations
No current affiliation with the French Ministry of Defence, French Army, or any active military body. I act as an independent civilian media producer. Fully discharged from active service.
Former officer of the French Army, fully discharged. No longer serving in any military capacity.
Founder & sole director of ARMYPREPS, an independent French company specialised in military preparation coaching and media.
Producer and host of Paroles de Guerriers (Words of Warriors). Entirely self-funded, no institutional sponsorship.
French, English, Spanish — fluent. Basic Chinese and Russian. Available for international travel.
Collaborated with soldiers and officers from multiple French units. References available on request.
Signed & verified
This declaration is signed by Benjamin de Saint Laurent — publicly known as Benjamin Sant, the stage name chosen at the start of my content creation activity and used consistently ever since across all my media, brand and business platforms.
Both names refer to the same individual: founder and sole director of ARMYPREPS. All statements above can be verified through official French corporate registries, media platforms, and direct contact with the referenced units.
A clear process in five stages
From the first contact to the published series, a structured collaboration designed to respect both creative quality and your operational constraints.
Initial discussion
A first call with your communications or attaché office. We discuss objectives, constraints, expectations. Zero commitment at this stage.
Scope & security
Joint definition of the unit, the storyline, the security perimeter. NDA signed. Editorial guidelines locked.
On-site production
1 to 3 days of filming with a small, vetted crew. Direct coordination with your designated officer throughout the shoot.
Post-production & validation
Edit, anonymisation, voiceover. Final cut delivered to your team for review. We adjust until you sign off.
Coordinated release
Publication across YouTube, podcast platforms, and social media. Release date coordinated with your communications calendar.
The current French catalogue
A sample of the existing Paroles de Guerriers series, produced in France with French units. Click any episode to watch on YouTube. This is the quality and tone you can expect for your collaboration.
Confidentiality notice. This page and its content are intended exclusively for the addressee and their associated services (communications office, recruitment service, defence attaché office, command staff). It is not meant to be circulated, forwarded, shared on social media or made public.
This document is shared in good faith with military communications offices, recruitment services and defence attachés. It is not affiliated with any government body.Create Your Free Account