I arrived at 3 cie in 81 (was monitor at Centre Amph). The two cannon were on the steps minus the carriages. l understood that they were found by the dive club. There were also two big f*ck off anchors. I assume the same story...
You are only allowed to have 2 metal insignia on your uniform if I remember correctly. The exception being the REP which allows you to wear your BMP brevet militaire provessionnal
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Your Para wings and one other which is usually your highest/toughest course. this is usually the company insignia. However if you have have done a commando instructor's course or an un-armed combat course, sniper's etc you have your choice. It goes without saying that (example) the 3rd Cie REP as a corporal. You will have your BPM, your wings and (back then) Nageur de reconnaissance or motorist, nowadayas they are combined.
If you then go on to do a sniper's course or a SAF course (or both)
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Which are courses more complexe than Nageur de reconnaissance, you will naturally choose the latter.
These are worn on your tenue de sortie, de parade and tenue de combat parade.
All right i'll shut up... remember 2 of our guys did a French commado course, don't know what stage it was. They did get a badge. Was 85/86... Both fit lads though one went 29 commado & the other was a PTI.I would just wear a Tank badge how Common are some of these badges in say the REP. Maybe some everyone has so what's the point? Wear it on your best dress Uniform but the Rest ..seems a bit Overkill.
Where would the jungle course badge fall in precedence? Would it be considered equal with para wings?You are only allowed to have 2 metal insignia on your uniform if I remember correctly. (...)
I'm sure that there is a rule some where which says which brevet takes priority over which. However, if you are in the REP, it's your wings. OK, that was an easy one.Where would the jungle course badge fall in precedence? Would it be considered equal with para wings?
this is from the 80s a mate had this book. He got it of a guy who on route to France to join stayed at his in Germany. Good Book. Pink Floyd mentioned it before.But this REP man is wearing his Brevet d'Équipage Subaquatique, or what ever it is called, above his pocket.
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SAF, you're quite right, perhaps it's because he isn't wearing any medals, not even défence nationale en bronze which is very unusual for a 1ère classe from his era. I say era because he is wearing his short jacket which was unique to the REP back in the 80's. In those days you were looking at 2 years to become 1ère classe. Nowadays it's 10 months.But this REP man is wearing his Brevet d'Équipage Subaquatique, or what ever it is called, above his pocket.
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He was a S/C when I arrived. He took an instant disliking to me and the feeling was mutual.Joe, here's a photo of A/Chef G. It's a few years old. He's wearing his stage commando above his wings due to the amount of gongs he has on the left side of his tenue. G was my first chef de group when I arrived in 3Cie. Hard man, but fair...he demanded 100%, no excuses!
so what was the hardest commando course? I mean was there say a course "Commando" Jungle & say another in Africa? I saw a video showing i think guys doing such a course in djibouti.Speciality brevet comes before a commando brevet ( it's possible that a legionnaire has done a couple of commando courses during his carear )
The BMP badge on the old uniforms were in cloth and woren on the arm above the rank stripes (bronze silver and gold)
With the new uniforms and the BMP in metal, there's no other option but to wear in on the torse