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Some of the rank insignia are using the wrong colors

The Legion Etranger corp color as colonial units is green. But some of the insignia like the sous officier adjutants are using RED the color of the French Army. I checked Wikimedia Commons, no one has made any foreign legion officer ranks or the one of the aspirant. As these images (I guess) are there for purely example reasons, that's not the problem, what is a problem is that the corp colors are wrong and there is nothing in that section to tell the reader that is the case. All rank and corp colors in the Legion are green, never red (the only time that might be seen is when army personnel are on brief secondment or temporary assignment with a legion unit). The rank images needs fixing with correct colors.146.199.128.197 (talk) 11:22, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Cukrakalnis want to check on this? A lot of the linked units probably need some scrutiny also Elinruby (talk) 17:20, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

I'll check this out ASAP, thanks for the heads up Cukrakalnis (talk) 19:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Biased article

This article badly needs either a) a more balanced view of the Legion throughout the article, or b) a dedicated criticism/controversy section. By the tone of this article, you would assume the Legion is more chivalrous than King Arthur himself. I see no mention of its long-standing reputation as the spearhead of neo-colonialism and its complete lack of ethical standards in recruiting. There are occasional mentions of the atrocities committed, but they are dismissed almost immediately (the generals' putsch was apparently the first and only time the Legion has been used for political ends, a laughable assertion). In short, this article needs to be rewritten by someone or a group of someones that are not so obviously sympathetic to the Legion's cause. It is useless as an encyclopedia entry as currently constituted. Mohacs1251 (talk) 12:33, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Get to it then! soetermans. ^{↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK} 16:45, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Uh, alright? I plan to. I was hoping someone with knowledge of the article history could clue me in as to why this level of bias has persisted on it for as long as it has. It'd also be nice to see if others are interested in helping edit.

Thank you for the useless reply. Mohacs1251 (talk) 00:16, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Ah crap. The text didn't come through as a link on mobile initially. My apologies for being a d***, I see your point now. I'll get to work. Mohacs1251 (talk) 00:19, 7 July 2026 (UTC)