Thank you again Raider30 for your help.

Do you know if other Legion units allow sous-officiers attend to other foreign military courses, exept para course which has been already discussed in other section of this forum .

Best Regards, Harri.

Hi Harri
Here you have a better picture.

Best regards.

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Bonjour Raider30 and thank you very much .
The best possible picture.

Cordialement, Harri

Hi Harry
Here you can see 2 different badges of the LANCERO stage in COLOMBIA (3 months)
1) metal badge
2) tissu badge for combat jacket (the NCO put it for me on his arm only for the photo). Sorry the picture is not very good.

If I found other badges of south american special stages (jungle, special forces...), I contact you one more time.
Best regards.

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Hi Raider30 again,

thanks for the pictures. I am always interested in seeing more South American Special Forces (or any other unit) if worn by members of the French Army and especially soldiers of 3e REI or any other Legion unit.

Cordialement, Harri.

Bonjour a tous ,
I noticed in the KB magazine 708, page 12, that there seems to be a new version of the Brasilian Jungle School brevet worn on right side a chest instead of sleeve . Seems to be embroidered (or bevo) white on green oval backround. Does anyone have a proper photo to show us the latest design?

Cordialement, Harri.

Bonjour ,
enclosed the photo mentioned in my previous message. Both men seem to have the same brevet, or do they???
Better photo or scan requested of this new version of the Jungle School brevet.



Cordialement, Harri.

Hi Harri

Le chef de bataillon on the photo was in MANAOS in 1997. His brevet is not a new one.
It is always the same metal badge. And the tissu badge is also te same.

You can wear the Manaos brevet with the oval background or not.

Best regards.

Merci Raider30 for valuable information.
I didn't know about the oval backround, so I thought it is completely new insignia.

Is it just any green piece of oval cloth or felt????
Is there some sort of an official version to be worn with the metal badge?
Are there official instruction about the size of the backround?
Do Brazilians wear it with or without the backround oval?

Cordialement, Harri.

Hi Harri,

I couldn't answer you completly today. I will try to know if there is other color background. I think it is only a single piece of cloth.
In France, I think also that there is no rules about the wearing of this background.

Best regards

Hi Raider30 again,
and thanks for answering so patiently to my silly questions.
All possible information you have or get about the subject is most wellcome.

Best Regards, Harri.

Hi Harri

I found an other type of LANCERO badge.
With the 2 others pictures, you have now the 3 different Lancero badges

Best regards

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Thanks to Raider30 for most valuable information and a good photo. Completely new insignia for me.
Any idea where to get some of these South-American, Legion worn insignias seen in this chapter of the Forum.
I already tried in the "Wanted" section without luck?

Cordialement, Harri

Hi Harry

Each officer and NCO came back of their stage with just the badges they need.
So it is difficult to ask them to sell their own badges.

Only someone of the 3 REI can help you.

Best regards.

Merci Raider30 although the answer was just what I was afraid of.
But no problem, I still survive and keep on hunting.

Cordialement, Harri.

Hi Harri.
I've got some news for you. An officer coming back from the 3 REI gave me some informations.

The back patch of the brasilian jungle school brevet is always green.
But the border can be gold (instructor) or black (monitor).

Most of the french officers and NCOS wear the brevet patch on the shoulder. And most of the others didn't use the back patch when they are wearing the metal brevet.

Best regards.

Hi Harri,
At the time I was in Guyana (86-88) only two officers who went to the jungle in Brazil stage 1 of the 3rd REI and 1 of the 9th and BIMA this year. I had the chance to review with an officer who was stationed in Martinique and who returned the "stage of cons guerillas" in Colombia he wore over his patent paratrooper, but little red badge on the photos that I still I can not tell the reason. This other information on these patents abroad wore French.
Regards Thierry

Merci again for thergi and Raider30 who still bother to deal with me with this most interesting subject. Most valuable information again. Thank you both.

And if anyone has the green backround with gold or black border, I would like to see a photo or scan.

Cordialement, Harri.

Hi Harry

Somthing new : you can find a scan of Manaos metal badge back patch.
The officer who let me scan his back patch, tell me that the only différence between a monitor or instructor badge is the colour of the metal badge (gold = instructor ; silver = monitor). The back patch is always the same.

Best regards

Merci again Raider30
for most valuable information and the photo. Now I know exactly what to hunt as I need one for my collection.

Cordialement, Harri.

Hello to all
Here is a patch recovered this week in my mailbox.

Best regards

Zill

Bonjour a tous ,
and thanks for Zil for a nice photo.
Enclosed photos of the Brazilian Jungle School brevets in gold and silver metal with cloth backround.



Cordialement, Harri

Bonjour a tous,
enclosed a photo showing old and new versions of the Brazilian Jungle School cloth brevet, one version embossed grey on brown transpaprent vinyl type soft material, and obsolete brass version.



Cordialement, Harri.