Editing French Foreign Legion (section)

===Non-commissioned and warrant officers===
{{Main|Foreign Legion Command|Foreign Legion Pioneers (Pionniers)|Honneur et Fidélité}}

[[File:SCH manchegauche.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.4|A dress uniform insignia for a ''Sous-officier'']]

A ''dress uniform''<nowiki/>'s insignia is composed of three components; rank emblem, regimental patch, and seniority chevrons. In the one pictured, the three upward pointing gold chevrons indicate a ''Sergent-chef''. The diamond-shaped regimental patch (''Écusson'') is formed of three green diamond shapes surrounding a grenade emblem, with the three diamonds indicating a Colonial unit, in comparison to one diamond for a unit of Regulars, or two diamonds for a Reserves unit. The Légion [[Grenade (insignia)|grenade]] emblem has seven flames rather than the usual five, and the two downward pointing [[#Chevrons d'ancienneté (chevrons of seniority)|seniority chevrons]] indicate at least 10 years of service. Some ''Caporal''s-''Chef'' may have as many as six seniority chevrons for 30 or more years of service. This style of insignia is worn only on the left sleeve of the dress uniform, while a similar-sized insignia without the regimental diamond and seniority chevrons is worn on the right sleeve. An exception exists for the right sleeve insignia for the Pioneer units, which incorporates a gold or green Pioneer emblem, depending on rank, but not the seniority chevrons, which are worn on the left sleeve insignia below the regimental diamond as previously described.

''Sous-officiers'' (NCOs) including [[warrant officer]]s account for 25% of the current Foreign Legion's total manpower.
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!Foreign Legion rank
!Equivalent rank
![[Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted|NATO Code]]
!Period of service
!Insignia
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|align=center|''[[Ranks in the French Army|Sergent]]''
|align=center|Sergeant
|OR-5
|align=center|Promotion after three years of service as ''Caporal''.
|align=center|[[File:FFL SGT.png|frameless|125x125px]]
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|align=center|''[[Ranks in the French Army|Sergent-Chef]]''
|align=center|Senior Sergeant
|OR-6
|align=center|Promotion after three years as ''Sergent'' and from seven to fourteen years of service.
|align=center|[[File:FFL SGT CH.png|frameless|125x125px]]
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|align=center|''[[Adjudant]]''
|align=center|[[Warrant Officer]]
|OR-8
|align=center|Promotion after three years as ''Sergent-Chef''.
|align=center|[[File:FFL ADJ.png|frameless|125x125px]]
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|align=center|''[[Ranks in the French Army|Adjudant-Chef]]''{{efn|group=table|No further promotions are given to non-French Legionnaires on attaining the rank of ''Adjudant-Chef'', unless they become [[Naturalization|naturalized]] citizens of France. In 2016, of those [[Foreign Legion Command|Foreign Legion Officers]] serving at [[Foreign Legion Command|Foreign Titles]] ({{langx|fr|Officiers servant à titre étranger}}), 10% were [[Mustang (military officer)|seconded officers]] from the ranks.<ref name="officier"/>}}
|align=center|[[Chief Warrant Officer]]
|OR-9
|align=center|Promotion after four years as ''Adjudant'' and at least fourteen years of service.
|align=center|[[File:FFL ADJ CH.png|frameless|125x125px]]
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|align=center|''[[Ranks in the French Army|Major]]''{{efn|group=table|Since 1 January 2009, the French military rank of ''[[Ranks in the French Army#Sous-officiers – Sub-officers|major]]'' has been included under the heading of ''sous-officiers''. Previously, ''[[Major (France)|Major]]'' had been an independent rank positioned between NCOs and commissioned officers. It is an executive position within a regiment or demi-brigade having responsibility for administrative and disciplinary issues}}
|align=center|[[Major (France)|Major]]<ref>French rank [[Ranks in the French Army|Sergent-Major]] (similar to [[sergeant major]]), existed until 1971 and could come close to but is not like the French rank of [[Major (France)|major]]. The last Sergent-Major retired in 1985</ref> 
|OR-9
|align=center|Promotion after either passing an examination or without an examination after a minimum of fourteen years service.
|align=center|[[File:FFL MAJ.png|frameless|125x125px]]

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