Tetra (Gendarmerie)

One indicates by name Tetra the held of tradition carried by the pupil-officers, the officer-pupils and the framing of the Ecole of the Officers of the National police.

History

This behavior of prestige was carried for the first time at the time of the handing-over of the sabers of December 13rd, 2002.

It is indicated under the term TETRA , contraction of TE naked of TRA dition. Its development was guided by a constant worry of reference to the history of the uniforms of the gendarmerie so that the pupils are fully aware to be the heirs to a prestigious past.

Pointing out the model of the Corsica gendarmerie of and Africa model 1855, the Képi, called taconnet is decorated of two historical attributes of the hairstyles of the Weapon; the gallon of elite and the Rosette. The blue plumet characterizes the behavior of the pupils whereas the colors blue and white are used for the executives.

The Tunique takes again the model founded in 1871. According to the rank, it is provided with ornaments on the shoulders and gallons in bottom of the handles.

The pants give up the double band of the officers to the profit of a band of color gold chechmate.

The traditional attributes of the great behavior are the grenade (on the legs of collar and the hairstyle), the aglets, the clover, the shoulder pad, the facings of handle, the belt and the buttons.

Traditional colors of the TETRA

blue : present throughout the French history on all the uniforms and inherited the banner of Saint Martin's day.

the red : national color, it evokes the streamer of Saint-Denis. It finds on the retroussis Cavaliers and motorcyclists and on the caps of the Republican guard.

the yellow : present in the evolutions of the uniform through the different nuances, the Behavior of Tradition refers to it today by the adoption of the color gilded on the effects and galonnage.

History of the costume

Random links:

Tetra (Gendarmerie)

History

Traditional colors of the TETRA

Related article