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This article does not take into account that the words "standards" and "colors" have very different (and much more common) uses than the way in which they are used in the article. In order to properly understand the text (without already knowing the intended meaning), it is necessary to explain what "standards" and "colors" are in this context. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:AA13:7101:7E80:E125:C624:320E:149C ( talk) 22:12, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
I believe that the Sovereign's Mace of the Royal Hospital deserves to be included as part of this article, as it serves the same purpose as a regimental colour. (User:Hammersfan; 29/10/04 00:03)
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The combined and apparently random choices of the british and english spellings of "color" / "colour" become very distracting and annoying while perusing this article. I propose a choice be made, one way or another, and all instances of the word on this page be changed, as well as the page title. Perhaps use "color", since colour redirects to color? 69.178.54.227 ( talk) 11:11, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
In the UK and Commonwealth armed services it is Colour; in the US it is Color. It would be acceptable and correct to have both spellings in the article. So, for example, USMC references would be to Colors and RM Cdo references would be to Colours. -- MJB ( talk) 22:54, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
I have to disagree with Nate1481. The United States military does not call anything "colour". In the case of this article, "National Color" and similar terms are proper nouns and should be spelled as they are by the organization that uses the term.-- JagSeal ( talk) 03:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
The article could do with a lot of cleanup. I am sure someone has access to military history texts which will go into this topic dispassionately, unlike the current state of the article. Ideally it emphasises the modern/21st century aspects of military symbology—such emphasis is not contradictory with their historical origins. French revolutionary and Soviet military colours lack a lot of the regal or religious meanings their relatives in the rest of Europe have yet are undisputably "colours" in the sense a lot of people here are thinking about. 118.90.35.155 ( talk) 11:23, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
Does the structure of this article follow any logic ? What is the relevance of a division between European monarchies and republics. Certain countries knew the two regimes. I'm going to clean it up. DITWIN GRIM ( talk) 07:33, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
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The article makes mention that the National Colors of a US Army regiment is the equivalent of the Queen's Colours of a British Army regiment. I think this might be incorrect, because the National Colors of a US Army unit is simply the National Flag with a gold fringe and two tassels, and it is essentially the same regardless of unit and branch, from battalion all the way to big Army. In contrast, the Queen's Colours in British Army units seem to be much more personalized items, displaying the honours and badge of individual units. An equivalent flag for the British to carry would be a plain Union Jack. Civil War era US Army regiments did personalize their National Colors at times, with some units displaying battle and campaign names on their National Colors, but this practice was done away with shortly after the war if memory serves.
This may be splitting hairs, but it could be misleading for the reader. Kintrix ( talk) 13:56, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Wouldn't (Modern) MILITARY colours, standards and guidons be more apt? Junior Woodchuck ( talk) 16:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone do a little work on the Romans? I was kind of surprised to not see them on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cornersss ( talk • contribs) 23:27, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
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References are made to the colours displayed for New Zealand and Australia as the Kings Colour. This in incorrect as they display the Queens Crown and Cypher. The Kings Colour should display the Edwardian Crown and CR III. (William Hancock) 2001:8003:2674:E000:C10F:72BB:488B:2B2B ( talk) 12:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
Several of the King's Colors of the UK and the Commonwealth realms still show the cipher of ERII on them. If the colors haven't been changed yet, though I'm sure they have, are they the King's colors if they don't bear his cipher? Or is it like "the queen is dead, long live the king" where the very moment ERII died all of the colors immediately passed to Charles even though nothing really happened? Jwabeck ( talk) 10:56, 8 May 2024 (UTC)