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Of course, it's addressed from the high command to subordinates. That points to "tu", but there are a couple of reasons that might have called for "vous". Before I forget to paste the link, scroll...
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Why does the Foreign Legion code of honor use "tu"?
Of course, it's addressed from the high command to subordinates. That points to "tu", but there are a couple of reasons that might have called for "vous". Before I forget to paste the link, scroll way down at http://foreignlegion.info/traditions/. It's addressed to all Legionnaires. So it's plural. It's from a military organization, so treating people as individuals is anathema. Individuals are tu, groups are vous. I have heard that soldiers call each other "tu" as part of esprit de corp. Might that be the reason? But it is not a peer to peer document. Is there some nuance of "tu" that can make it applicable to a group?