Editing GIGN (section)

== Motto and values ==
* Until 2014: {{lang|fr|Sauver des vies au mépris de la sienne}} ("To save lives without regard to one's own")
* Since 2014: {{lang|fr|S'engager pour la vie}}<ref name="Gendinfo"/> ("A commitment for life"<ref group=note name="motto"/>)

Although GIGN, as part of the French military, has been deployed to external combat zones, it is primarily centered in France, engaging in peacetime operations as a special police force. Respect for human life, combined with [[fire discipline]], has always been taught to group members since its inception. Each new member is traditionally issued a [[Revolver|six-shot revolver]] as a reminder of these values.<ref name="Gendinfo"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogoway |first1=Tyler |title=France's Elite GIGN Counter Terror Unit Still Has A Cult-Like Affinity For The Revolver |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25547/frances-elite-gign-counter-terror-unit-still-has-a-cult-like-affinity-for-the-revolver |website=The Warzone |publisher=The Drive |access-date=13 May 2021 |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>