For the last 2 weeks, we had 3 modules left to validate our BSM. A shooting séance in snow with skies, a night in igloo and the final ascending test. Until the
Sunday was the rest day of the week. Light skiing on the slopes until lunch and the afternoon was free for the platoon. Most of the guys were watching a film, some
The last week of the basic engineer training (called CP-04 – CP means practical certificate and 04 is the designation of military engineering in the French Army) wasn’t too hard. We have
After the short holyday, I found out that some guys from my platoon were on service (guard) between Christmas and new years eve. It could have been me, but fortunately, we weren’t
We had to wake up at 5AM, get shaved, dressed and put our stuffs in the bus. We went up the sous-officers (NCO) – who are living in town – to the
I quit the lieutenant’s office and I already knew where I’m going to spend my next years. An hour later when the last one chose his regiment, we went down to the
A month left before the end of the basic trainings and our platoon had two goals to achieve.. The raid march and the final tests. Normally, the raid march is a 3-4
We were approaching the last month of the basic trainings, so it was time for our first more serious shooting exercise. It was previously announced that it is going to be cold
After Formiguères it was quite hard to retake the daily routine in Castel, especially the collective punishments for each little banane. The lessons got harder, French became most important than before. We
In the middle of the basic trainings each section has a week in the Pyrenes at the French-Spanish border. During this week you can try the mountain sports and relax a bit