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
The first 4 weeks have already passed of the basic trainings. I didn’t find the best word which could describe a day in Castelnaudary. The days are not average or normal at
The big day arrived after 4 weeks of hard training at the farm. I don’t even really know which part was the hardest. Maybe that one of the long distance runnings during
The one month long basic training at the farm had finished with the Kepi March. The week before leaving I had my first deep point during the instructions. Fortunately, the German sergent-chef
Monday morning, we took our FAMAS up before leaving to the farm, situated 50 km from Castel in the countryside. The first time when I touched a FAMAS in my life was
We arrived to Castelnaudary at late afternoon. A bus driven by a legionnaire came over to the station to bring us in the regiment. As we entered, I understood immediately what does