Once again after a year, supporters and enthusiasts of the army can look forward to a presentation and recruitment event in the Prague Atrium Flora shopping center called Army day. On Saturday, May 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., army professionals, members of the Castle Guard, Military Police, military school students and active reserve soldiers will present themselves to visitors. The rich program will be enriched at 12 o’clock by the flyover of W-3A Sokol and Mi-17 transport helicopters over the building of the center.
“Army day on Flora is already a traditional event that attracts thousands of visitors every year. I definitely won’t miss this year’s edition either, and I hope to see you at the Flora shopping center in Prague. Rich demonstrations of military equipment will be prepared, you will be able to try out an airsoft shooting range or test physics. Soldiers will show you close combat, roping and training of army dogs. And most importantly, you will have the opportunity to meet our professional soldiers. Maybe they’ll even convince you to become one of them.” invites Minister of Defense Jana Černochová to the event.
Visitors can enjoy, for example, the TITUS vehicle, the Dana self-propelled howitzer, the Pandur wheeled armored personnel carrier, the Dingo and Iveco vehicles, the LRD Kajman, the RBS-70 anti-aircraft set, the salvo cannon, the motorcycles of the Castle Guard and the Military Police, as well as other equipment and military equipment, including handguns . Also on display will be a Toyota HILUX vehicle, a UGV SOM-6 unmanned ground reconnaissance vehicle, a special forces combat boat and an IVECO light medical off-road evacuation vehicle.
There will be a career center on site, where those interested will learn information about serving in the armed forces and active reserve, participating in voluntary military exercises and studying at military schools. Enthusiasts will also be able to check their physical fitness under the supervision of representatives of the military branch of FTVS UK Prague. Members of the Communication and Information Systems Section of the Ministry of Defense will present the New Generation Connector campaign.
“Recruitment is one of our priorities. This year we want to focus on the presentation of all forms of employment in the armed forces, with an emphasis on the presentation of service in the active reserve. Public events are the most suitable form of interactive communication with citizens, where they can meet soldiers in person, view their equipment and equipment and talk to them.” explained Brigadier General Vladimír Studený, director of the ACR Personnel Agency.
Visitors will meet the athletes of ASC Dukla at the autograph session and with the military chaplains during their presentation of the spiritual service of the Army of the Czech Republic. There will also be workers from the department for war veterans and war graves of the Ministry of Defense. Those interested can participate in engaging discussions with war veterans.
Samples will be prepared not only inside the shopping center, but also on the area in front of and behind it. Soldiers will perform military climbing, service dog training, close combat, MMA combat sport and a parade of Army, Castle Guard and Military Police gear. The Honor Guard of the Army of the Czech Republic will present a new exhibition program.
Army artists will make the day pleasant with a band of Olomouc military music, the music of the Castle Guard and the Ondráš Military Art Ensemble. The program will include a demonstration of historical small arms and mounted weapons and two exhibitions “25 years in NATO” and “Gasket Towns”.
Visitors will have the opportunity to try shooting at an airsoft shooting range with replicas of army weapons and to pilot an L-159 airplane on a simulator. Students of the University of Defense Brno and the Military High School and the Higher Vocational School of the Ministry of Defense will also be present. The POKOS project (Citizens’ preparation for the defense of the state) will be presented with a knowledge competition for interesting prizes. A tasting of traditional military goulash will also be prepared. The soldiers will bring the time-proven POKA field kitchen and will introduce the modern field kitchen of the Deployable Forces Support Battalion (HNS) from Rakovník.
· In the Czech Republic, the construction of the armed forces is based on the principle of voluntariness. A citizen can become a professional soldier, an active reservist, attend voluntary military training or use the Institute of Voluntary Predestination.
· Almost 4,500 soldiers are now serving in the active reserve, of which almost four dozen are women.
· Since last year, those interested in serving in the armed forces of the Czech Republic can register online through the virtual recruitment center on the website https://www.doarmady.cz/
You can find a leaflet with information, a plan for the deployment of equipment and a detailed program of the day at https://acr.army.cz/informacni-servis/zpravojdastvi/nad-prahou-proleti-vrtulniky–flora-laka-vojenske-nadsence-250619
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