If you are into young men in uniform, you will enjoy the Open Days at the 3rd RPIMA Barracks this weekend. The event started with the signing of a twinning charter between the 3rd RPIMA and the town of Carcassonne. This was supposed to start at 11:00am, and in true military precision, it did, on the dot. The ceremonial ribbon was cut by the Maire, Gérard Larrat and Colonel Merveilleux du Vignaux, 
After that, the soldiers gave demonstrations of battle techniques. The display began with the Haka which made the men look quite menacing.
Next was a “battle” between soldiers who had arrived in an armoured personnel carrier and an “enemy outpost”. Even though they were firing blanks (I hope) the noise of the gun fire was amazing and quite made the hairs on the back of the neck stand on end. They demonstrated how the soldiers dealt with the prisoners and any wounded soldiers.
The final display was how a team of soldiers approached a building which contained a man who was being held captive. The whole presentation was very well performed.
We walked around the barrack courtyard which had a wide range of military vehicles and equipment. It was possible to go up in a helicopter, have a parachute jump or even be driven around the town in an armoured vehicle. There was an opportunity to shoot at a firing range and there were lots of fun things for the children to do.
There were many other displays programmed for the afternoon and Sunday which also looked exciting.
It was a very interesting event.
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