appear, pupils of the fifth class of the primary school house a New Village in Hombrechtikon should on Thursday in warm clothes. On the program will be a special excursion: The “Mechanized Brigade battalion headquarters, 11” wanted to come in with a Bazooka and machine gun and the students on a tour of four M113-take tanks, such as 20min.ch reported. Organized this trip the father of a student had staff, a Major General.

The parents and the school were informed, the municipality has reserved a Parking space. In the Morning, the tanks were supposed to arrive after about one and a half hour drive. The children of the weapons and the Material should be presented. After that, the army wanted to take them in the tanks on a round trip.

Velohelm as a protection

in order for the students not to strike the head, they were asked to Velohelm take. Thus, no Material was stolen, should bear the soldiers of the weapon on the man.

to the Extent that it is not. On Wednesday, the “20 minutes” in the army, and of the school in accordance with the purpose of the trip, its costs, and the intent inquired behind it. Army spokesman Stefan Hofer said then, the event was already planned in detail, had been cancelled. I decided on the commander. The decision is said to have fallen in the course of the day. It does not make sense, unnecessarily, with tanks in the district around, to cause noise and damage, possibly even the Road surface, explains Hofer.

“It is good and appropriate to show the children what the country’s defence.”Stefan Holenstein, President of the Swiss officer’s society

Also training reasons have played into the decision: The Major classified at the beginning of this second WK week of the need to bring his soldiers to a better training status, as higher than the “equally desirable presentation of the army in the Public eye”. The school that I wanted, the occasion, and after this asked.

the President of The primary school justified the refusal in a different way: A “machine failure” was the reason. For the children it is to do him very sorry. “The planned tour in the tank would be safe for you to exciting and instructive have been.” He says the scheduled trip going back to “the Initiative of the Parenting”. The students were informed by their class teachers about the cancellation, instead, there is now a regular operation of the school. From a pedagogical point of view, there is the planned tanks-round trip nothing.

“Here, tax pennies being wasted. The school management is naive.”Lewin Lempert, group for a Switzerland without an army

Stefan Holenstein, President of the Swiss officers ‘ Association (SOG), says: “It is good and appropriate to show the children what the country’s defence.” The principles of our militia army to have forgotten lately. “Dry knowledge alone is not suitable for it. Whether it needs to be straight with tanks, is another question.”

Basically, the idea is not far-fetched: “It must be serious, practical and educational sense, then, nothing stands in the way of that.” The children can be won for sure and showed interest. “A professional and level-appropriate introduction is, however, indispensable.”

in contrast, the Lewin sees Lempert, Secretary of the group Switzerland without an army. “Here, tax pennies being wasted,” he says. “The school management is naive.”

Created: 05.12.2019, 07:23 PM