Technical military exhibitions in shopping malls in the capital

The Ministry of national Defense held Saturday and Sunday in three shopping malls in the capital and the other four in the country, exhibitions of military and technical points of information intended for the general public, Agerpres informs.

In front of the mall, have been installed communications vehicles, genius, military police, chemical used in military missions in the country and in the theatres of operations.

Such an exhibition was organized on Saturday also at the Cotroceni Palace, where was present Minister of Defense, Corneliu Dobriţoiu.

"Army advertises to attract as many willing. Labour market, you know that it is quite limited and thus we want to show the public the means that we use.

"There are modern means, and this event, virtually ending the suite of activities that we deployed it for the celebration of the day of the army," said Corneliu Dobriţoiu.

He stressed that the army has positions available for those wishing to enlist, in circumstances where there are staff in the system outputs.

Corneliu Dobriţoiu showed that, in the current budgetary circumstances, the parade of 1 December will not have a scale, and the planes "will sit on their seats".

"We don't have money, will be in the street, we revere, we respect the day of December 1, the national day, the day for which many have bled.

"The planes will stay on their jobs, the costs are very high. A tank 3.3 gallons of diesel fuel consumed per mile.

"There will be soldiers with souls, with conscience, with all the passion, all the fire, all love their country, there at the Arc de Triomphe," said Corneliu Dobriţoiu.

The Romanian Army Day, marked in shopping malls

The Romanian army day will be celebrated this year for the first time in three shopping malls in the capital city (Palace Cotroceni, Vitantis Shopping Center and Fashion House) and four in the country (Iulius Mall Cluj-Napoca, Iaşi and Timişoara, and Maritimo Shopping Center, in Constanţa).

On Thursday, every mall partner operates an information point-documentation, to which the public may be informed about military missions and educational offer of the Ministry of national defence.

Also, between 12.00 and 20.00, will be arranged inside stands technical interactive and weaponry in military equipment, photo exhibitions, will be held with performances by the marching band music and handling weapons exercises.

Youngsters will be able to photograph with helmet and protective vest used in combat missions and will be painted on the front in camouflage colors or tricolor.

Translated by
Denisse-Meda Bucura
MTTLC, Bucharest University