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Girls’ Day 2024

Full girl power in the Bundeswehr’s civilian domain

Girls’ Day
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What does a microwave have in common with a WiFi signal, how do you test aircraft and how does a driving robot actually work? Five agencies from the Bundeswehr’s organizational area of equipment, information technology and in-service support (AINAusrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung) again welcomed a great number of girls to the Girls’ Day 2024 on 25 April and answered these and many more questions.

A young woman sitting on a workbench pointing at a PCB with a screwdriver.

Deftness is required when working on PCBs

Bundeswehr/Reiner Strack

Focusing on energy in Trier and Koblenz

In Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, the ten participants’ day started as early as eight o’clock at the main railway station. Together they travelled to the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für landgebundene Fahrzeugsysteme, Pionier- und Truppentechnik (WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 41) (Bundeswehr Technical Center for Land-Based Vehicle Systems, Engineer and General Field Equipment). Modern energies were the focus of the exciting visit during which the students not only gained a lot of information on electricity production but also about electric-drive vehicles. A drive in the Eagle V armored command and utility vehicle on the agency’s test tracks was the highlight of the day.

  • A young woman sits on the passenger seat of a blue dump truck with the door open.

    The girls were taken for a drive in the agency’s trucks by members of the WTD41 construction team

    Bundeswehr/Reiner Strack
  • Two girls wearing blue protective gloves looking inside the engine bay of a passenger car.

    What does a car mechanic actually do? The girls gained first impressions at WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 41’s workshop

    Bundeswehr/Reiner Strack
  • A piece of metal clamped in a vice. Two hands holding a file above it.

    A special memory: working on a piece of metal to produce a die - including numbers

    Bundeswehr/Meike Gemmer
  • Two hands holding a large black remote control with silver and black switches.

    A lasting impression: The girls steered the manipulator vehicle GCS-200 - a tracked vehicle with a grip arm, an excavator bucket and a dozer blade.

    Bundeswehr/Meike Gemmer

Up in the air in Manching

At the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Aircraft and Aeronautical Equipment (WTD61) in Manching, Bavaria in the south of the country the main topic was all things aircraft. The Bundeswehr bus took the participants directly to the airfield. During their visit, the 20 participants also learned more about career options at the agency. They received a very hands-on introduction to the trades of aircraft mechanic and electronics technician for appliances and systems. This also included the required measuring and camera technology. 

During an interactive activity the girls assembled a small metal aircraft. A special end to the day: the ascent to the airfield control tower. There, the participants could witness the take-off and landing of a Tornado aircraft live.

  • Girl holding a hammer, below, a soldier is holding a striker and a piece of metal.

    The interactive activities offered by WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 61 were very popular

    Bundeswehr/Pia Galler
  • A young woman sitting in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft holding the yoke in her right hand.

    In the teaching dock, the girls were given an introduction to different types of aircraft.

    Bundeswehr/Pia Galler
  • Two young women sitting in the cockpit of an orange fighter aircraft one behind the other.

    To sit in a cockpit – a special experience for the girls visiting WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 61

    Bundeswehr/Pia Galler

Hightech in Greding

The Bundeswehr Technical Center for Information Technology and Electronics (WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 81) in Greding which is also located in Bavaria issued an invitation to experience the world of technology. During different workshops, 14 girls received an introduction to the work of an engineer and were allowed to test and experiment: How does an infrared camera work and why does the Bundeswehr have a large dome cinema? 

In this way, the students could witness how varied and interesting technical jobs are - also and particularly within the Bundeswehr. There was also a souvenir of this special day which the students made themselves with a digital engraving machine.

  • A group of young women posing for a photo in front of a Puma AIFV in a large hangar.

    In the EMCEuropean Medical Command building at WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 81 the girls could watch different experiments and also conduct experiments themselves.

    Bundeswehr/Luise Köstler
  • A group of young women sitting in a military vehicle.

    The young visitors learned more about the Puma AIFV inside the vehicle.

    Bundeswehr/Luise Köstler
  • A young woman standing at a machine operating it with her right hand.

    The girls made their own personal souvenirs of the Girls’Day2024 with a digital engraving machine

    Bundeswehr/Luise Köstler

Fireworks in Meppen

13 participants of the Girls’ Day were involved in the activities in Meppen (Lower Saxony): At the Bundeswehr Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 91), the girls learned about the five trades for which training is offered at the agency and were also able to take home a workpiece they made themselves. At the joiner’s workshop, the girls made their own mobile phone holders.

At the electronics and industrial mechanics workshops they soldered and milled industriously. The visit was rounded off by demonstrations from the areas of pyrotechnics, ballistics and the fire brigade as well as talks with the local employees.

  • A group of young women standing in front of two wooden boxes on a workbench in a workshop.

    The girls lent a hand at WTDWehrtechnische Dienststelle 91’s training workshops.

    Bundeswehr/Eike Böker
  • A young woman standing at a workbench drawing a plane across a clamped piece of wood.

    Participants of the Girls’ Day making their own workpieces at the joiner’s workshop

    Bundeswehr/Eike Böker
  • Several girls standing in a workshop looking at a man who is explaining something.

    Participants of the Girls’ Day making their own workpieces at the joiner’s workshop

    Bundeswehr/Eike Böker
by Sarah Stein

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