Last but not least: SF has found a new commander for "Alpenfestung - Leben im Réduit"

The SF summer series "Alpenfestung - Leben im Réduit" has a new commander: Helmut Mettler from Buttikon has agreed to take over responsibility for the troop of soldiers. The 56-year-old is a major off duty and works in civilian life at the Walenstadtberg rehabilitation clinic. There he is head of administration and a member of the clinic management. According to a statement from Swiss Television, he will spend three weeks next Monday at the artillery fortress in Fürigen near Stansstad NW, where he will be responsible for the soldiers and non-commissioned officers on "Schweiz aktuell". His predecessor, a 58-year-old off-duty commander, was famously dismissed from TV duty after it emerged that he had a criminal record.
Swiss Television is relieved to have found a worthy replacement in such a short time. A viewer got in touch and recommended Mettler, said SF spokesman David Affentranger when asked by SDA. Although it had to happen quickly, Mettler was by no means an emergency solution - on the contrary. He is authoritarian, but at the same time caring and fair. He has also completed 1,400 days of service, which makes him very credible. But don't worry, Swiss television seems to have learned from its mistakes and is not relying on its gut feeling this time: they had a criminal record check carried out - and it was flawless.