The 30,000 cadets began a fresh school year in military classes on 1 September. 180 of them did this at the appeal at the MSPO, and the guest of their ceremony was the Minister of National Defence. Thank you for wearing white-red uniforms on your shoulder for years. Poland is very arrogant of you," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
On 2 September 2025 in Kielce, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak - Kamysz took part in the inauguration of the school year of uniform classes.
Currently there are almost 500 schools in Poland, where classes are conducted as part of 3 educational programs of the Ministry of Defence. In total, more than 30,000 students began studying in the Military Preparation (OPW), manufacture Military (BOW) and CyberMil classes on September 1, 2025. “Only a strong society, well prepared, equipped with knowledge, skills, but besides having a strong patriotic formation, can supply Poland with safety and peace,” stressed Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who took part in the ceremonial start of the school year in uniform classes, which has been taking place in the course of the Kielce MSPO fair for respective years.
In his occasional speech, the head of the MON announced the launch of a fresh educational project: a drone program for cadets. any 500 students from 16 schools will take part in pilot classes, which will start from the beginning of the next school year. They will supply specialised training on the handling of unmanned workers. The Minister announced the preparation of the teacher staff and the improvement of the curriculum, so that the students will get real and useful operational skills. “We are betting on the drone troops that I have appointed to become Minister of National Defence,” said Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz. “So we will request drone operators,” he added. The Minister stated that in the close future all soldier of the Polish Army, in addition to a firearm or helmet, will besides be equipped with individual drones. – This is “The Army of the Future”, this is simply a soldier of the future. And it will be prepared and educated from advanced school", said the minister.
The inauguration of the school year was besides an chance to present awards and distinctions for outstanding students. Fourteen cadets were honored for their peculiar achievements in discipline and athletics and for promoting patriotic attitudes. Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz and Colonel Grzegorz Wawrzynkiewicz, Head of the Central Military Recruitment Centre, besides presented awards to 2 cadets from the General Education advanced School of Fr. For the second time in a row, the girls took first place in the nationwide Polish Military cognition Tournament – ‘Military Ekstraklasa’. The head of this school, Łukasz Bartłomiejczuk, received a letter of congratulations on this occasion from the head of the Defence Ministry.
