MON with improvement priorities of the Polish Army

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Continuation of the formation of fresh divisions, expansion of cyberspace, drone and medical defence troops, increased recruitment for military studies and preparation of reserves – these are the priorities of the ministry, which Stanisław Wzątek, Deputy Minister of Defence, presented to Members. He besides noted that in 2025 less soldiers left the army than in erstwhile years.

Assumptions concerning the improvement of the Polish Army Stanisław Wzątek, Deputy Minister of Defence, presented at the session of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defence. As he said, the Ministry of Defence plans to proceed forming 18th Mechanized Divisionstrengthening 16th Mechanized Division, further forming 1st Legion Infantry Division and 8th National Army Infantry Division.

– It is about strengthening the east flank not only with the latest equipment, but besides with the number of troops and their level of training," said the deputy chief of the MON at the committee meeting. He added that the ministry besides provides for the improvement of logistics possible associated with the Polish-American agreement concerning the presence of US troops in our country.

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He besides included the continuation of creation as a precedence of the hotel of Takes Medical Army Commandforming Geospatial designation and Satellite Services Agency and equipping it with staff and equipment, further forming Transformation and Training Command of the Armed Forcesto implement the latest solutions.

He besides mentioned the improvement of territorial defence troops, including the transformation of part of the Light Infantry Battalions into Border defence Battalions, personnel reinforcement of drone troops and expansion Cyberspace defence Army Component.

Less to leave, more to suffer

As the Deputy Minister said, the staff policy of the past year was to increase recruitment for professional military service, voluntary essential military service and reserve. In 2025, nearly 18.9 1000 professional soldiers were appointed to the service, including 1738 graduates of military universities, sub-office schools, training centres or centres, and over 17,000 DZSW soldiers.

At that time, 7795 soldiers left professional military service (in erstwhile years it was 9–11,000 annually), including 963 officers, 2502 officers and 4331 Privates. MON Vice-Chief lower than in erstwhile years, the number of departures has been linked to the stabilisation of the service, gathering the expectations of soldiers and fresh incentives specified as Uniform household Card.

By expanding recruitment and reducing the withdrawal from the army, the number of armed forces increased to 155.5 1000 professional soldiers in late 2025 (by 11,000 more than in the erstwhile year). The WOT presently has about 37,5 1000 volunteers and 4.6 1000 professional soldiers.

– In the last 2 years, the number of subjects admitted to studies has increased dramatically – the Deputy Minister stressed. According to him, there are presently 9,000 of them, including over 3.5 1000 sub-cholers are educated at the Military method Academy, 2.8 1000 at the Army Academy, over 1.2 1000 at the Military Aviation Academy, nearly 800 at the Medical University of Lodz, and over 640 students at the Naval Academy. There are besides six-year and yearly officer courses for post-graduate students.

According to the MON, this guarantees that the increasing armed forces will have adequate commanders. “The increase in recruitment is accompanied by a immense improvement of the university’s infrastructure, fresh teaching facilities, dormitories, canteens, sports facilities are being created,” said Wącietek.

Without essential military service

– all year there is an increase in the number of Polish troops. The mark model of 300,000 soldiers is to be achieved, but in the long term," said Wzątek. As he calculated, specified a number of soldiers of active military service – including more than 237 1000 professional, about 50,000 WOT soldiers and more than 12 1000 sub-chambers – is to be achieved in 2039.

In answering questions from Members, the Deputy Minister reiterated that the ministry does not supply for the suspension of essential military service, which would entail the request to prepare all infrastructure with barracks and training centres, nor does he consider the reconstruction of military districts which had been liquidated years ago, as their tasks were taken over by the command and inspectorates.

– We will surely have a discussion in this word about the fresh strategy of commanding and commanding armed forces – he betrayed. The most crucial tasks for the following years were the building of reserves. He besides talked about the training that is being carried out to service not only the military, but the resilience of the full country, besides by decently preparing citizens to respond to threats.

Jakub Borowski
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