84 percent of Poles are convinced that all men aged 18-60 should undergo basic military training - according to the latest IBRiS poll. Although our country's society inactive mainly counts on a professional army, at the same time the number of people supporting the organisation of training for average citizens is growing.
In an IBRiS survey conducted on behalf of PAP, respondents were asked who the country should be required to defend in the event of an attack. 75.9 percent of respondents believe that responsibility for defending Poland should remainder with the professional army – this is simply a decrease of 5.3 percent points compared to May 2023.
IBRiS poll. Poles behind the professional army and universal training
35.6 percent besides indicate formations volunteer and paramilitary (an increase of 1.5 percent points), while 34.7% of respondents choose Pre-mobilised reservists. This, as IBRIS points out, decreased by 8.2 percent points compared to the erstwhile study.
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46.8% of respondents believe that the defence should remainder on All men capable of fighting 18–60 years after training (a drop of 4.6 percent points). 4.6 percent had no opinion.
84.1% of respondents agree that all men aged 18-60 in Poland should pass Basic military training. In this group, 45.8% "agreementally agrees", and 38.3% "more or little agrees" with this thesis. The other opinion is 12.6 percent of those surveyed (9.9% "preferably disagrees", 2.7 percent "agreement disagrees"). 3.3% of respondents have no opinion.
The subjects were besides asked about the adequate dimension of military training for those able to serve, both men and women. 15.4% believe that it should last no longer than a period (a decrease of 5.3 percent points) and 37.4% indicate a period of up to 3 months (an increase of 6.3 percent points).
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Training for more than 12 months now supports 14.4% (a fall of 9.3%). 19.0% of respondents think that it should be mandatory regardless of dimension (an increase of 9 percent points), while 11.7 percent do not support this solution. The deficiency of opinion expressed 2.1%. "This means that over 86 percent of Poles support the thought General military training" - indicated the studio.
Expert: Defence training for civilians gain support
- Poles inactive like the professional model of the army, but there is expanding openness to strategy Defence training among civilians - said Kamil Smogorzewski, manager of laboratory communication, as quoted in the IBRiS Communication.
Support for longer training, as well as for compulsory training of men, is simply a clear signal that society is beginning to recognise the importance of extended defence preparations. At the same time, religion in the effectiveness of conventional mobilization models, specified as reservists, for more organized and professional structures is decreasing," he added.
According to IBRiS, the survey was conducted on 22 April 2025 on a typical group of 1068 adult Poles, utilizing CATI method (phone interviews). A comparative survey was conducted on 19-20 May 2024 on a typical group of 1,000 adult Poles, besides by CATI method.
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