They pull up on the bar, swim, run, and gotta show motivation in hand-to-hand combat. In specified competitions, candidates for the Jata course are checked. In Krakow, qualifications for next year's edition of training for civilians ended. We're looking for the best. People who will do the most demanding tasks in the future – say specialists.
– To qualify for course Jata I've been preparing for a year. I trained twice a day. Unfortunately, it failed – says the resigned candidate. I quit after the first competition. I didn't do the pull-up on the bar. I did not straighten my hands in the elbows and I did not scope the chin to the stick – he admits and rapidly adds: "I will improve my form and pass the exam the second time," he assures. Another candidate, although the chin-up test passed, later fell off on the alleged belly. I've been practicing since I was 15, but I've been preparing for the Jata course for 2 months. I've been practicing pulling up on a stick, bulge, and hand-to-hand combat. I besides trained the 3000 m run – he says. – I was stressed, I got besides tight and I didn't make a minimum number of repetitions. But I do not give up, I will turn defeat into success and come back next year – he declares.
The peculiar Forces Training Center has again recruited candidates from civilians who dream of serving in the ranks of specialists. In Krakow, less than 1 100 people were qualified. “We are looking for the best candidates to become operators in the future and to carry out the most hard tasks for peculiar troops,” says Captain Marcin Szubert, press spokesperson of the WS Training Centre. We request people with good physical and intellectual health. Suitablely motivated and determined. Those who learn easy and care about their fitness – the officer adds.
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Jata 2025
Col. Krzysztof Balina, Commandant of the CSZWS Land Training Centre, in which Jata courses train candidates from a civilian, explains that recruitment concerns course to take off in March 2025. It will be the ninth edition of this training. – The exams are divided into 2 stages. First, we check the physical condition of the candidates. Civilians must pull up on a advanced bar and incline the torso forward within 2 minutes and flow 50 m over time to 60 s. Then there is moving at a distance of 3000 m and 100 m, and yet a hand-to-hand fight – the commandant states. – In assessing this last competition, we are not focusing on technology, but on motivation and engagement of candidates. We check their motion coordination, determination and will to fight," said Colonel Balina. Persons who pass fitness tests shall proceed to the second phase of qualification. – Candidates complete a test of general knowledge, in which we check simple cognition concerning e.g. the past of Poland, political strategy or armed forces. We are besides curious in the cognition that candidates have about peculiar troops. After the test of everyone there is inactive an interview – the officer explains.
– It is not as easy as I thought – says 1 of the men who participated in the qualification finished after 10 minutes. “I haven’t prepared well enough,” she admits. There are more like him. – The preparation of candidates is inactive besides weak, and the standards that apply to them in qualifications are not high. Just 8 pull-ups on the bar and 65 tummys. This is an impenetrable barrier for many," says the Commandant of the CSZWS Land Training Centre. At the same time, the officer stresses that those curious in training for civilians must remember that the performance of the minimum standards on the fitness exam does not warrant a affirmative completion of the qualification. We're looking for people who do their best. We want to see commitment and their motivation. I encourage everyone to prepare solidly for the exams, says Colonel Balina.
The engagement was not lacking for a twenty-three-year-old from Krakow. The boy easy managed all the competitions in the gym. – I made the decision to apply to the Jata course 2 years ago, but I dreamed about peculiar troops in general forever. I want to contribute to the improvement of peculiar forces units, make and Fulfill your dreams – he says. Krakowian applied himself to preparations. – I trained each competition, I did strength exercises and exercise. I besides ran in the mountains and went to martial arts training – the candidate estimates. “It’s not perfect due to the fact that I know I inactive gotta get up from swimming,” he adds. He dreams of serving in the GROM unit. “I am impressed by their traditions, past and scope,” he admits.
Ticket for the best
A 34-year-old man from Gliwice is dreaming of serving in the Army Commandos Unit. I'm here due to the fact that I want to service among the best. I made the decision to service in peculiar troops over a year ago, and the main influence on it was the outbreak of war in Ukraine and my trips to the east border as a volunteer – he explains. Jata learned about the course during basic training as part of voluntary essential military service. – I was preparing for the preliminary exams and although they were demanding, they were not above my strength. The most hard thing I could do was fight hand-to-hand. I struggled with contractions in my right leg, but I knew that despite the pain I couldn't let go now – he explains.
The results of the qualification will be known in a fewer weeks. It is already known present that the top 40 people in March 2025 will start nearly 8 months of training: basic and specialized. Elewi to the military oath will learn the basics of the military: the rules, drills and rules of arms use. Then, as early as the specialist training, they will undergo fire training utilizing weapons utilized by commandos – HK416 rifles. The program besides includes SERE courses at level A and B, line training, chopper interaction training, topography and navigation. Students will learn green and black tactics and complete CLS field rescue courses, and will besides be trained with unmanned service.
The culmination of respective months of training will be selection to the unit chosen by the candidate. The eles, who will complete it positively, will be able to begin their service in the sub-units of the combat peculiar troops. Jata graduates are expected: Military Unit of Commandos, GROM, Formoza, Agat and Nile.
