The Polish authorities have introduced a program of incentives and benefits for military personnel as part of the additional attraction of new personnel to the ranks of the Polish army. This was announced on January 10 by the Minister of National Defense of Poland, Mariusz Blaszczak, on his Twitter page.
“The Council of Ministers adopted a resolution on the introduction of a new incentive benefit for military personnel. Upon reaching 15 years of service, they will receive an additional 5% to their salary and 1% for each subsequent year. The allowance will be included in the pension after reaching 32 years of service,” he said.
The total number of military personnel in Poland now is 164 thousand people, including the professional army, the Territorial Defense Forces, volunteers and students of military educational institutions. At the same time, Warsaw announced its intention to increase the strength of the Polish armed forces to 300,000.
Earlier, on January 9, Blaszczak announced that Warsaw had approved the concept of creating the First Infantry Division of the Legions, which would be deployed in the east of the country. The head of the Defense Ministry noted that the process of forming the first units of the new division has already begun and the process will go “dynamically.”
Prior to this, on January 3, Blaszczak said on local television that Warsaw was creating “the strongest army in Europe” and had already exceeded the NATO standard for defense spending. He stressed that the country’s troops have never been as strong as they are now, and assured that they will become even stronger.
On December 29, the Polish Ministry of Defense announced plans to call up 250,000 reserve soldiers for military service in 2023. They have already begun to be invited to military registration and enlistment offices and handed notices of mobilization. Yet over the past few weeks, more than 70,000 men have fled to the EU and the UK in an attempt to avoid being drafted.
On December 19, Blaszczak announced that the Polish army is recruiting those wishing to study military affairs at the age of 15 to 65 years. He noted that citizens will be taught how to handle weapons, the basics of providing medical care, skills to act in a crisis situation, the ability to make fire in an extreme situation, and survival in difficult situations.
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