Military saying that logistics is not everything, but without it, the remainder is nothing. present the most crucial logistics institution in the Polish military, the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, celebrates its holiday. The inspectorate is liable for spending nearly PLN 47 billion a year, i.e. as much as 3.5% of the full state budget.
– For 19 years we have been comprehensively supporting Polish and abroad soldiers in garrisons, in polygon training centres, in task groups and in many parts of the planet – General Dariusz Mendral, head of the Armed Forces Support Inspectorate, spoke in Bydgoszcz during the festival of this unit.
As General Mendral emphasized, the emergence of IWSZ was the consequence of a deep improvement of our army's logistics system. “The first premise for the creation of the Inspectorate of Support and the creation of a territorial supply strategy was to relieve military units of having to deal with financial and economical activities and thus focus their efforts on operational and training activities,” explained the general.
The Head of the Inspectorate besides stated that the scale of the tasks of the Inspectorate was well reflected in the budget available to that body. – The current dimension of our yearly expenditure, which amounts to nearly PLN 47 billion, means that in the inspectorate we are liable for the execution of 3.5% of the budget expenditure of the full country," said Gen. Mendral.
Addressing his subordinate officers and military staff, the head of the IWSZ stressed that it was the logistics services that had to warrant Polish citizens full assurance that the funds allocated to them were spent on a deliberate, legal, reliable and economical basis.
Also General Wiesław Kukuła, Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army, in a letter addressed to the logistics officers on the occasion of their vacation stressed how crucial they are an component of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. "The conclusions of fresh years clearly show that the effectiveness of armed actions is determined not only by modern weapons and training, but besides by a well-functioning logistics support system, ready to operate under all conditions", said the head of the SGWP.
At the same time, he added that 1 of the most crucial tasks presently facing military logistics is the implementation of conclusions and experiences arising from the war in Ukraine and the digitisation of logistics processes. "Digital tools and modern logistics management systems let to optimize processes and increase activity," argued Gen. Kukuła. He pointed out that the process of digitisation of military logistics, including the automation of the supply chain, real-time monitoring of resources, or data integration in a multi-domain environment, is 1 of the key elements of the transformation of the armed forces.
The wishes and thanks to the logistics on the day of the SZ Support Inspectorate were besides submitted by Stanisław Wzątek, Deputy Minister of Defence. As he said, logistics is of peculiar importance to the military, and no funds donated to it are unnecessary spending. “Without this support we will never be effective,” argued the Deputy Minister.
During the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Wąątek, together with General Dyw. Krzysztof Zielski, Deputy Head of the SGWP, presented medals, distinctions and nominations for elder officers and officers.
The Armed Forces Support Office, which has been in existence for 19 years, is now the most crucial logistics institution in the Armed Forces of Poland. Its tasks include the acquisition of equipment and equipment for the needs of the Polish Army, as well as logistical safety of Polish quotas operating outside the country and carrying out tasks of the alleged host country in case of allied actions. The inspectorate, whose seat is in Bydgoszcz, is straight under the General Staff of the Polish Army.
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