The government plans to introduce universal voluntary military training to rise public defence awareness and improve skills useful both in everyday life and in crisis situations. The programmes are to offer participants the chance to gain valuable qualifications, specified as drone rights or a truck licence.
In the face of a changing geopolitical situation and increasing challenges to national security, the government plans to launch universal military training for citizens. This is not only a return to the thought of defensive adoption, but besides a chance to get applicable skills that can be useful both in crisis situations and in everyday life. The programme will include not only military training, but besides specialised courses that can open up fresh professional opportunities.
Training will be available to a wide scope of citizens, regardless of age or gender. Programmes will vary in strength and duration to adapt to the needs and capabilities of participants. In addition to basic military training, participants will have the chance to gain specialist qualifications. As Paul “Naval” Mateńczuk, a national defence minister, mentioned on Polsat News, will besides include drone service.
Earlier as an example of benefits to attract future reservists, the Prime Minister gave the chance to take a driving licence course for trucks. The outline of universal military training is to be presented by the end of March 2025. The duration of universal military training will vary according to the selected programme.
According to the information provided by TVN24, training courses are to be chosen:
* Oh, yeah * Daytime
3 days
* Monthly
The programmes are aimed at all citizens who are 18 years of age and are curious in improving their defence competences. There is no advanced age limit, which means that both young adults and seniors can take part in training. In addition, it is planned to include youth (e.g. scouts) in defence-related education programmes to build awareness and skills from an early age.
See besides that Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the government's goal was that by 2026 at the latest everyone curious could participate in military training. The plan assumes that by 2027 the number of people trained will scope 100 000 per year. A detailed timetable for the implementation of the programme will be presented in the coming months.
MON Deputy Cezary Tomczyk announced that the government wants not only to train citizens but besides to effectively encourage them to participate in the programme. 1 way is to introduce additional benefits for participants of general military training, including pay for training time or additional days off.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk besides spoke about the anticipation of introducing specified benefits during the government meeting. He pointed out that training could besides gain circumstantial professional qualifications, specified as a category C licence. He stressed that specified skills would be valuable not only in the event of armed conflict, but besides in everyday and professional life.
It is worth noting that already for voluntary primary military service there is simply a monthly wage of PLN 6000 gross (for people under the age of 26 it is PLN 6000 net).
A peculiar platform for enrollment for general military training training is to be launched in a fewer weeks. According to TVN24, after logging in utilizing the Trusted Profile, the associate will be able to choose the preferred duration of the training – one-day, three-day or monthly. The strategy will then show available military units on the map along with information on available types of training. In the last step, the user will receive details of the place and date of arrival and a list of items to be taken with you for training.
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