On 1 August, the results of the recruitment to military universities for the academic year 2025/2026 were announced. The facilities prepared a evidence number of seats for future officers. A full of over 2.6 1000 people will be admitted to military studies. Where are the most places? What attracts young people to military studies? What conditions must candidates meet?
The Minister of National Defence in a regulation dated 11 October 2024 specified how many candidates for professional soldiers can be admitted to individual courses of survey at military universities in the academic year 2025/2026. Most places, due to the fact that as many as 1243, she prepared Military method Academy Jarosław Dąbrowski (WAT). Future officers will begin their studies, among others, at the Faculty of Mechatronics, Armourment and Aviation (mechatronics, safety engineering, aviation and cosmonautics; 361 seats), at the Faculty of Electronics (electronics and telecommunications, electronic and telecommunications technologies; 310), at the Faculty of Land Engineering and Geodesy (geodesia and cartography, construction; 187) at the Faculty of Cybernetics (informatics, cryptology and cybersecurity; 121) and at the Department of Security, Logistics and Management (logistics, economical logistics; 110).
Another place in the ranking Land Army Academy General Tadeusz Kościuszko (AWL). This includes 958 seats in 4 directions: command (784 seats), safety engineering (119), logistics (40) and computer discipline (15).
Additionally, 200 people were accepted this year at the Medical University of Lodz Military and Medical College.
This year's admission limit was somewhat reduced in Military Academy of Aviation (LAW). – Last academic year, the Department of Personnel granted us a limit of 350 seats. This year it amounts to 303 seats – informs the colonel Dr. Adam Wetoszek, prof. of LAW, prof. of student affairs.
In this university, most people will be accepted for specializations: chopper pilot (50 seats), anti-aircraft rocket kits (41), supersonic aircraft pilot (30), multi-engine transport aircraft pilot (33), unmanned aircraft pilot-operator (36) and air traffic (25).
The least students this year Naval Academy Westerplatte Heroes (AMW) due to the fact that only 157. Future officers will gotta choose, among others, the direction of navigation (60 seats), computer discipline (24), information systems in safety (20) and logistics (20).
Specificity of military universities
There are 4 military academies in Poland, in which the curriculum differs from those offered by civilian universities. Above all, military students are soldiers in active military service. Before the beginning of the academic year, they all undergo basic military training, which ends with a solemn oath, and after that they receive the rank of undergraduate. During the first year voluntary essential military service. After submitting an appropriate application, they have been engaged in professional military service since the second year of their studies. Military students besides have a limited vacation time of up to 1 month.
The program of military studies includes 2 parallel teaching modules: polytechnical and military. Both during and after classes, students are subject to all regulations and rigors in force in the military. At the end of college, each postgraduate takes 2 exams. Soldiers are waiting to defend their master's thesis and exam or officer's patent with military items. They are then appointed to the rank of lieutenant and can begin their work as professional soldiers.
Military studies in addition to cognition and education supply students with free accommodation in dormitories, full-day board and uniformation. In addition, each of them receives a monthly wage of the lowest wage of a basic professional soldier. In the first year of study, it is about PLN 6000.
Each military college is distinguished by a different specialty. WAT – the largest of them – combines military technology with the latest technologies. – Military studies at WAT warrant a solid method education. The training takes place in the course of uniform master's studies and is of both military and polytechnical nature, reported by WAT representatives.
The AWL educates first and foremost the future commanding staff of land troops and military doctors. – Military-medical studies, apart from the guidelines of the Ministry of discipline and Higher Education for medical studies, besides meet certain NATO criteria. The education programme is extended to include the area of alleged tactical medicine – a field of emergency medicine covering medical activities in combat conditions. Classes are conducted by erstwhile military doctors, soldiers in active service and reserve soldiers. Podchorzyżów studying at the Military-Lekarski College of the Medical University in Łódź besides undergo comprehensive military training – the press spokeswoman, Major Roksana Borowska, communicates.
In turn, subchorzeżów in LAW can gain unique air licences, e.g. at the Unmanned Aircraft Service Centre or the Guidance Navigation Training Centre. – In addition to gaining education, LAW students undergo specialized training in accordance with their speciality and needs of the armed forces. Therefore, in addition to the typical teaching units – faculties, institutes in which they are educated as part of military and civilian students' studies, in LAW there are NATO, PAŻP, ULC specialized training centres and training centres, which educate subjects according to their speciality – said Colonel Adam Wetoszka.
AMW is the only military university in Poland to educate future naval officers. – In the maritime directions we implement a program in accordance with the STCW Convention – like the Maritime University in Szczecin and the Maritime University in Gdynia. There are only items that are forced by the specificity of the military college and the plan and tactics of sailing ships – says Jerzy Janik, Head of the Planning and Training Department of AMW.
Conditions for admission to military studies
A future student of the military academy must be an adult of Poland, pass his advanced school diploma best with extended English language and have a certificate of non-punishment. The condition for admission is besides the affirmative transition of medical examinations, fitness test and interview organised by the university.
Some students attract to the military academy the anticipation of free survey at prestigious universities, paid monthly salaries and guaranteed employment after defending their diploma. In addition, professional soldiers receive various social benefits that they could not number on in civilians, a military pension or a service apartment. And the military service itself is associated with both patriotism and social respect, as well as the anticipation of participating in peace missions or global training.
For generation Z, the military has become an attractive employer who has invested in their professional improvement from the beginning. It gives you the chance to get unique skills, get to know how to operate modern equipment or participate in tactical training. Military studies much more frequently than civilian universities combine theoretical cognition with practice. This is the case, among another things, during training on a training ground. So it should not be amazing that many young people are choosing military academy.
