At the request of Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, the commander of the 10BKPanc Artur Pikoń was appointed to the first general’s rank. During the weekly formation, he addressed everyone present:
I thank you, my subordinates, because it is thanks in part to your hard work that I stand before you today as a brigadier general. The effort you put into carrying out your duties every day is visible and shows that they are being performed to a very high standard.