Where to apply?

Applications for service can be submitted on 21 May at 102 locations across the country (32 military picnics with recruitment stands and 70 recruitment points), as well as online—via wojsko-polskie.pl.

The military picnics will start at 11:00 and last until 18:00. At the promotional and information stands, visitors will be able to obtain information about voluntary basic service: how long it lasts, who can join, what requirements must be met and what the service will involve. That is not all. It will also be possible to speak with specialists on site and fill out an application for appointment to service (so remember to bring your identity card).

What must be attached to the application to apply for admission to service?

  • a copy of an identity document;
  • a copy of a document confirming the education obtained;
  • copies of other documents, in particular language certificates, certificates of completion of schools or courses or of obtaining professional specializations, certificates of the right to practise a profession, as well as driving licences.

MON: “We invite you to enjoy the picnics together. We have planned numerous attractions for children and adults. There will be presentations of military equipment, including Leopard tanks, Rosomak transporters, Rak mortars and many, many others. Military orchestra concerts will provide entertainment. Visitors will be able to learn about the military and soldiers at numerous promotional stands and try real military pea soup.

Where can people apply in Lower Silesia?

  • Złotoryja – Market Square,
  • Oleśnica – Zwycięstwa Square.

What is voluntary basic military service?

A candidate wishing to join the Polish Armed Forces now has three types of military service to choose from: professional military service, territorial military service and voluntary basic military service (as well as two additional types of reserve service: active and passive reserve).

If a candidate chooses voluntary basic military service, they will:

  • complete two stages of service—a 28-day basic training course at a military unit or training centre, ending with an oath, followed by 11 months of specialist training at a military unit (during this time, they will have a choice and will not have to live in barracks);
  • receive remuneration during training equivalent to the salary of a professional soldier—PLN 4,560—as well as:
    • the right to annual leave,
    • the possibility of joining the active reserve or the Territorial Defence Forces (after completing the 28-day training course),
    • the right to apply for appointment to professional military service and priority in recruitment (after completing the 11-month specialist training,
    • priority in employment in public administration (after meeting the requirements specified for a given position;
  • accommodation, food, a uniform, equipment and insurance will be provided for the duration of service;
  • be able to count the training period towards the period of military service or employment;
  • be able to terminate the service at any time.

Details are available on the website of the Ministry of National Defence. What do you think? We invite you to discuss.

Voluntary basic military service was introduced by a landmark document for the defence of the Republic of Poland and the Polish Armed Forces—the Homeland Defence Act. The act contains a body of military law adapted to contemporary challenges and proposes mechanisms for financing its modernization, while also setting out a model for reaching 300,000 soldiers in the Polish Armed Forces (250,000 in operational units and 50,000 territorial defence soldiers). MON: “The new type of service will be an effective mechanism for increasing the size of the Polish Armed Forces and building up its reserves.