Junior Asp. Krzysztof Marcjan from the Press Section of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Wrocław:
Some are fulfilling a childhood dream. Others want to develop and pursue a profession without which modern society cannot function. Others are looking for stable employment. However, above all, they all want to help other people and serve the citizens of the Republic of Poland.
Twenty-five new officers took their oath on November 3 at the Provincial Police Headquarters in Wrocław. Two of them will serve in Bolesławiec, and one in Nowogrodziec.
Spokesperson:
They are of different ages, have various life experiences behind them and different plans for the future. In the coming days, each of them will be sent for basic training. They have decided to begin service in the Police. A difficult and highly responsible service lies ahead of them. However, they are aware of this, as before officially receiving their orders they completed all the stages of recruitment, which verify whether a person is suitable to uphold the law and order.
First, they submitted an application for service and other documents, including a personal questionnaire and, among other things, certificates of completing schools and employment. They were then sent for a physical fitness test and a general knowledge test. Once they had completed this stage, they faced a psychological test and an interview. Finally, each of the 25 new officers appeared before a medical board, and a background-check procedure specified in the regulations on the protection of classified information was initiated for each of them. Only after the entire recruitment process had been successfully completed did the selected candidates receive information that the Police wanted them to join our 100,000-strong force.
And adds:
They now face months of intensive training and professional adaptation. It certainly will not be easy, and some of them may decide that this job is not for them after all. Not everyone wants to work at any time of day or night, often for a dozen or more hours, dealing almost every day with situations most of us will never encounter. They will respond to domestic interventions, arrest perpetrators of violence against their loved ones, and put handcuffs on intoxicated drivers and dangerous criminals. But they will also help people injured in road accidents and families whose loved ones have gone missing. They will shut down drug factories and bring criminals to justice. It is likely that before long each of them will experience more than some people do in their entire lives. All this is to provide the entire society with security that is so important to all of us.
Although it may sound grandiose, this is what service in the Police really looks like. The 25 young officers of the Lower Silesian Police are aware of this. They chose this profession for various reasons. They want to fulfill their dreams, start a “uniformed” tradition in their families, and do interesting and necessary work. They know that service in this force also means stable employment and good pay in these difficult times, as well as benefits such as an annual bonus or funding for holidays or the purchase of a home.
And adds:
Some of the new officers want to work on the front line in patrol and intervention units; in a few years, some see themselves as investigators or criminal police officers, while others want to find missing people with the help of a four-legged patrol partner. Analyses in the police forensic laboratory and work involving the securing of evidence—these are thoughts occupying the minds of more than one young recruit.
Each of them will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and develop professionally in many directions on an ongoing basis, because they are all starting from the same level.
We wish them success in pursuing their plans, as well as perseverance and effectiveness in helping others.