Military training. What should military training look like for everyone? “You have to start with that”

Prime Minister on Friday Donald Tusk In the Sejm he presented information about the international situation and the state of security of Poland.

The head of government talked about the need to build a half million army and announced the organization of universal military training. General Roman Polko, former commander of the GROM special unit and General prof. Stanisław Koziej, former head of the National Security Bureau and former deputy head of the Ministry of National Defense.

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– The key is to prepare people for specific positions. There are many civil specialties that really require a few days of preparation – said General Roman Polko. He mentioned as an example of IT specialists. – I guarantee here that such a civilian drone operator will perfectly manage with unlimited means of transport, whether naval or sea or air, with those drones that are in the army – he added.

He emphasized that it is important not to organize training “for show”. – Let's build infrastructure, prepare instructors, there are many of them. There are many soldiers, veterans for whom shooting or military tactics at all are a passion and they will certainly be a pro bono, they will train for free – he continued. He noted that thanks to this “young people will look at how you can do with passion, not as a torment.”

Gen. Koziej distinguished exercises for reservists and universal. In his opinion, in the case of the former, the encouragement system should be built. When it comes to a universal training program, according to the general “the most important thing is to shape strategic awareness in every citizen”.

– There is a need for awareness of what character these threats are, what they are about, in what situations you can find. You have to start with it – he explained. Only after that you can do exercises at the shooting range – he added.

He explained the date of strategic awareness on the example Israelin which it is aware of the threats, therefore “this safety is just as important as food, drinking, health care.”

– Poles began to be born spontaneously because we were in trouble with it. I remember 10 years ago, for example, there was no consent to increase defense expenses – he added.

Gen. Polko was asked what an example of a three -day training program would look like if it depended on him. The former GROM commander mentioned the basic “Battle Drills”. – These are tactical exercises, i.e. how to move on the battlefield, how to take positions, how to use the area in order to protect yourself how to conduct activities in even small belaying groups – he explained.

– And of course these basic skills related to the use of hand -held resources, and in particular weapons (…) on the battlefield during the war, when this weapon goes into the hands of a citizen who even in his own defense would use it, he must be able to handle it, load, clean it – he added.