Call to arms
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
26.03.2015 14:09
While officials in Poland struggle with backing up the professional army, some civilians are already very well organised themselves.
Polish reserve personnel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Poland’s Ministry of Defence announced earlier this week that selected members of the reserve forces are to turn up for military exercises “immediately”.
According to officials, the step is nothing out of ordinary and bears no relation to theongoing crisis in Ukraine. The army may call up any male aged between 18 and 60 with a satisfactory medical history.
Meanwhile, there is a strong group of individuals in Poland who are happy to dedicate a good part of their free time to testing their endurance boundaries like soldiers. While officialdom in Poland struggles with installing national reserve forces to back up the professional army, some civilians are already very well organised themselves.
Reporter Elżbieta Krajewska spoke to Szymon Gruszecki from FIA, a paramilitary organisation.