Poland doesn't intend to return to compulsory military service

Poland does not intend to return to conscription; the country will continue to recruit troops on a voluntary basis, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army, General Wieslaw Kukula, said in an interview with Polsat TV, Report informs.

"There will be volunteers. It is very easy to return to compulsory military service, but today we do not see the need for this," he said.

According to the general, it is necessary to “give the opportunity [to serve in the army] to professionals who want to combine their personal and professional lives, their careers specifically with army service.”

Compulsory military conscription in Poland was ended, but not legally abolished, in 1999. The strength of the Polish army, consisting of volunteers, in October 2023 was 187,000 soldiers and officers.