Polish government plans mandatory military training for adult men
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PolishPrimeMinisterDonaldTusksaidFridaythathisgovernmentisworkingonaplantopreparelarge-scalemilitarytrainingforeveryadultmaleinresponsetothechangingsecuritysituationinEurope.
Themilitarytrainingwouldcreateareserveforcethatis“adequatetopossiblethreats,”TusksaidinamajorspeechonsecuritytoPoland’slowerhouseofparliament,orSejm.
Hesaidthatthere’saneedforanarmyof500,000soldiers,whichwouldincludereservists.
Lastyear,thePolishgovernmentsaidthatthemilitarywasmadeupofaround200,000soldiersandwastogrowto220,000thisyearwiththeobjectiveofincreasingittoabout300,000.
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