The government adopts a project that assumes 2.5% of GDP for the army in 2024
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The government has adopted a draft law on the defense of the Fatherland, which provides, inter alia, an increase in the number of soldiers to approx. 300,000, an increase in defense spending – due to Poland's membership in NATO – to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2024 and the technical modernization of the army, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister reported.
"NATO members, as required, should allocate a minimum of 2 percent of GDP for defense. Poland is fulfilling this obligation. Thanks to the new regulations, we will reach the 2.5 percent level in 2024. This is 6 years earlier than previously assumed,” the release reads.
Currently, the Polish Army numbers about 111,500 professional soldiers and 32,000 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Forces. The new regulations provide that the Polish army will ultimately be increased to approx. 300,000. soldiers – 250,000 professional soldiers and 50,000 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Forces.
The project provides for the introduction of voluntary basic military service, and the candidate who is undergoing one-year training will have the right to enter professional service.
