Poland aims to offer military training to 100,000 adults a year

Poland hopes to offer military training to 100,000 civilians a year starting in 2027, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, outlining a large-scale scheme to expand the country's army reserves.

Currently, around 35,000 Poles undergo basic military training each year as part of voluntary military service. Anyone who is interested and is between 18 and 60 will receive detailed information on how to complete the training course. 

The scheme opens to both men and women, and will be voluntary but the authorities plan a system of "motivations and incentives”.