privateer 6 Aug 2023 #1Can I join the Polish Navy without going to the Sea Coast? I'm wondering if at an Army Office I can ask to join the Navy, instead of joining there for the Army specifically.
Bobko 25 | 2,108 6 Aug 2023 #2@privateerHey man, it looks like you've been trying/thinking about joining the Polish military for the last 8 years. My opinion, do with it what you will, is that it is perhaps a little too late to make a career out of it.However, one place where they will always take you is Wagner. Benefits of joining Wagner:1) Gain combat experience - GUARANTEED2) No boring office positions!3) Motivated colleagues4) Many opportunities for growth5) Free life insurance6) Travel the world7) Learn new languagesDrawbacks:1) Life expectancy of approximately 6 months. Use it well!
jon357 74 | 22,060 8 Aug 2023 #3Can I join the Polish Navy without going to the Sea Coast?If you join a navy you will find it quite difficult to avoid going to the 'sea coast' at some point in your maritime career.
OP privateer 9 Aug 2023 #4That's not how I meant. I wonder if I need to go to the Coast to find a Recruitment Office for the navy, or if entering a regular Army Recruitment Office would have Navy Personnel inside to help me join the Navy.
jon357 74 | 22,060 9 Aug 2023 #5entering a regular Army Recruitment OfficeLike the ones in Kraków od Wrocław for example, rather than going to, say, Gdańsk or Gdynia?
jon357 74 | 22,060 9 Aug 2023 #7As far as I can see, you'll need to visit the correct recruitment office. An unwillingness to travel to the coast may well be seen as a drawback in wanting a career at sea.This website may help you: amw.gdynia.pl/index.php/kandydat/studia-wojskowe/item/1143-rekrutacja-na-studia-wojskowe
jon357 74 | 22,060 9 Aug 2023 #8Buy the way, if you're good at science and have at least a Matura or equivalent before applying for the course, many ships' electricians in the Merchant Navy are from Poland. I know a few and have worked on board ship with some (on the ship I was on, all the electricians were Polish). They all trained in Gdynia and this can be a very highly paid as well as a very rewarding career.
Bobko 25 | 2,108 9 Aug 2023 #9Sorry in advance for offending anyone - but the military service threads on PF are kinda scary. I imagine that it is in fact representative of a large segment of the type of people that actually enlist. The fact that it is these people heading there is what scares me.A normal soldier:1) Doesn't want to be one2) Hates the service3) Is good at making friends and keeping himself entertained through long periods of excruciating boredom4) Has a healthy disdain for authority5) Definitely does not see himself as a knight (these are the guys that get the other guys killed)Just some thoughts.
Lyzko 45 | 9,442 9 Aug 2023 #10True, Bobko! Except in present day Russia, I'm told by Russians fighting in the Ukraine War.
Bobko 25 | 2,108 9 Aug 2023 #11Except in present day Russia, I'm told by Russians fightingEh? What do you mean?There's plenty of romantics/autists in the Russian and Ukrainian military too - despite all efforts of commanding officers to beat this dangerous mindset out of their minds before they kill somebody.
pawian 224 | 24,484 9 Aug 2023 #13See you next time when you decide to join Polish Air Force. :):):)They will be using Raptors.....