Professional preparation of officer cadre for the purpose of the Territorial Defense Forces

One of the priorities of the Ministry of National Defense is the creation of a new branch of Armed Forces – the Territorial Defense Forces (Polish: WOT). It was initiated by the establishment of the Territorial Defense Bureau, and then the Command of the Territorial Defense Forces. The process of creating brigades and sub-units of these troops is parallel to the completion of the WOT Command. The main idea of their functioning is the widespread, optional access of volunteers to serve under the so-called territorial military service. Due to the intensive formation of new structures, a high-level military education is facing a major challenge, which is taking steps to urgently fill positions both for professional officers and for officers of territorial military service with graduates. The material presented in the present paper is an attempt to analyze and propose solutions that are not necessarily final but are treated as a basis for further substantive discussion.