Using the Experience of SMU GROM Soldiers to Strengthen National Defence and Security after the End of Active Service. New social threats in the environment of special forces Cover Image

Wykorzystanie doświadczeń żołnierzy JW GROM na rzecz wzmacniania obronności i bezpieczeństwa państwa po zakończeniu służby czynnej. Nowe zagrożenia społeczne w środowisku sił specjalnych
Using the Experience of SMU GROM Soldiers to Strengthen National Defence and Security after the End of Active Service. New social threats in the environment of special forces

Author(s): Grzegorz Wydrowski
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Welfare systems
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: SMU GROM; National Reserve Forces; retirement; veteran; reconversion; national security and defence;

Summary/Abstract: This paper looks at the possibility of using former SMU GROM soldiers and other special forces soldiers to enhance Poland’s national security and defence capabilities. Particular emphasis has been placed on the skills and combat experience of soldiers, as they constitute a valuable base of qualifications that could contribute to ensuring national security, once they have retired. Based on the thesis that the state does not take sufficient advantage of well-trained former SMU GROM soldiers, the paper refers to the broader debate on the desired systemic solutions that rest on the observation of the experience of soldiers after the end of their military service. The other aspects that have come under scrutiny in the paper are the conversion process, issues of information security of SMU GROM soldiers, and suggestions for possible model solutions aimed at their effective use by the authorities to prevent emerging irregularities within the military community. For the first time ever, emphasis has been placed on the new social threats that can be found within the environment of special forces. These include the outcomes of uncovering special forces veterans, as well as the massive use of the Internet as a universal source of knowledge and exchanging information.

  • Issue Year: XXXIX/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 167-179
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish