Proces przygotowania polskich oficerów do pełnienia funkcji dowódczych w asymetrycznych operacjach bojowych
The Process of Preparing Polish Officers to Perform Command Functions in Asymmetrical Combat Operations

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to make a diagnosis of problems which Polish officers struggle with during their performance of command functions in asymmetrical combat operations. For the Western political culture, strategy and army, threatened of asymmetry, are very ,,inconvenient’’ because their instruments (methods) cannot be found in the Western established way of conducting war thus it is difficult to face them. The advantage of strength of military and technology are not a guarantee of quick win over weaker, but determined enemy who applies strategy of asymmetry. The aspects above insist on deep transformation of the conventional military not only from the tactical level but also structural, preliminary and mental. The empirical basis of this article are field researches among soldiers of The 12th Szczecin Mechanised Division, experienced in the asymmetrical campaigns. The author has conducted a qualitative analysis of the material collected, based on the interviews. Suggestions were formulated about the need to train Polish officers who perform command roles in assymetrical wars.

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