President Andrzej Duda during the central celebrations of the National Day May 3 Photo: PAP / Jacek Turczyk
the president stressed that appreciates the decision of the former president Bronislaw Komorowski on the appointment Gocuła and existing service general. – I wish it was clear and evident that the fact that you served as chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army for the past three years, and today received Mr. nomination, it is also clear and readable assessment of your current attitudes and outcomes – he said.
He stressed that the decision “was taken in obvious agreement” with Prime Minister Beata Szydło and after consultation with the defense minister Antoni Macierewicz.
He noted that the army enjoys high credibility. – This is a service of honorable, but often difficult, and above all, it is always ready to serve the country, which also need to motivate the troops, and thus lead also good policy, and to the soldiers, and in general personnel policy – he added.
“I wish it continued”
Andrzej Duda stressed that it must also conduct diplomacy, the military, today very important. – You had complied very well so far with these obligations. I would like it to be continued, especially in the context of the military component related to the upcoming summit of NATO in Warsaw – the president said.
He also drew attention to the preparations for the biggest since 1989. Military exercises Anaconda-16, which will be held with the participation of 28 thousand. soldiers, including allies.
– Before us great process, already under way, streamlining the Polish army. Improvement primarily its element of defense, and that means first of its modernization, ie. Equipping it with new equipment. Modernization, which must be carried out – first – very well from the planning, secondly -You equip the Polish army in the best equipment available and attainable, thirdly – it must be done wisely – President added.
Andrzej Duda stressed that modernization means also “improve the functioning of the structures of command.” He stressed Gocuła experience with multinational staff officer positions and also in the structures of NATO, appealing to the general advantage of them as head SGWP.
Gen. Gocuł the most important tasks scored preparation of the NATO summit in Warsaw. As he said, it’s not only about organizational matters, but the visibility of the position of Polish military on the extended presence of NATO troops on the eastern flank.
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Reconstruction command system
He also noted the announced restructuring of the system of command and control of the armed forces in times of peace, crisis and war, including the creation of a new kind of armed forces, which is to be defense territorial. It – he added – to reconstruct the relationship between the basic cells forming MON, including SGWP, but “ordering of the command system in the direction of single command and a single-responsibility.”
By Gocuła developed in MON concept of change management system is advanced. – We are ready to fairly accurately submit the operating ranges of individual organizational units forming the General Staff to have new conditions – he assured.
When asked whether to increase the states of full-time, or size of the army, Gocuł stressed that “it is required appropriate balance between the possibilities, and these possibilities are created by two per cent of GDP. “
– questions must be addressed to the political authorities – the president of Poland defines the main directions of reconstruction, modernization and defense preparation state, and detailed directions defined by the Council of Ministers at the request of the defense minister – he said.
He drew attention to the need for a balance between states etatowymi and expenditure on training and technical modernization. He estimated at the same time that “there is room to increase the staff levels.”
The development of the armed forces
He announced the preparation of this year for approval by the highest authorities of the development program the armed forces for the next decade, including detail for the next four years. The program will specifically describe the transformation of the armed forces and national defense system, but also the technical modernization.
– This task requires, in my opinion, closer cooperation with the Polish defense industry – said Gocuł, recalling that the last review of the modernization programs.
He estimated that the delay urgently need to catch up, but the “basic military equipment, important for the defense capability of our armed forces should be supplied by our defense industry.”
this – he added – requires security of supply of spare parts, munitions and material. – It’s hard to buy equipment, when in doubt, whether the right time in the right quantity, our partner will answer – he stressed.
He said the nomination for a second term takes “a huge honor, with great enthusiasm, but also with great humility. ” – I am aware that the expectations are huge, but today it is difficult to have a smaller expectations, these are the times, the environment of regional security, global, but is directly related to the borders of the Republic forces us to act better service, enthusiasm and passion in everyday action – he added.
extensive experience
the 53-year-old Gocuł chief of General Staff from May 2013. it replaced the position of a gene. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch and as chief of the General Staff in August 2014. received a promotion to the highest level – a four-star general. From October 2010. He was the first deputy head of SG HR. To this institution came at the beginning of 2007. Was subsequently Deputy Chief of Operational Planning, Head of the Management Analysis, Intelligence and Reconnaissance, and since July 2008. – Head of Strategic Planning.
In 2003. Stood on head of branch operational command of the Multinational Division central South in Iraq, and in 2004-2005, he served in the operational command, first in the group organization, then as head of the surgical team, and then as head of the department of operational planning city planning and deputy head of city planning.
Since 1987. commanded a platoon, a platoon of school and school company of tanks in the 9th Mechanized Regiment; and since 1996. battalions of tanks in the 12th Mechanized Brigade and the 6th Armoured Cavalry Brigade, where he was also head of the training division. In 2001-2003 headed the branch of the operational command of the 1st Mechanized Corps in Bydgoszcz.
Graduate School of Military Armoured Forces in Poznan Academy of National Defence, Land Force Command and Staff College in Canada and the Royal Academy Defense studies in the UK.
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