I tried to gather the most important information about Polish military.

Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (“Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland”, abbreviated SZ RP; popularly, Wojsko Polskie, abbreviated WP—roughly, the “Polish Military”) are the national defense forces of Poland. The name has been used since the early 19th century, but can also be applied to earlier periods.

The Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland: the Army (Wojska Lądowe RP), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna RP), Air Force (Siły Powietrzne RP) and Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne RP) and are under the command of the Ministry of National Defense (Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej). As of 2009, Poland has the world’s twenty-first highest level of military expenditure. Polish soldiers have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and 22 Polish soldiers were killed in Iraq between the invasion of 2003 and Poland’s pull-out in 2008.

Polish Armed Forces are the only military entity in the world to use a two-finger salute which is only used while wearing a hat (it refers to the fact that the salute is given to the emblem itself) with the emblem of the Polish eagle, such as military hat rogatywka. The salute is performed with the middle and index fingers extended and touching each other, while the ring and little fingers are bent and touched by the thumb. The tips of the middle and index fingers touch the peak of the cap, two fingers supposedly meaning honor and fatherland (Honor i Ojczyzna).

Since 2009 there is no compulsory military service in Poland.

And again, a little vocabulary according to the subject:

piechota– infantry
siły szybkiego reagowania– rapid reaction force
ognie wspierające – supporting fires
walczące ze soba siły– opposing forces
manewr– maneuver
ofensywa– offense
systemy uzbrojenia– weapons systems

stopień wyszkolenia– state of training
morale– morale
odwaga– boldness
siła ognia– firepower
ochrona– protection
dowodzenie– leadership
ubezpieczyć– secure
przewaga pozycyjna– positional advantage
zasadzka– ambush
zasadzka przeciwpancerna– anti amour ambush
artyleria polowa– field arty
schemat manewru– scheme of maneuver
wypełnić misję-accomplish the mission
mobilność– mobility
reguły użycia broni– rules of engagement
cel– purpose
oficer łączności– signal officer
system rozpoznania– intelligence system
pluton rozpoznawczy– scout platoon
patrol piechoty– infantry patrol
bezpośrednie wsparcie– direct support
obrona przeciwlotnicza– air defense
ograniczona widoczność– limited visibility
uzbroić– to arm
zmylić– to deceive
odwrócić uwagę– to divert
elastyczność– flexibility
dywizja– division
rozpoznanie– reconnaissance
atak frontalny– frontal attack
utrzymać pozycje– to retain ground
przejść do ofensywy– shift to the offensive
główny obszar walki– main battle area
kontratak– counterattack

Do następnego razu! (Till next time…)