In the event of war, conscription will arrive by courier. Refusal will result in imprisonment.
- The uncertain environment and difficult international situation mean that the Polish government is preparing for a possible threat in various fields.
- The Ministry of National Defence has prepared a regulation on the delivery of draft cards for military service in the event of mobilization and during war.
- Polish Post employees and couriers will be able to deliver draft cards. Refusal to draft during mobilization or war is punishable by imprisonment.
In recent years, due to the war in Ukraine, international security has significantly deteriorated. Due to the threat from an aggressive Russia, the Polish government is preparing for a possible attack in various areas. While everyone hopes that war will not break out, it is the government's duty to both strengthen Poland's military potential and develop specific organizational and legal rules.
Therefore , the Ministry of National Defence has developed a regulation on the delivery of draft cards for military service in the event of mobilization and during war . It was published in the Journal of Laws on January 30th. We are posting it below the text.
The regulation specifies the method and procedure for delivering conscription cards for military service performed in the event of mobilization and during war and for making information about this conscription public, the procedure to be followed by military units, the police and the Polish Post in this respect and the method of covering the costs related to delivering conscription documents and making information about the conscription public.
- we read in the Ministry of National Defense regulation.
According to the new regulations:
- mayors,
- mayors,
- city mayors
deliver, with acknowledgment of receipt, draft cards for military service performed in the event of mobilization and during war , issued by the heads of military recruitment centers competent for the place of permanent residence or temporary residence lasting more than three months of the drafted person.
Military service call-up cards may also be delivered by military units, employees of organizational units of the Polish Post or the police.
- Information about the attempted delivery of the appointment card and the need to contact the body conducting the courier action or the head of the WCR is placed in the mailbox or - if this is not possible - on the door of the addressee's apartment or in a visible place at the entrance to his property - the regulation states.
The plan for posting mobilization announcements will be prepared by commune heads, mayors and city presidentsThe commune head, mayor or city president may order, in consultation with the Head of the Central Military Recruitment Centre, the transfer of draft cards by the heads of the Central Military Recruitment Centre directly to:
- commanders of military units;
- post office;
- police.
Military units, post offices and the police will deliver draft cards to the addressees in the manner described above, using their own forces and resources.
As we read in the regulation, information on the call-up to military service performed in the event of mobilization and during war will be made public through an announcement by the Minister of National Defence on the order of general mobilization by the President of the Republic of Poland .
This is what the template for this announcement looks like:
The heads of communes, mayors or city presidents will develop a plan for posting notices in a given area in consultation with the head of the WCR.
Appointment cards delivered to addressees at their place of permanent or temporary residenceThe regulation also specifies how the Polish Post Office is to operate in the event of mobilization and war.
"For delivery purposes, the Post Office, at the request of the Head of the Central Military Recruitment Center, designates post offices to forward draft cards to post offices. Draft cards received by a post office by 8 a.m. on a given day are delivered to the addressee at their place of permanent residence or temporary residence lasting more than 3 months, or to their employer on the same day by 3 p.m., while those received after 8 a.m. are delivered in the afternoon, no later than midnight. Draft cards are delivered with acknowledgment of receipt, prioritizing other mail," the regulation states.
Appointment cards may also be delivered by courier .
The mayor or city president shall, in the first instance, designate persons who are employees of the city hall or municipal office as contractor couriers and liaison couriers.
- it was written in the regulation.
Avoiding conscription during mobilization and war is punishable by imprisonment.Conscription during mobilization and war is a very serious matter. Failure to comply carries severe penalties. As we read in the Homeland Defense Act:
- Whoever, during mobilization or war, being called up for active military service, does not report for such service at the specified time and place, shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of not less than 3 years.
- Whoever, during mobilization or war, in order to permanently evade the obligation of military service, being called up for active military service, does not report for this service at the specified time and place, shall be subject to the penalty of deprivation of liberty for a term of not less than 5 years.
