WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will roll out a new military training programme this month as part of a broader plan to train around 400,000 people in 2026, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

Galvanized by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Poland now spends more of its GDP on defence than any other NATO member. It has grown into the alliance’s third-largest military, with 216,000 personnel, and plans to expand its forces by nearly a third over the next decade.

Dubbed by Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz as “the largest defence training in Polish history”, the programme “At Readiness” will be voluntary and open to all citizens – from schoolchildren to working adults, companies, and seniors.

The programme will offer a basic security course, survival training, medical instruction, and cy

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