Professor Kot awarded by the Special Forces

3.06.2022

During the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the creation of the Special Forces as a separate type of the Polish Armed Forces, Prof. Jacek Kot, Head of the National Centre for Hyperbaric Medicine of the MUG in Gdynia, received a commemorative medal W dowód uznania za wsparcie szkolenia nurkowego żołnierzy Wojsk Specjalnych (In recognition of supporting the diving training of Special Forces soldiers). The award was presented by the commander of the Special Forces Component, Maj. Gen. Ph.D. Eng. Sławomir Drumowicz. The event was held on 2nd of June 2022 in Kraków in the presence of representatives of state and local government authorities, as well as representatives of special units and state and military institutions.

– The methods of conducting combat operations of special units of the Polish Army are not disclosed to the public, but the very fact of the participation of MUG specialists, among others in the field of training and securing combat divers of special units is no secret. After all, soldiers prepared for extreme actions must rely on the most modern knowledge and experience of experts – said Prof. Jacek Kot.

Representatives of our University have been involved in training soldiers of special units and carrying out the necessary preventive examinations for many years. They also provide medical care for them during the convalescence period. For his contribution to cooperation, among others from Military Unit GROM many times received official thanks, including the ones in 2013 from Col. Piotr Gąstał, Unit’s Commander at that time.

photo from Prof. Jacek Kot’s archive