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already), but we were also taught how to command a platoon made out of the system operators. Noteworthy, as the Territorial Defense Component Training Center we implement the best British training solutions, for the future ATGM operators in TDC. Interview with the Javelin Platoon Commanders Course participant: 1) What your experience is, within the scope of handling and using the FGM-148 Javelin missile? I have been an instructor for the Javelin anti-tank guided missiles for a few years now. Together with other soldiers working at the Territorial De- fense Component Training Centre we conduct courses and train soldiers in using this system. I also had a chan- ce to participate in Javelin ATGM live fire launchers. 2) Apart from the FGM-148 Javelin, do you have any experience in han- dling and using other weapons sys- tems as such? How could one com- pare Javelin, to the Spike ATGM? Apart from Javelin, I also had a chan- ce to work with NLAW, which can- not be described as a system of the same class, but as a little, less potent brother. When it comes to the Spike ATGM, I know it mainly after exchan- ging experiences with the Spike ope- rators who we, at the TDCTC (CSWOT) have been training in employing the Javelin ATGM. 3) Where did the idea to participate in the Javelin Platoon Comman- ders Course come from? I think I simply made use of the opportunity that I got. I treated this distinction as a chance to engage in professional and personal develop- ment, gain new, invaluable experien- ce, and fulfill my ambition. As the old saying goes, if you don't grow, you go backward. When I was proposed to go to the UK, to participate in that tra- ining, there was not a single moment of hesitation. 4) How can you compare the tra- ining process in the UK, with the training conducted in Toruń? Here we are dealing with two courses that are entirely different, and it is impossible to compare how the tra- ining is conducted. The one that we organize at the Territorial Defense Component Training Centre in Toruń is organized for the Javelin ATGM operators, and it lasts 2 weeks. In the United Kingdom, I have gone through a three months platoon commander course. Not only did I revise the sys- tem-related information (that I knew Javelin www.fragoutmag.com