Frag Out! Magazine
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A scope of the disciplines, tests, standards or trials has been developed slowly, but systematically. The march has ceased to be a dominant trial – and although it has been still a great number of the activities of this type, it has occurred a decidedly more "manipulations": psychology and memory tests for perceptivity or association. Thanks to the psychologists the trails have been more and more demanding and longer: they have appeared the codes to be memorized, which has included 40 characters, poems, azimuths, etc. The legends about the questionings to the SELEKCJA, the hostage stage or even the attempts to drawn have begun to go from mouth to mouth. In order to determine physical efficiency, they have already used the pulse measurements and this entire machine has really started to operate efficiently. A profile of the participants has been also changing – nearly 70% of them were stu- dents or higher education graduates. During the SELEKCJA, even Ministers of the National Defense, the commanders of the Land Forces or the commanders of the special units has appeared as guests. Despite a good cooperation with the MOD during 20 years one has not managed to develop a formal manner of helping graduates of SELEKCJA to join the armed fo- ces. There is no doubt, that it is a failure of this event and a great mistake of the army, which has not been capable to use a clout and popularity of the SELEKCJA. The finalists have admittedly got to the most elite units of Polish Armed Forces and Law Enforcement, such as the JW GROM, JWK, FORMOZA or the others, but these activities have been going on behind the scenes and conducted on their own. Completing the SELEKCJA has not constituted here a deciding factor when it comes to accepting a candidate (although it has been consid- ered to a certain extend). The best work for the gradu- ates has been performed by the contacts at the lev- el of the units, that is a participation of the observers. With such a scale of difficulty and load, one has man- aged to organize the SELEKCJA only with the involvement of the medical team. The physicians team has included even up to three physicians of the various specialties plus the medical rescuers. It has happened the small injuries, overheating and hypothermia, but a real fight for survival has taken place only once and it has been anaphylactic shock. The problems with hypothermia have occurred on an everyday basis, but it is obvious when you have a min- imum outfit, a sleep deficit, and additionally you deal with a great effort and irregular meals … A development of the Internet and social media has caused that it has been more and more easier for the subsequent competitors year by year. In 2014, it was introduced a ban EVENT