It is normally held by the senior warrant officer of an army or marine unit.
The latest D5 is much modified from the original example, which also saw service as a marine unit.
However, as of 2010 there are no plans by the Polish Army to create an active marine unit.
Like all marine expeditionary units, the force is designed to sustain itself for at least 30 days ashore.
It also has marine units for the defense of naval installations.
On 10 May 1782 he also became a major, commanding a newly raised marine unit.
But there is nothing amateurish about the marine unit's mission and aspirations.
The military says applications for its elite marine units have spiralled since the attacks.
These included commanders of airborne, marine and tank units from the 5th Division, mostly at battalion level.
Police, science teams and marine units are dispatched to investigate.