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In the beginning of 1921 he was released from his service, returned to Vilnus to school, to further commit to the scout movement and finally to carry out tasks for the National Security Association, which he joined in February, 1921.

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In May of the same year, he finally passed his high school exams (matura) in front of the Examining Commission for Former Soldiers. After accomplishing the non-commissioned officer (NCO) courses in the NSA – Pilecki became the commander-instructor of an NSA unit in Nowe-Święcice.

At the break of 1921 and 1922 he served a 10-month course in the Cavalry Reserve Officers' Training Centre in Grudziąc.

In 1922, Witold Pilecki begun studying in the University of Stefan Batory, as an auditor extraordinaire of Faculty of Fine Arts (Wydział Sztuk Pięknych).

Unfortunately the lack of sufficient funds, the serious condition of his father Julian, and the debt lingering over the Sukurcze estate, forced Witold to abandon his ambitious academic plans an