The issue of professional expectations and self-assessment in relation to the service performed by officers of the Polish Armed Forces is a very important issue for a specific and challenging military profession. The quality of performing professional tasks while solving various types of problems and the stress that arises at that time may be significantly reduced due to low self-esteem, and thus self-confidence. This may translate into lowered aspirations and, as a result, low expectations towards the profession. Therefore, it is worth taking a closer look at this issue through an in-depth analysis of its components, especially in terms of interdependence and social and professional conditions. The empirical research conducted for this purpose among the officers of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland allowed for the diagnosis of this problem and the formulation of appropriate conclusions. Calculations and analyzes in accordance with the adopted methodology were presented on the basis of the results of research conducted among officers carrying out various forms of education at the Academy of War Art. Elements of descriptive and correlation statistics were used to verify the collected empirical material and its detailed analysis