Army conducts 12-km foot march in Cagayan De Oro

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 8): Army conducts 12-km foot march in Cagayan De Oro

CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City -- Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division here will conduct another ‘foot march’ anytime to check the readiness of the individual soldier, an army official said Friday.

Lt. Col. Eugenio Julio Osias, IV, spokesperson of the 4th ID, said the foot patrol will empathize with fellow soldiers in the field who were frequently sent on combat operations.

He said the foot march will also test the physical strength and ensure the soldier's readiness for deployment when the need arises.

According to Osias, a foot march would involve a battalion size of 150 soldiers marching in single file toward a predetermined objective and back to camp.

“Normally, a foot march would involved a distance of 12-kilometer or more,” Osias added.

The 4th ID held its first foot march for this year last Saturday in Barangays Patag and Bulua involving a 12-kilometer distance where the battalion size unit marched in single file starting at 4:30 a.m. and ended about 9:30 a.m. when the soldiers safely trekked back to barracks.

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