Monday, December 16, 2013

Basileňo tops 1st Infantry Division Candidate Soldier’s Training Course

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 16): Basileňo tops 1st Infantry Division Candidate Soldier’s Training Course

A Basileňo has topped the 1st Infantry Division Candidate Soldier's Training Course which was concluded this Sunday.

Capt. Jefferson Somera, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, identified the topnotcher as Rodel I. Babao, a resident of Isabela City, Basilan.

Babao vested the top position out of 138 members of the Candidate Soldier Course Class 318-2013 cross trained with Jungle Warfare Mountaineering Operation Course.

His training was conducted by instructors from the 1st Infantry Division which based in Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur.

Babao was followed by Richard R. Aninion and Nover B. Rillera both from Molave, Zamboanga Del Sur.

The class which opened last June 15 has originally a regular quota of 144 members.

From 144, only 138 graduated the rigors of military trainings and discipline.

Among the 138, there are 42 college graduate, 62 college level, 28 have undergone vocational courses.

Twenty- five are high school graduates but proved to be deserving candidates as they possessed the skills required to qualify for enlistment; 115 are Visaya, three are Ilocano, and 19 of them from different ethnic groups like Tagalog, Chavacano, Ilonggo, Muslim and Subanen.

Meanwhile, 1st Infantry Division commander Brig. Gen. Felicito Virgilio M. Trinidad, Jr., congratulated the new members of his unit by saying:

"You are the new breed of the Philippine Army under the Army Transformation Road Map. We are expecting from you as your parents and relatives do, to perform your duty to the best of your ability. You are now a soldier of the people, serve them well," he added.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=597186

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