Fifty-nine
newly-commissioned second lieutenants from the Officer Candidate Course (OCS)
Class 42-2014 officially joined the Philippine Army after their graduation
Friday.
Defense
Secretary Voltaire Gazmin was the guest of honor and speaker at the graduation
ceremonies that took place at Ricarte Hall, Philippine Army Officers Club
House, Fort Bonifacio ,
Taguig City
Gazmin
was joined by Armed Forces of the Philippines
The
graduating class was composed of 51 male and eight female officers. Topping the
class is 2nd Lt. Howell Jason Kirby A. Buhion from Cagayan de Oro City.
After
one year of laborious training and discipline, the 59 young and dynamic
individuals from Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao
who took their oaths as Candidate Officers in April 2013, now manifest
stability under pressure and are fully equipped with the right training,
knowledge and skills to become officers of the Philippine Army.
The
new second lieutenants will be assigned to the different units of the PA.
In
his speech, Gazmin congratulated the young and active lieutenants who shall
form part of the dynamic Officer Corps of the PA.
"Today,
they had made initial achievement as they join the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Gazmin
also commended Brig. Gen. Ivan Samarita, chief of the Training and Doctrine
Command, for "maintaining the high academic standard of the premier
academic institution of the Philippine Army."
He
likewise exhorted the new officers to fulfill their constitutional duties and
the social contract with the Filipino people.
Gazmin
said they should be faithful to the Constitution and subordinate to the
civilian authority.
Meanwhile,
in its effort to further equip the Army organization with a pool of able
officers and enlisted personnel, the PA continues to develop programs that
would strengthen the personnel capability of the organization in furtherance of
the Army Transformation Roadmap.
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