Sunday, December 14, 2014

AFP to get much needed boost with graduation of 146 OCS candidates

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 14): AFP to get much needed boost with graduation of 146 OCS candidates

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday announced that its roster got a much needed boost with the pending graduation of 146 individuals from Officers' Candidate School (OCS) Monday.

This is also very timely considering that the AFP is celebrating its 79 founding anniversary this year, military spokesperson Col. Restituto Padilla said Sunday.

"These officers are going to help a lot in increasing and strengthening our fight against lawless elements, especially knowing that most of them will be deployed in these areas where (we) are now conducting law enforcement operations," he added.

But more (important) that than, the infusion of fresh young blood into the organization is always part of the dynamics and growing process to strengthen the Armed Forces, " Padilla stressed.

He also said that the OCS like the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is one of the key sources of officers in the AFP.

Recruitment for OCS candidates usually takes place during college.

Padilla added that OCS instructors usually go for candidates, who already have completed their degrees and Reserve Officers' Training Course, and have expressed intentions of joining the AFP.

The AFP spokesperson stressed that OCS is much shorter than those of the PMA as it no longer deals with academic subjects and focuses solely on military training and courses.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=716100

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