The Philippine Army (PA) on Sunday announced that it is
finalizing the recruitment of 2,300 soldiers this year to fill the ranks of the
various units nationwide.
The Army recruitment is open to qualified individuals who
have the potential to become part of the uniformed service.
The PA, on the average, recruits 2,000 to 3,000 new soldiers
annually.
Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said applicants must be
a natural-born Filipino citizen; with 72 units in college, of if a high school
graduate must possess technical skills needed by the Armed Forces of the
Philippines; at least 18 to 26 years old; at least 5 feet or 60 inches in
height; single and without child; of good moral character; must have passed the
pre-qualifying physical fitness test and physical medical exam; and physically
and mentally fit for military training.
As of August this year, the Army has already validated 1,322
applicants which will undergo the Candidate Soldier Course.
Hao said the recruitment and training of soldiers are now
delegated to the Training and Doctrine Command, Division Training Schools
On the average, each unit has a quota of 50 to 100 candidate
soldiers.
Meanwhile, PA chief Lt. Gen. Eduardo M. Año approved the
request for additional candidate soldier quota of 10th Infantry Division and
Mechanized Infantry Division.
At present, the 10th Infantry Division and the Mechanized
Infantry Division need additional 200 and 120 candidate soldiers, respectively.
Interested applicants may visit the Army Recruitment Centers
nationwide. The locations of the major Army Recruitment Offices are in Fort
Bonifacio, Metro Manila in Luzon; Camp Lapu-Lapu, Cebu City in the Visayas; and
Camp Evangelista, Cagayan De Oro City in Mindanao.
They may also visit the Philippine Army Website at
www.army.mil.ph for further details.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=798638
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