Pursuit of army transformation road map (ATR) results to your New Army, says official

From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 19): Pursuit of army transformation road map (ATR) results to your New Army, says official

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, November 19 (PIA)—The army’s pursuit of the transformation road map (ATR) has given you, the new army, said Col. Jose H. Narciso, Chief, Governance Strategy Management Office.

“There is a process of how to transform from being reactive, inefficient, barely capable,  with bad image and poorly equipped to a strategy-driven, word class, full-mission capable, ethical, competent and a professional army for following the ATR/Philippine Army Strategy Map,” he added.

These were passionately delivered by Narciso and the  Assistant  Division Commander  of the 8th Infantry division, Brig. Gen. Demy Tejares as they met the press in an orientation on the ATR on November 13-14, 2015 where some 48 media practitioners attended.

Tejares said that AFP is aiming of a 2028 world-class army that is a source of national pride.

“The army is now on its process to develop, organize, train, equip, support and sustain army forces for the conduct of prompt and sustained ground operations to accomplish the AFP mission as a core purpose to serve the people by securing the land and uphold the core values of honor, patriotism, and being responsible on duty.”

There is a certain scorecard being maintained by each army element or official towards this grand aim of serving as new model army.

While some media men doubted the feasibility of the process, some officials have testimonies to this effect.

Captain Isagani Viernes, the 8th ID public affairs chief, said that their soldiers have received high ratings in local and foreign peace keeping operations.  He said that some 12 soldiers from the division had a brief stint in the Golan Heights peacekeeping operations.

In communities, the army elements are also received warmly as they pursue their Bayanihan activities.

Another official said that the surrender of some armed elements or insurgents are also results of the public’s renewed trust to the state soldiers.

It may be a difficult task and an uphill climb especially in the region where some insurgents have yet to be uncovered or persuaded to surrender. Yet, the army believes that the ATR coupled with positive outlook on the projects of the government will complement forces to bring out the model army.

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