The Capiz-based 3rd Infantry Division is opening its door to
patriotic Filipinos willing to serve the country by becoming military officers
and enlisted personnel in its roster.
Lt. Col. Ray Tiongson, 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson,
said the Philippine Army Recruitment Center Office for Visayas will facilitate
the Armed Forces of the Philippines Service Aptitude Test to qualified
applicants for Officer Candidate Course (OCC), Officer Preparatory Course (OPC)
and Candidate Soldier Course (CSC).
Schedule and venue of examinations are the following: Feb.
26 at St. Anthony’s College, San Jose, Antique; Feb. 27 at Iloilo Science and
Technology University, Lapaz, Iloilo City; Feb. 28 at Guimaras State College,
Buenavista, Guimaras; Feb. 29 at Capiz State University, Roxas City, Capiz;
March 1 at Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army in Camp
Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz and March 2 at the Northwestern Visayan Colleges,
Kalibo, Aklan.
Qualified to take the examinations are the following:
OCC: natural born Filipino citizen; baccalaureate degree
holder; 21-29 years old; must have completed at least one term or three years
continuous active military service (for enlisted personnel); single/never been
married and has no legal obligation to support a child; at least five feet for
both male and female; physically and mentally fit and has no pending case in
any court of law.
The OCC is a one-year course which prepares a candidate
mentally, physically, and emotionally to become an army officer.
Upon graduation, the individual will be commissioned as an
Army 2nd lieutenant into the Regular Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP).
Officer Preparatory Course: natural-born Filipino citizen;
baccalaureate degree holder; Inactive Commissioned Reserved Officer who were
commissioned in the Philippine Army under Circular 4 Group I and Group II; must
not be over 31 years old on the date of Call to Active Duty (CAD); must have
completed at least one term or three years continuous active military service
(for EP); single/never been married and has no legal obligation to support a
child; at least 5 feet for both male and female; physically and mentally fit
and has no pending case in any court of law.
Candidate Soldiers Course: natural-born Filipino citizen;
single/never been married and has no legal obligation to support a child;
preferably those who have 72 units in college; 18 to 26 years old but must not
be 27 years old at the convening date; at least 5 feet for both male and
female; physically and mentally fit and has no pending case in any court of
law.
If the applicant is only a high school graduate, he or she
should possess special skills needed by the AFP or Philippine Army. Proof of
such skills must be shown.
The CSC will undergo three months basic military training
and forty-five days Jungle Warfare and Mountain Operation Course (JWMOC) with
rigid combat training to be enlisted into the regular force of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines
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