AFP asks brave Cordillerans: list up & take Air Force exams

From the Baguio Midland Courier (Feb 24): AFP asks brave Cordillerans: list up & take Air Force exams

Cordillerans aspiring to be a soldier or an officer of the Philippine Air Force will have a chance to fulfill their dreams when they pass the examination to be held at the PAF Tactical Operations Group 1 at the Baguio Loakan Airport on Feb. 26 and 27.

Under the PAF recruitment program, all applicants must be natural born Filipino citizen, single with no legal obligation to support a child or children; must be 152.5 centimeters or 5 feet for both male and female.

The recruitment has two categories which is the enlisted personnel and officer.

Applicants for officer status must be a baccalaureate degree holder and aged 21 to 29 or born from Aug. 1, 1987 to Aug. 1, 1995 upon admission for training on Aug. 1, 2016.

Those applying as enlisted personnel must have completed at least 72 units in college, must be 18 years old but not more than 23 years old upon the date of enlistment on March 18, 2017. They are those born between March 17, 1993 to March 18, 1999.

Applicants must also be physically and mentally fit for military training and with good moral character.

Applicants must also submit accomplished application form, a photocopy of birth certificate authenticated by the National Statistics Office, and a photocopy of transcript of records.

Applicants are advised to bring the original copies of the said requirements for further verification.

Attached in the application form is a latest 2x2 ID photo which must be front, facial close-up, white background with name and signature of the applicant at the back of the photo.

Application form for officer’s status and enlisted personnel can be downloaded at www.paf.mil.ph. Walk-in applicants will be accepted.

Physical defects such as tattoo, obesity, pierced ear/s for males and extra piercing for females, crossed eyedness, bow leggedness and excess or lacking finger would demerit or disqualify the application.

Applicants are also required to be in white t-shirt, maong pants and rubber shoes and must bring with them one black and blue ballpen and pencil with eraser and to be at the examination area before 7 a.m.

As in the past, candidate soldiers, while on training, will receive P14,295 as allowance and P20,494 after graduation. He will be designated as airman. Officer candidates on the other hand will receive P30,455 allowance while on training as P2Lt. and P35,785 as 2Lt.

For inquiries, call PAF TOG1 at Loakan Airport at (075) 447-3545; 0923-737-1055; 0917-800-1594 and 0939-902-0896. They may also inquire through email at opnstog1@gmail.com.

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