Should the military require another infantry division to
enhance its presence, all the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to do
is to "upgrade" an existing brigade from any of its 10 divisions.
This was stressed by AFP public affairs office chief Col.
Noel Detoyato in a message to the PNA Monday.
"One way (to acquire an infantry division in a hurry)
is to upgrade an infantry brigade. First you will separate this unit (from its
existing parent division) then you equip it with corresponding personnel until
it becomes a full-sized division," he said in Filipino.
And to became a full-sized infantry division, other brigades
will given to this unit for its operational control, he added.
Combat and support units will be also be assign to this
formation to give it the striking power of a full infantry division.
Detoyato said upgrades will be also given to its special,
technical and general staff to make it capable of performing division-sized
missions. It will also be renamed.
Infantry divisions, subtracted a full infantry brigade, will
not be harmed operationally, as a new brigade headquarters can be assembled
from scratch.
"A brigade headquarters usually consists of 150
officers and personnel, it can be easily assembled if needed, while a division
headquarters need around 500 people," Detoyato said.
A Filipino infantry division usually consist of two to three
brigades which has the strength of around 1,000 to 1,500 officers and enlisted
personnel, not including its support and logistic units.
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