The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) officially opens its door of opportunity to Indigenous People (IP) for the succeeding training cycles of Candidate Soldier Course (CSC) at the 3rd Division Training Unit (3DTU).
The move was in line with the request of the Office of the Panay Indigenous People’s Organization (PIPOL) as embodied in its approved Resolution No. 2016 – 006 which asked for a quota of the IPs particularly Panay Bukidnon and Ati in the Philippine Army.
“They are more than welcome to be part of the Philippine Army,” 3ID commander Gen. Harold N. Cabreros said in a Division news article, noting that there are already IP soldiers in the army service.
IPs will constitute 10 percent of the total number of trainees in the CSC’s next succeeding training cycles to address the concern of the PIPOL.
Cabreros added that the response of 3ID was aimed “to empower IP communities, recognize their rights and reduce marginalization in the area.”
Interested applicants for the CSC must be 18 to 26 years old, earned at least 72 units in college, not less than 5 feet in height, mentally fit and no pending case in any court to be able to qualify for the course.
However, for high school graduate applicants, they must possess a certified skill needed in the military service.
Applicants are required valid identifications, original transcript of record and diploma, birth certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority, pencil #2 and a long folder.
The interested IPs must take and pass the Armed Forces of the Philippines Service Aptitude Test (AFPSAT) scheduled in various dates and venues in the Visayas to proceed to becoming a soldier.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1001472544727/3id-to-take-in-ips-as-soldiers
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