148 candidate soldiers finish military training

From the Mindanao Times (Mar 1): 148 candidate soldiers finish military training

ONE-HUNDRED forty eight members of the candidate soldiers (CS) course class graduated from their 16-week basic military training in Sgt. Demerin grandstand, 10th ID headquarters in Barangay Tuboran, Mawab, Compostela Valley on Feb. 28.

Capt. Jerry Lamosao, the spokesperson of 10th Infantry Division, said these new soldiers will become part of the nation-building efforts of the AFP to achieve peace and order in the communities.

“With HPA directive regarding CS quota, the 10ID command is committed to train and hone the potential of these young generation in service to country being new members of the noble profession of soldiery,” Lamosao said.

The 148 new soldiers finished weapons training, jungle warfare and mountaineering, military tactics-techniques-procedures, combat standard operating procedures, intelligence, civil-military operations, and with emphasis on respect of human rights, International Humanitarian Law and rule of law.

Maj. Gen. Noel S Clement, 10th ID commander said in his welcome remarks that the candidates have become “one of the best and the brightest soldiers of the Philippine Army, through the mentoring and supervision of our hardworking Training directorate and members of the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division Training School in coordination.”

“They are trained to be capable of multi-role such as doing civil-military works while very much ready to use force when necessary. These new breed of soldiers will be deployed into areas where people needed them the most,” he said.

They will be assigned to the units under the 10th ID in the fight specifically the communist threat.

Retired general Reynaldo Mapagu, Department of National Defense (DND) undersecretary for veterans and retirees, was the guest of honor and speaker of the event.

He told the graduates in his message, “Love your work, be financially secured and perform given task to the best of your abilities.”

“The government is in full support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines in making the country psychologically peaceful and conducive to further development,” Mapagu said.

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