Troopers, especially those belonging to the elite 1st Scout
Ranger Regiment, are very happy with President Rodrigo Duterte's announcement
to provide them with a brand-new Glock 30 .45 pistol.
This move highlights the Chief Executive value for the
soldiery, Armed Forces public affairs chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said.
Also, these new pistols are an incentive to the
Bulacan-based 1st Scout Ranger Regiment for doing their job well, he added.
The guns will be delivered by October.
Additional weapons are also scheduled to be provided to
other military units.
Morale of all soldiers, both officers and enlisted
personnel, very high, thanks to the frequent visit of Duterte in various
military camps nationwide.
Arevalo said that having the Chief Executive in your midst,
not only the Defense chief and ranking military officers, talking to you,
shaking your hand, and asking about your welfare certainly brings a huge morale
boost to troopers in the frontlines.
"He (President Duterte) really talks and care about the
men in the ground. He also talks to the commander to hear for himself what they
really need in the field and how can the government can address it immediately
for the good of our soldiers," Arevalo said in Filipino.
"There is no request within reason, by our soldiers,
that the President did not respond positively to," the AFP official
stated.
Arevalo said that this is the first time in military and
Philippine history that an elected-President takes time to visit various
military command headquarters and their personnel.
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