General's Gripu wants ROTC back

[dennis magtulis]

Revive the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) program among college students, the Association of Generals and Flag Officers (AGFO) said Wednesday.

The group said the current set up under the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act of 2011 is not enough to instill patriotism among Filipinos.

In a statement, AGFO added, "The recent geopolitical developments in the Asia Pacific Region show the Philippines’ weakness in defending its territory."

The AGFO Chief Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Zagala welcomed the call, but said the program should be enhanced to attract more volunteers.

The ROTC program became optional in 2002 after Republic Act 9163, which establishes the NSTP, was passed.




Ok saken to,,actually when I was still in college I have lots of fond memories sa ROTC,,excited pa  ako lage pumasok nun and never akong nagabsent, Swerte din kasi yung company namin (BRAVO) sa tactical officer,,4 terms na di niya kami binigay sa iba,,never naming naexperienced na sumali sa alay lakad. me sinampal din siyang officer sa harap namin dahil pinagulong nila sa putikan yung isa naming ka platoon,,from then on wala ng kumanti sa BRAVO company

[IORI™]

gusto lang nyan magkapera kaya gusto ibalik ang walang ka kwenta kwentang subject na yan ..

[¿m☺ÿ]

para sa akin, it is good to have a some kind of military training sa mga pinoy para at least if there is war, not that i want war eh kahit papaano hindi eengot-engot sa paghawak ng baril... ang hindi ko lang gusto sa sinabi ni general is about depending our territory and patriotism,

1st sa pag-defend sa territory, kailangan natin ng gamit at yun ang kulang....kung hindi sana kinokorakot ng mga officers(hindi lahat) sa military ang pondo nila at nagko-concentrate sila sa advancement ng military, e di sana nasa maayos na kalagayan ang mga sundalo at may magagandang gamit... eh daig pa ng mga rebelde sa mindanao ang ibang mga sundalo pagdating sa mga high powered weapons....

2nd Patriotism, papaanong maituturo ang patriotism sa ROTC eh wala namang ginagawa doon kundi mag-martsa... may mga maiikling lecture nga pero i don't the lessons are enough to drill patriotism in our heads.... sa ngayon lahat ng kidnapping, carnapping, robbery, etc... mostly involve kundi military or police, papaano nilang ituturo ang ini-expect nilang matutunan sa school kung yung mga full time sundalo nga hindi nila mai-ayos... tsk tsk tsk... general, imbis na pansinin ang curriculum ng school bakit hindi muna linisin ang iyong nasasakupan.....

[dennis magtulis]

thanks sa reply mga boss kahit ang gulo ng title ko
it should be GROUP not gripu
sori nagmadali ako kanina ,,don't have time to re read it before posting
sa mga admin baka pwede pakiedit na lang po
salamat po

[jboyzxxx]

sarap neto.. dapat talaga ibalik para magkaroon ng idea ung mga kabataan hindi puro cp at pc ang gamit.. ahehee..

[Ozymandias]

May pros and cons ang ROTC,
pero we're living in modern times kung saan may U.N. na tayo to protect and support the interest of a sovereign state. In short we have already allies. It is most unlikely na magkaroon ulit ng World War 3. Abu Sayaff nga sa Mindanao di na natin ma solve e, paano pa kaya War with other countries diba? Kaya nga we kissed the ass of U.S.A. para maging ally sila lalo na with Military assistance.

Kaya tinanggal din ROTC kasi ang daming abuses na nangyayari, kaya ginawang voluntary na lang.

[Itachi101]

okay lng sana kung nagtuturo sila ng self-defense
pero wala bilad sa araw ang training
naaalala ko pa

[Markotect]

ibalik na po natin ang rotc. asking for permission from the admins

[Dimmu Borgir]

ibalik na po natin ang rotc. asking for permission from the admins

ito talaga ang dapat nang ibalik... para maging masaya na naman ang mundo ng mga cadettes...

[razorsharp]

swerte ng mga kabataan ngayun. dati naaalala ko pa (mga 90s) kelangang gumising ng super aga tuwing linggo para lang sa ROTC na yan. syet, linggung-linggo e pumapasok sa skwelahan.

[charliehouse]

Walang kwenta ang ROTC due to the following reasons:
1. Puro drill lang ang ipinapagawa which is a no-no di mo naman magagamit ang tanginang drill na yan sa pakikidigma eh dapat sana na iprioritize nila eh kung paano magsurvive ang isang cadet sa isang combat situation. Sa lagay kasi nila parang tinutulak nila ang cadet sa kamatayan eh.
2. Sinasabing to defend the country, first of all dapat nilang iestablish muna kung dapat ba talagang ipagtanggol ang sh*t na bansang ito. Kung ganito na rin lang na puro kurapsyon at purong kapalpakan ang namamahala eh worth it ba ang bansang ito para ipagtanggol ng mga cadet?
3. Hindi pa nga natuturuan ng survival skills ang cadet eh di rin nila tinuturuan ng weapons training, iilang cadet lang ang may pagkakataon na makahawak ng M16 rifle sa mga probinsya.
4. Ang values ng ROTC eh hindi karapatdapat iinstill sa kaisipan ng kabataan, yung mga policy na obey first before you complain at orders are absolute eh walang mabuting maidudulot. Paano kung ang commander in chief ninyo ay kagaya ni Pnoy?

Yes, being a soldier is noble but it is also a stupid thing kasi magiging pawn ka lang sa mga namamahala.

[naruto789544]

while there are pros and cons in returning rotc , i still think that if guided and implemented properly, the country will benefit from the whole program...

[charliehouse]

Fact: Wars nowadays are not won by strategy but by technology. Factor na lang ngayon ang technology. Kahit anong pag-aaral mo sa ROTC deads ka pa rin pag pinakawalan ng kalaban ang nuclear nila.

[Dimmu Borgir]

Your fact is stupid.. There are a lot of conflict happening around the world and yet may nalaman ka bang gumagamit ng nuclear?

If its all about technology, why in Africa, the Nigerian government needs the help of its neighbours in order to tackle the group of Boko Haram which is a rag tag army?

In Iraq And Syria, despite the help of several nations like USA who have advanced technology, why they cannot defeat the group like IS and Al Nusra?

The Fall of France, the US defeat in Vietnam, this are few examples that will show you that with proper strategy, a smaller army can defeat a much bigger and powerful army..

Fact: Wars nowadays are not won by strategy but by technology. Factor na lang ngayon ang technology. Kahit anong pag-aaral mo sa ROTC deads ka pa rin pag pinakawalan ng kalaban ang nuclear nila.

[charliehouse]

Your fact is stupid.. There are a lot of conflict happening around the world and yet may nalaman ka bang gumagamit ng nuclear?

If its all about technology, why in Africa, the Nigerian government needs the help of its neighbours in order to tackle the group of Boko Haram which is a rag tag army?

In Iraq And Syria, despite the help of several nations like USA who have advanced technology, why they cannot defeat the group like IS and Al Nusra?

The Fall of France, the US defeat in Vietnam, this are few examples that will show you that with proper strategy, a smaller army can defeat a much bigger and powerful army..

Yung nuclear eh euphemism lang o metaphor sa pwedeng mangyari kung gets mo ang ibig kong sabihin. Africa? ano ba ang level ng technology ng africa in the first place?

IS at Al Nusra? because of the political aspect however if situation would really require it matatalo naman eh.

Fall of France? in what era? Vietnam? Dahil di inadvocate ang paggamit ng nuclear sa vietnam and hell ilang dekada na ba ang lumipas? 1960's pa yun yung panahong wala pang drones at smartbombs...