Phil. Army Probationary Training Course(POTC) Graduation

[ranger0024]

inupload koh ung graduation ng brother koh nung nag POTC xa...graduation palang...ung training icoconvert ko pa...ung speech pala ng guest speaker hindi koh nah sinama sa mga part nung video...dagdag pampahaba lang yun...wala kasing video sa training ng Officer Preparatory Course(OPC) at sa Officer Candidate School(OCS)....

ito ung start nung part 1.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERuRokVZbD8

includes silent drill...

[ganmaer]

Is this the one that gives the rank P2LT as a commissioned officer?

[ranger0024]

while undergoing the training, probationary 2Lt. parin kayo...after graduation at naapprove nah ang mga papers at recommendation nyo tatanggalin na ang P sa P2Lt...magiging 2Lt. na...after nun pwede kah nah mag undergo sa OPC(Officer Preparatory Course) for 3months tapos 2nd phase nun ung tinatawag na OCS(Officer Candidate School) 3 months din un...kaya naging 6months...

[ka nognog]

while undergoing the training, probationary 2Lt. parin kayo...after graduation at naapprove nah ang mga papers at recommendation nyo tatanggalin na ang P sa P2Lt...magiging 2Lt. na...after nun pwede kah nah mag undergo sa OPC(Officer Preparatory Course) for 3months tapos 2nd phase nun ung tinatawag na OCS(Officer Candidate School) 3 months din un...kaya naging 6months...my brother's first assignment was to be a supply officer sa sulu...kasi management major xa...pero after 2 weeks nagpalipat xa as platoon leader...after a month as platoon leader he became company ex-o then after 2 months he became the company commander...

ung sergeant sa video xa rin ang isa sa mga instructor ng PMA sa  silent drills...

err... be careful sir about the accuracy of your information... OPC is different from OCS, or should rather be OCC (http://www.army.mil.ph/Recruitment/commisionship.html)

and btw.... not meant to degrade the skill of that sergeant sa video, but NCOs are not involved in training the Silent Drill Companies of PMA. upperclass cadets are the one in-charge of training new silent drill companies (each class has their own silent drill company)

[ranger0024]

sorry for some accurate information...thanks for reminding me...

[specter]

From what I know, the OPC is a 6-month course for POTC graduates. They get their regular rank as 2LT after being "recognized" (about 3 months). While the OPC is also conducted by the PA's Officer Canadidate School at TRADOC in Camp O'Donnell, it is different from the Officer Candidate Course.

The OCC, on the other hand is a 1-year course, open to qualified college graduates, whether or not you had any prior military training.

Currently, OCS has 3 OCC (OCC CL "KASIDLAKAN" 35-10, OCC CL "MASIKAD" 36-10, OCC CL-37)  and 1 OPC (OPC CL 57-10) classes ongoing. Kasidlakan is slated to graduate around March 2010 with Masikad following suit by August.