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SEC.
35. Basic Citizen Military Training. - Registrants
finally selected for military training pursuant to Section
30 hereof shall undergo a basic military training for
a period of not more than six (6) months. The Secretary
of National Defense shall prescribe the course of instruction.
The course of instruction shall include, among others,
subjects on moral virtues, patriotism, discipline, support
for and adherence to the Constitution, and respect for
the rights of civilians.
SEC.
36. Citizen Military Training Center. - There shall
be established in every province at least one (1) training
center for the conduct of citizen military and reservist
training with a minimum training capacity of one (1)
infantry rifle comply at a time. These training centers
shall form part of the reserve component organization
of the major services and shall be referred to as citizen
military training centers.
SEC.
37. Incorporation into Training. - Upon reporting
to their assigned training centers, the selected registrants
shall be physically examined and if found fit for the
service shall be inducted into service. Where a change
of training center is necessary to provided the requisite
training, the commanding officer of the training center
shall be authorized to issue the necessary orders covering
his transportation and provide the funds for the purpose:
Provided, That no registrant shall be transferred to
a training center outside his province or designated
training center except in the case of Philippine Navy
and Philippine Air Force registrants if there are no
air or naval training centers thereat.
Note:
Section 38 and 39 of this law were expressedly superceded
by Republic
Act 9163:National Service Training Program Act of 2001.
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SEC.
38. Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). -
Military training for students enrolled in colleges,
universities and similar institutions of learning
is mandatory pursuant to the provisions of the
National Defense Act and the 1987 Constitution.
SEC.
39. Establishment of ROTC Units in Schools. -
At such colleges, universities and similar institutions
of learning that request for the conduct of military
training in their institutions, there shall be
established and maintained Reserve Officers' Training
Corps units as the Secretary of National Defense
may approve, which shall conduct military training
for the students of such institutions for the
purpose of producing enlisted and officer reservists.
The program of instruction shall be prescribed
by the Secretary of National Defense and may include
instruction to prepare female students for military
service:
Provided, That such course of instruction shall
not exceed two (2)academic years in the case of
enlisted reservists, and four (4)academic years
in the case of officer reservists which shall
include as necessary summer or probationary training
of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days.
The first two (2) years of ROTC training, which
is mandatory, shall hereafter be referred to as
basic ROTC while the second two (2) years after
said basic ROTC, which is voluntary, shall hereafter
be referred to as advance ROTC. The allocation
of ROTC units to the various major services of
the AFP shall conform to the projected manpower
needs of their respective reserve components.
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SEC.
40. Acceptance for Advance ROTC. - Students who
volunteer for advance ROTC shall be screened by an ROTC
acceptance board which is hereby created for the purpose,
composed of the commandant of the ROTC unit, a representative
of the school nominated by the school authorities, and
a military physician. The student volunteer shall be
physically examined for fitness for training and shall
further be made to execute in writing a testament that
he volunteered for training of his own volition. Where
the student is below eighteen (18) years of age, he
shall be required obtain his parent's or guardian's
consent. In the case of students volunteering for reserve
officers' training, they shall further be subject to
competitive examination in order to select the best
material. The students undergoing advance ROTC shall
be referred to as advance ROTC cadets.
SEC.
41. Organization and Staffing of ROTC Units. - The
Secretary of National Defense shall prescribe the organization
and staffing of ROTC units. Reserve officers in the
active service as well as qualified enlisted and officer
reservists in the inactive status shall be given priority
to handle training instruction and to assist in the
administration and shall be entitied to receive honoraria
and other allowances as the Secretary of National Defense
shall prescribe.
SEC.
42. Funds for Maintenance and Operation of School ROTC
Units. - The funds for the establishment, maintenance
and operation of ROTC units shall be provided for in
the regular annual appropriations of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines. Such appropriations shall provide
for the full funding support for advance ROTC only.
The school of the student may not be required to spend
any amount for the establishment, operation and maintenance
of ROTC training: Provided, That the school requesting
for such establishment shall provide the training ground
and office facilities free of charge. The advance ROTC
cadets shall each be provided free two (2) suits of
fatigue uniform with headgear, belt and one (1) pair
of combat boots for the duration of the training. However,
those taking the basic ROTC are required to pay a reasonable
ROTC fee, the amount to be determined by the Secretary
of National Defense in coordination with the school
officials concerned.
SEC.
43. Scholarship Incentive for Advance ROTC Training.
-Students undergoing advance ROTC who belong to the
upper five percent (5%) of their academic class shall
be provided a tuition subsidy of fifty percent (50%)
of their annual tuition for the period of their advance
ROTC. The funds for this purpose shall be carried in
the annual appropriations of the AFP. The Chief of Staff,
AFP shall promulgate the guidelines for the implementation
of tills provision.
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