PHILIPPINE NAVY

NAVAL RESERVE COMMAND

NAVAL RESERVE CENTER-NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
267th Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas
Cavite, Philippines 4115

14 May 2019

From: Cadet Ferl Diane S. Siño

To: Commandant of 267th NROTCU
Via:
1.) Corps Commander of 267th NROTCU
2.) Chief Master At Arms

Subj: Lessons learned about the conduct of MS2

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is one of the three components of the
National Service Training Program (NSTP) in each school educational programs. It
intends to give military training to tertiary dimension understudies so as to spur, train,
sort out and assemble them for national protection readiness. (R.A. 9163, n.d). The
program is likewise expected to engrave moral qualities, discipline and patriotism /
nationalism to the youth.

Joining the ROTC program is very challenging yet enjoyable, I can say. A lot of
people misinterpret its real essence because of a lot of controversies or negative news
about it like abuses and violence in the past and that leaves an impression that the
program is no good and students are not learning anything other than marching on the
field under the sweltering heat of the sun but I would want to negate this idea and create
a good impression of the ROTC program. Even though we have to stay under the sun
and do the drills during the training days; even though we have to wear our “hassle”
uniform; even though we have to wake-up early to attend Saturday trainings; even
though we have to go through difficulties of trainings etc., ROTC, for me, is still worth
my time. I would say that I gained a lot of new experiences that helped me to become
better when I joined the ROTC and I am happy for those experiences especially when
we are preparing for the Local Annual General Tactical Inspection (LAGTI) competition.
It was very tough and pressuring because we would compete with other
schools/universities. But after those tiring days, all our hard works paid off because we
won the championship in the rank inspection where I belong and in the flag
identification. I was able to build a strong group identity with my fellow cadets, which
allowed us to train and grow together as a unit. On the other hand, I think I had no bad
experiences in the ROTC because I enjoyed every training day for, I am able to learn
different things from the officers, training staff and co-cadets. ROTC helped me to
improve my self-discipline because there are rules and regulations that I should obey to
fulfill my duty and responsibility as a cadet. I learned and appreciated the value of
humility and obedience to authority. During the training, I am able to develop my
potential as a community leader. In addition, I am able to develop my civic
consciousness and good citizenship. And beyond the sense of discipline and patriotism
that I got from active involvement in ROTC is the readiness to fulfill the ultimate
responsibility of defending the Philippines from foreign aggression, considering that
defense of the state is the duty of everyone.

I would recommend that trainings should be more organized. Moreover, I would

suggest that the announcements given whether in personal or in the page should be
clear and understood by all cadets because there are times that those announcements
were confusing and misleading. Also, I would like to thank the training staff for their
patience and dedication in their service. I hope that they may become more
approachable but stricter during training days because they were so kind to us that
sometimes the cadets unconsciously / consciously take advantage of it and do not really
take seriously the trainings and the lectures we have in the program.

Cadet Ferl Diane S. Siño