ROTC 2 SECOND SEMESTER SIMPLE READING MATERIALS (SRM) #1:

RA 9710 MAGNA CARTA FOR WOMEN

1. The Republic Act No. 9710 is an Act providing for the Magna Carta of Women as the State affirms
the role of women in nation building and ensures the substantive equality of women and men. TRUE
2. Gender and Development (GAD) refers to the development perspective and process that are
participatory and empowering, equitable, sustainable, free from violence, respectful of human rights,
supportive of self-determination and actualization of human potentials. TRUE
3. Gender Equality refers to the principle asserting the equality of men and women and their right to
enjoy equal conditions realizing their full human potentials to contribute to and benefit from the results
of development, and with the State recognizing that all human beings are free and equal in dignity
and rights. TRUE
4. Gender Equity refers to the policies, instruments, programs, services, and actions that address the
disadvantaged position of women in society by providing preferential treatment and affirmative action.
TRUE
5. Gender Mainstreaming refers to the strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and
experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of
policies and programs. TRUE
6. Substantive Equality refers to the full and equal enjoyment of rights and freedoms contemplated
under this Act. It encompasses de jure and de facto equality and also equality in outcomes. TRUE
7. Women Empowerment refers to the provision, availability, and accessibility of opportunities,
services, and observance of human rights which enable women to actively participate and contribute
to the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the nation. TRUE
8. Discrimination Against Women refers to any gender-based distinction, exclusion, or restriction
which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise by
women.
9. Marginalization refers to a condition where a whole category of people is excluded from useful and
meaningful participation in political, economic, social, and cultural life.
10. Marginalized refers to the basic, disadvantaged, or vulnerable persons or groups who are mostly
living in poverty and have little or no access to land and other resources, basic social and economic
services.
11. Small Farmers and Rural Workers refers to those who are engaged directly or indirectly in small
farms and forests areas, workers in commercial farms and plantations, whether paid or npaid, regular
or season-bound.
12. Fisherfolk refers to those directly or indirectly engaged in taking, culturing, or processing fishery or
aquatic resources.
13. Urban Poor refers to those residing in urban and urbanizable slum or blighted areas, with or without
the benefit of security of abode, where the income of the head of the family cannot afford in a
sustained manner to provide for the family’s basic needs of food, health, education, housing, and
other essentials in life;
14. Workers in the Formal Economy refers to those who are employed by any person acting directly or
indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee.
15. Workers in the Informal Economy refers to self-employed, occasionally or personally hired,
subcontracted, paid and unpaid family workers in household incorporated and unincorporated
enterprises.
16. Migrant Workers refers to Filipinos who are to be engaged, are engaged, or have been engaged in a
remunerated activity in a State of which they are not legal residents, whether documented or
undocumented.
17. Indigenous Peoples refers to a group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription
and ascription by other.
18. Moro refers to native peoples who have historically inhabited Mindanao, Palawan, and Sulu, and who
are largely of the Islamic faith;
19. Children refers to those who are below eighteen (18) years of age or over but are unable to fully take
care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation, or discrimination
because of a physical or mental disability or condition;
20. Senior Citizens refer to those sixty (60) years of age and above;
21. Persons with Disabilities refers to those who are suffering from restriction or different abilities, as a
result of a mental, physical, or sensory impairment to perform an activity in the manner or within the
range considered normal for a human being; and
22. Solo Parents refers to those who fall under the category of a solo parent defined under Republic Act
No. 8972, otherwise known as the “Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2000”.
23. Violence Against Women refers to any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to
result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such
acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
24. Acts of violence against women are defined in Republic Acts No. 9208 and 9262. TRUE
25. Women in the Military refers to women employed in the military, both in the major and technical
services, who are performing combat and/or noncombat functions, providing security to the State, and
protecting the people from various forms of threat. It also includes women trainees in all military
training institutions.
26. Social Protection refers to policies and programs that seek to reduce poverty and vulnerability to
risks and enhance the social status and rights of all women.
 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD)

27. The State affirms women’s rights as human rights and shall intensify its efforts to full fill its duties
under international and domestic law to recognize, respect, protect, fulfill, and promote all human
rights and fundamental freedoms of women. TRUE
28. The State affirms women’s rights especially marginalized women, in the economics, social,
political, cultural, and other fields without distinction or discrimination on account of class, age, sex,
gender, language, ethnicity, religion, ideology, disability, education, and status. TRUE
29. The universality of human rights is encompassed in the words of Article 1 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, which states that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and
rights. TRUE
30. Human rights are indivisible and are inherent to the dignity of every human being whether they relate
to civil, cultural, economic, political, or social issues. TRUE
31. The PA-Wide Gender Mainstreaming Program 2014 purpose is aimed to continue Gender and
Development advocacy in the Philippine Army unit to be fully institutionalized within the
organization’s system. TRUE.
32. The main objective of the PA-Wide Gender mainstreaming Program is to enhance the knowledge and
awareness of PA troops on GAD concepts and strengthen the skill and understanding of planners,
policy makers and implementers on: gender issues, gender identities, conflict situations and social
relations in the context of human rights and gender–lens perspective. TRUE.
33. In 1995 International Convention held in Beijing, China, the 12 Critical Areas of Concern including
women and armed conflict and the girl-child, were laid as Platform for Action, to wit:
Poverty; Education Armed conflict Media
training and HRD Economy Environment
Health Power and decision-making Girl child
Violence against women Human rights Institutional mechanism
34. The Philippines, as a signatory to the Convention, have been reporting regularly to the UN
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (UN-CEDAW).
35. The Philippines is committed to submit national reports, at least every four years, on measures
they have taken to comply with their treaty obligations. TRUE.
36. The Sustainable Development goals are: no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being,
quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable ad clean energy, decent
work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable
cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water;
peace, justice and strong institutions; partnerships for the goals.

VALUES EDUCATION

37. Values are the beliefs, which we hold to be true - those noble ideals we struggle to attain and
implement in our daily lives.
38. Value education is the process by which people give moral values to each other.
39. The Three Types of Values Students Should Explore: Character, Work, Personal
40. Character values are the universal values that you need to exist as a good human being. ...
41. Work values are values that help you find what you want in a job and give you job satisfaction….
42. Values are based on objective, eternal and universal truths (e.g., freedom, justice, peace, love
family solidarity…)
43. The PERCEIVED SELF is composed of a set of self-cognitions regarding one’s traits, competencies
and values.
44. The perceived self is reinforced through feedback. The type of feedback, which an individual
receives, determines the standard to measure the ideal self.
45. The three categories of self perception are traits, competencies and values.
46. The IDEAL SELF represents the set of traits, competencies and values an individual would like to
possess.
47. SOCIAL IDENTITIES are those aspects of the individual’s self-concept that are derived from the
social categories to which he or she perceives him/herself as belonging to.
48. SELF-ESTEEM is the evaluative component of the self-concept (Rosenberg 1998). It is the function
of the distance between the ideal self perceived self.
49. When the perceived self matches the ideal self, self-esteem is relatively high.
50. Low self-esteem occurs when the perceived self is significantly lower than the ideal self.
51. Nature of Morality: Moral talk is normative, moral talk is evaluative.
52. Moral talk is normative meant to guide action, while moral talk is evaluative refers to moral value
of things, what matters morality and why.
53. Human Acts are actions performed by an agent with conscious knowledge and are subject to the
control of the will.
54. Moral Actions is a classification of Human Actions that are in conformity with the norm of morality.
They are good actions and are permissible.
55. Immoral Actions is a classification of Human Actions that are not in conformity with the norm of
morality. They are bad or evil actions and are not permissible.
56. Amoral Actions are actions, which stand neutral in relation to the norms of morality. They are either
bad or good in themselves. But certain amoral actions may become good or bad because of the
circumstances intended to them.
57. Acts of Man are actions that are instinctive and involuntary and are not within the control of the will.
58. Normal of Morality are the standards that indicate the rightfulness or wrongness, the goodness or
evilness, the value or disvalue of a thing.
59. Kind of Rights: Personal Rights, Religious and Moral Rights
60. Personal Rights are: Right to life, right to one’s person, right to one’s personality
61. Religious and Moral Rights are: right to education, right to conscience, right to religion
62. Social Rights: right to honor/respect, right to free expression, right to organize
63. Economic Rights: right to livelihood
64. Christian Ethics has something to do with the nourishment of right doings and the rejection of wrong
doings.

DRILLS AND CEREMONIES

65. Drill and ceremony is one of the first things Soldiers learn when they enter the military. It helps
develop pride and confidence in their actions, learning professionalism and most importantly, it
teaches them how to work as a team.
66. Drill, preparation of soldiers for performance of their duties in peace and war through the practice and
rehearsal of prescribed movements. In a practical sense, drill consolidates soldiers into battle
formations and familiarizes them with their weapons.
67. The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or non-commissioned officer to move his unit from
one place to another in an orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by instilling habits of precision
and response to the leader's orders;and to provide for the development of all soldiers in the practice
of military service.
68. Types of Parades: Ceremonial Battalion Parade, Ceremonial Brigade Parade, Street Parade,
Evening Parade. Ceremonial Battalion Parade Sequence: Formation of Troops, Sound Off, Honors
to the Nation, Presentation, Manual of Arms, Report, Publishing of Orders, Officers Center March,
Pass in Review. Funeral Honors and Services. The practice of giving final tribute and honors to a
dearly departed has evolved over the years from a simple ceremony to elaborate and colorful rites to
make the occasion more meaningful in perpetuation of the memory of the dead.
69. Persons entitled to Funeral Honors and Services: Veterans of Previous Wars and Recognized
Guerillas; Veterans of Expeditionary Forces; Active and Retired Military Personnel; Honorably
Separated Military Personnel; Government Officials and VIPS as directed by the SND and the
President; Reserved officers in the inactive status; Person who served in the PC when still part of the
AFP

FOLLOWERSHIP

70. Followership is the actions of someone in a subordinate role. ... Specifically, followers play important
individual, relational, and collective roles in organizational failures and successes.
71. The important role of followership in organizations is increasingly recognized. People
are followers more often than leaders, and effective leaders and followers share similar
characteristics.
72. The Army defines leadership as the process of influencing others by providing purpose, direction,
and motivation to accomplish the mission.
73. Followership is defined as: the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
74. Followership is the mirror image of leadership.
75. Followership is the actions of followers that determine the success of a leader.
76. The success of organizations is more the result of good followership rather than great leadership.
Inspirational leadership is about light and vision.

The Ten Rules of Good Followership: Five fundamental actions to help build
1. Do not blame the Officer credibility:
2. Do not Fight the Officer
3. Use Initiative a. Know your Constituents.
4. Accept Responsibility b. Stand Up for Your Beliefs.
5. Tell the Truth and Do Not Quibble c. Speak with Passion.
6. Do Your Homework d. Lead by Example.
7. Suggest Implementation e. Conquer Yourself.
8. Keep the Officer Informed
9. Fix Problems as They Occur
10. Put in an Honest Day’s Work

MILITARY HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

77. The military of ancient Rome, according to Titus Livius, one of the more illustrious historians of
Rome over the centuries, was a key element in the rise of Rome over “above seven hundred
years”.
78. Titus Flavius Josephus, a contemporary historian, sometime high-ranking officer in the Roman
army, and commander of the rebels in the Jewish revolt describes the Roman people as if they were
"born readily armed."
79. The Roman society had already evolved an effective military, and had used it to defend itself against
the Etruscans, the Italics, the Greeks, the Gauls, the maritime empire of Carthage, and the
Macedonian kingdoms.
80. The role and structure of the military became less Roman when they divided at last into warring
factions the empire fell and unable to keep out invading armies.
81. At the Middle East & Muslim World the immediate geopolitical results of the crusades was the
recapture of Jerusalem on 15 July 1099 CE, but to ensure the Holy City stayed in Christian hands.
82. The formation of chivalric orders like the Order of the Garter in England (founded 1348 CE) has
advocated the benefits of crusading its members.
83. There were eight official crusades and several other unofficial ones throughout the 12th and 13th
centuries CE, which all met with more failure than success, and in 1291 CE the Crusader States were
absorbed into the Mamluk Sultanate.
84. The Muslim world had, prior to the crusades, embarked on jihad - often translated as 'holy war’ but
meaning, more accurately, a ‘striving’ to both defend and expand Islam and Islamic territories.
85. Despite the religious significance of Jerusalem to Muslims, the coastal Levant area was only of minor
economic and political importance to the caliphates of Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia.
86. The Muslim world was itself divided into various Muslim sects and beset by political rivalries and
competition between cities and regions.
87. Most famously Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and some rulers employ the propaganda of
religious warfare to present themselves as the chosen leader of the Muslim world to help them gain
supremacy within it.
88. The Napoleonic Wars were fought during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte over France after the
French Revolution ended and Napoleon Bonaparte became powerful in France in November 1799
89. War began between the United Kingdom and France in 1803 when the Treaty of Amiens ended in
1802. On 18 May 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of the French at Notre Dame de
Paris and on the following year, the Third Coalition started making Napoleon crowned himself King of
Italy.
90. The Austrian Emperor Franz I angrily declared war on Napoleon and it was the beginning of the War
of the Third Coalition.
91. Napoleon staged a French invasion of Russia in 1812 just as the United States and Britain started
the War of 1812. It was in Russia that Napoleon was first checked in his conquest of Europe, at the
huge Battle of Borodino.
92. The British, Spanish, and Portuguese had pushed Napoleon's forces out of Spain following the
Battle of Vitoria in 1814.
93. Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig by the Allies consisting of Great Britain, Russia,
Prussia, and Austria and captured Paris in 1814.
94. In 1815, during the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to Elba and was nearly assassinated
but he and 200 other men escaped back to Paris and forced Louis XVIII off the throne, beginning
Hundred Days.
95. Sun Tzu (Chinese: 孫子; pinyin: Sūnzǐ) was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer and
philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China and is traditionally credited as
the author of The Art of War, an influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western
and East Asian philosophy and military thinking.
96. The Art of War is traditionally ascribed to Sun Tzu as it presents a philosophy of war for managing
conflicts and winning battles. TRUE
97. From 1861–65 was an American Civil War, also called War Between the States, four-year war
between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the
Confederate States of America.
98. The Land War in 1861 was the first military operations took place in northwestern Virginia, where
non slaveholding pro-Union Virginians sought to secede from the Confederacy.
99. McClellan, in command of Federal forces in southern Ohio, advanced on his own initiative in the
early summer of 1861 into western Virginia with about 20,000 men.
100. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe’s
great powers quickly collapsed.
101. In the First Battle of the Marne, fought from September 6-9, 1914, French and British forces
confronted the invading Germany army, which had by then penetrated deep into northeastern
France, within 30 miles of Paris.
102. WORLD WAR I. Russian Revolution. From 1914 to 1916, Russia’s army mounted several
offensives on World War I’s Eastern Front, but was unable to break through German lines.
103. CASUALTIES. World War I took the lives of more than 9 million soldiers; 21 million more were
wounded.
104. LEGACY. World War I brought about massive social upheaval, as millions of women entered the
workforce to support men who went to war and to replace those who never came back.
105. The SEVERE EFFECTS that chemical weapons such as mustard gas and phosgene had on
soldiers and civilians during World War I galvanized public and military attitudes against their
continued use.
106. The Geneva Convention agreements, signed in 1925, restricted the use of chemical and biological
agents in warfare and remains in effect today.
107. WORLD WAR II. The instability created in Europe by the First World War (1914-18) set the stage
for another international conflict–World War II–which broke out two decades later and would prove
even more devastating.
108. Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on
Germany, marking the beginning of World War II.
109. OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II (1939). On September 1, 1939, Hitler invaded Poland from the
west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II. On
September 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east. Under attack from both sides, Poland
fell quickly, and by early 1940 Germany and the Soviet Union had divided control over the nation.
110. WORLD WAR II IN THE WEST (1941). On April 9, 1940, Germany simultaneously invaded
Norway and occupied Denmark, and the war began in earnest. On May 10, German forces swept
through Belgium and the Netherlands in what became known as “blitzkrieg,” or lightning war. On
June 22, 1941, Hitler ordered the invasion of the Soviet Union, codenamed Operation Barbarossa.
111. On December 7, 1941, 360 Japanese aircraft attacked the major U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii, taking the Americans completely by surprise and claiming the lives of more than 2,300
troops. The attack on Pearl Harbor served to unify American public opinion in favor of entering
World War II, and on December 8 Congress declared war on Japan with only one dissenting vote.
Germany and the other Axis Powers promptly declared war on the United States.
112. TOWARD ALLIED VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II (1943-45). In North Africa, British and American
forces had defeated the Italians and Germans by 1943. An Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy
followed, and Mussolini’s government fell in July 1943, though Allied fighting against the Germans
in Italy would continue until 1945.
113. WORLD WAR II ENDS (1945). On August 15, the Japanese government issued a statement
declaring they would accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, and on September 2, U.S.
General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo
Bay.
114. WORLD WAR II CASUALTIES AND LEGACY. World War II proved to be the deadliest
international conflict in history, taking the lives of 60 to 80 million people, including 6 million Jews
who died at the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust. Civilians made up an estimated 50-55
million deaths from the war, while military comprised 21 to 25 million of those lost during the war.
Millions more were injured, and still more lost their homes and property.
115. The LEGACY OF THE WAR would include the spread of communism from the Soviet Union into
Eastern Europe as well as its eventual triumph in China, and the global shift in power from Europe
to two rival superpowers–the United States and the Soviet Union–that would soon face off against
each other in the Cold War.
116. The MILITARY HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES is characterized by wars between Philippine
kingdoms and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then a period of struggle against colonial
powers such as Spain and the United States, occupation by the Empire of Japan during World War
II and participation in Asian conflicts post-World War II such as the Korean War and the Vietnam
War.
117. The Philippines has also battled a communist insurgency and a secessionist movement by Muslims
in the southern portion of the country.

ARMY ROLE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

118. TYPHOON- refers to the annual occurrences and the most frequent cause of a disaster in the
Philippines. TRUE
119. NATURAL HAZARD- occurs naturally and has a big impact to human and our geophysical
phenomena such as earthquake, volcanic eruptions and landslides. TRUE
120. NON-GOVERNMENT ORAGNIZATION- A non-profit organization that operating at the local,
national or international level, usually not affiliated with any governmental organizations to provide
services in public. TRUE
121. Disaster Response-refers to the sum of decisions and actions taken during and after disaster,
including immediate relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. TRUE
122. PREPAREDNESS- refers to the precautionary action taken to individuals, government and
communities to respond effectively to a disaster situation. This includes, warning system drills and
rehearsal, public information and awareness. TRUE
123. MAN-MADE DISASTER- events triggered by hazards caused by human activities and undertakings
either deliberately or by accident, causing massive destruction, economic losses, injuries or loss of
lives. TRUE
124. Civil Defense Operations Center (CDOC)- refers to the facility through which all disaster planning
and operations of the National Government are conducted. TRUE
125. Conflagration- refers to a large disastrous fire involving numerous buildings/houses or structures.
TRUE
126. Disaster Management Response Units- Several disaster response units are organized and
established at the local level. These are composed of the government agencies, non-government
organizations, and peoples’ organization. TRUE
127. Personnel Support- provides all the activities and functions aimed to sustain personnel manning of
disaster response units. This ensures availability of trained soldiers in the right strength when and
where they are required for disaster management operations. TRUE

MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE

128. Correspondence – refers to a written communication which conveys information and ideas to the
reader or addressee. In this process, rapport is established between the writer and the reader.
TRUE
129. Brevity - Letter must be brief, (kept short as possible but must contain important details prepared in
logical order) leaving no doubt/question for the mind to imagine. TRUE
130. Dignity - Written communications must command respect and should reflect authority. It is wise to
let the reader picture a pleasant, cheerful, helpful and courteous writer. TRUE
131. Through Routing Channels – refers to the routing of communication through commands, units or
offices expected to exercise control, take action or be concerned with the subject matter. TRUE
132. Two types of Correspondence- Informal Correspondence and Informal Correspondence. TRUE
133. STYLE- refers to dignified, direct and accurate; the tone is formal and courteous; nicknames are
avoided. TRUE
134. SIZE OF THE PAPER- should be A4 (8.27”x11.69”). TRUE
135. HEADING – All of the materials/information above the first line of the body comprise the heading.
TRUE
136. MARGIN Top – 0.75 inch from the top edge of the paper. Top – (second page) 1.25 inch from the
top edge of the paper. Left – 1.25 inch Right – 0.75inch Bottom – 1.25 inch. TRUE
137. BODY – The message itself, the substance of the letter. Written in single-spacing, except when
less than nine (9) lines where double-spacing is used. The first line of the body of the letter begins
on the fifth line below the address. TRUE
138. MILITARY LETTER (subject-to-letter) – to be used when communicating with major services
and other units of AFP. It is the accepted format in corresponding with other commands both on
and off the post, addressed to the Commander of higher headquarters or to the subordinate units.
As much as practicable, the body should be short enough to fit the two (2) pages. TRUE
139. LETTERHEAD- consist of 3 lines: GENERAL HEADQUARTER, ARMED FORCES OF THE
PHILIPPINES must be written in capital letters: name of the initiating command, office, installation
or unit which is small letters when printed; address of the initiating organization that is small letters.
TRUE
140. FILE REFERENCE – placed on the left margin, two spaces below letterhead in the line with the
date. TRUE
141. MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE – refers to a military communication that concerns almost every
subject composed mostly of letters, endorsement and messages. TRUE
142. CLARITY- denotes easy understanding, the word is simple and common to the reader. TRUE
143. MAIL- is preferable than electrical means by way of telephone, long distance call and radios. TRUE
144. DIRECT COMMUNICATION – refers to the major services of headquarters, major commands or
separate units are encouraged to communicate directly with agencies of the General Headquarters,
AFP on subject matters concerning solely to activities of the headquarters. TRUE
145. PROMPTLY REPLY - refers to a communication that should be answered promptly. In the case of
delay, an acknowledgement should be made to include the date when the reply was forwarded.
TRUE
146. ROUTING SLIP- refers to an informal type of communication use to transmit official papers from
one office to another within the headquarters. TRUE
147. SUBJECT- it should be written in a few words, and as much as possible, not to exceed 10 words.
TRUE.
148. Formal Correspondence (is a type of correspondence): Military Letter (Subject-To-Letter); Non-
Military (Civilian Letter); Endorsement Letter; Memoranda; Written Reports:
149. Part of Written Reports - 1) After Conference Report; 2) After Activity Report; 3) After Travel
Report; 4) After Training Report; 5) After Battle/Casualty Report; 6) Investigation/Spot Report; 7)
Tour of Duty Report
150. Informal Correspondence (is a type of correspondence): a. Disposition Forms; 1) Informative
DF; 2) Summary DF; b. Routing Slip; c. AFP Message/Fax message; d. Minutes of Conference; e.
Board Resolutions; f. Dot Point Brief.
151. Miscellaneous Forms (is a type of correspondence): a. Personnel Action Form (AGO Form Nr
110); b. Morning Report Form (AGO Form Nr 1); c. Personnel History Statement; d. Personal Data
Sheet; e. Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth; f. Military Summary of Information (SOI); g.
Clearance Form
152. NON-MILITARY LETTER (CIVILIAN LETTER): Differs from a military letter in terms of
phraseology, paragraphing, abbreviations, and form. Its paragraphs are not numbered or lettered
and it does not encourage abbreviations.
153. ENDORSEMENT LETTER: is a reply or a forwarding statement added to a military letter. It is a
communication within a communication. It becomes an integral part of correspondence and not
withdrawn from the basic communication to which it is appended.
154. MEMORANDUM: is a prescribed publication pertaining to matters that are directive, advisory or
informativeF in nature, the term of which either is temporary or permanent in duration.
155. WRITTEN REPORTS: is a presentation of facts and/or ideas or informational work made with the
specific intention of relaying information or recounting certain events or displaying a result of an
investigation, or inquiry in a widely presentable form.
156. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE - DISPOSITION FORM (DF): is a means of communication
among staff offices and between the staff offices and the Commander.
157. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE -ROUTING SLIP: is a slip of paper that specifies a route for the
documents to circulate.
158. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE -AFP MESSAGES A message is a thought or idea, expressed
in brief, in plain or secret language and prepared in a form suitable for transmission by any means
of communications.
159. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE -MINUTES OF CONFERENCE: is the official written record of
a meeting. Minutes serve as a permanent record of the topics considered, conclusions reached,
actions taken, and assignments given.
160. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE- BOARD RESOLUTION - a written document of the decisions
made by the Board.
161. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE - DOT POINT BRIEF: It is a short summation of the key point
that you want to present/brief.
162. INFORMAL CORRESPONDENCE -POWERPOINT PRESENTATION- allows the user to create
slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.