ENABLING MEASURES

In future, Reserve Forces will be in integral and integrated part of the Armed
Forces and reservists will be required, at least in small numbers, for almost all future
operations. At present, this is not possible as under the current powers in the Reserve
Forces Act, reservists can only be mobilized in certain circumstances, for example in
response to imminent national danger, if warlike operations are in preparation or
progress, or for the protection of life and property outside the country.

What are we doing? Making sure Reserve Forces can be mobilized for the full
range of tasks undertaken by the Armed Forces. The range of tasks Reserve Forces will
be required to undertake in future are summarized in the table below.

ABROAD AT HOME/ COMMUNITY

Short term operations such as the Playing a general role in homeland
evacuation of citizens during disaster security, including activities such as
operation. support to the Olympics and Paralympics,
or specialist roles such as cyber, crowd
control and security control, etc.
Longer term stabilization operations such Delivering national resilience such as
as in the Training, Education, responding to the foot and mouth crisis,
Recruitment of Professionals and Skilled flood relief, and communications support
Reservists and Reserve Forces for future to crisis management, and many more.
needs.
Standing commitments abroad if any for Standing national commitments, such as
peacekeeping and security. defense of the country.
Deployments overseas aimed at Defense
engagement, conflict prevention, security
sector reform and capability building in
priority areas/sectors/places, such as
Peace Support mission, Health, Welfare
and Family Support, Employer Support,
Training and Education, or Community
Empowerment, etc.
Training

Training is the major task handled by AFPRESCOM. Its primary modes of

enlisting reservists; Military Orientation Training Course (MOTC) and the Basic Citizens
Military Training (BCMT). Graduates are given enlisted ranks based on reciprocity of
their civilian experience in the military environment.

Reserve officers are commissioned based on Armed Forces of the Philippines

policy on (direct) commissionship in the reserve force known as Circular Nr 4 series of
July 2010. Those who are commissioned through this source subsequently undergo an
officer orientation program. Many officers in AFPRESCOM are licensed physicians,
dentists, nurses, pharmacists, teachers, lawyers and chaplains. Some are directly
commissioned as Lieutenant Colonels through the commissioning program of National
Defense College of the Philippines as graduates of the Masters in National Security
Administration.

Other than time-in-grade and merit promotions, rank adjustments are authorized
depending on civilian qualifications.

Specialization Training

These are the trainings available for military reserves at AFPRESCOM:

1. SFOOT (UWOC)- Special Forces Operations Orientation Training

(Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)
Trainer: PA Special Forces
2. EORA - Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
Trainer : 710th SPOW PAF
3. SCUBA combat diver course
Trainer: AFPRESCOM SCUBA DIVER/NAVSOG-PN
4. Specialized CMO - Civil Military Affairs Orientation Course
Trainer: PA CMOG School
5. K-9 Handling Course

Trainer: PA

6. VIP Security Protection Course

Trainer: PA SEG in coordination with PNP CSG

 7. SROOT (formerly SROC) - Scout Ranger Operations Orientation Training

Trainer: PA Scout Rangers

8. Field Artillery Orientation Course

Trainer: PA Artillery Regiment

9. Light Mechanized Infantry Orientation Training

Trainer: PA Mechanized Infantry Division

10. AGOS - Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course

Trainer: PAF

11. USAR -Urban Search and Rescue Training

Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff

12. WASAR- Water Search and Rescue Training

Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff

Types of Reservists

There are currently two (2) types of reservists in the component of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force:

 Ready Reservists - physically-fit and tactically-current reservist personnel that

are always on constant alert and training; and ready to mobilize once a
mobilization order has been given.
 Standby Reservists - reservist personnel who do not maintain currency in
specialization qualifications but the base for expansion, support and
augmentation to the Ready Reserve Force as needed.