The Impact of Semi-Military Program in the Perspective of the MCI Students

Research Proposal Presented and Submitted to the

Faculty of the General Education Department
MIDWAY COLLEGES, INC.
162, Bitas, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for NGEC5

(Purposive Communication) and for the Program of
Marine Transportation

ALDRIN B. EMETERIO
ROMMEL R. SERAPIO 
JAN MIRO T. RELUCIO 
JUSTINE LEE S. ARENAS 
ISAGANI V. CAFUGAWAN 

Rialuz R. Celindro, LPT

DECEMBER 2022

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION AND ITS SETTING

Background of the study

What is semi military? And why is it important to the maritime students?. Through the combination of

semi military management, it can stimulate the enthusiasm of the student. Patriotism develop the

vocational quality education of navigation, values education, train high- quality shipping talents and

promote the improvement of the quality of the maritime college students jointly.

What is military? Military, also known as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized for primarily

intend for warfare. Its authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by

their distinct military uniform. There are three different types of military in Philippine, first Philippine

Army (Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), Philippine Air Force ( Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) and

Philippine Navy (Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas).

In the NSTP Act, the “Reserve – Officers Training Corps (ROTC)” is a program institutionalized under

Sections 38 and 39 of Republic Act No. 7077 design to provide military training to tertiary level student

in order to motivate, train organized and mobilize them for national defense preparedness. ROTC units in

college and university are organized though the Department of Military Science and Tactics (DSMT)

which is under joint supervision by the school administration and the Department of National Defenses.

Statement of the Problem

This research study aims to dicover the Impact of Students in Semi-Military Program, In midway colleges student of

Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija.

1.How may respondents be described in terms of:

1.Age

2.Gender
 3.Program

2. What is the level of awareness of the respondents in the current state of Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp. in
the Philippines?

3.What are the perspective of the Maritime Student in NROTC?

4.What are the positive impacts of Semi-Military Program in MCI students?

5.What are the negative impacts of Semi-Military Program in MCI stuDefense

Hypotheses:

H1:

H2:

Conceptual Framework
 INPUT 
 
PROCESS 
Respondents: 

Output
   
40 1st year student in Conduct a Survey using
Midway Colleges.  the NROTC questionnaire
  by google form. 

Significance of the Study

1.Students — Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in the Philippines is one of three components of

the National Service Training Program, the civic education and defense preparedness program for

Filipino college students. ROTC aims to provide military education and training for students to mobilize

them for national defense preparedness.

LEADERSHIP — In ROTC you will learn to become a leader, not just a person who gives orders, but a

person who leads by.

SKILL DEVELOPMENT — The specific skills you receive in ROTC will include things like

leadership development, military skills, and adventure training. This will take place both in the classroom

and in the field.

DISCIPLINE — ROTC is good training to learn self-discipline and self-survival as well as the virtues

of patience, obedience, and submission and respect to authority. It highlights a sense of purpose and

direction in life and provides an avenue to exercise good citizenship and building a community where
there is harmony and cooperation.

Definition of Terms

Patriotism – Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one’s country.

NSTP(NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM) – Is a civic education and defense

preparedness program students instituted by the Government

NROTC (Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps) – Is a college-based, commissioned officer training

program of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps."

Enthusiasm – a feeling of energetic interest in a particular subject or activity.

CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF LITERATURES AND STUDIES

Local

According to Pia Ranada (2018) with a title Duterte to Congress: Require ROTC for Grade 11,12

students is used as a related literature for the research Reinstating Mandatory ROTC: A means

of Instilling Patriotism or Pacing towards Militarization it focuses on President Rodrigo Duterte as he

voiced his determination to make the Reserved Officers Training Corps program mandatory for

students.In a speech on Thursday, November 22, he called on Congress to pass a law which would

require ROTC training for grade 11 and 12 students.”I likewise encourage Congress to enact a law

that will require mandatory ROTC for Grades 11 and 12 so we can instill patriotism, love of country

among our youth,” he said during the anniversary of the Army Reserve Command in

Cavite.Duterte also said he was considering issuing an executive order on mandatory ROTC, if
Malacañang lawyers say doing so is legal.

“’Pag madala ng EO siguro, Executive Order baka mapilitan ako if they do not act on it (If it can be done

through an EO, maybe I will be forced to issue one if they do not act on it). I said that this is a

constitutional requirement that you must prepare to defend your country,” he said.Even as a presidential

candidate, Duterte had been supportive of mandatory ROTC, even saying it would augment

Philippine forces to repel Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea.Two months into the

presidency, the proposal to revive a mandatory ROTC programfor college students was discussed in

a Cabinet meeting.The main argument of Cabinet members then had been that with a voluntary ROTC,

“discipline and love for country is not instilled” among young Filipinos.

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo had then said he would suggest amendments to

Republic Act 9163 or the National Service Training Program Act of 2001, which made the ROTC

optional and voluntary in 2002.Yet Duterte claimed in public speeches that he himself has attempted to

skip ROTCas a student.While an undergraduate at the Lyceum of the Philippines, he supposedly tricked

the military registrar by submitting another person’s medical documents to prove he was too sickly to

take ROTC, thus exempting him from the requirement.

This is a rare show of unity from the executive and legislative branches on a crucial piece of

legislation that may well determine whether or not we will join the ranks of strong and

progressive nations in Asia.The Asian Tigers are historically known to have developed because of the

strong nationalist sentiments of their people, which kick-started their economic growth. Their

determined governments championed local industries and stimulated exports, while their businessmen

chose to invest in their own country instead of bringing their money abroad (unlike some of our business

elite).
To the senators and congressmen supporting the revival of the ROTC, steel yourselves against the

criticisms of these terror groups and their political fronts. They may couch their arguments in terms like

“militarization” or “return of hazing” but don’t be fooled. The Communists want a weakened

military so they can grab power for themselves. It’s time to end their 50-year reign of terror.

Foreign

The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Program was established.In 1926 to provide a

broad base of citizens knowledgeable in the arts and sciences of Naval Warfare. The program provided an

opportunity for young men to undertake Careers in the naval profession. In the beginning, there were six

NROTC units located. Throughout the nation. In June of 1930, 126 midshipmen graduated from college,

and Received commissions in the United States Navy. These were the first officers Commissioned

through the NROTC (NSTC-OD, 2015). The first officers. Commissioned through the NROTC at the

University of Minnesota took place in 1939.

According to the Department of Defense (2006), the Marine Corps entered the NROTC Program in 1932,

offering qualified NROTC graduates commissions in the United States Marine Corps. In 1972, the

Secretary of the Navy authorized 16 women to enroll in the program and attend school at one of four

colleges. The NROTC Program includes commissioning programs for both the Navy and the Marine

Corps as the Marine Corps remains part of the Department of the Navy

According to the Department of Defense (2012), the mission of the NROTC Program is to develop young

men and women morally, mentally, and physically, and to instill in them those attributes commensurate

with officer positions within the Navy and Marine Corps (NROTC, 2015). The program educates and

trains young men and women for leadership roles in an 13 increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.

Currently there are 61 NROTC units/consortiums hosted at 75 schools throughout the United States. The
NROTC Program is available at over 160 colleges and universities that either host NROTC units or have

cross-town enrollment agreements with a host university (NROTC, 2015). Selected applicants for the

program are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process, and receive

full tuition and other financial benefits, such as stipends, at many of the country’s leading colleges and

universities (NSTC-OD, 2015). Applicants access NROTC from all 50 States and US Territories.

Applicants represent all races and religions demographically, but must be US citizens.

According to the USMC-Public-Affairs (2015) there are three basic parts to a student’s NROTC

commitment in a typical. Week: At least one day a week is set aside as a uniform day, in which the

midshipmen spend several hours attending military training such as inspections, close-order drill

practices, and training lectures (either by officers attached to the NROTC unit or guest lecturers). The

training is usually in the late afternoon after most classes have ended for the day, or in early mornings

before classes (NSTC-OD, 2015). It is common for marine Option midshipmen and MECEPs to have an

additional training period for marine-specific trainin usually two to three physical training sessions are

required in a week (depending on the specific NROTC unit), generally early in the morning

(NROTC,2015). It is common for Marine Option midshipmen and MECEPs to have additional physical

training periods.

CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents a brief description of the research design employed in the study, the locale of the

study, the respondents of the study, research instrument, data gathering procedure as well as the statistical

treatment applied in data analysis and interpretation.

Research Design

This study used the descriptive research method. It is aimed to determine “The Impact of Semi-Military

Program in the Perspective of the MCI Students” in 143 Bitas Maharlika Highway Cabanatuan City

Nueva Ecija. According to Calderon (2008), and as cited by Alberto et al (2011), Descriptive Method is

also known as statistical research, it describes data and characteristics about the population and

phenomenon being studied. This method is used for frequency, average and other statistical calculations.

Often the best prior approach to writing descriptive research, is conducting a survey investigation. This

method is used to gather information in order to test hypothesis or to answer questions concerning the

currents status of the subject of the study. 

Research Locale

This study was carried out at Midway Colleges 143 Bitas, Maharlika Highway Cabanatuan City Nueva

Ecija. The researchers gathered data in this area only. 

Respondents

The respondents of the study were the students of Midway Colleges Incorporated school year

2022-2023. 
 The 1st year students of Midway Colleges have a total population of (blank) students but due to

the absence of (blank) students, there were only 40 who participated in the research. 

Instrumentation

In this part, the researcher explained the details and methods used in the gathering of data which is needed

and essential to address the problems stated in the study.The researchers used questionnaire as an

instrument to gather data. The questionnaire consisted of items that determined “ The Impact of Semi-

Military Program in the Perspective of the MCI Students”.To gather more accurate information,

respondents are carefully guided in answering such questionnaires. The questionnaire that asked to the

students consisted of the Negative and Positive “The Impact of Semi-Military Program in the Perspective

of the MCI Students”.The researchers used a Likert Scale to measure the effect of online gaming in the

academic achievement of the respondents. 

Sampling Techniques

A simple random sample is a randomly selected subset of a population. In this sampling method, each

member of the population has an exactly equal chance of being selected.This method is the most

straightforward of all the probability sampling methods, since it only involves a single random selection

and requires little advance knowledge about the population. Because it uses randomization, any research

performed on this sample should have high internal and external validity. 

Data Gathering Procedure

 The researchers used a questionnaire to gather data in determining the profile of the respondents as to

sex, age and strand. Initially, the researchers asked permission from the Principal and the adviser of the

respondents to distribute the questionnaire. After the questionnaire has been answered, the researchers
retrieved them. This was followed by the tabulation, analysis and interpretation of the collected data. 

Statistical Treatment of Data

The data gathered were analyzed and computed by the researchers through the use of the

following statistical tools.

The Likert Scale is used. It uses a five-point scale; each point is given qualitative interpretation.

SCALE MEAN DESCRIPTION

1. Strongly Agree 4.20-5.00

2. Agree 3.40-4.20

3. Nuetral 2.60-3.40

4. Disagree 1.90-2.60

5. Strongly Disagree 1.00-1.80

CHAPTER IV
Results and Discussion

Table shows the frequency and percentage distribution of the respondents as to their demographic

profile in terms of their gender and age, strand.  

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondent according to Gender. 

Gender Frequency Percentage

Female 1 2.5%

Male 39 97.5%

Total 40 100%

The table shows the profile of the respondents according to Gender. Out of 40 respondents, 39 or 97.5%

are Male and 1 or 2.5% is Female. 

It can be concluded that there are more male than female respondents of the study. 

Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondent according to Age. 

Age Frequency Percentage

18-19 32 80%

20-21 7 17.5%

22-23 1 2.5%

Total 40 100%
The  table presents  that  out of 40 respondents, 32 or 40% belongs to age range 18-19 and 7 or

17.5% belongs to age range 20-21 and 1 or 2.5% belongs to age range 12-23 

It can be concluded that majority of respondents were within the age bracket of 18-19.

 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondent as to Course.

Course Frequency Percentage

BSMT 19 47.5%

BSME 21 52.5%

40
TOTAL 100%

The table reflects that most of the respondents belongs to BSME with a total of 21 out of 40 respondents

or equivalently 52.5%, and total of 19 out of 40 respondents or equivalent to 47.5% is from BSMT. 

 Frequency and Percentage Distribution of the Respondent as their demographics profile in terms of their

program.

SECTION FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

ME-R1B 3 7.5%

MENM1-1A 8 20%

MENM1-3A 7 17.5%
 MENM1-4B 2 5%

MENM1-8B 1 2.5%

MTNM1-3A 1 2.5%

MTNM1-6B 1 2.5%

MTNM1-8B 15 37.5%

MTNM1-9B 2 5%

TOTAL 40 100%

The table shows that the most respondents belong to MTNM1-8B section with a total of 15 respondents

and equivalent of 37.5%. The least respondents is in MENM1-8B, MTNM1-3A and MTNM1-6B, it has a

one respondent which is equivalent to 2.5%.

QUESTION   5(4.30- 4(3.50- 3(2.70- 2(1.90- 1(1.00- Total  Total/40  Interpretation  

5.00)  4.20)  3.40)  2.60)  1.80) 
1 8×5 19×4 11×3 2×2 0×1 153 3.825 agree
2 10×5 12×4 15×3 3×2 0×1 149 3.725 agree
3 14×5 18×4 5×3 0×2 3×1 160 4 agree
4 14×5 18×4 4×3 2×2 2×1 160 4 agree
5 11×5 20×4 7×3 1×2 1×1 159 3.975 agree
6 12×5 20×4 6×3 1×2 1×1 161 4.025 agree
7 7×5 23×4 8×3 2×2 0×1 155 3.875 Agree
8 8×5 22×4 8×3 1×2 1×1 155 3.875 agree
9 13×5 19×4 6×3 2×2 0×1 169 4.075 agree
              agree
 
=3.95 

Effects Mean Quantitative Description

Do you agree with the mandatory
3.825 AGREE
ROTC
Do you agree that non compliance 3.725 AGREE
 must be punished
Do you think that ROTC can
4 AGREE
develop your discipline.
ROTC helps me to improve my
4 AGREE
leadership skill
Its make me more responsible
3.975 AGREE
person
The ROTC program strength my
social development of respect to 4.025 AGREE
authority
It help me. To participate different
3.875 AGREE
school and non school activities
It helps me to build more confident 3.875 AGREE
Do you think NROTC has a
connection with the maritime 4.075 AGREE
course

Overall 3.93 AGREE

  POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Do you have positive or negative perspective about

82.5% 17.5%
NROTC as a student of Midway Colleges INC?

CHAPTER V

Summary

32 or 80% of the total respondents, were within the age bracket of   18-19 and 7 or  17.5% of the total

respondents, within the of 20-21, and the 1 or 2.5% of the total respondents is within the age of 22-23. As

to male respondents accounted for 97.5% or 39 out of 40 of the total respondents, and the female

respondent account for 2.5% or 1 out of the total respondents. 

As to the section, most of the respondents came from the BSMT1-8B with frequency 15 or 37.5% out of

40 respondents, followed by MENM1-1A with frequency 8 or 20%, the third is MENN1-3A with

frequency 7 or 17.5%, followed by MENM1-1B with frequency of 3 or 7.5%, in MENM1-4B and

MTNM1-9B with the same frequency of 2 or 5% and the last are MTNM1-3A, MTNM1-6B and

MENM1-8b with a frequency of 1 or 2.5% out of total respondents. 

The average mean of the respondents was 3.87 which was rated as ARGREE. The researchers found out

that 40 respondents were  average, In general, of their perspective in NROTC, the respondents obtained a

ARGREE.  

In last part of our survey questionnaire we conduct an additional questions it indicates the

question is “Do you have a positive or negative perspective about NROTC as a student of

MIDWAY COLLEGES INC”. The 33 or 82.5% out of 40 of the total respondents is answered a

POSITIVE and 7 or 17.5 out of 40 of the total respondents is are answered a NEGATIVE. 

Conclusions

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusion were derived. From a total 40 respondents,

most of the students were at the age of 18-19years old and most of them were male. It was also revealed

that majority of the students have Agree perspective .The mean average of the respondents was 3.87

described as ARGREE. It can be concluded that the respondents obtained a positive perspective. And

based on the findings of the study, 17.5% or 7 of the total respondents have a NEGATIVE

PERSPECTIVE and POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE have a 82.5 or 33 of the total respondents. 

Recommendations
Based on our findings and conclusions, most individuals have a positive perspective about NROTC as a

student of Midway Colleges, Inc.

We came up with a solution or recommendation to combat the negative perspective of other students

about NROTC as a student of Midway Colleges, Inc., after extensive analysis and analysis of the data

obtained.

I. We urge them to contact someone who has a high position in the study or training of the NROTC so

that they can understand why the NROTC is needed in the study and what or where it can be used when

the time is right.

II. We suggested the effective teaching of senior teachers or instructors so as to prove to the students the

true importance of NROTC for the course they are taking.

III. We will develop an organization for a program that will discuss the importance of NROTC for

students entering college and show the difference between a semi-military school and a non-semi-military

school.

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