Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command


The Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, known officially as the AFP RESCOM or RESCOM, is one the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Major Support Commands created for the sole purpose of Reserve Force management, procurement, and organization.

Training

Training is the major task handled by AFPRESCOM. Its primary modes of enlisting reservists; Military Orientation Training Course and the Basic Citizens Military Training. 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 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:
Trainer: PA Special Forces
Trainer : 710th SPOW PAF
Trainer: AFPRESCOM SCUBA DIVER/NAVSOG-PN
Trainer: PA CMOG School
Trainer: PA
Trainer: PA SEG in coordination with PNP CSG
Trainer: PA Scout Rangers
Trainer: PA Artillery Regiment
Trainer: PA Mechanized Infantry Division
Trainer: PAF
Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff
Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff

Types of Reservists

There are currently two types of reservists in the component of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Force:
Most of the officers of AFPRESCOM are directly commissioned through AFP Circular Nr. 4 and 6 and may come from any of the following professions, :
Commanding Officers of the AFPRESCOM are drawn from all Tri-Service Commands of the AFP.

Base Units

Currently Awarded on 15 April 2017 the "Award of Excellence" with the highest score of 96.84% during the Annual General Inspection 2016 conducted by the Office of the Inspector General AFP headed by newly installed commander Inspector General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, MGEN OSCAR T LACTAO AFP at AFPRESCOM Compound, CGEA, QC

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