ROTC reservists aarmasan
Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na pinaboran ang plano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na armasan ang mga nakatapos na sa ROTC at mga military reservists bilang bahagi ng pagpapaigting pa sa kampanya kontra terorismo. KJ Rosales
MANILA, Philippines — Posible ang pag-aarmas sa mga Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) reservists sakaling lumala ang terorismo sa bansa.
Ito ang inihayag kahapon ni Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana na pinaboran ang plano ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na armasan ang mga nakatapos na sa ROTC at mga military reservists bilang bahagi ng pagpapaigting pa sa kampanya kontra terorismo.
Ayon kay Lorenzana, posibleng mapalakas pa ang Armed Forces of the Philippines ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng pag-back up ng reserve forces.?
“That is very possible. Other countries do it like Switzerland, Israel. They have a small standings armed force backed by a huge Reserve force that continully train with the active force. What we envision in our country is the same. Each Region will have a reserve unit consistent of retired military and ROTC graduates,” sabi ni Lorenzana.
Ipinaliwanag pa nito na ganito rin ang target makamit ng bansa na magkaroon ng aktibong military unit at para maisakatuparan ito ay dapat ang bawat rehiyon ay may mga reserve unit ng mga ROTC graduates na humahawak ng armas.
Inihalimbawa pa ng Kalihim na malaki ang naitulong ng Lanao del Norte Reserve Battalion noong kasagsagan ng Marawi siege.
“However we already have resevists all over the country which we are trying to reorganize and re-equip. The bulk of these are aging retirees from the AFP. We have not had any significant infusion of young bloods ever since mandatory ROTC was abolished in 2002,” ani Lorenzana.
“Our concept will need resources for buildings and equipment. But the payback would be great - we will have ready reserves that are on call anytime,” sabi pa ng opisyal.
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