PMA welcomes 257 new plebes

BAGUIO City, Philippines - The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is welcoming two hundred fifty seven (257) new plebes on Saturday during incorporation rites to be led by Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista.

 

The plebes, to compose class 2017 of Cadet Corps Armed Forces of the Philippines (CCAFP), were carefully sifted from an original 245 on April 1 during oath-taking and reception rites at the Borromeo Field, said Agnes Lynette Flores, PMA spokesperson.

 

A total of 163 of the plebes are men and 82 are women.

 

Flores said that two cadets resigned and 14 cadets from the previous class joined the PMA Class 2017, thus, making the total number of cadets to be incorporated on Saturday, after eight (8) weeks of training, at 257 (171 males, 86 females).

 

Adopting the Iluko class name “Salaknib” (shield),  class 2017 envisions themselves as the defender of the Filipinos.

 

Incorporation rites signifies the formal integration of new cadets, who report on April 01 of each year to the CCAFP.

 

Prior to their incorporation, the cadets are placed under the New Cadets Battalion (NCBN) where they are initially given the orientation on the basic things they need to know about the military profession.

 

After two months of training, they are deemed ready to be incorporated to the regular corps where they are integrated with the rest of the three upper classes in the Academy, the country's premier military officers' training institution.