Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command

Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command
Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas
Comando de la Reserva de las FF. AA. del Filipinas

Coat of Arms of the AFP Reserve Command
Active April 1, 1993 - Present
Country Philippines Philippines
Allegiance Philippines Republic of the Philippines
Branch Technical & Administrative Service Branch
Type Technical & Administrative Service Reserve Force
Role Combat Support & Service Support, Force Multiplier, Training, Disaster Rescue & Relief, and Community Service
Size 106,000+ in Ready Reserve Status, 50,000+ in Standby Reserve Status
Part of Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Garrison/HQ AFPRESCOM Cpd, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, NCR
Nickname(s) AFPRESCOM,RESCOM
Motto(s) Laang Kawal
Volunteer Soldier
Soldado Voluntario
Anniversaries April 1
Decorations
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Commanders
Current
commander		 Col Pascual Luis D Bedia CAV (GSC) PA
Insignia
Unit Patch AFPRESCOM Emblem/ ARG or TSRG Unit Patch

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command,[1] known officially as the AFP RESCOM or RESCOM, (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Panlaang Kawal ng Hukbong Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) 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 and commissioning reservists are the Reserve Officer Military Training (ROMOT); 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 30. 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:

Trainor: PA Special Forces

Trainor : 710th SPOW PAF

Trainor: AFPRESCOM SCUBA DIVER/PN

Trainor: PA CMOG School

Trainor: PA

Trainor: PA SEG in coordination with PNP CSG

Trainor: PA Scout Rangers

Trainor: PA

Trainor: PA Light Armour Division

Trainor: PAF

Types of Reservists

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

The Commissioned Officer Corps

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, :[2]

Lineage of Commanding Officers

Commanding Officers of the AFPRESCOM are drawn from all Tri-Service Commands of the AFP.[3]

Organization

Officers and Enlisted Personnel of the 1st TAS Brigade conduct Disaster Response Drills at Camp Aguinaldo.

Base Units

Civil Military Reserve Units

Technical Service Reserve Units

Affiliated Reserve Units

Standby Reserve Units

Awards and Decorations

Campaign Streamers

Award Streamer Streamer Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeSAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana & TS Parma4 February 2010 General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges

Military Badge Badge Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
AFP Election Duty BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines21 May 2010 General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "Home -". afprescomhqs.webs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  2. ↑ "Tech & Admin Services -". afprescomhqs.webs.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  3. ↑ "The Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command (AFPRESCOM)". timawa.net. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
Bibliography

See also

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