IThe Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, 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.
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Training
Training is the major task handled by AFPRESCOM. Its primary modes of enlisting reservists ; 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 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.
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Specialization Training
These are the trainings available for military reserves at AFPRESCOM:
- SFOOT (UWOC)- Special Forces Operations Orientation Training (Unconventional Warfare Operations Course)
Trainer: PA Special Forces
- EORA - Explosives Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent Course
Trainer : 710th SPOW PAF
- SCUBA combat diver course
Trainer: AFPRESCOM SCUBA DIVER/NAVSOG-PN
- Specialized CMO - Civil Military Affairs Orientation Course
Trainer: PA CMOG School
- K-9 Handling Course
Trainer: PA
- VIP Security Protection Course
Trainer: PA SEG in coordination with PNP CSG
- SROOT (formerly SROC) - Scout Ranger Operations Orientation Training
Trainer: PA Scout Rangers
- Field Artillery Orientation Course
Trainer: PA Artillery Regiment
- Light Mechanized Infantry Orientation Training
Trainer: PA Mechanized Infantry Division
- AGOS - Air-to-Ground Operations System Orientation course
Trainer: PAF
- USAR -Urban Search and Rescue Training
Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff
- WASAR- Water Search and Rescue Training
Trainer: well trained and professional TASBde personnel and ATG Training staff
Types of Reservists
There are currently two (2) types of reservists in the component of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force:
- Ready Reservists - physically-fit and tactically-current reservist personnel that are always on constant alert and training; and ready to mobilize once a mobilization order has been given.
- Standby Reservists - reservist personnel who do not maintain currency in specialization qualifications but the base for expansion, support and augmentation to the Ready Reserve Force as needed.
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, :
- Lawyers and Paralegal Specialists (Judge Advocate General Service)
- Medical Doctors (Medical Corps)
- Nurses (Nurse Corps)
- Dentists (Dental Service)
- Veterinarians (Veterinary Corps)
- Licensed Teachers (Corps of Professors)
- Allied Medical, Business, and Mass Communication Specialists (Medical Administrative Corps)
- Licensed Engineers (Corps of Engineers)
- Ordained Chaplains (Chaplain Service)
Lineage of Commanding Officers
Commanding Officers of the AFPRESCOM are drawn from all Tri-Service Commands of the AFP.
- BG Cesar A. Abella, AFP
- BG Froilan M. Maglaya, AFP
- BG Joel Joseph A. Cabides, AFP
- BG Juanito W Dalmas AFP (RES)+
- BG Lito S. Tabangcura, AFP
- BG Quirino S. Calonzo, AFP
- BG Alex C. Capiña, AFP
- BG Johnny L. Macanas AFP (RES)
- BG Leoncio Agudo Cirunay Jr. AFP (RES)
- COL Pascual Luis D Bedia CAV (GSC) PA
- BGEN Noel S Buan AFP
Organization
Base Units
- Headquarters & Headquarters Service Group
- AFPRESCOM Training Group (ATG)
- AFPRESCOM Affiliated Reserve Group (ARG)
- AFPRESCOM Technical Services Reserve Group (TSRG)
Civil Military Reserve Units
- Civil Military Affairs Brigade (CMABde)
Technical Service Reserve Units
- 1st Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (1TASBde National Capital Region)
- 2nd Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (2TASBde Northern Luzon)
- 3rd Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (3TASBde Southern Luzon )
- 4th Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (4TASBde Western Visayas)
- 5th Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (5TASBde Central Visayas)
- 6th Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (6TASBde)Eastern Mindanao
- 7th Technical and Administrative Service Brigade (7TASBde Western Mindanao)7th TECHNICAL & Administrative Service Brigade is one the TAS Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command and administratively controlled by the same. Its Operation Control is under the 7ARCEN of Western Mindanao Command thereby 7 TAS Brigade is operating the AOR of Western Mindanao and has several battalion distributed provincially, namely: 701st TAS Group (Zamboanga del Sur), 702nd TAS Group (Zamboanga del Norte), 703rd TAS Group (Misamis Occidental), 704th TAS Group (Zamboanga Sibugay), 705th TAS Group (ZamBaSulTa), 706th TAS Group (Lanao del Norte).
Affiliated Reserve Units
- 1st AFP (TALON) General Hospital
- 1st (UPHD) AFP Affiliated Reserve Medical Center
- 1st (ARMSCOR) Arsenal Battalion (Reserve)
- 1st (NGCP) AFP Power Division (Reserve)
- 405th (SHAHIN) Transport Battalion (Reserve)
- 501st (LWUA) Water Battalion (Reserve)
- 502nd (MAYNILAD) Water Service Battalion (Reserve)
- 503rd (Manila Water) Water Service Battalion (Reserve)
- 602nd (VMMC) Medical Service Battalion
- 701st (PHILCCOM) Signal Battalion (Reserve)
- 903rd (KPI) Signal Battalion (Reserve)
- 704th (RCCI) Commo-Battalion (Reserve)
Standby Reserve Units
- Standby Reserve Battalion
Awards and decorations
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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