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Portrait of Sinagtala Class of 1986 achievers. The Sinagtala Class of 1986 (English: light from above, [1] lit. Starlight [2]) was the first to graduate from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) [3] [4] [5] after the 1986 People Power revolution, [6] and the first batch of new military officers to serve the administration of the late President Corazon Aquino.
The PMA was modeled after the United States Military Academy with officers from the Philippine Scouts and regular United States Army as instructors and members of the general staff. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The PMA Class of 1940, with 79 graduates, was the pioneer batch to complete four years of training.
In the Philippines, officer candidates are referred to RESCOM, AFPOCS and PCGOBETC students who had baccalaureate degree, foreign service academies and reserve officer pools [10] undergoing 4 months to 1 year of rigorous military training.
The current Philippine military ranks are inspired partially by the first military insignia used by the military forces during the Philippine Revolution of 1896 and the Philippine–American War, and the insignia used by the Philippine Constabulary raised in 1902 during the final days of the Philippine–American War, which was basically the same style of insignia used by the United States ...
Decorations are ranked by the Order of Wear in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Executive Order No. 236 (Honors Code of the Philippines) [1] as follows: Honors of the Philippines (Presidential Awards enumerated in E.O. No. 236) Other Presidential Awards (Presidential Awards not enumerated in E.O. No. 236)
Several Philippine Military Academy classes have achieved notability, either due to highly decorated class members, significant changes in the PMA curriculum, or due to a high proportion of officers elevated to the highest ranks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Philippine National Police. [31] [32] These include:
Graduating cadets of Philippine Military Academy at a homecoming The National Defense College of the Philippines is a graduate-level military college established in 1963. The Philippines patterned all its service academies after the United States Military Academy (West Point) and the United States Merchant Marine Academy (King's Point).
The Philippine Coast Guard Officers' Basic Education and Training Center (PCGOBETC) serves as the officer candidate school of Philippine Coast Guard officer aspirants. [1] [2] Cadets who are already baccalaureate degree holders taking the Coast Guard Officers’ Course (CGOC) became Probationary Ensigns (PENS) and after graduation are commissioned as regular officers in the organization.