BASIC ROTC PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION
(MS-1)
PURPOSE:
To teach students the values of citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal
responsibility and a sense of accomplishment while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and selfdiscipline. It prepares students for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights,
responsibilities, and privileges as Filipino citizens. It provides instruction and rewarding opportunities that
will benefit the student, community, and nation.
OBJECTIVES:
a.
The objectives of the ROTC program are:
1.
To attract, motivate, and prepare selected students to serve as commissioned
Officers in the Active or Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.
2.
To provide ROTC cadets with the fundamental concepts and principles of military
art and science to develop leadership and managerial potential.
3.
To develop strong sense of personal integrity, honor, responsibility, and good
citizenship.
b.
Attainment of the ROTC objectives prepares students for a sound foundation for their future
professional development and effective performance essential to success in any career.
A.
TITLE: Basic ROTC POI for 1st Semester (MS 1)
B.
DURATION:
Sixty (60) Periods or 15 Training Weeks
NR OF PERIODS
SUBJECT
SCOPE OF INSTRUCTION
1. PHYSICAL
ORGANIZATION OF
THE CADET CORPS
and COURSE
ORIENTATION
2. MILITARY
ORIENTATION
a. Legal Basis for
ROTC Program
Organizing the cadets by squad / platoon /
company and its equivalent of the Cadet Corps.
Course orientation (General Provisions, attendance,
Grading System, Merits System, Conditions of the
Service).
b. Military
Organization
a. Organizations & Functions of the AFP; Major
services; area unified commands; major combat
service and combat service support organization;
The TOE of a Div, Bde and other units; PA, PAF
and PN mission,
b. The Chain of Command (Commander in Chief,
DND & AFP, Brief History of the AFP, Mission,
Organization and capabilities of the AFP, Major
Service Commands, Major Service RESCOMs and
AFPRESCOM.
a. Filipino Freedom Fighters (Guerillas) during preSpanish period influences of the Spaniards.
Americans and Japanese on our society and the
society of the future.
b. The capsulated history of the AFP, Participation
in the conflicts from WW II, to Korea, Vietnam,
MNLF campaign, reconciling martial traditions with
the new code of the Filipino soldier.
c. Philippine Military
History
Lecture (L) &
PE
References
2
(1L, 1PE)
12
Specific Provisions of the Fundamental law and
pertinent Republic Act
1L
RA 7077, RA
9163 & Phil
Constitution
a. Special Text
1L
b. AFP Field
Manual
History of the
Philippine, by
Agoncillo
1L; 4 hrs PA
camp tour
PA Centennial
Book 1997
Issue
c. Role of ROTC in previous wars
d. AFP Core Values
e. Military Courtesy
and Discipline
f. Military Justice
g. Military Leadership
3. COMBAT
TRAINING OF
INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER
(CTIS)
a. Basic Intelligence
b. Basic Map
Reading and Land
Navigation
c. Basic Signal
Communication
d. Individual
Movement Technique
e. Basic Unit
Formations
f. Basic Weapons
Training (M16 5.56mm,
M14, Grenade &
Garand)
g. Pre Marksmanship
Training
4. Public Information
a. Basic in Code of Ethics, 5 AFP Core Values
b. Military Culture, Customs and tradition, core
philosophy and its impact on our service to our
Country and the Filipino People.
c. Basic in Soldiering
d. Reconciling the Army traditions with the new code
of the Filipino Soldier.
a. Definition of terms, Who, What, When, Where,
Why and How to Salute.
b. Conduct and behavior of a soldier (while in
combat operations; while dealing with the civilian;
and towards their superiors and counterparts)
c. Services and Courtesies.
d. Identification of Rank Insignias in the AFP.
e. Military traditions of the Filipino soldier.
f. Soldiers attitudes going to the basics.
1L, 1 hr film
showing
Spl Text
1L
Soldiers
Handbook
1L
Soldiers
Handbook
Military Justice System, Sources of military law,
military jurisdiction, selected punitive Articles of
War, and relationship between civil-military courts
Definition of terms; Factors of Leadership; Qualities
of leader, Basic Leadership Styles; 3 Over-all types
of leadership;
1L
18
Definition of terms, Basic report writing, SALUTE
should be complemented with the more common
and practical 5Ws and 1H format, letter drops,
portrait parle,.
1L, 2PE
Map orientation; Types of maps according to scale;
azimuths and direction using a compass &
protractor; Measuring distance on a map; locating
points on the map and means of locating one's
position on the map and on the ground.
Introduction to signal communication, five (5) means
of communication, familiarization of different radio
equipment, its capabilities and limitations. Military
prowords, flashing lights, hand and arm signal
Day and night movement, cover and concealment,
camouflaging, Organizing the squad / platoon into
their individual role as a Rifleman, Hand and arm
signal and flashing light.
Different types of combat formation (Team, Squad,
Platoon, Company)
Nomenclature, general data, characteristics, cycle
of operation assembly and disassembly, care and
maintenance, History of Grenade, Parts of Grenade,
capability and limitation, Procedure of throwing hand
grenade
Fundamental of firing, types of firing positions
(prone, sitting, kneeling, standing to prone and
standing to sitting).
Correct sight picture,
Triangulation and coach and pupil techniques
2L, 2PE
1L, 1PE
1L, 2PE
1L, 1PE
1L, 1PE
1L, 1PE
6
Size, activity,
location, unit,
time and
equipment
(SALUTE)
a. Threat to National
Security (“Knowing the
Enemy” of the State)
b. Peace Process
a. CCP History, strategy and recruitment methods
and propaganda.
b. Three Basic propaganda, talks of Mao Tse Tung,
(MLMTT).
c. Concept of communism and its varieties as
applied to Philippine setting; the three weapon
system.
d. The four functional commissions and territorial
including their corresponding arms.
e. LCM: Characteristics and organization of the NPA
Guerilla Zones and base areas principles of NPA
operations; armed city partisans and sparrows.
f. NDF, United front building; the sectoral
organizations.
g. How the communist launch their campaign and
propaganda techniques they used based on
persuasion and intimidation, distortion and
exaggeration.
h. The capability of the threats and their
vulnerabilities, their organization and mobilization
efforts.
i. MNLF/MILF (SPSG).
j. Insurgency and Terrorism, Political, Economic
Social perspective of the threats to national security.
a. Provisions, Concepts, Mechanics of Peace
Process
b. Policies and guidelines on POC from National
down to municipal level
c. Processes and implementation of POC
d. Processes undertaken by the GRP and the
OPAPP (Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace
Process)
e. The mission, functions and responsibilities of
OPAPP
f. Human Rights Advocacy program of the AFP
g. Provisions of the Comprehensive Agreement on
Respect for Human Rights and International Law
(CARHRIHL) entered into by the government and
the CPP-NPA-NDF negotiating panels.)
5. Civil Affairs
a. Army Social
Responsibility (ASR)
Program
2L, 2 hrs film
showing
2L
a. Special Text
b. Anatomy of
Communist
Insurgency.
Executive
Order Nr 103
- POC Program
Info Materials
- OPPAP
Brochure
11
a. The rationale on how Army Social Responsibility
revolves around the spirit of rendering services
voluntary even beyond the call of duty.
b. Causes why should every Army personnel to be
always on the call in extending assistance 24 hours
a day, seven days a week all year round.
c. The current frame of mind among the Army
personnel that all non-combat activities and civilian
relations are identified with “civil military operations”
should be reconfigured.
d. ASR as the Philippine Army’s inherent care and
concern for humanity.
e. The process on convergence and integration of
private sectors, corporate businesses, NGO’s and
philanthropic individuals shared resources to ASR
and distribute it to the direct beneficiaries.
f. The special role of the Philippine Army in being
responsible for the welfare of the people beyond its
role as defender of the land.
g. Alleviating the plight of the marginalized sectors
of society by reaching out to other communities
1L
ASR Manual
b. Disaster
preparedness
c. Community Service
6 DRILLS AND
CEREMONIES
a. Dismounted Drill
b. Ceremonies
7.TEST &
EVALUATION
h. Developing soldier’s generosity to ever increasing
levels and define sustainability through volunteerism
approach.
a. Aim, Function of disaster rescue, Groups of
rescue worker, personal traits, behavior of the
rescuer, rescue by stage, team composition, rescue
plan.
b. Disaster preparedness and rescue operations,
and further equip them with skills in Disaster Relief
Operations
c. Disaster Response & Rescue Operations and
skills in Rescue Operations.
d. Organization of rescue team, security, recuer,
first aider/medical services.
a. The importance of area study in support to CivilMilitary Opns
b. Familiarization on the intelligence requirements
of any Military Operations
c. Definition and identification of demographic and
psychographic information about the area of
operation in support to the conduct of Civil-Military
Operations
d. Description and discussion of the CAS factors
e. Formulation and preparation of Community Area
Study Assessment based on (HGS-RESPEC-HMO)
b. Human Rights
c. Anti and Counter
Terrorism
d. Basic Signal
Communication
1L; 4 hrs
community
service
Special Text on
Disaster
Rescue &
Relief
Operations.
Special
Handouts /
Facts sheets
10
Lecture and conduct of dismounted drill,
ceremonies, parades inspection of individual
equipment.
Parade and Review, Conduct of Arrival honor,
Presentation of sponsors
Graded Examination
TOTAL
*MANDATORY
READINGS
a. Interior Guard Duty
1L, 4 hrs
practical
exercises
SCOPE
Definition of terms, Sequence of formal / informal
guard mounting, (11 General Orders)
Provision of Human Rights
Reading of news articles – five (5) articles that affect
the image of the PA/AFP and five (5) articles on
CPP/NPA atrocities). Organization and Dynamics;
Mode of Opns & Techniques
a. Signal Communications, General
1) Principles of Signal Communication
2) Signal support organization in the maneuver
units (Infantry) and Combat support (Artillery)
3) Means of Signal Communication and its
employment in various types of offensive and
defensive operations.
4) Message preparation and handling
b. Basic Radio Communication
1) Radio-telephone procedure
2) Capabilities and limitations of radio
3) General characteristics of radio
4) Field expedient radio communication
c. Communication Security
1) CEOI/CESI formulation and use
1L
7PE
1L
1PE
1
60 Hrs
2)
Radio commo security procedures and
techniques
3) Message center operation (Division HQs,
Brigade HQs and Bn HQs)
e. Basic Survival
f. Intro to CMO
Familiarization on various field craft, survival at sea,
water and food discipline and other survival
technique.
Different pillars of CMO, concepts, roles and the
significance of CMO for the furtherance of the AFP
mission.
Procedures on directing, troop boarding and
dismount from a helicopter.
Familiarization firing
g. AGOS / Heliborne
Opns
h. Familiarization
Firing
* - To be provided through instructional handouts / handbook or on-line in the PA Website.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
Module/Subject
Physical Orgn / Orientation
Military Orientation
Combat Training of Individual Soldier
Public Information
Civil Affairs
Drills and Ceremonies
Test and Evaluation
Total Periods/Hours
Lecture
1
7
8
4
3
2
1
26
Practicals
1
5
10
2
8
8
34
TOTAL
2
12
18
6
11
10
1
60
BASIC ROTC PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION
(MS-2)
A.
TITLE: Basic ROTC POI for 2nd Semester (MS 2)
B.
DURATION:
SUBJECT
1. PHYSICAL
ORGANIZATION OF
THE CADET CORPS
AND COURSE
ORIENTATION
2. GENERAL
MILITARY SUBJECT
a. PA Organization
b. Troop Leading
Procedure
c. Problem solving
Process
d. Reservist and
Reserve Force
Development
Sixty (60) Periods or 15 Training Weeks
SCOPE OF INSTRUCTION
Organizing the cadets by Squad / platoon /
Company and its equivalent of the Cadet Corps.
Course orientation (General Provisions, Attendance,
Grading System, Merits System, Conditions of the
Service).
NR OF PERIODS
Lecture (L) &
References
PE
1
(1PE)
7
Combat Units, Combat Support Units and Combat
Service Support Units (all units of PA)
Steps in TLP
Problem identification, courses of actions and
adoption of best course of action.
Sources, Classification, organization, Category,
Benefits System of Reservist. Orientation on
Reservist Administration, Manpower Development,
Reserve Force Development, Retiree and Public
Affairs.
1L
1L
2L
2L
e. Introduction to
Logistics
3. SMALL UNIT
TACTICS
a. Patrolling
b. Raids
c. Ambuscades
d. Rifle Squad Tactics
4. INDIVIDUAL / UNIT
TRAINING
a. Visual Tracking
b. Military
Mountaineering
c. Jungle Base
Operation
d. Marches and
Bivouacs and Land
Navigation
e. Military Stakes
5. MARKSMANSHIP
TRAINING
6. INDIVIDUAL
PROTECTIVE
MEASURES
a. Personal Hygiene &
Sanitation
b. 1st Aid/Basic Life
Support 1 (AR-CPR)
7. FAMILIARIZATION
FIRING
8. Basic Obstacle
Course
9. EDUCATIONAL
TOUR
10. DRILLS AND
CEREMONIES
a. Drills
b. Ceremonies
11. TEST &
EVALUATION
Five (5) basic pillars of logistics:
supply,
transportation,
maintenance,
facilities
and
installations and other logistics services
1L
7
Definition of terms; types and organization of patrol;
Fire and maneuver; Field demonstration, SF & SR
organization and capability demonstration
Definition of terms, Types and technique purpose
Different types of ambush
Movement techniques / Formations used; Fire Team
Formations (Infantry)
1L, 3DPE
1L
1L
1L
16
Memory training, reading of trail signs.
Ropes and knots tying, rappelling techniques, river
crossing techniques
Site selection, Jungle base activities and survival
techniques
Definition of terms; Classification of troop
movements; (Tactical and Admin); Control
measures in the proper conduct of foot and
vehicular marches; selection and occupation of
bivouac area. Day Navigation
Map Reading, Assembly / Disassembly of weapons,
signal commo, first aid, Small Unit Tactics
Fundamental of firing, types of firing positions
(prone, sitting, kneeling, standing to prone and
standing to sitting).
Correct sight picture,
Triangulation and coach and pupil techniques,
Familiarization firing
1L, 1PE
1L, 1PE
1L, 3PE
1L, 3PE
4PE
2 (1L, 1D)
4
Health maintenance and sanitary practice, types
and treatment of communicable diseases, Measures
to protect and improve health responsibility for
military sanitation.
Types of wounds and treatment, Application of
tourniquet and casualty, Intro to Basic Life Support,
ABC BLS, Respiratory and Cardiovascular System,
Technique of Basic CPR, Evacuation Procedure.
Actual firing of rifles
Obstacle courses in various camps
Tour on military historical sites, Museum, Military
camps / installation.
1L
1L, 2PE
4PE
4
(1D/3PE)
4PE
10
Conduct of dismounted drills, school of soldiers w/o
arms
Ceremonies; parades; inspections; honors
Graded Examination
TOTAL
1L
7PE
1L
1PE
1
60 Hrs
* MANDATORY
READINGS
a Intro to Artillery
Operations
b. Forward Observer
c. Intro to Armor
Operations
d. Intro to
Unconventional
Warfare
e. Platoon Tactics
5. CREW SERVE
WEAPONS TRAINING
a. 60mm Mortar / 81
mm Mortar
b. Cal 50 MG
SCOPE
Classification, Capabilities and Limitations of FA
weapons; Field Artillery Organizations; Missions;
fundamentals and Employment
Intro; Purpose of Employment of FO; Methods of
Locating
Targets
(Grid
coordinate,
Polar
coordinates and shift from a known point); Elements
of call for fire.
Classification of Armor Vehicles; Capabilities and
Limitations of Armor; Armor organizations; Mission
Definition of terms; concepts in unconventional
warfare 7 phases of UW (Psyops, Infiltration, Initial
contact, Organization, Development, Training, Cbt
employment and Demobilization
Definition of terms, characteristics and tactics;
Platoon formation (Infantry)
Nomenclature, Characteristics; General data;
Ammunition; Functioning; Assembly/Disassembly
Nomenclature, Characteristics; General data;
Ammunition; Functioning; Assembly/Disassembly
* - To be provided through instructional handouts / handbook or on-line in the PA Website.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX
X.
XI.
Module/Subject
Physical Orgn / Orientation
General Military Subjects
Small Unit Tactics
Individual / Unit Training
Marksmanship
Individual Protective Measures
Familiarization Firing
Basic Obstacle Course
Educational Tour
Drills and Ceremonies
Test & Evaluation
Total Periods/Hours
Lecture
7
4
4
1
2
1
2
1
22
Practical
1
3
12
1
2
4
3
4
8
38
Prepared By:
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
Francis S Isidro
Sgt (AGS) PA
Operations NCO
RONILO A DELA CERNA
Major,
(INF)
PA
Operations Officer
TOTAL
1
7
7
16
2
4
4
4
4
10
1
60