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SU-ROTC
Marks 87.9% in Annual Tactical Inspection, First in
Region
The
SU NetNEWS volume Five number 44
Thursday, December 23, 1999
The
Silliman University Reserved Officer Training Corps
Unit (SUROTC-U) completed the Region VII Annual Administrative
and Tactical Inspection last December 10 with a rating
of 87.903. The rating is 2.107 points short of last
year's mark, but enough to make the unit number one
in the region. In a radio communication from the 7th
Regional Community Defense Group in Cebu, Silliman
bested Divine World College and the University of
Bohol, both in Tagbilaran, which placed second and
third, respectively.
If
the SU ROTC Unit is officially declared as the over-all
No. 1 unit in the region by the 7thRCDG, it will represent
Region VII in the National Annual Administrative and
Tactical Inspection next year.
The
unit rated high in the administrative aspect of the
inspection, garnering 28 points out of a possible
30. According to P2Lt. Reu D. Ismil, secretary of
the unit, he attributed their high performance on
the preparedness of the unit. He added that the cooperation
given to them (ROTC Administration) by the members
of the Headquarters Company also made their preparations
a success. Brigade Adjutant Cdt. Lt. Col. Leonardo
Garcia commented that the team spirit and the aspiration
to be No. 1 which prevailed among the cadets also
had a great effect on the result of the inspection.
SU
performed well in the other criteria except in the
Military Stakes which included First Aid. SUROTC Unit
Corps Commander Cdt. Col. Jake Mitchell Consing declared
that the ones chosen to take the test were not the
ones trained. "They (cadets) were selected at
random," Consing said. SU ROTC-U Assistant Commandant
Capt. Rafael Crescencio Tan Jr. (RES) PA said that
they lacked tactical officers to train the unit and
that they were stressed out and tired. The tactical
inspection was held December 10, during closed week.
The university preliminary exams were held December
13 to 17.
A
total of seven military officers from the region comprised
the team of tactical inspectors with Lt. Col. Benjamin
J. Marchan (INF) PA as chairperson and Captain Victorico
Mediante (INF) PA as vice-chairperson. Both Marchan
and Mediante were former commandants of the SU ROTC
Unit before Major Delfin H. Fernandez (INF) PA took
over last school year.
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