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ROTC
in the Ateneo > Training
Activities > Bivoacs |
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| Bivoacs
were annual training exercises designed to provide
cadets with a venue for applying the concepts
taught during the year: guard mounting, Combat
Training of the Individual Soldier (CTIS), and
the like.
These
affairs began with foot marches; and could begin
at any part of the day -- early morning, noon,
or even in the dead of night. They normally
started from the Ateneo Jacinto campus, and
ended at a specific objective such as a school
or barrio. In some cases, the assigned destination
was as distant as 8 kms away.
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Operation
Ma-a, circa 1958
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| Selected
Bivoacs |
| Operation
Holiday |
| Operation
Blue and White |
| Operation
Beatnik |
| Operation
Hootenanny |
| Operation
Labanan |
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A
war game was always part of these operations;
either during transit, or upon arrival at the
objective. Simulated enemy attacks would be made,
either by cadets or by Army soldiers (as in the
case of the bivoac of 1962). To simulate gunfire,
anything from firecrackers and blank ammunition
to pure lung power were used. Companies, or whole
classes would be pitted against each other.
In
the latter phases of the operation, masses officiated
by the Jesuits (since these operations were
often conducted on Sundays), and entertainment
programs were often conducted. These exercises
ended either with a march back to the assembly
area, or a simple dismissal. Bivoacs lasted
anywhere between one to three days.
The bivoacs were halted by the onset of Martial
Law in 1972.
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