HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE ARMY CHIEF
OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila
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FORT BONIFACIO, METRO MANILA – In
line with the intent of the Commanding General, Philippine
Army, Lt. Gen. Romeo P. Tolentino to widen the recruitment
pool for new officers and soldiers, the Army Recruitment
Center based in the Visayas will conduct a series of
Philippine Army Aptitude Test Battery (PAATB) next week.
The PAATB is the first set of
examinations being administered to all applicants either
for Officer Candidates or for Candidate Soldiers. While
PAATB is regularly conducted at the Army Personnel
Management Center in Fort Bonifacio on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays, its conduct in the field is only done on
limited basis. In coordination with major Army units in
Visayas, PAATB will be administered in Camp Lapu-Lapu,
Cebu City on February 15 and 16, Ormoc City on February
19, Tacloban City on February 20, and in Camp Lukban,
Catbalogan, Samar on February 21 and 22.
An applicant for Candidate
Soldier must be a citizen of the Republic of the
Philippines whose age is 18 to 22 upon the start of
training; unmarried without dependent, completed of at
least 72 units in college from any government-recognized
educational institution or in case of a high school
graduate must possess a technical or special skills needed
by the AFP; has a height of at least one meter and 63
centimeters or 64 inches; of good moral character and must
have a PAATB result of 80 equivalent score or higher.
On the other hand, an applicant
for Officer Candidate must get a PAATB result of 100
equivalent score or higher. He must have a baccalaureate
degree with competitive scholastic records and must be
between 21 and 26 years old. Aside from satisfying the
basic qualifications, applicants are also reminded that
there shall be no granting of waivers of any kind.
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MAJ ERNESTO C TORRES JR
Army Spokesman/Chief Public Affairs
Tel. No. (02) 892-1693
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