ROTC/ CAT - I

[digitalsober]

na-appreciate ko lang dito yung leadership training both in cat and rotc, sa tanay kame nun. masaya! maganda din naman kasi yung samahan namin sa platoon.. so parang nag out of town lang kame.

[mungmung]

Yung tinapay na may palaman na tuna at mountain dew. Pagsabit sa dyip papuntang fort bonifacio

[redshirt]

I think its utterly useless. the Phili wouldn't be invading another counrty anytime soon yeah?

[D. Sanchez]

I was a sunday soldier then back in freshman to sophomore year in 1998 - 2000 (MS11 to MS22) - college.

 

A bird defecated on my uniform during our 30 minute break. The worst that ever happened on me while eating my sandwich and sitting on a quiet corner.

 

Our battalion was punished with 100 squats rush and 100 push ups. I really felt pain on my arms and feet because I am no longer active in sports at that time. We were doing this in the middle of the field at high noon before leaving the premises. A bastard cadet was laughing at one of the cadet officer. I can never the cadet private *&%%^^ because of puny antics that got us into trouble in the first place.

 

I was part of the lost command battalion who never attended first and second day of ROTC (MS-11) because it is boring at first.

 

I got punished and was stand at guard at the flag post complete with that plastic helmet, gear, M-1 garand Rifle and backpack for 3 hours. Dumb me.

 

I was punched in the stomach by an old NCO reservist. I am tough enough too withstand his one blow. I never filed a complaint against him to the ROTC Commandant.

 

Deep inside, I was laughing the s@%t out of myself when the commandant addressed those who have five or six absences must sign up for assignment to the Spratly Islands. What a crap. We are only cadets not regular soldier just to get a passing mark of 3.0 in ROTC (MS12). I think the Spratly Island issue was way hot during Pres. Erap Estrada's time when the Chinese intervened with the Philippine Navy.

 

I got to shoot 3 round from those old M16 or shall I say AR-15 carbine rifles used during Vietnam conflict. It was fun. I got to on a 3 day venture in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal. This is how the life of a Filipino soldier is compared to a foreign army I joined in back in 2001. Filipino soldiers lack equipment, logistics but they have the courage and heart to fight the enemy of the state.

 

We were fed with sloppy and not tasty food in the camp. As if we are prisoners of war.

 

I was promoted from a buck private to Private First Class (MS11) to corporal (MS12) and later to T/sergeant on MS21 and 22 on our cadetship days from my superiors (no name dropping). That is a crappy accomplishment for me being a leader to a squad of six guys.

 

Bang bang bang, ratatatatat...

Edited March 3, 2007 by D. Sanchez

[Boysbe]

I farted in line...it was nasty..

[Afablefelix]

We were made to share a bubble gum at CAT. :sick: We were 5 in the group. But atleast luckily the persons beside me are both girls hehe :thumbsupsmiley:

[Yush]

during my days in the RO f#&kin TC .... i was the head of the signal corps ... so our duty is to stand by the officers ... as in stand by ... nakatayo sa tabe nila ...

 

kse sa dami ng kadete ... at lawak ng field sa bonifacio kailangan nila kme for (syempre) communications.

 

so lahat ng kadete bilad sa araw kme lang hindi dahil ang rason namin sa mga ayabis na opisyal na bawal maarawan mga radyo namin ... masisira mekanismo and un LCD bka "matuyo" ?! heheheheheh so ayun tuwing formation sa field hanggat maaari dapat nsa lilim ang mga tropa ko. So halos lahat ata ng barkada ko kahit wala radyo pinasali ko sa SIGNAL.

 

 

hehehehehehe.

[cereal.killer.]

during my days in the RO f#&kin TC .... i was the head of the signal corps ... so our duty is to stand by the officers ... as in stand by ... nakatayo sa tabe nila ...

 

kse sa dami ng kadete ... at lawak ng field sa bonifacio kailangan nila kme for (syempre) communications.

 

so lahat ng kadete bilad sa araw kme lang hindi dahil ang rason namin sa mga ayabis na opisyal na bawal maarawan mga radyo namin ... masisira mekanismo and un LCD bka "matuyo" ?! heheheheheh so ayun tuwing formation sa field hanggat maaari dapat nsa lilim ang mga tropa ko. So halos lahat ata ng barkada ko kahit wala radyo pinasali ko sa SIGNAL.

hehehehehehe.

 

nyahahaha!! !ganun din ako nung rotc! signal and communications.

 

laging nasa lilim..

[Seyer95]

Ok lang naman training sa ROTC & CAT.

What I hate during my time was the haircut - Chato.

[splitbeaver]

i was a CAT officer, i loved the bivouacs, and since more all of my guy friends joined the model flight, we had a lot of fun, ang ayoko lang, umitim ako! nung prom tuloy iba color ng katawan ko sa neck and face ko waaah

[D. Sanchez]

I never told the official I was sometimes asked to handle the payment (PhP 100.00) of those cadets who are very TAMAD in ROTC. They are paying it to the corrupt officials just to passed the damn ROTC and have a grade of 3.0. So "What you see, what you hear leave it here" motto of the cadet. I lost my trust and integrity with these type of leaders even with our higher ranking official in the real Philippine Army.

 

Good thing the cadet officers where kicked out of school and the best thing is I already graduated from MS 22 when the squealer named the officers and I am not included in the listed. I just kept my mouth shut and turned a blind eye when this was happening. I know it was very wrong however I NEVER RECEIVED A PENNY EVEN A SMALL FAVOR TO THEM. I felt threatened with this practice.

 

Ayokong mangyari sa akin yung nangyari sa namatay na cadete sa University of Santo Tomas who exposed the corrupt practices of some official of ROTC Corps when this was a hot issue.

 

Still remember back in 2001, when ROTC was nearly replaced and revised with NSTP or CWTS. The UST Cadet who in his small crusade died valiantly and had fought a good fight against those corrupt officials. I could have given a medal for his bravery. I salute him for his action.

 

His actions will hunt those who killed him.

I thank him for exposing these to the public.

Edited March 26, 2007 by D. Sanchez

[doper_nier]

CAT, last formation pauwe na lahat.ung kaklase kong medic biglang ngppatawa sa harapan nmin...as much as i tried to hide it ndi ko nkyanan,napatawa kme ng katabi ko...ngalit ung commandant smin and instead na nkauwe kme agad ng maaga, ung buong platoon pndapa sa maputik na field.... instead n skin magalit ksma ko dun sa kaklse nmin medic nglit....damn wla pa nmn me pmlit nun kya umuwe ako ng amoy putik.....

[RealEstateMan]

I was aspiring to be a COCC or Probationary 2nd Lt in ROTC. Turns out i was beaten black and blue by my 2nd class officer. It is hazing and I quit and shut up. :grr:

[kenji_1989]

ROTC sucks....no use...doesnt even make sense...dapat hindi sapilitan tong ROTC since hindi naman lahat gusto magsundalo e..Kaya marming pasaway din sa ROTC since hindi naman lahat gusto yun....Boring, kakatamad, mga maangas na officer (di naman papalag sa labas ng school yun e subukan lang nila). Dagdag sa units and gastos...tsk tsk tsk...what a sh*t

[tocilog]

stinky ROTC uniform....

 

unexplainable fees....

 

and crazy lines of ROTC officers...

 

"GEDEMET CADET!"

 

"YOU, YOU, AND YOU! BOTH OF YOU!"

 

"SANAMAGAN CADETS!"

 

"WAN, TU, TAHREE, WAN; WAN, TU, TAHREE, TU; WAN TU, TAHREE, THREE!"