Back To The 70's

[lomex32]

Has anyone here attended

 

BIVUOACs in ROTC

Edited August 15, 2006 by lomex32

[photographer]

Has anyone here attended

 

BIVUOACs in ROTC

 

 

Ah yes, we had BIVUOACs at La Mesa Dam park. The really scary thing during those years, kasi ka ma Martial Law lang nun, are our officers (the real military ones) that drunk before sundown and fired their guns kapag madilim na. Then came the night navigation competition. I was an MP then and manning the entrance to the "war zone". Bilin sa amin kapag di sumagot sa aming password, gulpihin namin. Eh, may penetrator, di alam ang password, binugbog namin. Come morning, meron kaming nakitang may bina bandage sa ulo na corps commander ng isang college na university na ngayon. Kawawa naman.

[starbuck911]

Yup, I remember YCAP and BIVOUAC. I forgot lang what year in HS one had to take YCAP. Senior year ba sa HS ang BIVOUAC? If so, mine was held at Teachers' Camp in Baguio. Those combat boots I had to wear gave my feet the most blisters I've ever had in my life after we had to walk to Loakan Airport and back. Buti nalang malapit lang sa T. Camp ang bahay ng classmate ko, so dun kami tatakas para maka-hithit.

 

Btw, it was augustmoon's b'day? HI!!! BELATED!!!

Edited August 15, 2006 by starbuck911

[augustmoon]

Yup, I remember YCAP and BIVOUAC. I forgot lang what year in HS one had to take YCAP. Senior year ba sa HS ang BIVOUAC? If so, mine was held at Teachers' Camp in Baguio. Those combat boots I had to wear gave my feet the most blisters I've ever had in my life after we had to walk to Loakan Airport and back. Buti nalang malapit lang sa T. Camp ang bahay ng classmate ko, so dun kami tatakas para maka-hithit.

 

Btw, it was augustmoon's b'day? HI!!! BELATED!!!

 

Thanks Starbuck911

 

In my school our YCAP activity was to plant pechay. We each had a plot each and tended about 8 pechays. We spent about 15 minutes watering; weeding and loosening the soil. Our grade was based on whether or not we were able to make the pechays grow. Siempre high marks were given to those who had large and healthy pechays. Not all were gifted with green thumbs so very few of us had 8 pechays. One of my classmates who grew only 2 in her plot became desperate she brought 4 pechays from her neighbors vegetable plot and transplanted them in her plot in time for grading. We were all amused at the thought that her ploy would work. To our surprise the teacher started pulling the pechays out to check on the roots e wala yung kanya. Nabuko !!! as her punishment, she was assigned to weed and prep the whole class' plots for the next planting of lettuce.

 

I heard "YADO"during the 70's. I know its for boys, i just don't kow what it is.

[willow_boy]

Thanks Starbuck911

 

In my school our YCAP activity was to plant pechay. We each had a plot each and tended about 8 pechays. We spent about 15 minutes watering; weeding and loosening the soil. Our grade was based on whether or not we were able to make the pechays grow. Siempre high marks were given to those who had large and healthy pechays. Not all were gifted with green thumbs so very few of us had 8 pechays. One of my classmates who grew only 2 in her plot became desperate she brought 4 pechays from her neighbors vegetable plot and transplanted them in her plot in time for grading. We were all amused at the thought that her ploy would work. To our surprise the teacher started pulling the pechays out to check on the roots e wala yung kanya. Nabuko !!! as her punishment, she was assigned to weed and prep the whole class' plots for the next planting of lettuce.

 

I heard "YADO"during the 70's. I know its for boys, i just don't kow what it is.

 

First of all, Happy Birthday din kay Ms. augustmoon. May you have many more happy and blessed birthdays to come! :cool:

 

Anyway correct me if I'm wrong pero I think YADO was an alternative to the ROTC program. It was run by a Col. Villalon (Alex yata was his first name) based on what I gathered from my cousin (he was part of this program at UST). Now, I don't know if its requirements were more stringent than the ROTC program.

 

As for YCAP, it was a joke in my school. We did some planting in our schoolyard pero due to lack of water (my school was in an elevated area), we hardly bothered to water them. Hehe Inspite of that, I got good marks. Oh well, so much for the so-called "New Society".

 

Another organization/movement that came out of the 70s was the Kabataang Barangay that was supposedly led by Imee Marcos, which IMHO, was the Philippine version of the Hitler Youth.

[augustmoon]

First of all, Happy Birthday din kay Ms. augustmoon. May you have many more happy and blessed birthdays to come! :cool:

 

Anyway correct me if I'm wrong pero I think YADO was an alternative to the ROTC program. It was run by a Col. Villalon (Alex yata was his first name) based on what I gathered from my cousin (he was part of this program at UST). Now, I don't know if its requirements were more stringent than the ROTC program.

 

As for YCAP, it was a joke in my school. We did some planting in our schoolyard pero due to lack of water (my school was in an elevated area), we hardly bothered to water them. Hehe Inspite of that, I got good marks. Oh well, so much for the so-called "New Society".

 

Another organization/movement that came out of the 70s was the Kabataang Barangay that was supposedly led by Imee Marcos, which IMHO, was the Philippine version of the Hitler Youth.

 

Thanks Willowboy. I continue to count the blessings, but have stopped counting the years

 

Oh, so thats what YADO is.

 

I remember the KB Kabataang Barangay - my older cousin was a KB officer in her subdivision feeling bida siya - I was too young to be a member then. I remember the logo was the letter K & B written in our katutubong alphabet.

 

Isa pang pina-uso ni Imee Marcos was to wear MetroManila Aide Yellow T-shirts - (I know of one who actually paid quite a sum to get one from a real MetroAide) - parang counter fashion statement ni Imee yun to parody her Mom's uber fashionista ways.

[NAZARETH]

does anyone still remember this show and song?

i just watched 1 series today, its so classic

 

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtyeqDqD9cU - GIGANTOR

Edited August 15, 2006 by NAZARETH

[willow_boy]

Thanks Willowboy. I continue to count the blessings, but have stopped counting the years

 

Oh, so thats what YADO is.

 

I remember the KB Kabataang Barangay - my older cousin was a KB officer in her subdivision feeling bida siya - I was too young to be a member then. I remember the logo was the letter K & B written in our katutubong alphabet.

 

Isa pang pina-uso ni Imee Marcos was to wear MetroManila Aide Yellow T-shirts - (I know of one who actually paid quite a sum to get one from a real MetroAide) - parang counter fashion statement ni Imee yun to parody her Mom's uber fashionista ways.

 

Speaking of Imee, was it during the late 70s or early 80s when news came out of Tommy Manotoc's (ex-husband of Aurora Pijuan) supposed kidnapping? Pero what turned out pala was Imee and Tommy were having an affair and were intent on getting married, etc.

[storm]

Happy birthday Mareng Augustmoon! :flowers: :flowers: :flowers: Thanks to womanlover.

 

Welcome to the thread womanlover. How come you know it's augustmoon's bday?

 

Welcome din to photographer. Keep on shooting, errr posting pala. :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Yeah Gigantor, the father of Mazinger Z.

 

Metro-Aide Tshirt without the br*. Uso naman kasi noon yung br*less and for the liberated girls, p*nt*less. :evil:

[augustmoon]

Happy birthday Mareng Augustmoon! :flowers: :flowers: :flowers:

 

Thanks Pareng Storm sa greetings at sa smileys with flowers pa gallante ka talaga

[starbuck911]

Metro-Aide Tshirt without the br*. Uso naman kasi noon yung br*less and for the liberated girls, p*nt*less. :evil:

 

Any pictures? Hehe... :evil:

 

I wanted one of those shirts myself, esp. after seeing Hiram Bullock (orig. guitarist for Paul Schaffer's band) wearing it on Dave Letterman's show on a number of occasions. Early to mid-80's na yan, so around what year did these shirts actually start coming out? 'Di ko na maalala....

[augustmoon]

Hi WomanLover. Thanks for the greeting and welcome to the thread. Enjoy the backreads- mental exercise na rin yan - to stretch your brain cells..but most of all, enjoy the memories of our halcyon days

[Magaling]

Anyway correct me if I'm wrong pero I think YADO was an alternative to the ROTC program. It was run by a Col. Villalon (Alex yata was his first name) based on what I gathered from my cousin (he was part of this program at UST). Now, I don't know if its requirements were more stringent than the ROTC program.

 

YADO was indeed an alternative. For some, it was a convenient way to get through ROTC without being required to get a haircut and minus the marching under the sun. All you had to do to pass was to pay the bivouac fee. In my case, I would even intentionally flunk first sem ROTC so second sem ROTC would be officially deferred. (Good thing ROTC grades were not included in the computation of GPA. Hehehe!) Then, during the summer, I would enroll both first and second sem ROTC courses under YADO. That way, I only pay the bivouac fee once instead of twice per school year. BTW, you didn't even have to actually attend the bivuoac (although you can if you want to). All you needed to do was pay the fee.

 

Magandang racket yan nung araw! :cool:

 

Although from what I understand, not all schools recognize YADO as an alternative to ROTC.

 

As for YCAP, it was a joke in my school. We did some planting in our schoolyard pero due to lack of water (my school was in an elevated area), we hardly bothered to water them. Hehe Inspite of that, I got good marks. Oh well, so much for the so-called "New Society".

 

From what I remember, YCAP came much earlier. In Grade School to be exact. It was part of our Practical Arts class. We plant vegetables and then after school, we'd mess up the plots of our classmates na kagalit namin.

 

Then in HS, there was YDT which took the form of scouting. Boy Scouts kuno. That was another bummer. Dyahi sa chicks pag yung gupit mo sobrang ikli. :evil: Di ko rin pinapasukan yan. I just attend make up classes towards the end of each school year.

 

Kabataang Baranggay? Not my thing. Aktibista ako nung college eh. Hehehe....

Edited August 16, 2006 by Magaling

[lomex32]

Happy Brithday Augustmoon!

[walangiba]

For the life of me, I CAN'T recall what I did for YCAP! :sleepysmiley03:

 

All I remember was I wasn't allowed by my "strict ang peyrents ko" to join the bivouac. So, I have no stories to share...

 

Yes, Augustmoon, Happy Birthday again! At our age, we definitely should count our blessings, not our years! Right on! (very 70's yun!!) :thumbsupsmiley: