From the Manila Times (Jan 8): Army needs 1,100 men for Cagayan Valley, Cordillera
GAMU, Isabela: At least 1,100 recruits who are qualified and interested Filipino citizens will be joining the Fifth Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID, PA) based here.
Besides casualties, almost the same number of army personnel have retired and will be retiring in the next two years, thus the need to start recruiting more than a thousand more soldiers for the division, Army officials said.
“At the moment we have 400 vacancies left by retired soldiers and those that were killed in action excluding the 700 regular recruitment quota of the division for the year 2014-2015,” Army Sgt. Jake Lopez of the 5ID civil military operations battalion said.
http://manilatimes.net/army-needs-1100-men-for-cagayan-valley-cordillera/66153/
GAMU, Isabela: At least 1,100 recruits who are qualified and interested Filipino citizens will be joining the Fifth Infantry Division, Philippine Army (5ID, PA) based here.
Besides casualties, almost the same number of army personnel have retired and will be retiring in the next two years, thus the need to start recruiting more than a thousand more soldiers for the division, Army officials said.
“At the moment we have 400 vacancies left by retired soldiers and those that were killed in action excluding the 700 regular recruitment quota of the division for the year 2014-2015,” Army Sgt. Jake Lopez of the 5ID civil military operations battalion said.
http://manilatimes.net/army-needs-1100-men-for-cagayan-valley-cordillera/66153/