QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 1068)
Republic Act No. 1068 amended Section 31 of Commonwealth Act No. 1, as further amended by Commonwealth Act No. 385 and Commonwealth Act No. 569.
The President is authorized to appoint cadets to the Military Academy annually.
Candidates must be subjected to such physical and mental examinations as the President may prescribe.
Not to exceed three hundred fifty (350) cadets at any one time.
Candidates must be single (must never have been married), and in good physical condition, with age not less than 17 nor more than 22 years on the first day of April of the admission year.
Candidates must be nominated by the member of Congress, and each member of Congress may nominate any number of candidates.
The President appoints from among those who pass the physical and mental examinations with the highest ratings, filling existing vacancies.
A quota of three members of the Cadet Corps is allotted to each Congressional District.
Vacancies in the Congressional quota shall be filled by the President from successful candidates at large with the highest ratings.
Yes. The law provides that four (4) members are filled by the President directly, without Congressional nomination; additionally, eight (8) members are filled directly without nomination from qualified enlisted men of the Regular Force meeting specified service and active status requirements.
They must have completed at least one year of active military service and must be in active status at the time of admission.
They must be sons of enlisted men who are serving or have honorably served for at least six months in the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the Commonwealth of the Philippines, of duly recognized guerrilla units, or of the U.S. Armed Forces prior to July 4, 1946.
They may be appointed as cadets by the President directly, without Congressional nomination and mental examination. The number of such cadets is not included in the Cadet Corps strength of 350.
A quota of one foreign cadet per class may be allotted to each foreign country maintaining diplomatic relations with the Philippines, provided the pay/allowances per diems and traveling expenses are borne by the foreign country.
No. The number of foreign cadets authorized to train at the Military Academy is not included in the Cadet Corps strength of 350. Foreign cadets must pass a qualifying mental examination.
Candidates, except foreign cadets, shall be commissioned second lieutenants in the Regular Forces notwithstanding the age limits for appointment in the Regular Force prescribed in Section 4(b) of Republic Act No. 291.
If discharged before completion, he shall not be commissioned in the Regular or Reserve Forces until after members of his class have graduated and been commissioned. If dismissed for hazing, he is not thereafter eligible for appointment as a commissioned officer in the Regular or Reserve Forces.
The pay and allowances of students at the Military Academy are fixed by the President. Any student (except foreign cadets) found physically unfit for military duty before completion due to injury or disease incident to the service shall be retired with the rank of cadet and entitled to retired pay and allowances of a second lieutenant of the Regular Force.