Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1066)
The main purpose of Republic Act No. 1066 is to amend Section 29 of the National Defense Act to incorporate honorably discharged enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and officers and enlisted men of the Philippine Scouts into the Reserve Force.
Enlisted men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Filipinos commissioned or enlisted in the United States Armed Forces who retained or reacquired Philippine citizenship, except those discharged for physical disability, are eligible if they have served at least three years and were honorably discharged.
The minimum required period of service is at least three years.
No, personnel discharged for physical disability are excluded from incorporation into the Reserve Force under this law.
They are incorporated in the grade in which they were discharged.
Yes, any other honorably discharged personnel of the United States Armed Forces not otherwise disqualified may be mustered into the Reserve Force.
Reservists are subject to annual active duty training in the same manner as any other reservist.
Yes, the Act allows for dropping the names of any person who subsequently becomes unqualified as a reservist.
The Act took effect upon its approval on June 15, 1954.
Section twenty-nine (Sec. 29) of the National Defense Act is amended by Republic Act No. 1066.