QuestionsQuestions (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1392)
To authorize Philippine Navy officers who are assigned with the Philippine Marines to use the officer rank designations of the Ground and Air Forces, and thereby avoid confusion and embarrassment due to differing rank designations.
All Philippine Navy officers while assigned with the Philippine Marines.
No. The law provides that Navy officers assigned with the Philippine Marines shall continue to be carried in the Philippine Navy Seniority and Lineal and Promotion Lists.
They shall resume using their naval rank designation.
It explicitly states that even while using Ground/Air Forces rank designations, the officers remain included in the Philippine Navy Seniority and Lineal and Promotion Lists.
While the main operative authorization in Section 1 refers to Navy officers, the Whereas clauses note that Philippine Navy enlisted personnel assigned with the Philippine Marines already use the enlisted rank designation of the Ground and Air Forces.
Section 2 provides that all laws, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the decree are amended or modified accordingly.
Required. The rules and regulations issued by the Chief of Staff, AFP must be subject to the approval of the Secretary of National Defense.
Immediately, as stated in Section 4.
The decree authorizes the use of Ground/Air Forces rank designation while assigned with the Marines, but it preserves Navy seniority and promotion list carriage; thus, it does not alter the officer’s Navy lineal/promotion status.
By ensuring that, during Marines assignment, Navy officers’ rank insignia/designations align with Ground/Air Forces terminology, matching what personnel from those services recognize.
The administrative tracking of officers in Philippine Navy Seniority and Lineal and Promotion Lists remains intact.
It authorizes a functional display/usage of rank designation while explicitly preserving internal Navy administrative lists and clarifying reversion upon reassignment.