Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 601)
Executive Order No. 601 prescribes the rules and regulations for the appointment of reserve officers in the Regular Force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the authority of Republic Act No. 645.
The maximum number of reserve officers that can be appointed and commissioned in the Regular Force in the first year (First Period) is one hundred and fifty officers.
To be eligible, a reserve officer must be a Filipino citizen of good moral character and physically fit for general military service, and have served at least two years of active commissioned service for Medical Corps, Dental Corps, and Judge Advocate General's Service, or at least four years for other branches as of July 1st of the appointment period.
Reserve officers may be appointed and commissioned in the grades of first lieutenant, captain, major, and equivalent grades in the Navy.
Reserve officers are inserted in the applicable Regular Force promotion list based on their total period of active commissioned service as of May 28, 1952, or other specified dates and according to detailed rules that differentiate among branches such as the Air Force, Navy, Judge Advocate General's Service, Medical Corps, and others.
Yes, seniority in the Air Force is first determined by active commissioned service and then by pilot rating, with rated airplane pilots being senior to non-pilots if service length is identical. If still tied, educational and military preparation are considered.
No, reserve officers who have resigned their commission in the Regular or Reserve Force, except those resignations for accepting an appointment under this Order or if the Secretary of National Defense deems the resignation justifiable, shall not be appointed again under this Order.
All appointments are probationary for one year, except for those appointed in the Third Period whose probationary period shall not extend beyond July 1, 1955.
The President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense, has the authority to revoke the appointment of any officer found unfit during the probationary period.
No, no reserve officer appointed under this Order who was formerly a cadet but not a graduate from the Philippine Military Academy shall be senior to any of his classmates who graduated from the Academy.