Definitions of Key Terms
- Grade: Various commissioned officer gradations, generally referring to permanent grade
- Seniority: Relative positions within the Corps of Professors promotion list
Military Grade Symbols
- O-6: Colonel or Navy Captain
- O-5: Lieutenant Colonel or Commander
- O-4: Major or Lieutenant Commander
- O-3: Captain or Lieutenant, Senior Grade
- O-2: First Lieutenant or Lieutenant, Junior Grade
- O-1: Second Lieutenant or Ensign
Corps of Professors Promotion List
- Permanent list establishing relative seniority among members (based on January 10, 1956 list amended)
- Organized by grade in descending order (O-6 to O-3) with seniority within the same grade based on name order
- Changes (promotion, appointment, separation, court-martial loss of rank) updated by Chief of Staff yearly
Officer Academic Ranks and Leadership Roles
- Dean of the Corps: Highest academic rank and military grade
- Academic ranks descending: professor, associate professor, assistant professor
- Each academic department headed by a senior Corps member
- Each prescribed PMA course may have one Course Director from the Corps
Initial Appointment and Qualifications
- Appointment by the President upon Chief of Staff recommendation
- Professors require doctorate degree; associate professors require masters degree relevant to field
- Armed Forces officers may apply and maintain same grade unless promoted as per conditions
- Appointment in academic rank comes with corresponding military grade minimums (professor = O-5, associate professor = O-4, assistant professor = O-3)
Insertion and Placement in Promotion List
- New officers appointed at bottom if grade above current held; if same grade, placed below most junior officer with equal or longer service
- Acting service credited toward accumulated service for placement
Promotion Rules and Procedures
- Professors (O-5) promoted to O-6 after 8 years (6 years in Corps), subject to confirmation
- Associate professors (O-4) promoted to O-5 after 7 years (5 years in Corps); promotion to professor advances military grade accordingly
- Assistant professors (O-3) promoted to O-4 after 5 years (4 years in Corps); promotion to associate professor affects military grade similarly
- Senior officers promoted concurrently if qualified despite length of service
- Dean and Department Heads designated by Chief of Staff, promoted or advanced in seniority to have precedence within Corps
- Promotions are subject to various service requirements and confirmation by appropriate boards and the President
- A Promotion Board, appointed by Secretary of National Defense, reviews eligibility and may defer unqualified promotions
- Up to 4 years prior satisfactory service in PMA faculty credited for promotion
Temporary Promotions
- For outstanding performance, temporary military grade promotions allowed without losing permanent grade
- Maximum grade limits by academic rank observed
Pay, Retirement, and Separation
- Same pay and rights as other regular officers
- Associate professors not promoted after 9 years, and assistant professors after 7 years, shall be separated with benefits
Emergency Utilization
- During war or national emergency, Corps members may be detailed to other arms or services best suited to their qualifications
- No transfer to other arms or promotion lists permitted
- PMA closure triggers detailing to other services
Repeal of Previous Executive Orders
- EO Nos. 361 (1941) and 643 (1953) revoked
Signatories
- Signed by President Ramon Magsaysay and Executive Secretary Fortunato De Leon in Manila on February 13, 1957.