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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Battalion troops retrained at Tabak


ZAMBOANGA del Sur--The 1st Infantry Division formally opened the two-month reorganizational training of the 32nd Infantry Battalion after a short opening ceremony at its headquarters at Kuta Cesar Sang-an, Labangan, this province recently.
Lt. Col. Alex R. Rillera, assistant Chief of Staff for Education and Training, said the 32IB will undergo retraining as part of the Implementation Plan Pagsasanay Alfa of the Philippine Army and will run up to September 27.

The training aims to develop the combat fighting skills and knowledge of the soldiers, he said.
“We will also refurbish their mobility equipment and at the same time strengthen their operational readiness towards excellent mission accomplishment’, said Rillera.
Meanwhile, BGen. Felicito Virgilio M. Trinidad Jr., acting commander of 1st Infantry Division, welcomed and commended the accomplishments of 32IB in its long years of deployment.
In his welcome remarks he said, “Our core competencies, as soldiers, is fighting wars and battles, because that is what we are trained for. And we need to hone that competency so that we are always on the upper hand to protect our people and defend the integrity and sovereignty of our country against threats.”
Trinidad added the objectives of the organizational training which summed at under the acronym “TRAIN” is Total Unit Readiness, Responsiveness or Responsibility as a unit and as individual soldier, Acquisition of knowledge and skills, Imbibe the culture of professionalism, discipline and excellence, and Nurture the spirit of service and people oriented individual soldier and unit.
The 32IB had its last retraining sometime in 1998 and since then, the Battalion became one of the fightingest units in the Philippine Army.
The unit successful internal peace and security initiatives significantly contributed to improved socio-economic development in the island of Basilan for the past four ye

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