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Editorial Article - ROTC

This editorial article discusses the arguments for and against introducing a mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. While mandatory ROTC could produce disciplined military recruits, others argue it could turn students into "mindless killing machines." Currently, the Philippines requires both male and female students to participate in one of three national service programs, including ROTC. Students who participated in these programs generally felt they provided valuable experiences, though some saw ROTC as a waste of time. The article concludes the current national service program format is working well for students and communities, and making ROTC mandatory would need strong justification from the government.

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Editorial Article - ROTC

This editorial article discusses the arguments for and against introducing a mandatory Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program. While mandatory ROTC could produce disciplined military recruits, others argue it could turn students into "mindless killing machines." Currently, the Philippines requires both male and female students to participate in one of three national service programs, including ROTC. Students who participated in these programs generally felt they provided valuable experiences, though some saw ROTC as a waste of time. The article concludes the current national service program format is working well for students and communities, and making ROTC mandatory would need strong justification from the government.

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EDITORIAL ARTICLE

re: Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

Raging ROTC

There are two opposing sides of the argument for and against the introduction of a mandatory
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program. On the one hand, it could brainwash our
youth into mindless killing machines to serve the wicked ends of the government. On the
opposite hand, he would produce a military of warriors able to face any invader, maybe each
human and from space.

during this regard, over large integer nations round the world are conscripted. The list
includes a good variety, geographically and economically.Perhaps Democratic People's
Republic of Korea and Asian nation return as no surprise, as do Israel and Taiwan. Republic
of Austria and Brazil demand from their men, as will Singapore. Some are like Mexico,
wherever a person is needed to try and do a year of military service, that consists of many
hours of drills or weekend community service, not actual military training.

though they are doing not need conscription, several countries require their men and ladies to
voluntarily register through a lottery system so as to affix their armed forces.

problems with the Philippines' obligatory body {rotc|Reserve Officers coaching Corps|ROTC|
corps} program, that resulted in 2002, were to be resolved with the revised service
educational program (NSTP).Both male and feminine school students were active in one
among 3 sections: ROTC, Civic Welfare coaching Service or attainment Training Service.
in step with the education Commission, over a 10-year amount from 2002 to 2012, the Civic
Welfare element created 10,614,000 graduates, followed by the ROTC component with
1,435,000 Philippine military reservists and literacy training with 538,700 graduates.

In speaking with a number of our own students who were doing the university program,
there was general agreement that attainment associated national support services were an
honest expertise for each parties. One one who attended an exclusive college same that the
scholars he helped scan from poor areas felt additional a part of the larger community than
before. Another said it felt good to relinquish back to the community.One young man said
all his friends thought it absolutely was a waste of your time to march around with a wood
gun if they joined ROTC. however his final reaction was that the Reserve Officers Training
Corps element helped him learn additional discipline. He had to file associate apology for not
having the ability to attend a ROTC coaching session. However, his letter didn't adapt
specifically to the prescribed format and he was given a minus point.
maybe the prevailing NSTP format may well be enforced rather than creating ROTC training
obligatory in high school.By all accounts, the NSTP was usually successful for each
students and also the community. If ROTC is important, then government ought to justify
why and the way to students. If they're sufficiently old to be educated, then they are mature
enough to create their own decisions

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