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A New Military Academy?
Tweet Topic Started: May 13 2005, 04:53 PM (6,607 Views)
Pendejo	May 15 2005, 05:39 PM Post #11
Member Posts: 648 Group: Regulars Member #109 Joined: September 3, 2004	shadowsniper May 14 2005, 09:25 PM there are only 2 cadet corps in the world who fought in a war as a single unit while still studying as cadets... the cadet corps of VMI who fought in the American Civil War.. . and the CCPA ( Cadet Corps of the Philippine Army) of PMA who fought as a unit during World War II before the deactivation of the prewar PMA.. There is some debate that the Corps of Cadets Army of the Philippines did not go to war as a unit. Following the outbreak of the war, members of the Classes of '42 and '43 were graduated, commissioned as third lieutenants in ceremonies at the University of Sto Tomas and sent off to units in Bataan. The Classes of '44 and '45 (yearlings and plebes) were officially disbanded and sent home. Although members of those classes went to war individually, some with regular army units, others with guerilla units, the Corps of Cadets Army of the Philippines did not go to war as a unit. However, the PAAC's Flying School aviation cadets were not disbanded. They were inducted as a unit into the USAFFE and went to war as infantrymen. Rightfully, the corps of aviation cadets claims credit for having gone to war as a cadet unit composed of PAAC Flying School Classes 42A, B and C. Let me find the article on this so I can scan and post it.



Pendejo	May 15 2005, 05:49 PM Post #12
Member Posts: 648 Group: Regulars Member #109 Joined: September 3, 2004	The best known Filipino graduate of the Virginia Military Institute is former anti-Marcos activist, industrialist and head of the Lopez Group of Companies, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez Jr. Mr. Lopez was a 1950 graduate of VMI.



commando	May 15 2005, 07:36 PM Post #13
Member Posts: 407 Group: Regulars Member #458 Joined: May 12, 2005	What is his military profile?
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Pendejo	May 15 2005, 10:23 PM Post #14
Member Posts: 648 Group: Regulars Member #109 Joined: September 3, 2004	If you call bombings and financing the light a fire movement against a dictatorship a military profile then there you go.



mblt6	May 16 2005, 12:25 AM Post #15
Member Posts: 222 Group: Regulars Member #156 Joined: October 4, 2004	commando May 13 2005, 04:53 PM Have you guys heard of the Virginia Military Institute? It is also known as the West Point of the South. The only difference is that it is not technically a pure military academy. It has a lot of ROTC programs and commission is optional after graduation (that means, you don't have to serve in the military after graduation) just like the Japanese Defense Academy. VMI's notable students are Goerge C. Marshal (US Army Chief-of-Staff during WWII) and George S. Patton Jr. (Commander of the US 3rd and 7th Army during WWII). Maybe we should have a second PMA. But what should we name it? And where should we establish it? Semper Fidelis et Paratus Once there was. Ever heard of BMI a shadow image of PMA. Baquio Military Institute. Disbanded after a concerted action by its cadet corps in 1960's? - not sure of the date though. We use to hold our FTX in its premises in 1977 after our force march from loakan.



adroth	May 16 2005, 12:58 AM Post #16
Member Posts: 1,127 Group: Regulars Member #13 Joined: July 12, 2004	Where do you suggest the academy be established? I'm a great believer in decentralization, so such an academy ought to be established in either the Visayas or Mindanao. However, such an institution will face the same problems that ROTC-improvement programs like Rainbow Rangers had -- government fear of training the enemy. When the government doesn't trust the people it governs, it'll want to keep a tight reign on access to martial knowledge. Undoubtedly funding for a private institution would come from people and clans with a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. As a result, that institution will likely be very very politicized. BTW, while we're talking about private military institutions. Gen H Norman Schwarzkopff went to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) before he joined West Point. He noted in his autobiography that in his opinion VFMA did not implement the Honor Code properly and had a number of flaws. Even if a rival academy were established, there is still a strong possibility that it will be as flawed as the academy it is supposed to rival -- if not worse
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shadowsniper	May 16 2005, 08:23 AM Post #17
Member Posts: 226 Group: Regulars Member #120 Joined: September 8, 2004	Pendejo May 15 2005, 05:39 PM shadowsniper May 14 2005, 09:25 PM there are only 2 cadet corps in the world who fought in a war as a single unit while still studying as cadets... the cadet corps of VMI who fought in the American Civil War.. . and the CCPA ( Cadet Corps of the Philippine Army) of PMA who fought as a unit during World War II before the deactivation of the prewar PMA.. There is some debate that the Corps of Cadets Army of the Philippines did not go to war as a unit. Following the outbreak of the war, members of the Classes of '42 and '43 were graduated, commissioned as third lieutenants in ceremonies at the University of Sto Tomas and sent off to units in Bataan. The Classes of '44 and '45 (yearlings and plebes) were officially disbanded and sent home. Although members of those classes went to war individually, some with regular army units, others with guerilla units, the Corps of Cadets Army of the Philippines did not go to war as a unit. However, the PAAC's Flying School aviation cadets were not disbanded. They were inducted as a unit into the USAFFE and went to war as infantrymen. Rightfully, the corps of aviation cadets claims credit for having gone to war as a cadet unit composed of PAAC Flying School Classes 42A, B and C. Let me find the article on this so I can scan and post it. the Cadet Corps Army of the Philippines '41 not yet baptized by fire engaged the enemy in the Battle of Balara... this happened when the entire PMA was brought down from Baguio... they temporary camp at balara before deactivated in UST... they fought as cadets of the CCAP and not yet officers and graduates ... a presidential citation was awarded to the PMA cadets for this minor battle. VMI cadets participated in the the Battle of New Market in May 15, 1864. This battle is remembered more for the participation of the VMI cadets than for its strategical military value. On January 28, 1861, the South Carolina Military Academy Corps of Cadets were made part of the military organization of the state and were known as The Battalion of State Cadets. The Arsenal and The Citadel continued to operate as military academies, however, classes were often disrupted when the governor called the cadets into military service. Mounting and manning heavy guns, guard duty and escorting prisoners were among the services performed by the cadets.. technically they're not in combat duties...
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Pendejo	May 16 2005, 10:09 AM Post #18
Member Posts: 648 Group: Regulars Member #109 Joined: September 3, 2004	Quote: the Cadet Corps of the Philippine Army '41 not yet baptized by fire engaged the enemy in the Battle of Balara... this happened when the entire PMA was brought down from Baguio... they temporary camp at balara before deactivated in UST... they fought as cadets of the CCPA and not yet officers and graduates ... a presidential citation was awarded to the PMA cadets for this minor battle. Very interesting, but the story gets better. Like the aerial attack on Balara, The PAAC Flying School at Zablan Field, then with three flying cadet classes '42A. 42B and 42C was likewise attacked by Japanese bombers and fighters on December 10, 1941. Also their baptism of fire. Given those accounts, I take the position that the Philippines had two cadet units that went to war as cadets.



commando	May 16 2005, 10:55 AM Post #19
Member Posts: 407 Group: Regulars Member #458 Joined: May 12, 2005	I was thinking establishing it in Bohol. Its terrain is ideal for counter-insurgency training and jungle warfare training.
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commando	May 20 2005, 07:24 PM Post #20
Member Posts: 407 Group: Regulars Member #458 Joined: May 12, 2005	We should also bring back the ROTC in full. Everyone should understand what it means to be a citizen, and ROTC will teach us. :army:
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