LIFE IN THE OCS | EPISODE 5: STRENGTH
Summary
TLDRThe video script details the rigorous training of Philippine Army officer candidates, emphasizing physical fitness, discipline, and leadership. It showcases their progress through tests like the Physical Fitness Test, obstacle courses, and marksmanship training. The script highlights the development of essential military skills, including land navigation and mountaineering, preparing them for leadership roles as platoon leaders. The transformation is not just physical but also mental, instilling a strong sense of duty and pride in serving and protecting the nation.
Takeaways
- 💂♂️ Army officers are dedicated to their country and are willing to risk their lives for it.
- 🏋️♂️ Training at the Officer Candidate School (OCS) is physically and mentally tough but well-organized to gradually develop students.
- 🧠 The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is essential for assessing students' fitness, including muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular health.
- 🏃♂️ Exercises like push-ups, sit-ups, and running ensure students meet the physical demands of training and are monitored by instructors.
- 🎯 Marksmanship training is a core skill for soldiers, involving both basic and combat shooting at stationary and moving targets.
- 🧗♂️ Mountaineering and obstacle courses prepare students for rugged terrains, emphasizing the importance of physical fitness for leading platoons in challenging conditions.
- 🗺️ Land navigation is a crucial skill, requiring students to read maps, use coordinates, and navigate both day and night in various terrains.
- 🎖️ Leadership, integrity, teamwork, and moral courage are developed throughout the training to prepare students for commanding platoons of 30 soldiers.
- 🤝 The training emphasizes responsibility and the ability to accomplish missions, protect communities, and defend the nation's territory.
- 🌍 Graduates of OCS take on significant roles as platoon leaders, with unique authority and responsibility for their age group.
Q & A
What are the primary roles of officers trained in the Officer Candidate School (OCS)?
-The primary roles of officers trained in OCS include leading platoons in rugged and mountainous terrains across the nation. They are tasked with leading troops during operations and are expected to maintain high physical fitness levels to meet the demands of such missions.
What is the significance of the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) in the training program?
-The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is crucial for monitoring and assessing the physical capabilities of the students. It evaluates core fitness aspects like muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and body composition, ensuring that students can meet the physical demands of their training.
How does the obstacle course in OCS training test the students?
-The obstacle course is designed to test a soldier's physical abilities, including strength, endurance, and discipline. It is integrated with the mountaineering module, where students learn to rappel and navigate challenging terrains, simulating real-life battlefield scenarios.
What core skills are essential for a soldier, according to the training program?
-The three core skills essential for a soldier are 'move, shoot, and communicate.' These skills are crucial for conducting missions, navigating terrains, and leading troops in combat situations.
What is the difference between basic and combat marksmanship in OCS training?
-Basic marksmanship involves hitting stationary targets at a specific distance, while combat marksmanship is a more advanced level that requires students to hit moving and pop-up targets under real-life scenarios and time pressure.
Why is land navigation an important skill for officers?
-Land navigation is essential because it helps officers conduct missions by using map reading and terrain analysis to navigate to objectives. Proficiency in navigation ensures that they can lead their platoons effectively, avoiding misencounters or getting lost in operational areas.
What is the purpose of night navigation in the training program?
-Night navigation trains students to navigate in low-visibility conditions, making it more challenging as they can't see the terrain clearly. They rely on pace counts, references, and guides to find their objectives in the dark.
How does OCS training prepare students mentally and physically for future roles?
-OCS training is designed to gradually develop students' physical strength, endurance, discipline, teamwork, and leadership abilities. It also builds mental resilience by exposing them to challenging situations that simulate real-life military operations.
What is the responsibility of an officer after graduating from OCS?
-After graduation, officers are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Philippine Army. Their main responsibility is to lead platoons, protect communities, and defend the country's territory. They are expected to handle significant responsibilities and missions.
What personal changes do students typically experience during their training at OCS?
-Many students report significant physical changes, such as weight loss and increased fitness. They also develop more discipline, resilience, and a stronger sense of responsibility as they undergo daily physical exercises and mentally demanding activities.
Outlines
💪 Dedication and Toughness of an Army Officer
This paragraph discusses the unwavering dedication of an army officer to their country, emphasizing their willingness to risk their life for its safety. It describes how military training is both physically and mentally challenging, designed to develop soldiers through well-organized, rigorous activities led by expert instructors. The Physical Fitness Test (PFT) is a key element in monitoring physical capabilities such as muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular fitness, ensuring soldiers are fit for the demanding tasks ahead.
🎯 Mastering Military Skills and Marksmanship
This section highlights the importance of military skills training, specifically focusing on marksmanship. The basic level involves hitting stationary targets, while combat marksmanship introduces more dynamic scenarios like shooting moving targets and defending positions. The training is intense and time-sensitive, preparing soldiers to act quickly and accurately under pressure. The paragraph also shares personal insights from a trainee who reflects on the challenges and rewards of mastering these crucial combat skills.
🗺️ Navigating Tough Terrain: Land Navigation Training
This paragraph focuses on the essential skill of land navigation for soldiers, explaining how students are trained to map-read, analyze terrains, and conduct patrol missions effectively. The challenges of both day and night navigation are covered, with night navigation being particularly difficult due to limited visibility. Personal anecdotes from a trainee add depth to the discussion, as they recount overcoming fears and successfully navigating through challenging conditions using map-reading skills.
🧭 The Critical Skill of Land Navigation
This final paragraph emphasizes the importance of land navigation as a critical skill for soldiers, especially when operating in various terrains. It describes how students apply their map-reading knowledge in real-life scenarios to reach objectives. The training ensures that future officers can lead platoons efficiently in the field, preventing misencounters or getting lost during operations. Ultimately, graduates will be entrusted with leading teams in critical missions, protecting both communities and the nation's territory with confidence and authority.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Army Officer
💡Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
💡Marksmanship
💡Obstacle Course
💡Platoon Leader
💡Combat Marksmanship
💡Mountaineering Module
💡Leadership
💡Discipline
💡Land Navigation
Highlights
An army officer is dedicated to his country, willing to risk his life and even die for it.
The officer candidate training is physically and mentally tough, but well-organized to develop students gradually over a year.
Physical fitness tests assess core aspects of fitness like muscular strength, endurance, cardiovascular health, flexibility, and body composition.
The obstacle course is designed to test a soldier’s physical abilities, crucial for future platoon leaders.
Training includes mountaineering modules and obstacle courses that simulate real-life battlefield scenarios.
Land navigation and map reading are essential skills for soldiers, with practical exercises to ensure proficiency.
Combat marksmanship takes basic skills to the next level by requiring soldiers to hit moving and pop-up targets in time-pressured situations.
Physical training instills discipline, strength, endurance, and teamwork, preparing officers for challenging terrains and conditions.
Obstacle courses and fitness tests ensure soldiers can meet the physical demands of leading troops in rugged environments.
Mountaineering training teaches soldiers how to descend and ascend using ropes, vital for operations in mountainous areas.
Land navigation at night is more challenging and requires advanced skills in map reading and terrain assessment.
Leadership development is a key focus, ensuring that officer graduates are capable of leading 30 men and women in accomplishing missions.
Marksmanship and combat skills are core competencies, preparing soldiers to defend detachment areas in different scenarios.
The intense training also fosters moral courage, integrity, and leadership, essential traits for Filipino soldiers.
By the end of the course, graduates will be proud and dedicated to serving their country, leading troops in protecting communities and the nation.
Transcripts
an army officer is dedicated to his
country He is willing to risk his life
for his country and if need be he will
die for country
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Ano kaya ko pa ba Kaya ko ba too
attitude lang Kahit na masakit ah
kinakabahan na nga ako kasi pag ako
pumasa pa doon mabo-bored
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series it will show that the training is
physically and mentally tough however
they will see that it is a well
organized training to gradually develop
the students over a
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year it is led by trained and selected
instructors all activities have a
purpose and all the things they need or
their instructors need are
present I am second lieutenant Karen Ed
currently the chief of the physical
education branch of the Physical
Education Department of the oer
candidate school iung physical fitness
test it is more than just a test it is a
vital tool for monitoring and assessing
the physical Capabilities of the student
mine measure din nito ang core aspects
ng fitness like muscular strength
muscular endurance cardiovascular
endurance flexibility and body
composition ito Iyung minimum standard
na
nagme-make sure na ang mga estudyante is
makakasabay sila sa demands ng training
and it entails push-ups situps and
running iyung mga personel ng cfw DC or
the Combat fitness wellness Development
Center nag nagde-demand
the exercises
properly tapos yung mga estudyante is
kinukunan sila ng vital signs kung
normal ba Iyung blood pressure nila
Iyung respiratory rate at iyung heart
rate nila pag Normal naman lahat pinapa
pred sila sa
pft it is their Prime responsibility
talaga na Magpalakas para naman hindi
sila ma-terminate or recycle sa next na
CL ang obstacle course naman it is also
designed to test a soldier's physical
abilities So bilang officer crucial siya
dahil upon graduation all of us in the
officer candidate school will be
commissioned second lieutenants of the
Philippine Army with the primary role of
being platoon leaders meaning magli-lead
sila ng tropa sa mga rugged at
mountainous terrains across the nation
so imagine kung hindi ka physically fit
Paano kung ikaw yung unang magbug down
sa pag-oopera trate kung meron mang
encounter or yung mga operations sa mga
respective battalions in the
future arang
sidlak pagpasok koo dito sa ocs ang
napansin ko sa katawan ko is malaki
talaga yung pagbabago before is from 65
kilos ako in less than a month naging 48
ako dahil yun sa mga physical exercises
na ginagawa namin araw-araw ginigising
kami ng ng maaga around 0300 or 3 ng
Umaga noon Magsabi tayo ng exercise
medyo sa isip ko is mahirap pero ngayon
tu gigising ako ng maaga parang
hinahanap-hanap ko na ang yung
magpapalakas mag-exercise sa katawan
dahil sa mga physical activities na
ginagawa namin dito sa ocs dito nahubog
ko yyung more discipline sa sarili para
ma-maintain yung kung gaano ko kapit
nung nasa labas ako ngayon mas natutunan
ko pa kung paano disiplinahin yung
sarili ko para Magpalakas sa sa everyday
training dito sa officer candidate
school ako si Captain Carlito
Christopher P Agustin
infantry Philippine Army ako Iyung Chief
ng military skills branch ng military
science department ng officer candidate
school Philippine Army ang marksmanship
naman ito yung isa sa core skills ng
isang sundalo na nahuhulog sa shoot
tine-train natin yung ating mga
estudyante na
makapagpatayo nila yyung mga
trajectories ng ng bala papaano ito
maipatungpal
nandito yung tinatawag natin na basic
marksmanship Kung saan pinapaputukan o
pinapatamaan ng estudyante ang isang
target stationary target sa isang
specific distance and then inimplement
din ngayon sa ocs iyung Combat
marksmanship kung saan ito yung next
level ng basic marksmanship kung saan
nire-require yung estudyante na
magpatama na sa mga moving targets sa
mga pop-up targets and then real life
scenario kung saan nire-require yung
estudyante na maaaaring magdefend ng
isang detachment in different situations
different
Uh areas and then kailangan nila itong
magawa at a specific time kumbaga time
pressured sila and then there's certain
exposure ng mga target so mas mahirap
Iyung ah Combat marksmanship parang inel
vate siya a Notch higher compared sa
Basic marksmanship I am second
lieutenant lenan Kent valvar Philippine
Army so dahil nga civilian Syempre yung
utak is Parang mahina ba So una medyo
kabado kasi tulad sa akin medyo bago
yung experience na to dahil first time
ko makahawak ng at
makapagpapatotoo ipatama sa mga target
sa aming marksmanship training Hindi
lang ito training kumbaga ito ay
magiging graded kung paano ah kami ah
gumamit nito Yung sa marm namin kanina
ah Natuwa ako kasi First batch ako nag
baril kanina pagbaril ko yung mga baril
ko is pumasok lahat ang importante na
tan ko dito sa marksmanship is that Ah
always consider na yung baril is laging
may laman may bala kahit sabi na wala na
Ong bala kahit pinutok to na walang bala
consider pa rin na may bala Ito talaga
yung matuturing ko na Ah ito ito ah ito
na yung asawa ko sa ngayon at sa
darating pa kasi nga Mayon na kami na
ah unahin unahin ang serbisyo bago ang
pamilya so kasi ito yung asawa ko kahit
kahit maligo ako kahit saan ako pupunta
kahit matulog ako ah kasama ko to
training will develop their strength
endurance their discipline teamwork
knowledge of military tactics techniques
and procedures it will develop their
integrity moral courage and most
importantly
leadership ah sa obstacle course kasi it
is integrated with the mountaineering
module sa mountaineering module merong
dalawang ginagawa first is rapelling so
imagine a tower na 4 to si levels Iyung
taas inaakyat yan ng bawat estudyante
ta's dun sa taas ah may ropes at
carabiners At tinuturuan yung mga
estudyante kung paano bumaba Gamit lang
ang ropes at carabiners Then after that
module na let's say 3 days doon na sila
sasalang sa obstacle course na nagsimula
sa real life Battlefield scenarios natin
from the name itself mountaineering
Iyung primary responsibility natin
bilang I mean primary responsibility ng
bagong graduate na officer is maging
platoon Leader Of course nandon sila sa
mga like I said earlier mountainous
terrains sa mga bulubunduking ano places
kung nasa taas sila paano sila bababa
Paano sila aakyat Paano sila
magta-travel lahat Nagkaroon kami ng 3
week activities before our Recognition
Day which was the first is yung
mountaineering yung mga activities na
yon First time kong magawa and all of
them I conquered sa lalo na sa
mountaineering Nung narinig ko talaga
yung mountaineering word pinakita sa
amin yung gagawin namin medyo
kinakabahan ako sabi ko sa sarili ko
kaya ko ba to kasi hindi ko pa
nasusubukang gawin yun Akala ko hindi ko
kakayanin pero sa awa ng Diyos tapos sa
sa tibay at lakas ng loob nakayanan
ko merong tayong tinatawag na tatlong
core skills na esensyal para sa isang
soldier o isang sundalo nakabase ito sa
move shoot communicate so sa part ng
move isang importanteng parte ng
training dito ay yung land Navigation
kung saan Sinasanay natin yung mga
estudyante natin na
mag-conduct ng Missions mapuntahan yung
isang objective and mapuntahan nila yun
given yung pagperform nila ng map
reading and then pag-analyze ng actual
na terrain at mai-apply nila ito sa
isang exercise kung saan magiging
importanteng part siya sa pag-perform
nila ng mga Patrol Missions Later on as
platoon leaders sa Navigation naman
syempre kabado din talaga kasi
personally sa akin parang tingin ko
sarili ko na baka hindi ko kayanin yung
yung magiging
resulta so dahil nga civilian Syempre
yung utak is Parang mahina ba So kaya
Pinay ko na lang talaga na pag makuha ko
yung first target tuloy-tuloy na makuha
ito at makumpleto hanggang sa fifth
target so habang binabaybay namin yung
first target hindi kami nahirapan dahil
based naman d sa Location from point of
Uh starting line papunta sa first target
ay naka-indicate naman
sa mapa so sinundan lang namin So
according doon sa magiging distance niya
Road distance air distance yun yung
sinukat namin hangga sa narating namin
yung first target narating bago marating
na namin yung first target medyo
nagmamadali kami kasi akala namin
mauubusan kami ng oras yun pala sobrang
half ng oras na binigay sa amin at
kailangan lang ito maconsume ng at
ma maconsume ng tama pagdating namin sa
first target ah kawa namin kaagad pinat
namin yung magiging GC niya kung saan
talaga yung Grid coordinate niya doon sa
mapa kasi hindi mo lang kailangang
makuha yung ah mga target pagos ito a
kailangan m i-identify kung saan talaga
siya naka indicate or naka-lock d mismo
sa gr coordinate ng mapa yung nakakatawa
nga kasi yung pagdating namin sa fifth
target namin naligaw kami so dahil nga
hindi namin tiningnan yung
mapa naligaw kami at inikot namin yung
buong ah part ng tradoc na hindi labas
sa lowa so nung tiningnan namin yung
target nadaanan lang pala namin
pagdating ng ano ng fourth target so
binalikan lang namin namin at doun lang
namin nakumpleto yung first target
hanggang fifth target namin So bumalik
kami dito sa ocs Syempre finalize muna
namin yung aming mga sagot bago namin
ipasa doun sa nangongolekta ng aming
land Navigation test merong dalawang
klase ng Navigation meron yyung ginagawa
sa araw meron din yung tinatawag natin
na night Navigation mas mahirap
mag-navigate kapag gabi since hindi mo
nakikita to yung terrain kung saan ka
nag-o-operate
Sinasanay natin yung mga estudyante
natin na mag-navigate in nighttime
inaaral nila yung tinatawag natin na mga
face count and mga references o yung mga
pwede nilang gamitin na bases kung saan
magiging guide nila para mas makapag
navigate at mapuntahan yung objective
nila ng mas maayos So yung Navigation na
ginagawa tuwing araw kcu natin siya dito
sa vicinity ng training and doctrine
command punta sa tinatawag natin na
Combat training
area sa night
Navigation sasabi kong masaya yun Kahit
na hindi hindi ako masyadong
knowledgeable doon pero dahil nga potc
graduate ako may knowledge na ako about
sa mapr reading and isa yun sa pinaka
nagustuhan kong subject during potc potc
ko nung during examination and lecture
nakuha ko agad yung nakuha ko agad yung
maped naintindihan ko
agad pero yung kista ko yung ka-buddy ko
kasi siya yung may alam Tapos ako yung
sabi ko nagvolunteer na lang ako Ako na
lang yung taga drawing Kasi mahilig
akong mag-drawing Ako na lang taga
drawing ng target Ako na lang
taga-suporta na lang yung maghahanap ng
tamang coordinates And during sa night
navigation Don sobrang saya iba yung iba
sa pakiramdam yung naglilibot ka sa loob
ng sa loob ng kampo madilim yung
reference mo lang ilaw ng mga building
yung land Navigation ah Isa siya sa
pinakaimportanteng skill ng isang
sundalo because kung hindi mo alam kung
papaano mag-navigate especially in
different kinds of terrain malaki ang
possibility na pupwedeng as future
platon leader mawala yung platoon mo sa
operational area or the worst magkaroon
ng misencounter with other operating
units so sa pagperform ng land
Navigation nire-require natin yung ating
estudyante na maging proficient muna
sila sa map reading so ang map reading
ito yyung knowledge portion ng map
reading and non Navigation kung saan ang
estudyante ay nagkakaroon ng knowledge o
tinuturuan about sa pagbasa ng mapa
Paano yung pagkuha ng mga Grid
coordinates
pag kuha ng ah directions and then once
proficient sila sa map reading dito nila
ia-apply Iyung skill nila sa land
Navigation so Iyung land Navigation is
yyung pag-perform ng map reading sa
actual na terrain and then making it a
more realistic training environment kasi
kailangan nilang maglakad based kung ano
yung nakuha nila na sagot o details doon
sa map reading na pinerform nila
ipe-perform naman nila sa land
Navigation Para mapuntahan Iyung actual
na
objective at the end of the course he or
she will be capable of leading a platoon
of about 30 men and women they will be
able to accomplish any task or mission
given and able to work as a unit sila
ang magli-lead para ma-accomplish ang
task or Mison na binigay sa kanila sila
ang magpoprotekta ng mga tao ng mga
communities at sila ang makikipaglaban
para protektahan ang teritoryo ng ating
bansa they will be proud and dedicated
to serve their
country Wala kang mahahanap sa buong
bansa na organization or company kung
saan ang isang 25 to 27 year old recent
graduate from college a pagkakatiwala ng
ganong level ng responsibility and
authority dito lang sa
Filipino excited
kami nrecognize magn
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