1st Regional Community Defense Group

1st Regional Community Defense Group

Coat of Arms of the 1RCDG
Active May 1, 1982 - Present
Country Philippines Philippines
Branch Philippine Army
Type Army Reserve Force
Role Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Combat Support & Service Support, Force Multiplier, Training, Disaster Rescue & Relief, and Community Service
Part of Under the Philippine Army
Garrison/HQ Camp Lt Tito B Abat, Manaoag, Pangasinan
Nickname(s) ARESCOM,RESCOM
Motto(s) Committed citizen army builder
Anniversaries 1 May
Decorations
Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Insignia
Unit Patch ARESCOM Emblem/ RCDG Unit Patch

The 1st Regional Community Defense Group, Army Reserve Command; is a Line Unit of the Army Reserve Command. It was created for the sole purpose of Reserve Force management, procurement, and organisation in the areas encompassing Northern and Central Luzon.

Training

Training is the major task handled by 1RCDG,ARESCOM. Its primary arms are the university/college-based Department of Military Science and Tactics-administered mandatory basic and the optional advanced Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC);[1] and the territorial unit-administered Basic Citizen's Military Training (BCMT).

Basic ROTC and BCMT graduates are enlisted as Privates in the Reserve Force, while advanced ROTC graduates are enlisted as Sergeants. Completion of Advance ROTC is considered a graduate qualification in Military Science, and such graduates who subsequently progress to the Probationary Officer Training Course (POTC) are commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants.[2]

Other than time-in-grade and merit promotions, rank adjustments are authorized depending on civilian qualifications, as well as their reciprocity to the operating environment.[3]

Types of Reservists

There are currently two types of reservists in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force:[4]

Units

The 1RCDG has several line units under its command, making the administration and training of reservists more compartmentalized and territorial based.

Base Units

Line Units

Reserve Divisions

Awards and Decorations

Campaign Streamers

Award Streamer Streamer Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeSAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana & TS Parma4 February 2010 General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10
Presidential Unit Citation BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10

Badges

Military Badge Badge Name Operation Date Awarded Reference
AFP Election Duty BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines21 May 2010 General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10

See also

References

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