57IB’s Battalion of Excellence program culminates

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao– The battalion retraining of 57thInfantry Battalion under the Battalion of Excellence (BOE) Training Program of the Philippine Army culminated yesterday in a ceremonial graduation at 6ID Battalion Retraining Facility, Camp Lucero, Carmen, North Cotabato with 6ID Commander Major General Edmundo R. Pangilinan as the Guest of Honor and Speaker.The training started last October 01, 2015 involved intelligence operations training, mortar gunnery,live fire on mortar and crew-served weapons, rifle marksmanship training, proper utilization and maintenance of communications, electronics and information (CEIS) equipment, physical fitness test, squad and platoon run, and field training exercises.Speaking to the troops, Major General Pangilinan said that he is pleased of what the soldiers of 57IB had become and he is certain that the soldiers are ready to be deployed wherever the Army takes them. Let us not be contended with mediocre output, I urge everyone to work for excellent yield and make sure we win first before we go to war rather than we go to battle and seek to win,” Pangilinan said.The training program was intended to develop the performance of the infantry battalions in a combat capacity to perform the tasks and operations across the different mission areas projected to operate. It is under the functional supervision of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Education and Training (G8) of the Philippine Army and administered by the Land Warfare Center of the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command based in Camp O’Donell, Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Capas, Tarlac.