The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Army (PA) signed a memorandum of partnership to enhance their inter-service operability through mutual training.
This partnership was formally signed Sept. 4 by Rear Admiral Joseph M. Coyme, commander of the Human Resource Management Command (HRMC) of the PCG, and Major Gen. Arnulfo Marcelo B. Burgos Jr., commander of the 2nd Infantry Division of the PA.
According to PCG, this was formalized after the successful conduct of the 45-day Jungle Warfare and Mountain Operations Course (JWMOC) of Class 01-2020 “Parabellum” composed of 85 trainees under the Coast Guard Officers’ Course (CGOC) Class 24 and 25 of the Service Command units from the Coast Guard Human Resource Management Command (CGHRMC), Coast Guard Intelligence Force (CGIF), and Coast Guard Civil Relations Service (CGCRS).
Under the agreement, the HRMC and the 2nd ID will train and support commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the other party to make them effective, efficient, and highly-competent public servants capable of inter-service operability.
Specifically, the 2ID will provide HRMC with comprehensive lectures and training sessions on map reading and land navigation; weapons familiarization and marksmanship; troop leading procedure; explosive ordnance; close quarter drill; obstacle course; rope course; field training exercise; and air to ground operations.
The HRMC will offer human resource management and personnel management courses to the officers and non-officers of the 2ID.
PCG said all activities related to these courses will be directly coordinated with the other party for resource and manpower assistance, and to ensure that the scope of instructions, methodology, and duration of activities are mutually agreed by the involved parties.