FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – The Philippine Military Academy, the county’s premier military training institution, is again inviting aspiring cadets to take the PMA entrance examinations on Aug. 31.
There will be 30 exam centers nationwide, said Lt. Col. Joseph Villanueva, PMA assistant chief of staff for civil military operations.
“The PMA is offering a well-rounded, free college education and stipend while studying in the academy. It will usher them into a progressive career as an officer in either the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy or Philippine Air Force and the rare privilege to serve the motherland,” Villanueva said.
To qualify for admission to PMA Class 2013, the applicant must be a natural born Filipino citizen, of good moral character, physically fit, single and has never been married, stands at least 5’4” for males and 5’2” for females but not more than 6’4” tall, at least 17 years old but not a day older than 22 years on April 1, 2009, at least a high school graduate with a general average of at least 85 percent, and able to perform the minimum requirements for a physical fitness test.
Walk-in applicants are also accepted, Villanueva said.
Applicants should bring their Form 137, NSO birth certificate, and 2”x 2” ID picture with white background.
Applicants are advised to prepare for the examination covering Algebra, Geometry, Grammar, Composition, Reading Comprehension, and Verbal/Numerical Reasoning and Pattern Analysis.
Free application forms are available at AFP and PNP units around the country or online at http://www.pma.ph. – With James Mananghaya