Army accepting applications for January exam

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Army has started accepting qualified applicants for the January recruitment of candidate soldiers.

Maj. Eugene Julio Osias IV, commander of the 4th Infantry Division’s Civil Military Operations Battalion, said all applicants must be natural-born Filipinos, physically fit, single and have never been married.

Applicants must also be at least 18 years old and not a day older than 25 years old at the time of appointment, Osias said.

The entrance examination or the Philippine Army Aptitude Text Battery for 4th ID applicants will be held at Camp Evangelista in Patag, Cagayan de Oro City on Jan. 26.