“ROTC should be made mandatory because it really helps students to toughen up.”
— Francis de Villa, 1st yr. Engineering
“Women should not be exempted from taking up ROTC but it should be lady officers alone who should handle female cadets.”
— Carlo Apostol, 5th yr. Engineering
“There’s no use in training officers because they are merely reserves for war, but in the event of modern war, reservists are hardly useful.”
— Nisan Simbulan, 1st yr. Biology
“Preferably, if ROTC were made mandatory, the course should only be taken up in two semesters because we are not training to enter the military.
— Anthony Fernandez, 4th yr. Music
“No, because we like LTS/CWTS better. Besides, our academic load carries major subjects as early as the freshman year. I also think women should be exempted from ROTC because women are generally mahinhin; others don’t even have Citizens’ Army Training (CAT) in high school, so they are not used to that stuff.”
— Joana Bongato, 4th yr. Accountancy
“ROTC should not be made mandatory for women because it is quite difficult what they make cadets do there. So maybe they are instilling discipline but ROTC is not the only way by which discipline could be instilled.”
— Styphelle Agtarap, 3rd yr. Advertising
“I think ROTC should not be made mandatory because students should have the freedom to choose whether they want community service or something else. It all boils down to student freedom.”
— Jm Lim, 2nd yr. Advertising
“No, I’m not in favor of mandatory ROTC. Not everyone has the physical capacity to withstand the training. If you take up ROTC, afterwards, what? Serving your country in that way should be a personal decision that should not be forced on you.”
— Prisma Diyosa Espina, 3rd yr. Architecture
Compiled by: Jamaila S. Cahilig and H. D. Homol
