Philippine Army Officer Candidate School PAOCS – Philippine Army Officer Candidate School PAOCS: Forging Future Army Leaders Since 1947
15 Brutally Honest Truths About PAOCS
- The only school where “officer training” means both leadership development and sleep deprivation
- PAOCS WiFi is classified information – cadets wouldn’t know it exists
- You haven’t truly experienced PAOCS until you’ve shined boots with toothpaste
- Cadets communicate in military time and sleep-deprived grunts
- The parade grounds are 50% perfectly aligned cadets and 50% questioning their life choices
- Every PAOCS cadet has mastered the art of napping during 5-minute breaks
- The real school color isn’t camouflage – it’s the color your face turns during endurance tests
- You’ll develop a sixth sense for knowing when drill instructors are nearby
- Field exercises are just tests to see who can carry the heaviest pack
- Sergeants can detect unpolished boots from 200 meters away
- The only thing more precise than your salute is your excuse for being late
- You know you’re true PAOCS material when you consider reveille your alarm clock
- Graduation is just PAOCS saying “Now go lead troops (and try not to get them killed)”
- The tactics program is where they teach you to navigate both terrain and bureaucracy
- Camp is so disciplined even the mosquitoes attack in formation
Originally posted 2006-07-23 18:49:36.