00:00 Aside from the modernization of AFP,
00:02 and youth development,
00:04 the new Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Romeo Browner,
00:06 will also be in charge.
00:08 He even commented on the need to
00:10 provide military training or ROTC.
00:12 That is what Jun Benaracion is aiming for.
00:29 Under the leadership of General Andres Centino,
00:32 Lt. Gen. Romeo Browner officially became
00:34 the 60th AFP Chief of Staff.
00:37 The Commander-in-Chief witnessed the
00:41 change of leadership in the AFP.
00:57 Among the programs that Browner will focus on
01:00 are the internal and external defense.
01:02 For this, AFP modernization needs to be given attention.
01:06 After a long time without a tank,
01:09 this year, light tanks will arrive.
01:12 Next year, missile systems.
01:15 Browner will also focus on youth development
01:18 through ROTC or Reserve Officers Training Corps.
01:22 He favors making ROTC mandatory.
01:25 He said that the importance of military training
01:28 in the future, in the upcoming war in Ukraine,
01:31 where civilians are fighting for their country.
01:35 Browner promised that he will be more strict
01:44 with the soldiers who will be making ROTC run,
01:47 so that what happened before won't happen again,
01:49 such as corruption, hazing, and other abuses.
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