THE FIRST Scout Ranger Regiment held its opening ceremony for the Leadership Development Course 21-2023 and Candidate Soldier Course Class 767-2023 at Camp Pablo Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan.

The 30-day Leadership Development Course aims to develop the confidence and effectiveness of Army cadets who will serve as future platoon leaders.

The course also teaches students Scout Ranger tactics, emphasizing the core values of courage, confidence and combat discipline.

CSC Class 767-2023 is composed of 130 males and 5 females. They will undergo the 16-week comprehensive pre-entry training that will mold them into capable infantrymen of the Philippine Army.

“The challenge of stepping up as field leaders will begin here in this hallowed ground,” Philippine Army’s Assistant Chief of Staff for Education and Training, G8, Col. Arsenio DC Sadural, who served as the joint opening ceremony’s guest of honor and speaker, said.

He commended the future platoon leaders and soldiers for taking the “path taken by a chosen few” and for swearing an oath to defend the country and the Filipino people.