1st Regional Community Defense Group

1st Regional Community Defense Group Coat of Arms of the 1st RCDG.png Coat of Arms of the 1RCDG May 1, 1982 – Present Philippines Philippines Philippine Army Army Reserve Force Conventional and Unconventional Warfare, Anti-Guerrilla Operations, Combat Support & Service Support, Force Multiplier, Training, Disaster Rescue & Relief, and Community Service Under the Philippine Army Camp Lt Tito B Abat, Manaoag, Pangasinan ARESCOM,RESCOM Committed citizen army builder 1 May 250px Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation Badge Unit Patch ARESCOM Emblem/ RCDG Unit Patch The 1st Regional Community Defense Group, Army Reserve Command is a line unit of the Army Reserve Command of the Philippine Army. It was created for the sole purpose of Reserve Force management, procurement, and organisation in the areas encompassing Northern and Central Luzon. Training Training is the major task handled by the 1st Regional Community Defense Group. Its primary arms are the university/college-based Department of Military Science and Tactics-administered mandatory basic and the optional advanced Reserve Officer Training Corps;January 2026 and the territorial unit-administered Basic Citizen's Military Training. Basic Reserve Officer Training Corps and Basic Citizen's Military Training graduates are enlisted as privates in the Reserve Force, while advanced Reserve Officer Training Corps graduates are enlisted as sergeants. Completion of Advanced Reserve Officer Training Corps is considered a graduate qualification in military science, and such graduates who subsequently progress to the Probationary Officer Training Course are commissioned as second lieutenants.January 2026 Other than time-in-grade and merit promotions, rank adjustments are authorized depending on civilian qualifications, as well as their reciprocity to the operating environment.http://www.army.mil.ph/Army_Sites/INFANTRY%20DIVISIONS/arescom/arescom_activities.htm ARESCOM - Programs & Activities 2014-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20150228074010/http://www.army.mil.ph/Army_Sites/INFANTRY%20DIVISIONS/arescom/arescom_activities.htm 2015-02-28 dead Types of reservists There are currently two types of reservists in the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Force:http://www.army.mil.ph/Army_Sites/INFANTRY%20DIVISIONS/arescom/arescom_new.htm ARESCOM - What's New 2014-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140323230844/http://www.army.mil.ph/Army_Sites/INFANTRY%20DIVISIONS/arescom/arescom_new.htm 2014-03-23 dead Ready Reservists: physically-fit and tactically-current reservist personnel that are always on constant alert and training; ready to mobilise once a mobilisation order has been given. Standby Reservists: reservist personnel who do not maintain currency in specialization qualifications but the base for expansion, support and augmentation to the Ready Reserve Force as needed. Units The 1st Regional Community Defense Group has several line units under its command, making the administration and training of reservists more compartmentalized and territorial based. Base Units Headquarters and Headquarters Service Company Reserve Officer Training Corps Training Unit Citizens Military Training Unit Reservist Management Information Systems Office Line Units 101st (ILN) Community Defense Center - Camp Valentin Juan, Laoag, Ilocos Norte 102nd (ILS) Community Defense Center - Camp Elpidio Quirino, Bulag-Bantay, Ilocos Sur 103rd (LUN) Community Defense Center - Camp J Laberinto, Naguilian, La Union 104th (PGN-W) Community Defense Center - Isidro Norte, Binmaley, Pangasinan 105th (PGN-E) Community Defense Center - Camp Lt Tito B Abat, Manaoag, Pangasinan 106th (BNT) Community Defense Center - Athletic Bowl, Baguio City 107th (ABR) Community Defense Center - Camp Juan Villamor, Bangued, Abra 108th (MTP) Community Defense Center - Bontoc, Mountain Province Reserve Divisions 16th Infantry Division Ready Reserve (Cp Tito Abat, Manaoag, Pangasinan) 17th Infantry Division Ready Reserve (Cp Eldridge, Los Baños, Laguna) 5th Infantry (Ready Reserve) Division, PA (Cp Elpidio Quirino, Bulag, Bantay, Isabela) 12th Infantry (Ready Reserve) Division, PA (Cp Juan Villamor, Bangued, Abra) Awards and decorations Campaign streamers Award Streamer Streamer Name Operation Date Awarded Reference200pxPresidential Unit Citation BadgeSAR/DRR Ops, TS Ketsana & TS Parma4 February 2010General Orders No. 112, GHQ-AFP, dtd 04 Feb '10200pxPresidential Unit Citation BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines1 July 2010General Orders No. 641, GHQ-AFP, dtd 1 July '10 Badges Military Badge Badge Name Operation Date Awarded Reference AFP Election Duty BadgeGeneral Elections, Philippines21 May 2010General Orders No. 513, GHQ-AFP, dtd 21 May '10 See also Philippine Army Reserve Command References Citations Bibliography Official Site ARESCOM Military Science 21 ROTC Manual, 2001, NCR RCDG, ARESCOM Category:Military units and formations of the Philippine Army