The Advantage and Disadvantage of ROTC Cadets Taking Online Training at Bestlink College of the Philippines

Vol.3, No.1A

Abstract

This study aims to identify the advantages and disadvantages of ROTC cadets taking online training at Bestlink College of the Philippines among the first-year and second-year students of Bestlink College of the Philippines Criminology Department. The ROTC has existed for a long time as a government program that prepares youth for military service and to be part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force. This reserve force is expected to fill the army's demands in case of war or disasters. Grade 11 and grade 12 students are now required to join the ROTC. The President says, "ROTC's residence is unique to former ROTC in the wake of corruption." He said the new ROTC is unworthy of corruption, with no hazing and sexual harassment. President Rodrigo Duterte said the mandatory could help develop national love and good citizenship for Filipino youth.

The researchers used the descriptive method mixed with a phenomenological approach. The descriptive method is the design used by the researchers to find information about existing conditions. The researchers used a survey questionnaire for the first-year and second-year students at Bestlink College of the Philippines Criminology Department.

The study concludes that the convenience in answering LMS for academic performance was interpreted as “strongly agree.” The study's findings show the implementation, scope, and limitations of the advantages and disadvantages of ROTC cadets taking online training at Bestlink College of the Philippines. The researchers concluded that most respondents favored the advantage of online modalities of ROTC cadets at Bestlink College of the Philippines ROTC unit. The researchers recommend that respondents must always answer their LMS to avoid inappropriate activities, always pay attention to the opportunity to work and earn money, always manage their time to finish their studies before passing their school activities, always participate in performance tasks, interact with others to avoid mental disorders, participate in learning online recitation, and always listen to the instructions to perform properly. Future researchers can use this as a basis or guide for their upcoming research study.