Gov't. Troops Use Cellphones to Communicate w/ each Other while Fighting MILFs

[chua_riwap]

This is one for the books........

Mga sundalo natin, cellphone ang gamit to communicate w/ each other habang nakikigyera vs MILFs? WTF!





http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Ne...&type=2&sec=29
Sept. 3, 2008

Government troops have complained that they are using cellular telephones to communicate with each other while fighting Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in Mindanao.

A soldier said they need an allowance for cell phone prepaid loads so that communication will not be a problem in the battlefield.

“We can count on these cellphones as long as we have enough load and signal,” the soldier said.

The shortage in communication equipment for troopers has apparently undermined the military’s Capability Upgrade Program (CUP).

The soldiers are also demanding Kevlar helmets and protective vests.

An infantry officer said the cell phones of most soldiers helped coordinate the movement of troops.

Another problem in combat operations is the mobility of forces, since there are few armored vehicles and trucks to transport troops to the battlefield.

There is also the problem of defective bullets and plastic magazines for M16 rifles.

Several senators yesterday gave their full support to the Armed Forces of the Philippines CUP.

Members of the Senate Committee on National Defense visited Camp Aguinaldo and had a closed-door meeting with AFP chief of staff Alexander Yano, who gave the senators a briefing on the military operations in Mindanao.

Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres Jr., AFP public information office chief, said the senators approved the military’s request to acquire new equipment, especially in the field of communications and air and land mobility.

Sen. Rodolfo Biazon, chairman of the Senate defense committee, said the AFP must improve in areas of operational funds, equipment and manpower.

Aside from Biazon, Senators Richard Gordon, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jamby Madrigal and Juan Miguel Zubiri also attended the briefing.

[awing]

Sosyal!!

[chua_riwap]

Ganito siguro.....

"Sir.......pasa-load nyo ako ng P30. Tatawag ako sa HQ for back-up!"

[Horsepower]

We have the stupidest media industry in the world.

They keep on revealing stuff about our military.

Obviously, since malalaman ng mga rebelde na cellphones pala gamit, eh di gagamit sila ng pang-intercept ng messages and voice calls!

Nung isang araw, kulang na daw sa bala.

San ba nag-aral na mga school mga impakto na ito?

hay.

[Gen. Miting]

or they can just bomb cell sites around the area of battle. that'll cripple the military's communication network.

the writer should be picked up and arrested and charged with treason

[claRkEnt]

We have the stupidest media industry in the world.

They keep on revealing stuff about our military.

Obviously, since malalaman ng mga rebelde na cellphones pala gamit, eh di gagamit sila ng pang-intercept ng messages and voice calls!

Nung isang araw, kulang na daw sa bala.

San ba nag-aral na mga school mga impakto na ito?

hay.

why blame the media? who feeds these info to the media?

[rsnald]

why blame the media? who feeds these info to the media?

still, they should be responsible enough, or at the very least, intelligent enough to recognize that what they're reporting is tactically and critically important. The lives of our men in uniform will be put at risk!

[flakez]

still, they should be responsible enough, or at the very least, intelligent enough to recognize that what they're reporting is tactically and critically important. The lives of our men in uniform will be put at risk!

i agree, kulang na lang turo nila kung san naka pwesto mga soldiers natin.

[awing]

Ganito siguro.....

"Sir.......pasa-load nyo ako ng P30. Tatawag ako sa HQ for back-up!"

E paano kung walang pam-pasa na load....

[Galactus]

Better na malaman ng publiko through the media yung kapalpakan ng military leadership. I'm sure, alam naman ng chain of command yung problema through feedback of soldiers from the field, pero hindi siguro umaksyon.

Sangkatutak na bobo naman kasi yung top brass. SOP sa ibang bansa na yung sundalo na nasa frontline, standard issue ang bullet-proof vests and helmets. Kawawa talaga mga sundalo natin.

Kaya dapat yung mga tulad ni M/Gen. Carlos Garcia, fina-firing squad!!!

[CVT]

Details about military operations should not be made public. It compromises the lives of our men in uniform.... Freedom entails responsibility....

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