Provisions
This act provided for the creation, by 1946, via an annual appropriation of 16,000,000Office of the Military Advisor
The National Assembly was guided by the Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government under theMilitary Districts
The act divided theReserve Training
The Act provided for the drafting of Filipino men, between the ages of 21 and 50, into the 30 reserve divisions. This force was to be raised through 2 training camps, of 20,000 men each, lasting 22 weeks. The camps would be staffed by members of the regular army. The first group of 20,000 troops was drafted on January 1, 1937, and there were 4,800 officers and 104,000 enlisted men in the reserves by 1939.Officer Training
For the training of junior officers, the Act provided that a military academy be established with aTraining Locations
*See also
* Military History of the Philippines * Military History of the United StatesExternal links