Career Path · Philippines
The path: High school → PMAEE → PMA cadetship → AFP officer commission
Education: High school diploma with strong GPA; physical fitness required
Salary range: ₱45,000–₱70,000 commissioned 2nd Lt; senior officer ranks ₱120K+ with benefits and pension
PMA admits roughly 150 cadets per batch from thousands of applicants. Both academic and physical screens are competitive.
Aptitude, math, English, language reasoning. Physical agility test follows the written exam — the two are sequential, not parallel.
Four-year residential cadetship. Rigorous physical and academic curriculum — you don't get to skip either side.
Pick Army, Navy, or Air Force at commissioning. Lifelong officer career with the structure that comes with it.
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