Army installs new Sergeant Major

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FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The Philippine Army installed a new Sergeant Major in a Change of Chief of Office Ceremony here today, August 16, 2019.
Lt. Gen. Macairog S. Alberto, the Army Commanding General, led the turnover of the Office of the Army Sergeant Major’s (OASM) office symbol from its outgoing head Chief Master Sergeant Roberto D. Gimenez to Senior Master Sergeant Aladin S. Dacayanan.
The OASM is a personal staff of the Philippine Army Commanding General. It is mandated to professionalize the Enlisted Personnel Corps while addressing the morale, welfare and discipline of the troops.
Gimenez relinquished his post upon reaching the retirement age of 56. He served as the Army Sergeant Major during the last three years and six months of his 33-year career.
“As I leave the portals of the Army, I bid farewell and relinquish my position as the Philippine Army Sergeant Major, I would like to thank everyone who in one way or another made my stint gratifying. The wisdom and skills I gained through the years enabled me in formulating a vision for the fulfillment of the Army’s mission,” stated Gimenez in his Tour of Duty Report.
On the other hand, Dacayan has been serving for 31 years and six months now. Prior to his post, he was the Command Sergeant Major at the Intelligence Service Armed Forces of the Philippines. He is graduate of the BS Criminology and he was commissioned at the Army through the Soldier’s candidate course at the 3rd Infantry Brigade (Separate) in 1988. In the span of his career, Dacayanan had served in combat operations as well as in intelligence operations.
Alberto challenged the new Sergeant Major to perform his role well and surpass the accomplishment of those who served before him.
The Philippine Army’s strength does not only rely on obtaining modern equipment but on having an agile soldiers who are physically and mentally ready to serve the people and secure the land. Thus the OASM ensures that soldiers’ concerns reaches the highest command so their morale and welfare needs are addressed.#

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