Perception of Criminology Students Towards ROTC Program of Bulacan State University

Abstract

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program is one (1) of the components National Service Training Program (NSTP) for which all freshmen students should undertake to finish their Baccalaureate degree courses. The ROTC as a military science components of the NSTP is an educational program which combines practical and unmatched leadership training. This study determined the perception of criminology students of Bulacan State University towards the military science of the NSTP the ROTC component.This program designed to produce quality commissioned officers in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. These Military science courses are designed to prepare criminology students to develop their leadership, discipline and community awareness in response to the disaster risk reduction program of the community. With the ROTC program helps the criminology students to succeed in their chosen field in the college and be one of the aspiring Police Officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). This research study draw pertinent data and information needed to determine the Perception of Criminology students of Bulacan State University towards ROTC program, this study utilized the descriptive method of research, which refers to the description, recording analysis and interpretation of the present condition of research. Questionnaires and documentary analysis were employed as tools in order to have baseline information of the variables under study.The respondents of this study were identified through purposive sampling, The group of respondents was composed of Basic and Advance ROTC Cadets of Bulacan State University with a total number of 324 cadets. As to the manning, manning management/organization, the basic cadets perceived it to be very evident and in terms of instruction the basic cadets perceived it to be very evident.