PMA Cadet Entrance Test case studies
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The PMA Cadet Entrance Test is the screening examination used in the admissions process for the Philippine Military Academy, the premier military training institution of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, based at Fort Gregorio del Pilar on Loakan Road in Baguio City. The exam is aimed at Filipino youth seeking appointment as cadets - a path the Academy describes as a noble privilege in serving the country and its people, offering free college education with a well-rounded curriculum, monthly pay and allowances, and a guaranteed job after graduation as an officer in the Army, Navy, or Air Force. The PMA Cadet Entrance Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,840 words.
1Water Rationing on a 120-Hour Navigation Exercise
A 24-person cadet squad (22 cadets, 2 instructors) begins a 120-hour navigation exercise at 06:00 on Day 1. Base camp holds two 300-litre drums: Drum A is three-fifths full and Drum B is one-fifth full.
758 words, about 4 min2The Returned Incident Report
Cadet Reyes submits a three-sentence incident report. It comes back ungraded, with only the duty officer's note: 'Rewrite.
696 words, about 3 min3Two Collapses at Kilometre Nine
During a 12-kilometre trek beginning at 09:00, the air temperature is 32 °C and relative humidity is 75 percent. At kilometre 9, Cadet A collapses.
776 words, about 4 min4The Sentry Flag Frame
A sentry display uses a 3-by-3 frame holding nine flags, each printed with a distinct letter from A to I. At 08:00 the frame reads, left to right: Top row: A, B, C Middle row: D, E, F Bottom row: G, H, I Standing orders state that at the start of every hour the frame is rotated 90 degrees clockwise.
815 words, about 4 min5Fact-Checking the Geography Brief
A cadet syndicate must brief visiting students on why the Philippines' geography shapes defence and disaster planning. Their draft contains four claims: (1) 'The Philippines shares land borders with Malaysia and Indonesia.' (2) 'The country sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire and inside the typhoon belt.' (3) 'The South China Sea lies to the east of the archipelago.' (4) 'The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands with no land borders.' The panel then asks a follow-up: 'If the country has no land borders, what follows for how it manages territorial disagreements, and for how disaster aid reaches remote islands?' One syndicate member wants to answer from memory; another insists the claims must be checked against principles, not slogans.
795 words, about 4 min