BARRACKS AND STRATEGY
Many voices are speaking out about corruption, but we never hear from our soldiers. Our soldiers are acutely conscious of the social, economic, and political events driving the nation beyond the military situation. Their lives are not isolated. They intelligently debate and analytically wrestle with these topics within the confines of their camps. However, they are not allowed to voice their opinions in public. With challenges across the West Philippine Sea and insurgency in the rural areas, corruption strikes at the soul of our military forces and, thus, our national security.
On corruption, a soldier summed it up quite well, “Frustrations and desperations. That’s what we always talk about.” Even more blunt was another voice when he said in Filipino, “Everyone knows, Sir, how corr
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