A total of 4,220 recruits have started the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) training at various regional training centers nationwide yesterday, 12 October 2023.

These recruits comprised 400 Coast Guard Officer's Course (CGOC) trainees under Class 30 and 3,820 Coast Guard Non-Officer's Course (CGNOC) trainees under Classes 100 to 107.

They simultaneously took oath at the PCG Regional Training Centers (RTC) in Bataan, Taguig, Misamis Oriental, Aurora, Capiz, La Union, Masbate, and Zamboanga.

According to the Coast Guard Education, Training and Doctrine Command (CGETDC), the six-month-long PCG training focuses on drills, basic soldiery, and Coast Guard customs and traditions.

There will also be a series of functional training on maritime security, maritime law enforcement, maritime safety, maritime search and rescue, and marine environmental protection.

The recruits passed a comprehensive medical evaluation and health assessment to ensure they were "physically fit" to join the PCG training before officially becoming Coast Guardians.

Meanwhile, the PCG will convene another 300 trainees at the PCG Regional Training Center Dolores located in Eastern Visayas on the third week of October 2023.