LOOK: JM de Guzman, Winwyn Marquez complete reservist training

JM de Guzman and Winwyn Marquez are now reservists after completing their training under the Philippine Air Force and Philippine Naval Reserve Command, respectively.

JM, who trained under the Philippine Air Force, posted on his Instagram Sunday, November 22 to say that he is now officially Sgt. Juan Miguel De Guzman PAFR (Philippine Air Force Reserve).

“Finally after 8 months, I finished my Philippine Air Force, Special Basic Citizen Military Training CL-2020 (lectures, drills, and rigorous simulations and trainings) of Air Force Reserve Command conducted by 1st Air Reserve Center. Special thanks to Lt. Col Hermie Calubiran Jr. PAF,” he said.

“I learned a lot about myself, character, and gained a lot of wisdom in this training. My respect higher to our soldiers,” he wrote.

“As a reservist, I’m ready to serve my country, help those in need of help, or in the dark (as cliche as it may sound) because I was in need of help before and was also in the dark too. So I know how it feels like. Blessed and graced to stand up again and make things right and now it’s time for me to give back. It will be easier for me to do this with the guidance and support of our astig regular soldiers.”

He also said he will do his duty to protect the country.

On Monday, November 23, JM shared more photos and videos from his training.

Winwyn, who for the Basic Citizen’s Military training in February and started the training in August, also completed her course to become a Philippine Marine Reservist.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, the actress and beauty queen wrote: “Last February, I enlisted to become a Marine Reservist under the Philippine Naval Reserve Command and when COVID-19 hit us, we were asked if we still wanted to continue with our training and I said YES.”

“During these difficult times, attending this Reservist Training (which I religiously attended all classroom lectures, drills, and even joined the 3-day Field Training Exercise in Cavite as the culmination of our training course) has become one of my motivations to keep on moving forward and to continue to serve others despite the limitations and uncertainties. I am also honored to be one of the small number of women, to join this training as it matches with my passion to encourage and empower our Filipino women.”

Winwyn admitted the training was not easy but through the support of her batch, she was able to finish everything. She was even elected the class president.

“Thanks to the support of my batch, family, and other like-minded people around me, I have completed the course with realizations I never knew I would learn and also a new set of classmates-turned-family. Through this breakthrough, I will be able to exemplify that anyone, regardless of the field of expertise, gender, or age can join and be someone they thought they can never be as long as they have the heart to serve.”

– Rappler.com