But Jeneth Elumba, 24, this year’s topnotcher of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)’s graduating class, chose to become a Philippine Army officer.
Her father, a barangay captain with a degree in criminology but unable to pursue a career in the uniformed service, became her inspiration to enter the military, Elumba said. It was her father who encouraged her to try the PMA.
There was a difficult time when she was almost discharged from the academy, she said, after an appendectomy and she had to shun strenuous physical activities for a year during her junior year as second class cadet.
“But I persisted and I was able to cope with it with the help and encouragement of my family” and her “mistahs” in PMA Bagong Sinag (Bagong Henerasyong Gagampan ang Tama: Serbisyo, Integridad, at Nasyonalismo ang aming Gabay) class of 2024.
“This is a blessing for me,” she said.
Cadet Elumba, who will become second lieutenant after next weekend’s graduation rites to be presided over by President Marcos, will receive the Presidential Saber. Graduating magna cum laude, she also gets the Philippine Army Saber, JUSMAG Saber, Australian Defense Best Overall Performance Award (for Army), Tactics Group Award and Army Professional Plaque Award.
Elumba is the seventh female cadet to top the graduating class at the PMA.
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