PMA Cadet 1st Class Jeneth Elumba is the seventh woman to become PMA class valedictorian since the academy began accepting women in 1993. Her feat shows the strides made towards gender equality in the once-male-dominated institution
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PMA Cadet 1st Class Jeneth Elumba is the seventh woman to become PMA class valedictorian since the academy began accepting women in 1993, and her feat showed the strides made towards gender equality in the once-male-dominated institution. She will receive the Presidential Saber, the Philippine Army Saber, the Joint United States Military Assistance Group Saber, the Australian Defense Best Overall Performance Award , and the Tactics Group Award.
The 24-year-old Elumba attributed her feat to her father, whose aspirations of serving as uniformed personnel of the government inspired her pursuit of a military career. “My father inspired me to enter the Academy. He wanted to serve as a uniformed personnel, but circumstances led him to farming. It’s for him and our family that I pursued this career,” Elumba said.
Six other top 10 performers in the PMA class are women, showing the military school’s progress toward gender parity in a traditionally male-dominated environment. The “Bagong Sinag” class initially comprised 350 cadets but will have 278 graduates next Saturday. The class is diverse, with 224 males and 54 females, spread across various branches – 144 in the Army, 62 in the Air Force, and 72 in the Navy.The PMA is considering adapting its academic calendar and training programs in line with national directives, likely shifting back to the old school year schedule starting in June.
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