Hey,
2nd Lt. Juan de la Cruz! Are you not a nurse? Hey, P/Inspector Ramon
Escudero, are you not a nurse? Oh c’mon. There is something I really don’t understand
with how the AFP and PNP is prioritizing nurses to hold big ranks after they
are enlisted in the service. From the moment they pledge under the Philippine flag,
their ranks also fly as high as the sky. So what’s so special about nurses by
the way?
Well,
they studied very very hard to pass the nursing board. They spent so much money
in order to be called nurses. Isn’t then it right for them to be promoted for
officership? Isn’t it right, that among the thousands of students drooling to
enroll in school of nursing, they are the chosen few to be admitted, primarily
because they CAN afford the expensive tuition? Are they not worthy to be called
sirs or madams? Of course, brethren, yes. But I doubt that would be fair for
other profession who also passed their corresponding professional boards such
as teacher’s board or other exams equivalent to Civil Service Professional
Eligibility – Level 2.
I
don’t want to downplay the nursing profession here because I know they have
been very instrumental in fueling the sinking Philippine economy in terms of remittances
(that, if they successfully go abroad). So are the nannies, chimays and atsays we sent to every part of the world. What I am saying is that there should be a fair playing ground in
terms of promotion in the chain of command because God knows that you will find
it very hard to be promoted if you “only” hold a teacher’s board, or a pharmacist’s
board or any other board that AFP and PNP consider as only “cardboards,” far
lesser than that of the “nurses.” Even if you top, say a teacher’s board, you will
just be the same as any other recruit because the moment you are enlisted, you'll
wish you could have taken nursing than teacher’s board; you'll wish you could
have been rich to not worry the intimidating costs of its tuition. You'll end up as private or PO1 just the same while nurses are promoted right away to 2nd Lt. or P/Insp.
I
hope you get my point. There are still bright men and women than nurses. Public
service isn’t just about nurses, they are also about choosing the right ones
based on their academic and physical performances. This aint just a nursing
world! Otherwise, I call on parents in our country who have sons and daughter
who wants to be enlisted in military institutions to have them enrolled first
in nursing school, not education or any other profession. Just nursing. For in
that way, they are guaranteed of officership when they join the army or police.
Yeah,
that’s right brethren, let’s abolish schools of criminology and any other
schools and let’s stick to be nurses. For nurses are so special that they
deserve to have high ranks in military service, even after a lot of them
contribute to burgeoning number of unemployment in this country.
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P.S. I may be wrong, please feel free to correct me. =)
heck. we even elect boxing champs into office, so why not nurses? haha. i don't think one's competency in a job is based solely on the degree they earned in college, or whether they even possess a degree. it just depends on the person him/herself. although i do agree with you that it's rather unfair to others who finished courses related to a particular work (and yes, nursing and the AFP/PNP don't seem to mix), and that they deserve equal consideration for higher positions, given that they are qualified.
ReplyDeleteand might i add that just because it's easy to get into nursing school doesn't mean that we're all rich, or that we don't possess much brainpower. and since we're mass-produced and overproduced, that doesn't mean that all of us are of low quality. in fact some of the most brilliant individuals i know are nurses, and i don't think in any way that it's a waste of their intellect for having enrolled in nursing. plus it's rather silly, isn't it, to abolish other courses altogether? hehe. but anyway i do hope production of nurses will decline. however, it's not our fault why the unemployment rate is high--blame it on the system, not us. we're just victims here. =(
p.s. i apologize for my lengthy comment. defend to death gyud... hahaha
Peace! =)
ReplyDelete1. Again, I dont want to downplay the nursing profession here. I'm just highlighting the need of fair ground for all professions in enlisting in the AFP/PNP.
2. I am not saying that nurses are lesser, in fact you could stand to refute it. i know you are an exemption. but Eul, come to accept it that Nursing Schools are way expensive than other courses and majority who enroll in nursing have bigger bank reserve.
3. It's not an attack to nursing profession. It's rather a challenge for the AFP/PNP to check on their guidelines. It has nothing to do with you, Eul. hehehe
hahaha, no prob, didn't take it personally though. in fact one might even consider me inept at commenting about this issue because i've decided to turn my back on nursing forever. haha. but yeah, i do get your whole point about the AFP/PNP not being fair in the selection process, or that they've screwed their guidelines.
ReplyDeletei guess what i'm mainly reacting to was what you said about the AFP/PNP choosing those who are academically competent. i got the impression man gud that nurses aren't, based on how you said it. hehe. and also you said something about us nurses contributing to the high unemployment rate. it's ched's fault for not doing their job properly, and the colleges' fault for reducing nursing into a money-making scheme. just those two. the rest, i agree with entirely. haha. peace!
ok, fine.copy that. hahaha.
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