Preamble
WHEREAS, in consonance with the present campaign of the AFP against insurgency and its thrusts towards civil-military operations, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is in dire need of the services of additional lawyers, doctors and chaplains. WHEREAS, the highly competitive motivations provided by the private sectors, have drastically limited the number of applicants for commission in the Judge Advocate General's Service, Medical Corps and Chaplain Service due to the stringent requirement for commission in those services and the comparatively low pay and rank (First Lieutenant) for initial appointment in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. WHEREAS, to expedite the procurement of such officers and to attract the best qualified professionals mentioned to enter the military service it is imperative that the law constituting the procurement of technical service officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines be amended by raising their initial entry grade by one rank and by doing away the two-year practice prerequisite. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree that: