RESERVE FORCE. Three-hundred Tausug tribe members finish a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training on Thursday (Dec. 16, 2021) in Jolo, Sulu. They will reinforce the community-based security force against the Abu Sayyaf Group and will become ambassadors of peace. (Photo courtesy of JTF - Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to reinforce its community-based security forces against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu province. The latest addition is a group composed of 300 Tausug tribe members who completed a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) by the 906th Community Defense Center of the Army Reserve Command. The graduates of BCMT Class 02-2021 include the youth sector, militiamen, and other individuals coming from various fields such as education, engineering, and local governance. "Although this batch is composed of reserve privates, its diverse demographic will add value to what the first ready reserve battalion can do to advance our campa