NEW OFFICER. Actor Matteo Guidicelli was promoted to second lieutenant of the military’s reserve command on Monday (May 20) by Army chief Lt.Gen. Macairog Alberto at the Philippine Military Academy. Guidicelli joined a mock battle for a simulated rescue exhibition that was staged for PMA cadets. INQUIRER PHOTOS/ EV Espiritu
MANILA, Philippines — For actor-model Matteo Guidicelli, undergoing the scout ranger training is the “best experience” of his life.
“Ranger G – Lessons, experiences, struggles, challenges, emotions. Difficult to explain. But what I can say is that it has been the best experience of my life,” Guidicelli said Friday in an Instagram post.
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The 29-year-old actor completed his month-long Leadership Development and Scout Ranger Orientation Course at Camp Tecson in San Miguel, Bulacan on Thursday.
He received commendation for his participation in clean-up drives in schools and a special award for topping his class with a 95.2 percent grade.
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“‘Take and take.’ ‘One day at a time.’ And everything will be okay. God bless our soldiers and their families. Unity is the only solution to be a great nation, let’s do it,” Guidicelli said.
Guidicelli joined the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) as a reservist last April and started his scout ranger training last May 27.
“I officially joined the Philippine ARMY today because I love my country,” Guidicelli said in a previous post.
Prior to joining the army, he also took his oath as a member of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary alongside Erwan Heussaff and Nico Bolzico.
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