J.E.S.T. Camp, Subic Bay (January 28-29, 2008)

On January 28 to 29 (2008), a few members of BLIA Pasig and BLIA HK Subchapter traveled to Subic Bay for some R&R. A highlight of the trip was a visit to J.E.S.T. Camp on January 28. J.E.S.T. stands for Jungle Environment Survival Training. For the short visit, we were treated to a demonstration of jungle survival skills by instructors who used to train US Special Forces and Navy SEALs back when there was still an American Navy Base at Subic.

The demonstration included carving cooking and eating utensils from a single bamboo stalk, making fire from dried bamboo, obtaining water from bamboo stalks, and shampoo from gugo (entada phaseolides). Our instructor for the day was Sir Jopel.

After the demonstration by Sir Jopel, we headed to the Butterfly Kingdom and Insectarium to view some unusual insects indigenous to the jungles around Subic Bay.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to check out the other attractions at the camp.

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[makeusayuhnanawnanaw]

I completed this course in 1990 with a team of US Navy SEALS, we had a typhoon blow in and cut the course down to 4 days.......USMC 0311.

[abty888]

Cool! I'd like to do that someday.

[abty888]

@LeoR815 Oh no! I have now lost all confidence on the gov't.

[LeoR815]

@abty888 For the INFO. JEST Camp has ceased operations last quarter of 2010 leaving those poor aeta instructors and tour guides unemployed, including my father-in-law who happened to be their supervisor.I think JESTFOUNDER1960's father knows him well.

[abty888]

@LeoR815 Thanks for sharing this fact. I was worried for a while there that the JEST camp might become commercialized for tourists.

[LeoR815]

@JESTFOUNDER1960 THAT GUY IS A SON OF ONE OF THE OLD JEST INSTRUCTORS BEFORE.

[markfontaine1981]

i went through jest 24 hr with the navy seabees i was still in high school at george dewey high school in 1975 they the seabees dressed me up in fatigue's and i got a cert. from construction battalion maintenance unit 302 i caught two frogs they ended up in the sauce for on the rice yum yum cooked hole not gutted, went swiming in the stream with clothes on, froze my butt off that night.still a good time with my buds

[bacardishots]

LOL. I was also there in 90 and completed the course. I was in the Corps part of CSSD 35 in Lower MEF camp. That was some good training.

[Paul07901]

Oh, wasn't that just wonderful! So easy to be conducted under the easiest conditions of course. Get real!

[dakdon14]

puru bamboo lng ba ung ica-carve dyan?