Baguio City, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Chances are you’ve seen the viral video of Filipino prison inmates dancing en masse to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Now it’s time for cadets at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) – counterpart of the West Point in the U.S. – to show off their twerking skills.

As part of its well-rounded training for future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, PMA makes sure that its graduates know how to shake their booties.  And it takes pride in publicly showcasing this unique talent.

Instead of the usual silent drill and parade-in-review, PMA treats dignitaries and visiting audiences to its sprawling campus in Baguio City with its cadets laying down their arms and dancing to the The Wonder Girls’ Nobody and other hit tunes.  The dance spectacle happens in the parade grounds directly across from a building facade emblazoned with the words, “Courage, Integrity, Loyalty.”

PMA Superintendent Major General Oscar Lopez told The Adobo Chronicles, “We don’t train our cadets to fire guns or canons.  We train them to defend our country benevolently — through dance.”

President NoyNoy Aquino, their commander-in-chief, is reportedly thrilled every single time he visits PMA and is treated to the cadets’ shaking, twirling and twerking.

Here’s a video of a recent PMA parade-in-review.