
The reality? I often find Indonesians bothering themselves wearing striped pants and boots, supposedly a soldier, but never encounter people wearing pilot hats. I find more people who try harder to get their children into military academies than to go to technical schools. And long before the ormas-ormas chose robes and peci as "their working uniform,”they wore uniforms that were plainly similar to the army uniform.
The above, I'm sure, is not a strange sight. Like it or not, it must be admitted, the army is a profession desired by many people. And the most effective experience I found was the overabundance of people's obsession for this profession I acquired in Parigi Village, North Seram. In the village, the profession that produces the most is tuna fishermen. In catch season, a fisherman can take home at least a million catches a day. Soldiers who play the role of Bintara Bina Desa in Parigi even envied fishermen because the salary is nothing compared to their income.
However, when I tried to find out what the fishermen were using their catch for, a fisherman replied, to put his son in military or police school. To the best of his knowledge, to send his son to the army or the police, he would need a lot of money. For that, he also saved from far away the day— even when his son just entered the Junior High.
This collective obsession, I suppose, is not without reason. The army is one of the few professions in Indonesia that provides long-term livelihood guarantees. More than a tuna catcher? Sure do. You can't be sure if in the coming years tuna will still flock across the nearby sea. But ten more years, the State, which needs your protection should you become a soldier, is certain to remain. Two centuries ago, the army (KNIL) already existed. The monthly salary is equivalent to a factory worker a year. Who can guarantee this profession will not exist in the next two centuries?
However, the allure that we must also acknowledge is that the army is closely imaged with power, authority, excellence. It is above everything else, including the law and bureaucratic complexity. It is the law itself. It can straddle the bureaucratic complexities if desired. At the national level, if we remember well, this advantage has been displayed completely naked at all times. Sudomo, a former Pangkopkamtib, at one time issued a ban on private cars to use dark glass and required passengers to be more than four. Moments later, he was caught carrying a luxury car with dark glass.
What did Sudomo, then Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, say when reporters questioned him?
"Yes, that's it.”
they have no choice but to obey the authorities blindly? Might as well. However, with the fact that this show of power is repeated and repeated, it is no wonder some parties whose wet dream is the power to gain satisfaction by pretending to be soldiers. Ormas-ormas draw as many military symbols as possible to apply to their appearance. Celebrities collect military clothes and crave figures like Hitler, Suharto to lead the country.
And do not forget, however easy we as a society forget the events of the past, we easily remember the war and the fighters who took up arms in it. Do people remember the awareness for independence in Indonesia built by journalists, educators, scientists, organizers? Not necessarily. However, they certainly remember who the main protagonist of the war of independence in Indonesia. Soldiers, of course.
You know the job of the TNI AD? Yes, the main task is to preserve the territorial sovereignty of our country, the Republic of Indonesia. However, the task of the TNI AD turned out to be many as well, you know, others. Wanna know? Want to know also how you can become an AD TNI? How is the school and its requirements? Come on, we follow the story of our friend, Bimo, in this book. You will also know the level of the rank of TNI AD such as Tammama, Bintara, Officers. Anyway, fuck it!
The I Want to Be series is published to introduce and inform students about various types of professions in Indonesia. Packed in the form of an interesting story, this series will help students understand the scope of work, tasks and responsibilities, the stages that must be taken, grief-stricken, and, as well as things that must be prepared by students early on. After reading these books, students are expected to realize the importance of self-preparation and form goals to achieve ideals that are in accordance with their interests, talents, and abilities.
Complete the collection of the AIM series with other professions below: You must have seen troops dressed in striped and purple rubber. Cool, huh? It's a Marine force. The Marine Corps is one part of the TNI Navy (TNI AL). Then, did you know that the Marine forces are also sometimes referred to as “ Amphibious” forces? Does his duty at sea hold, huh? Then, how about we become Marines? Well, to find out, let's follow Sandhi's story in this book.
The I Want to Be series is published to introduce and inform students about various types of professions in Indonesia. Packed in the form of an interesting story, this series will help students understand the scope of work, tasks and responsibilities, the stages that must be taken, grief-stricken, and, as well as things that must be prepared by students early on. After reading these books, students are expected to realize the importance of self-preparation and form goals to achieve ideals that are in accordance with their interests, talents, and abilities.
Being a TNI officer is a pride for those who have served as officers, because not everyone can be a TNI officer, in addition to many enthusiasts because it is taken from the equivalent High School education grounds, as well as, There are several tests that must be carried out in advance such as physical tests, psychological tests, and health tests which use the knockout system in its implementation.
Away from the child and wife I often experience if assigned in conflict areas or there are unity events far from home. Not being able to see the child's growth and development is a risk that I must experience, because being an officer must be ready if it must be transferred to a battalion far from the wife's child. It is not possible every transferred to other areas the wife's child must be carried also especially if it has a wife who also works. In addition to pity to the child must adapt again to his new environment and will definitely affect his school later because he has to move around as well.
“father, careful father yes, his work, toni here always pray father wherever father is, to keep healthy and spit home, because toni ga have playing temen,”
surely son, toni pray father yes, so that this country is safe always, so that it can ease the work of father and father friends,” exclaimed Kopda Agung on the sidelines mngunjungi his wife's children, his wife,
“later if toni big, toni want rich dad ah, want to keep the peace as well, it could be the cement spiderman, superman, batman, ultraman and power rangers right yah.”
“makanya, toni first school smart, so it can be accepted in military academy,”
From a distance I saw someone who was no stranger to my life, yes he was yani, my wife who had just returned home from work, my wife was a civil servant in health in radiology, and she was a civil servant in radiology,
“Assalamualaikum, uh dad has come home well, how are you,” welcome my wife with a very fluffy smile.
“walaikum’salam, yes de, thank you be a good father, you how are you, how was it in the hospital,” I replied with a knotty smile, Yes indeed, if I go home we always ask each other news, because of my duties in subang while my wife duties in west java banjar. Although there was a phone call, my wife knew what her husband was carrying. So, unlike the current courtship style which must be every minute of news and I only text at any time, because the activity in the battalion can be fairly solid.
“alhamdulillah well, it was in the hospital smoothly, ko tumben father came home on Wednesday, usually Saturday or week,” investigate my wife
“iya de, I can leave 1 day, because tomorrow for 1 month I want to be educated again to make preparations to timor-timor,”
“apah,,,,?? I want to be assigned to timors,” exclaimed my wife, whose face was instantly moody.
“ade why, it's my duty as a guard, but I have to be ready anywhere and anytime,”
“iya well, but,,”
“tapi what”
“but ade afraid, dad why-napa there, ade see in the news again fussy there well, someone came home with the loss of his limbs” isak my wife.
“ade must remember 3 things, soul mate, die, and sustenance that is already there that governs, we as human beings just look for it, or you could say ihtiar, GOD has arranged all, all, the path of destiny of his people, has arranged for us to mate, so what I ask of ade, pray for father, let father go home intact, without one less, this is a noble task,”
“that's for sure dong well, well, before dad tomorrow a distant task, we go for a walk yuk well, pity toni will be left long by his father,”
I immediately agreed to my wife's request. Yes, even though only to the mall that is a short distance around the house, but it is the most beautiful thing that I experienced and can eliminate for a moment my thoughts about tomorrow in the timors, moreover, I can see the smile that adorns the faces of my children and my wife that I will surely miss there later.
As an officer I always learn about socialization and behavior towards others, because it is the key to our success when we get out of our hometown, given that I always remember the saying that where the earth rests on the sky is upheld or other rice fields other trunk, therefore, even though I and the wife of the east java, he said, I always learned to use Sundanese in my daily life to communicate with the people around the dormitory in the subang.
Hail my country, hail my TNI,,,,
Be proud of those of you whose hearts have been called to maintain peace in the land of earth and god, because there are still many out there who want it but have not been achieved.
This writing I dedicate to my new friend Corporal one Supreme who served in the battalion Kala Hitam subang, which on this day (10/6/2014) has left the village citamiang cikumpay village because it has completed the 92nd TMMD task in the village of Halamku, imaksih all, especially the Great Koptu who with his spirit gave his military insight to me,,,,, he said,,,
maybe next time we can meet again....