Prabowo Talks About Soldier Readiness: We Can't Waste Time Protecting The Sovereignty Of The Republic Of Indonesia

BANDUNG - Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the readiness of soldiers in maintaining the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia is an important thing to be carried out in the midst of the current geopolitical dynamics of the world.

This was conveyed when he spoke at the TNI AD VI Seminar in 2022 at the General Prof. building. Dr. Satrio Army Command and Staff School (Seskoad) Bandung, West Java, Monday, 27 June.

"The army's job is to pursue their readiness, that the TNI is ready if there is a disturbance to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, and we cannot waste time. We are pursuing the readiness of our soldiers," Prabowo said, quoted from a written statement from the Prabowo Subianto Media Team.

Prabowo also emphasized the importance of territorial defense readiness as the backbone of national defense in the midst of the country's efforts to pursue high technology.

“We are pursuing high technology, but the backbone of our defense is territorial. We have to believe in territorial defense," Prabowo said.

Defense Minister Prabowo reminded that a general's job is to calculate and work hard not only in the field, but also wisely in preparing decision-making in other fields.

"A good military commander will think and talk about tactics and operations, A great military commander will talk and think about logistics, A brilliant military commander will think and talk about personnel," said Defense Minister Prabowo.

The seminar, which was opened by the TNI AD Chief of Staff, General Dudung Abdurachman, took place online and offline and was attended by TNI AD officials. Also present as a speaker, Lemhannas Governor Andi Widjajanto.