Wamenhan Says Komcad Education for 4 Thousand ASN Starts in April

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Defense, Donny Ermawan Taufanto, said that the basic education of the reserve component for 4,000 state civil servants (ASN) will likely begin in April 2026.

"Maybe later at the end of next month. April will probably start later," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 10.

He said that the 4,000 ASN who will be trained as komcad will later be taken from all existing ministries and agencies. Later, the names of the ASN in question will be submitted by the ministry/agency.

"Later we will select, if] it meets the requirements, we will start the program," he said.

According to him, this program is part of the Indonesian defense system, namely all components of the nation are involved in defending the country. He also ensured that this program did not overlap with the duties of ASN.

"I think this will be in line with their duties in the ASN, yes. This is only about two months they get this komcad training. After that, they will return to carrying out their duties as ASN. So, there is no obstacle or conflict from their duties later," he said.

Previously, the Minister of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, said that as many as 4,000 ASN ministries and agencies in Jakarta would be included in the komcad in the first semester of this year.

He said this statement when giving material to members of the Indonesian Journalists Association who attended a retreat at the National Defense Human Resources Development Center, Bogor, West Java, Saturday (31/1).

"The first semester of 2026 ASN has started to train us and for this first semester we will focus on ministries in Jakarta, approximately 4,000 people," he said.

He explained that ASN was included as a komcad to foster the spirit of nationalism and love of the country in serving the country. Later, ASN aged 18 to 35 years will be included in various basic military training.

After the basic training series is completed, ASN will be sent back to their respective agencies and institutions to continue their service. It is hoped that the nationalistic spirit of ASN will increase so that the spirit of serving the community will also increase.