ASN Participates In Reserve Component Training, DPR Commission I: Loyalty Guaranteed

House Commission I Member Dave Laksono/DOK PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Member of the House of Representatives Commission I Dave Laksono welcomed the involvement of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) in the reserve component training (Komcad). According to him, there is an advantage from this activity because the nationalism of ASN has been tested to be included in Komcad training.

"Using ASN as Komcad certainly has its advantages because loyalty to the Republic of Indonesia is guaranteed because it has gone through a previous process, right," said Dave, Thursday, December 30.

The Golkar politician said the involvement of ASN in Komcad was no problem as long as it did not violate the applicable provisions. Moreover, Dave said, the ASN group is also mentioned in government regulation number 3 of 2021 regarding the management of human resources for national defense.

"As long as it's still in accordance with the law and that's what the state needs, and no rules are violated, it really doesn't matter," said Dave.

Even so, Dave reminded the government to first prepare the things needed before recruiting ASN to become Komcad, including their labor rights. The government, he said, needed to consider the physical readiness and workload of the ASN concerned before participating in Komcad training.

"Perhaps what (needs) to consider is their physical condition, their commitment to work. Is their task heavy enough if they reduce their time for training and others," explained Dave.

Previously, state civil servants (ASN) were asked to support state defense as a form of state defense. The Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (MenPANRB) Tjahjo Kumolo explained that the support from ASN was realized by taking part in the National Reserve Component training.

The role of ASN as a Reserve Component is as stated in the Circular (SE) of the Minister of PANRB No. 27/2021 concerning the Participation of ASN Employees as a Reserve Component in Supporting National Defense Efforts.

Thus, ASN is expected to join the Reserve Component troops as the Ministry of Defense program opens the opportunity for all Indonesian citizens to join the National Reserve Component.

"This SE is intended for ASN Employees to participate in Reserve Component Training in order to support national defense efforts," reads the SE signed by Tjahjo as in a press release from the Public Relations Ministry of PANRB, Tuesday, December 28.