KSAD General Dudung Brings Latest News About Major General Maruli Simanjuntak's Inauguration As Commander Of Kostrad Next Week

KSAD General Dudung Abdurachman/Antara

JAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman said the inauguration of Major General Maruli Simanjuntak as Pangkostrad will take place next week. " said General Dudung after leading the Army Troops Hold Ceremony for the Jabodetabek area at Monas Square, Central Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 25. The commanders who will be inaugurated include the XVIII Military Commander/Casuari Maj. Gen. TNI I Nyoman Cantiasa, who will serve as Pangkogabwilhan III. , Pangdam III/Siliwangi Maj. Gen. Agus Subiyanto who served as Wakasad, Pangdam XVII Cenderawasih Maj. Gen. Ignatius Yogo who served as Dankodiklatad, and Pangdam IX Udayana Maj. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak as Pangkostrad. pati) TNI, one of which is Major General TNI Pangdam IX/Udayana Maj. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak as Pangkostrad. The mutation was stated in Decree No. 66/I/2022 dated January 21, 2022 concerning Dismissal from and Appointments in Position within the TNI which was signed by the Commander of the TNI, General TNI Andika Perkasa. In this decree, there were 328 pati TNI The TNI Commander emphasized that the appointment of Major General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak as Pangkostrad was based on a professional assessment so that he was worthy of the position. with a professional assessment and indeed very worthy of being the Commander of Kostrad," said TNI Commander General TNI Andika after attending the DPR Commission I Working Meeting (Raker) at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Monday, January 24. (major general) has the potential to become a three-star general (lieutenant general). Therefore, According to him, the performance of TNI soldiers during their tenure as Pangdam is one of the assessments. "The position of Pangdam is actually an aspect of assessing whether there was something that made him worthy (to become Pangkostrad)," he said.