Promotion Is Not Just A Symbol, Army Chief Of Staff Dudung Asks High-Ranking Officers To Continue To Develop Their Abilities

Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Dudung Abdurachman/Via ANTARA

JAKARTA - Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Dudung Abdurachman appealed to high-ranking TNI AD officers who have officially been promoted to one level to continue to develop their abilities.

According to Dudung, this needs to be done because the promotion is not just a symbol but a motivation to bring developments that distinguish him from his previous rank.

"Changes in values, changes in status, and changes in rank must of course have meaning, not necessarily just symbols so that they cannot distinguish between the past and the present," said Army Chief of Staff Dudung when receiving the Corps Report for the Promotion of the 19th Rank of Army High Officers (Pati) in the Indonesian Army. TNI AD Headquarters (Mabesad), Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, September 6.

Dudung said that the promotion is a trust and mandate from God Almighty who must always be grateful and accounted for.

In addition, promotion is also a form of respect and appreciation for the achievements, dedication, and service of officers in carrying out their duties for the nation and state.

“This promotion cannot be separated from the process. This means that ranks and positions are not given immediately, but there must be things that are passed well so that God gives the gift and becomes a mandate whose accountability must reach the subordinates, "said Dudung.

Of the 19 high-ranking TNI AD officers who were promoted to one level higher than their original rank, there were six people who received two stars or major generals (majjen). They are Major General TNI Ujang Martenis, TNI Major General Gumuruh, TNI Major General Agus Winarna, TNI Major General Haryanto, TNI Major General Purwito Hadi Wardhono, and TNI Major General Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani.

Next, 13 others won one star or brigadier general (brigjen). They were Brigadier General Yosef Tripriyanto, Brigadier General Danang Wiranta, Brigadier General Grandy Mangiwa, Brigadier General Arsil Tanjung, Brigadier General Syaiful Mashuri, Brigadier General Haryadi, and Brigadier General Marsudi Sarwono.

Then, there were also Brigadier General Rachmat Eko Samodro, Brigadier General Syaepul Mukti Ginanjar, Brigadier General Herdiyana Prabhudi, Brigadier General M. Natsir Abdullah, Brigadier General Agus Mintarto, and Brigadier General Andrianto Wahjudi.