President: Komcad Mobilized For The Interest Of National Defense

Reserve Component Soldiers For Fiscal Year 2023 Are In Defile/ANTARA/Novrian Arbi

BANDUNG - President Joko Widodo emphasized that the TNI Reserve Component (Komcad) was mobilized only for the sake of national defense.

In the mandate conveyed by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Jokowi emphasized that soldiers and the people must die in the concept of unity to jointly defend the sovereignty of the state and territorial integrity, safeguarding the safety of all Indonesian people from various threats.

"The concept of instability needs to be applied in real terms, by increasing the role and participation of every citizen as a reserve component, as part of the defense and security system of the people of the universe that can be mobilized at any time, only for the benefit of national defense," Prabowo said reading Jokowi's mandate in front of Komcad FY 2023, Batujajar, West Bandung Regency, reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 11.

Indonesia's reserve components in three dimensions continued Jokowi implementing a layered defense strategy, enlarging and strengthening the capacity of the main components (TNI), which can be deployed and mobilized if the country is in a state of martial law, or a state of war, posed by threats such as invasions from other countries.

The presence of Komcad TNI, said Jokowi, is a step in continuing to strengthen the community's silting force and the nation's shallowness, to be aware of any potential threats, and prepare anticipation as early as possible and continue to raise awareness of defending the country.

In addition, in an effort to continue to develop the capabilities and strength of national defense, in addition to preparing superior human resources with a strong and patriotic character in TNI soldiers and modernizing defense equipment in land, sea and air dimensions.

"However, national defense is not sufficient to only be handled by military forces, but is also the duty and obligation of all Indonesian citizens (WNI), and it is also our duty to always defend the nation and state. Therefore the people, government, and all elements of the country must work together to build strong nodes to manage national defense resources that involve all Indonesian people, especially members of reserve components," Jokowi said in his mandate.

A reserve component called Jokowi, is a strong, resilient and authoritative soldier who is always ready to prove his love for the homeland, nation and state.

"I ask you to continue to spread the values of nationalism, love and pride in the country, as much as possible on various occasions. Show all Indonesian people to show the world that Indonesia has a strong and resilient defense," said Jokowi.

Jokowi said the reserve component would be an inspiration for all Indonesian people to prove your love and responsibility for the nation and state.

In three years, there were 8,574 members of the TNI Komcad, of which in the first wave in 2021 there were 3,103 people, the second wave in 2022 totaled 2,974 people and in 2023 there were 2,497 people.

Of the 2,497 people in 2023, consisting of Komcad Matra Laut as many as 500 people (450 men and 50 women), Matra Udara as many as 500 men, and Matra Darat as many as 1,497 people.