Kartini Day, This Is The Mandate Of TNI Commander Hadi Tjahjanto

Kasum TNI Lt.Gen.Ganip Warsito (Photo: Puspen TNI)

JAKARTA - The momentum of commemorating Kartini Day is the right time to recall the dual roles of TNI women. TNI Commander Hadi Tjahjanto gives a special mandate to TNI heroines wherever they are. A role that is no less important, because it is a role for preparing future generations of the nation's future.

This was the mandate of the TNI Commander in Chief Marshal TNI Hadi Tjahjanto, SIP read out by the Head of the TNI, Lieutenant General of the TNI, Ganip Warsito, SE, MM when leading the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in 2021 which was attended by 240 women from the TNI and 25 representatives from female civil servants, at the TNI Headquarters Plaza, Cilangkap, East Jakarta, Wednesday, April 21.

The TNI Commander said that TNI women are required to be able to adapt to the various changes that are and will continue to occur. As soldiers, TNI women must continue to nurture themselves and improve their abilities.

Furthermore, TNI Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, SIP said that April 21 coincided with the birthday of RA Kartini, a symbol of the struggle for the emancipation of Indonesian women. Currently, the TNI has opened the widest possible opportunity for its soldiers, including TNI women, to develop military careers.

“Modern Kartinis have the same opportunities as male counterparts in various fields of service and assignment. The TNI Academy has become an alma mater not only for cadets but also cadets, ”he said.

The TNI Commander gave several emphases, including always getting closer to God Almighty in carrying out his duties and holding fast to the Sapta Marga and the Soldier's Oath. Carry out tasks professionally, continue to improve your abilities and broaden your horizons as a soldier and as a member of society. Strengthen the unity of the TNI with the people, as well as the spirit of synergy with various components of the nation so that national unity and integrity are maintained to realize an advanced Indonesia.

As is well known, the Indonesian Armed Forces Together Woman is a forum for TNI women as soldiers in an effort to maintain fighting spirit, spirit of violence and solidity in order to increase pride and motivation in serving the TNI, the State and the nation professionally. The implementation of Apples with Indonesian Armed Forces in 2021 as a form of traditional development activities that contain the historical meaning of women's struggles in Indonesia that never goes out.

Prior to the implementation of the Joint Apple, several series of activities had been carried out, including Panel Discussions (face-to-face and Virtual) and Pilgrimage to several graves of National Fighting Women, namely Tjut Nyak Dien in Sumedang, RA Kartini in Rembang and Dewi Sartika in Bandung (face to face and Virtual).

Apples with TNI Women in 2021 with the theme "Based on the Spirit of the Knight and the Professionalism of Women Soldiers of the Indonesian Armed Forces to Remain Productive Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic".